ac0be969-d7df-460c-a66c-a6f900e1ebd1 6402477e-f825-4767-9943-aa40001153af 6776aa14-61df-4f78-bda7-a953010b8526 df805e57-fe15-4b3c-b5f6-a953010b852a en-US https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/ac0be969-d7df-460c-a66c-a6f900e1ebd1/6776aa14-61df-4f78-bda7-a953010b8526/df805e57-fe15-4b3c-b5f6-a953010b852a/podcast.rss The Second First Season Take a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a Double-A baseball team on a year-long do-over. Jonathan McNicol tells the story of the Hartford Yard Goats' second season -- their first season in a new city, their first season in a new ballpark, and their first season playing home games. http://wnpr.org/programs/second-first-season episodic Take a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a Double-A baseball team on a year-long do-over. Jonathan McNicol tells the story of the Hartford Yard Goats' second season -- their first season in a new city, their first season in a new ballpark, and their first season playing home games. Rob Gabaree rgabaree@ctpublic.org Connecticut Public Radio 2026 Connecticut Public Radio no https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/ac0be969-d7df-460c-a66c-a6f900e1ebd1/6776aa14-61df-4f78-bda7-a953010b8526/df805e57-fe15-4b3c-b5f6-a953010b852a/image.jpg?t=1536250443&size=Large The Second First Season http://wnpr.org/programs/second-first-season Episode 8: The Parks Episode 8: The Parks Note: This episode contains strong language. There are 203 ballparks currently being used by affiliated, professional baseball teams in the United States: 30 in the Major Leagues, 23 spring training facilities used by the big league clubs and their Rookie League affiliates, and 150 Minor League stadiums spread over six levels of baseball. The last three of those 203 parks opened this season: The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, the new spring training facility for the Houston Astros and the

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]]> Note: This episode contains strong language. There are 203 ballparks currently being used by affiliated, professional baseball teams in the United States: 30 in the Major Leagues, 23 spring training facilities used by the big league clubs and their Rookie full 1 8 Connecticut Public Radio 80064 as http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net 042fcb11-0aea-4e2d-a100-a953010b920d Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:50:00 +0000 1547 http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/post/episode-8-park Episode 7: The Manager Episode 7: The Manager Yard Goats manager Jerry Weinstein is a man of many little self-contradictory terms. Words like "simplexity." Or this one he has for a pitch that could be a strike or a ball: a... "striball." And it's not just these seemingly nonsensical little chestnuts, either. There are deeper contradictions in the manager that is Jerry Weinstein.

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]]> Yard Goats manager Jerry Weinstein is a man of many little self-contradictory terms. Words like "simplexity." Or this one he has for a pitch that could be a strike or a ball: a... "striball." And it's not just these seemingly nonsensical little chestnuts, either. There are deeper contradictions in the manager that is Jerry Weinstein.

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]]> Yard Goats manager Jerry Weinstein is a man of many little self-contradictory terms. Words like "simplexity." Or this one he has for a pitch that could be a strike or a ball: a... "striball." And it's not just these seemingly nonsensical little chestnuts, full 1 7 Connecticut Public Radio 79414 as http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net 5fbfd24b-94cd-40d6-8152-a953010ba4f2 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 21:18:13 +0000 1331 http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/post/episode-7-manager Episode 6: The Umpires Episode 6: The Umpires Since I first started following Minor League Baseball, there's been this ongoing tension that I've felt at all the games. On the one hand, you're pretty much surrounded by people who are living their dreams. On the other hand, kind of by definition, none of those people is really happy, is really satisfied where they are.

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]]> Since I first started following Minor League Baseball, there's been this ongoing tension that I've felt at all the games. On the one hand, you're pretty much surrounded by people who are living their dreams. On the other hand, kind of by definition, none of those people is really happy, is really satisfied where they are.

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]]> Since I first started following Minor League Baseball, there's been this ongoing tension that I've felt at all the games. On the one hand, you're pretty much surrounded by people who are living their dreams. On the other hand, kind of by definition, none full 1 6 Connecticut Public Radio 77894 as http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net 6aa6b8bd-a36b-4aa6-b501-a953010bbf60 Fri, 04 Aug 2017 23:00:55 +0000 1501 http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/post/episode-6-umpires Episode 5: The Mascots Episode 5: The Mascots The Yard Goats' mascots were first unveiled to the world in October, 2015 , as the last part of a string of branding reveals that included merchandise, logos, logotypes, and uniforms, and that had begun with a Name the Team contest .

