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The Show Before the Show: Episode 309

Myrtle Beach builds on beer bat fame with Venmo requests
May 20, 2021

Check out the latest episode 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 episode 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 Google Play. 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 this week's show by discussing Beloit's approach to stadium naming rights this season and Hudson Valley's low-tech solution to its videoboard malfunction over the weekend.

Ryan Moore interview (13:15)

The Myrtle Beach Pelicans went viral on Saturday after one Twitter user posted a picture of their beer bats sold at TicketReturn.com Field, despite the fact that beer bats have been Minor League ballpark mainstays for many years. The club ran with the idea all the same. President/GM Ryan Moore joins the show to talk about the team's decision to sell beer bats through his personal Venmo and the extraordinary response across the entire globe.

Three Strikes (27:42)

Tyler and Sam recap the second week of the Minor League season by addressing why stolen bases are up at Low-A and High-A, looking at Taylor Trammell's big week for Tacoma and naming which teams are off to the hottest starts in 2021.

Ghosts of the Minors (46:42)

Josh Jackson returns with his game-show segment, gives the answer to last week's question and provides listeners with three potential defunct Minor League teams of long ago.

Wrapping up/MiLB.TV Games of the Week (50:03)