Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network
Show Name: The Fan and The Foe
Episode Title: Major League Baseball with Majorly Obsessed Fans
Gabbi: You are listening to The Fan and The Foe with your host(s) Gabbi and Louisa.
Louisa: In this episode of The Fan and The Foe we are discussing the world of sports, more specifically baseball!
Gabbi: Ewwww
Louisa: Hey! Already trying to start arguments I see
Gabbi: you know me
Louisa: Well, baseball is America's game so you can't really diss it without the majority of people being mad
Gabbi: whatever
Segment 1: Louisa talks about sports/ Banter!
Louisa: Well, if you couldn't already tell, gabbi is not the fan here, I am
Gabbi: yea, I am anything but a fan, I just get the merch and look cute
Louisa: I hate that type of person, you guys are all such fake fans.
Gabbi: well it seems you hate everyone, so thats no surprise
Louisa: Fair enough, but if there's one thing I don't hate, its the yankees, except when the blow a game in the middle of the fifth inning
Gabbi: What does that even mean?
Louisa: the yankees or the blowing a game in the fifth inning
Gabbi: the inning thing, duhh of course I know who the yankees they are the worst team in baseball, we root strictly for philly teams in my house, are they were like people in historical times
Louisa: oh lord I hope you're joking…
Gabbi: of course im joking, the yankees are like THE epitome of baseball NOT
Louisa: okay thank gosh you know something, you're already a better foe than me
Gabbi: yea, usually you don't know anything
Louisa: okay okay we get it you're better than me
Gabbi: im what???!
Louisa: dont push it…
Gabbi: fine fine
Louisa: Okay well anyways I was born a yankees fan, I love going to the bronx despite the horrific drive to get there. I have probably been to about 10 games, which isn’t a lot but I feel like it could get a little repetitive if I went to too to many
Gabbi: Well you know what doesn’t get repetitive, watching the hunger games over and over and over again someone please try and help me convince louisa to watch the hunger games with me
Louisa: whatever you're trying to suggest lets stop it right there
Gabbi: mhm
Louisa: But seriously there's something about going to a yankees, game or even any game in person that is just so special.
Gabbi: like what. I feel like the games get so boring after a while, anytime i go see baseball the only thing i focus on is the food, especially the cotton candy but past that what's the point?
Louisa: the traditions gabbi, like the yankee’s bleacher creatures chanting all of the players names before the the first inning of every game, or the singing of sweet caroline, or even the dance battles that happen on top of dugouts
Gabbi: Oh I know about those. They can get…intresting
Louisa: oh yes they can. But they're really so fun to watch
Gabbi: I'll agree with you there
Segment 2: Trivia
Louisa: anyways… My dad, my brother and I got the amazing opportunity to go to a world series game last year- like two seasons ago when they played the Dodgers. They had just forced a game 5, and so our friends had some tickets that they auctioned off. We went and it took FOREVER to get in for one, but the game started off really well
Gabbi: this sounds like its going south
Louisa: oh it does. Basically we all had bets on who would hit a homerun on the yankees, and I had bet on Judge, my dad on Stanton, and I think my brother on Chisolm, I kinda forget, and I remember I think only my dad and I won, but im again, not sure
Gabbi: So when does this get interesting??
Louisa: Jeez okay I'll fast forward. Basically the yankees were ahead by a lot in the fifth inning when it all went south. Gerritt Cole, the pitcher didn’t cover a base to get a simple out, and they was a catalyst for a whole lot of bad luck
Gabbi: ohhh So like they lost a game? Don't they lose like 60 every year and that's normal
Louisa: No, you don’t understand, they didn't just lose any game, they lost the most important game of the season. And I had to watch the dodgers win the world series right in front of me
Gabbi: oh no poor you
Louisa: you obviously dont understand do you
Gabbi: no I really don't see the big deal here.
Louisa: ugh you're so undereducated
Gabbi: you know how we can test that theory
Louisa: How
Gabbi: TRIVIAAAAA
Louisa: oooh good idea, you can show everyone how clueless you are in the world of sports.
Gabbi: Well start the trivia when we come back from this quick break.
Louisa: Okay we are back! Gabbi, are you ready??
Gabbi: not sure if I will ever ready to embarrass myself this badly
Louisa: fair enough. Let's get started!
1. Which MLB team has won the most World Series titles?
A. Boston Red Sox
B. New York Yankees
C. Los Angeles Dodgers
D. St. Louis Cardinals
Answer: B. New York Yankees
2. Who holds the Yankees’ record for most career home runs?
A. Babe Ruth
B. Alex Rodriguez
C. Mickey Mantle
D. Aaron Judge
Answer: A. Babe Ruth
3. What is the term for a batter hitting a home run with the bases loaded?
A. Three-run blast
B. Grand slam
C. Moonshot
D. Power play
Answer: B. Grand slam
4. Which legendary Yankees shortstop was known as “The Captain”?
A. Derek Jeter
B. Phil Rizzuto
C. Don Mattingly
D. Lou Gehrig
Answer: A. Derek Jeter
5. How many outs are in a full inning of baseball (both teams combined)?
A. 3
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12
Answer: B. 6
Discuss results and then transition into everyone favorite part- crazy fan encounter
Segment 3: Crazy sports fans
Louisa: So with any amazingly popular sports team there are going to be insane fans. Especially for the Yankees, who are from new york there are going to be some insane fan stories
Gabbi: oh god you have crazy sports fans and then you have crazy sports from NEW YORK however i don’t think they beat phillies and eagles fans ripping down telephones and tearing apart the city every time we win or lose a game.
Louisa: Oh yea they can get pretty intense. One not so crazy one came from this past season, or actually 2024 when a Yankees fan ripped a ball out of Mookie betts glove- hes a dodgers player of you didn't know- to try and prevent that out from happening
Gabbi: whatttt did anything happen to him, like that seems insane
Louisa: oh hes banned from life from baseball stadiums
Gabbi: as he should be for real haha
Louisa: Okay one more, while this one isn't necessarily an encounter, it shows the extreme dedication of sports fans.
Gabbi: ooh okay im excited to see if they're more dedicated than the hunger games fans
Louisa: oh they definitely are. So basically there was a fan who traveled to every game that Madison Bungarner started to watch him play
Gabbi: wow that is some serious dedication right there but if anyone is following you around like that across state lines its typically considered a federal offense of stalking and not a “very dedicated fan”
Louisa: well i know isn’t that insane the amount of money he must've spent for travel
Gabbi: I can't even imagine and he would have to pay for the games. Imagine all the actually exciting things he could've done with that money.
Louisa: Hey.. well I think that one about sums it up for today
Gabbi: I agree . Just a reminder before we officially end If you're enjoying the show, we’d love your support. Take a moment to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and leave us a review— but only if it's good haha it really does help us reach more people like you. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to stay nerdy
Louisa: Or don't
Music Credits:
Introduction
Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library
Song Title: F16
Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms
Licensing: YouTube Audio Library License
Outro
Song Title: Merry Go Round
Artist: Telecasted
Licensing: YouTube Audio Library
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