Playing Pepper is a chance to get to know the guests of The Prospects Baseball Show. This week Jordan and Dean chatted with umpire Matt Payne and we found out about his baseball history. You can listen to the full episode 43 here. 

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Playing Pepper with Umpire Matt Payne

This week Jordan Blundell and Dean Millard were joined by Umpire Matt Payne. Matt has been an official for years and has worked all types Canadian and International events. It was great to pick the brain of Blue about what goes through their mind during certain situations. Jordan and Dean discussed the ongoing fight with MLB players and owners (Dean ranted) as well as the MLB Draft and signing period and the 30 for 30 on the 1998 home run race between McGwire and Sosa (Dean ranted again). Our Top 5 list was power hitters of the 90's and the Long Ball was front and centre for Baseball Thunderdome. Enjoy! Subscribe! Review! 

Episode 43 - Matt Payne, Umpire

Playing Pepper is a chance to get to know the guests of the Prospects Baseball Show just a little more and hit helps when answers about growing up include Yogi Berra!!! Joey Zanaboni is a baseball play by play voice and it seems like he's always been around baseball. To hear his full episode, click here. 

Playing Pepper with Joey Zanaboni, PxP voice @joey_zana

He's an entertaining play by play man but more importantly has stood up to racial injustice. Joey Zanaboni is our guest this week and he ha an important and entertaining chat with Jordan Blundell and Dean Millard. A play by play guy with some really creative calls that have led to mixed reviews. Along the way he saw something that wasn't right, spoke up against it and paid for it. This is an important conversation to have. Jordan and Dean went around the horn and debated how many games is too few? Should MLB just have a 30 team tournament? Our Top 5 is your favourite play by play announcers and Baseball Thunderdome saw Jordan picking between 2 legendary third basemen. Enjoy! Subscribe! Review!

Episode 42 - Joey Zanaboni, Play by Play voice Johnson City Cardinals @joey_zana

This week Brian McCabe of the University of Benedictine Redhawks program joined Jordan Blundell and Dean Millard. The Redhawks are a feeder system to the WCBL and Brian worked under former MLB catcher Kelly Stinnett for the first couple of years. The Redhawks were denied a berth in the NAIA World Series and it's provided some motivation for whenever they get on field again. Jordan and Dean also touched on some recent comments made about the Prospects from the new operator of ReMax Field, and Dean unveiled a surprise new segment for Jordan. Enjoy! Subscribe! Review

Episode 41 - Brian McCabe - University Benedictine Redhawks @edmprospects

Playing Pepper is a short segment where we get to know the guests of the Prospects Baseball Show. This week Brent Parker joined us to discuss what it was like growing up with a AAA ball team as part of the family. The Parkers owned the Calgary Cannons and we chatted about Brent's baseball background. You can listen to Brent's full episode with some great stories and more here. 

Playing Pepper - Brent Parker - Calgary Cannons @BrentRParker

This week Jordan Blundell and Dean Millard welcomed in a member of the baseball family, literally. Brent Parker's family owned the Calgary Cannons that played in the same PCL as the Edmonton Trappers and had some HOFers put the uniform on. Brent discussed his family's history with sports some of his favourite players as well as the challenges that pro baseball in Canada and specifically Alberta poses. It was a great trip down memory lane. Jordan and Dean spoke about the ReMax Field announcement with the city and how the Prospects are moving upwards and onwards into building a brand new stadium in Spruce Grove. Around the Horn featured MLB's future, the Korean Baseball Organization and some baseball history including how the Oakland A's are basically the Expos of the American League. Today's Top 5 was the guys you would like to see in a made for TV Home Run Derby right now. Enjoy! Subscribe! Review! 

Episode 40 Brent Parker - Calgary Cannons @BrentRParker

With the news of a 10 year agreement between the City of Edmonton and a group headed up by former Oiler Randy Gregg to use ReMax Field, I spoke with Edmonton Prospects owner Pat Cassidy about the immediate and long term future of the team in the Edmonton area.  You can find full episodes of The Prospects Baseball Show here. 

