(image courtesy of Baseball Bucket List)
Erik turned me on to a baseball podcast recently called "Baseball Bucket List," and I was recently a guest on the show! My episode aired last Thursday 4/20 and is episode 095. You can find it anywhere you get your podcasts but is also available at the link below:
https://baseballbucketlist.com/podcast/episode-095-peter-nagel/
It's probably not necessary to talk about this on the blog, since I'm guessing anyone who is bothering to read this blog probably ironically only knows about it because of the podcast, but I'll do so anyways, if for no other reason than to plug this fantastic podcast and website. Simply put, Baseball Bucket List is basically like a Facebook for baseball fans. It serves as a repository for baseball fans to come together and document their travels, track their ballparks, share their "bucket lists" hence the name, share photos, and just generally to connect and engage in conversation. A website of this quality has been long overdue in the ballpark chasing space, and I wish this existed years ago before I bothered with the clunky Google docs I have now. A podcast component was added a couple of years ago, which is how I came to find out about the website. Each week, the host Anna DiTommaso interviews a different fan and talks to them about their baseball journey, why they love the game, what some of their favorite baseball memories are, and what is left on their baseball bucket list. Certainly there have been some semi-famous people on the show like Batting Stance Guy or the guy who invented Big League Chew just to name a couple, but by and large it is just regular fans, all of whom were nervous as hell to be on a national podcast for the first time just like me. I literally applied to be on the show the day after Erik told me about it and I've been hooked ever since.
It was so great to recall a bunch of stories from our road trips together, but I won't spoil any more here - please go to the link and check it out!
PS - I have found that the link has 404'd numerous times since it was posted on Thursday, but if that happens to you just check back later and it should work.
touch with baseball when his childhood heroes Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, and Jim Gantner retired but the Great Home Run Chase of 1998 reignited his passion. As a student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Erik became involved with the campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. With this group Erik traveled to Portland, OR and Baltimore, MD to work on construction projects and help the group raise $25,000 to partially sponsor a house in Milwaukee. Also at UWM, Erik met Peter Nagel. The two attended their first Brewers game together during Opening Weekend 2003. Despite their failure to ignite the coals at their first tailgate, the two had a blast and were soon making weekly trips to the ballpark. Erik has gone on to several colleges and changed careers several times, and has moved all the way out to New Hampshire, but has always stayed true to his baseball roots by holding part-time stadium usher jobs. To this day he looks back fondly on his incredible cross-country journey.
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