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The Show Before the Show: Episode 339

Outgoing Iowa owner surprises employees with sizable checks
Iowa's Principal Park makes for pretty sunset views in Des Moines. (Dylan Heuer/Iowa Cubs)
January 7, 2022

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review "Minor League Baseball podcast" on iTunes. The podcast is also available via Spotify,

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in case you want to skip to a particular section. Like the podcast? Subscribe, rate and review "Minor League Baseball podcast" on iTunes. The podcast is also available via Spotify, Stitcher and other podcast-listening apps. Send questions or feedback to [email protected], and follow hosts Tyler Maun (@TylerMaun) and Sam Dykstra (@SamDykstraMiLB) on Twitter.

Intro/Ben's Biz Banter (0:00)

Tyler, Sam and Ben open the first show of the calendar year by providing some New Year's resolutions for the 2022 season and bring details from the latest Ballpark Guides on Bowie and Winston-Salem.

Iowa Cubs interview (18:33)

Outgoing Iowa owner Michael Gartner surprised Cubs employees with a sizable check -- $2,000 for every year they've been with the club -- during a goodbye ceremony last month. Scott Sailor and Brent Conkel have details about the gesture.

More resolutions (37:50)

Tyler and Sam pivot to prospects and farm systems in the third segment and bring even more on-field resolutions for the 12 months ahead.

Ghosts of the Minors/Wrapping up (47:13)

Before the first pod of 2022 comes to a close, Josh Jackson peels back the layers of Minor League history with another edition of Ghosts of the Minors.