Special Edition with Pat Cassidy

Playing Pepper is a chance to get to know the guests of the Prospects Baseball Show. This week Sam Cosentino of Rogers Sportsnet was our guest and we went back in time to discuss his favourite and not favourite (made a major error in 1986) players from his time as a visiting clubhouse guy for the Blue Jays, as well as who he would like to face on the mound or at the plate in the history of baseball. You can listen to the full episode here. 

Playing Pepper with Sam Cosentino of Rogers Sportsnet

Sam Cosentino is usually covering the CHL, but the Rogers Sportsnet hockey analyst has a long and terrific history with baseball and joined Jordan Blundell and Dean Millard to discuss. From his time as a club house attendant for visiting MLB teams to Toronto to calling Blue Jays and Expos games with some college baseball in between. We also touched on the restrictions if MLB returns to action this year. The Top 5 this week is teams and seasons we would like to see a 10 part 'The Last Dance' type series on. The boys also went back in time to discus Baseball History on May 18th including an immaculate inning and a perfect game from 2 former Expos. Enjoy! Subscribe! Review! 

Episode 38 - Sam Cosentino, Rogers Sportsnet

From Phoenix to Nanaimo with a stop in Arkansas in between Nick Salahub is now the Head Coach at Vancouver Island University, a program Jordan used to run. He joined Jordan Blundell and Dean Millard to discuss his journey, roster management, the uniqueness of coaching on the island and how they are shuffling the season. They also chatted about playing baseball in the afternoon heat in Phoenix in the summer and whether or not MLB would be able to play afternoon games in June.  Dean and Jordan also discussed the future of the WCBL and MLB seasons and Michael Jordan's short baseball career. Enjoy! Subscribe! Review!

Episode 37 - Nick Salahub - Vancouver Island University Head Coach

Playing Pepper is a chance to get to know the guests of The Prospects Baseball Show just a little more. Reed Clarke is the man behind Ross Flats Vintage Sports Apparel and we threw a bunch of questions his way. You can hear full episodes and more at www.ProspectsBaseballShow.ca

Playing Pepper with Reed Clarke

We got back on the base paths this week with another episode, this time taking a look back at Edmonton's rich sports history. Reed Clarke owns Ross Flats Vintage Sports Apparel and the name is a nod to the past. From the Trappers to the Greys to the Grads and more, we discussed how you can get your hands on some cool gear. Jordan and Dean discussed whether or not we will see baseball this year and what it might look like on the international and local level. Our Top 5 was things we miss about baseball. Enjoy! Subscribe! Review!

Episode 36 - Reed Clarke - Ross Flats Vintage Apparel

After a couple of weeks off due to travel and Covid19 Dean and Jordan hooked up again, this time through Skype as we're all doing our part to stay at home. The boys discussed what they've been doing to keep busy, the future of the Prospects season and what's going on with MLB. They also did their current and retired line ups thanks to an idea from Josh Donaldson and their Top 5 baseball families. Hopefully this gives you a nice distraction right now. Enjoy! Subscribe! Review!

Episode 35 - Self Isolation Skype Session

Playing Pepper is a chance to get to know the guests of the Prospects Baseball Show just a little more. Jamie Thomas of Jets TV is also a big baseball guy and commish of a fantasy league. We threw some meatballs and he knocked them out of the park. Favourite baseball team and player growing up, Who he watches today, favourite baseball movie character, one MLB rule change and Batman or Superman.You can hear full episodes at www.ProspectsBaseballShow.ca

Playing Pepper with Jamie Thomas, Jets TV/Fantasy Baseball Commish

We celebrate the boys and girls of summer at all levels. Hosted by Dean Millard and Edmonton Prospects Head Coach and AGM Jordan Blundell we'll cover all the bases with contests and debate about the game of baseball.

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