Miscellaneous
On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon ( @MarkASimonSays ( https://twitter.com/MarkASimonSays ) ) welcomes spring training with 3 guests! First, Mark is joined by Oakland Athletics second baseman and outfielder, Tony Kemp ( @TonyKemp ( https://twitter.com/tonykemp?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor ) ). Tony talks about how his hitting approach generated higher walk rates (1:09), how a player knows and understands what he can do (2:23), the challenges of hitting at Wrigley Field, Minute Maid Park, and Oakland Coliseum (7:00), and his favorite defensive plays, both from college ( https://www.instagram.com/p/ZL8CPgl3Xw/ ) and pro ( https://sporty-clips.mlb.com/5e89bbba-337b-45af-9faa-0f5c76e29bcf.mp4 ). (8:39) He also discusses what happened last year when he put out a call on social media to talk to people during the protests related to George Floyd’s death (12:14), and the work Tony is doing for his movement, The +1 Effect ( https://breakingt.com/collections/plus1?rfsn=1483968.6b00a2a ). (14:31) Also joining the podcast is Baltimore Orioles radio broadcaster Melanie Newman ( @MelanieLynneN ( https://twitter.com/MelanieLynneN ) ), who is entering her second season calling games for the team. Melanie talks about her rapport with broadcast partner Geoff Arnold (20:20), her climb up the baseball broadcast ladder (24:15), the ascension of women and the importance of representation in baseball play-by-play broadcasting and other important MLB roles (31:25), how she simplifies numbers for listeners (38:17), which Orioles pitcher is better than you might think (hint: knuckleballer!) (42:03) and much more! Lastly, SABR ( @SABR ( https://twitter.com/sabr ) ) CEO Scott Bush ( @scott_bush ( https://twitter.com/scott_bush ) ) stops by to give us a preview of the SABR Analytics Conference. (45:33) Thank you as always for listening, Please rate and review the podcast if you can. You can contact us at mark@sportsinfosolutions.com or @sportsinfo_SIS ( https://twitter.com/SportsInfo_SIS ).