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]]> The Yard Goats' mascots were first unveiled to the world in October, 2015 , as the last part of a string of branding reveals that included merchandise, logos, logotypes, and uniforms, and that had begun with a Name the Team contest . full 1 5 Connecticut Public Radio 76314 as http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net e5c65ff2-1b49-419f-9e1f-a953010be0b2 Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:00:00 +0000 1693 http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/post/episode-5-mascots Episode 4: The Prospects Episode 4: The Prospects I think the reality is that on Hartford’s whole 25-man roster, there are probably maybe two, maybe three guys who will go on to have Major League careers of any length. Could be a couple more, but it could be a couple fewer too.

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]]> I think the reality is that on Hartford’s whole 25-man roster, there are probably maybe two, maybe three guys who will go on to have Major League careers of any length. Could be a couple more, but it could be a couple fewer too.

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]]> I think the reality is that on Hartford’s whole 25-man roster, there are probably maybe two, maybe three guys who will go on to have Major League careers of any length. Could be a couple more, but it could be a couple fewer too. full 1 4 Connecticut Public Radio 75084 as http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net 2645ddf2-2855-43dc-ad34-a953010c072c Sat, 03 Jun 2017 18:05:11 +0000 1171 http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/post/episode-4-prospects Episode 3: The Team Episode 3: The Team This is episode three, and it's the first we're really talking about the actual team, the actual baseball, the actual wins and losses. And I'll say this right at the beginning here: The Yard Goats are... not good. So far, anyway.

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]]> This is episode three, and it's the first we're really talking about the actual team, the actual baseball, the actual wins and losses. And I'll say this right at the beginning here: The Yard Goats are... not good. So far, anyway.

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]]> This is episode three, and it's the first we're really talking about the actual team, the actual baseball, the actual wins and losses. And I'll say this right at the beginning here: The Yard Goats are... not good. So far, anyway. full 1 3 Connecticut Public Radio 74140 as http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net 1469ec3c-dce9-42f9-867e-a953010c22ac Fri, 12 May 2017 18:19:25 +0000 1221 http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/post/episode-3-team Episode 2: The Field(s) Episode 2: The Field(s) I want to get this spoiler out of the way right at the top here: Hartford has baseball , the Yard Goats have a ballpark, and the ballpark — after a 372-day delay — has a fully-functional baseball field where real, live, professional baseball games are actually played.

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]]> I want to get this spoiler out of the way right at the top here: Hartford has baseball , the Yard Goats have a ballpark, and the ballpark — after a 372-day delay — has a fully-functional baseball field where real, live, professional baseball games are actually played.

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]]> I want to get this spoiler out of the way right at the top here: Hartford has baseball , the Yard Goats have a ballpark, and the ballpark — after a 372-day delay — has a fully-functional baseball field where real, live, professional baseball games are full 1 2 Connecticut Public Radio 73188 as http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net 37f68b3f-1e59-4bab-815e-a953010c33e1 Fri, 21 Apr 2017 20:33:31 +0000 1242 http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/post/episode-2-fields Episode 1: The First First Season (And A Few Years Leading Up To It) Episode 1: The First First Season (And A Few Years Leading Up To It) Note: This episode contains strong language.  

The plan is to tell the story of the Yard Goats' second season -- their first season in a new city, their first season in a new ballpark, their first season as a home team.

But I can’t tell you that story until I tell you this story, the story of last year, the Yard Goats' first first season, their lost season on the road -- and the story of the last few years, the story of building a ballpark that seemed like maybe it'd never get built, the story of moving a ballclub from a Hartford suburb to a Hartford neighborhood.

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The plan is to tell the story of the Yard Goats' second season -- their first season in a new city, their first season in a new ballpark, their first season as a home team.

But I can’t tell you that story until I tell you this story, the story of last year, the Yard Goats' first first season, their lost season on the road -- and the story of the last few years, the story of building a ballpark that seemed like maybe it'd never get built, the story of moving a ballclub from a Hartford suburb to a Hartford neighborhood.

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]]> Note: This episode contains strong language. The plan is to tell the story of the Yard Goats' second season -- their first season in a new city, their first season in a new ballpark, their first season as a home team. full 1 1 Connecticut Public Radio 72672 as http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net 9410f472-6500-4665-99b4-a953010c4cb7 Mon, 10 Apr 2017 14:17:07 +0000 1555 http://wnpr.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/post/episode-1-first-first-season-and-few-years-leading-it