Let's Talk About Baseball Culture!!!

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Baseball is so romantic!! There is SO MUCH RITUAL! It’s beautiful, it’s meditative, it’s the very best thing to listen to on the radio. And I’m so glad that we convinced Ali Liebegott [Mets Fan] to come join Melody [Royals Fan] and me [Mariners / Twins fan] to answer all of your questions about baseball culture (and there were SO MANY OF THEM). We talk about how to respond to people who say it’s boring; we talk about the changes in the game over the last two years (and how casual and opposite-of-casual fans feel about it); we talk about MR MET and Homer Hankies and Dadness and being a queer fan of baseball and how long a game should be (Ali says: forever). It’s just a really delightful conversation, and I’m so excited for you to join it.

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Show Notes:

• Subscribe to Ali’s newsletter, it’s the fucking best!

• Ali’s piece about Opening Day that moves me endlessly

• Ali’s piece on her tattoos (including Mr. Met)

• Ali’s glorious paintings available for sale (you can’t buy Mr. Met but you can buy this portrait of the ‘86 Mets

• Follow Ali on Instagram

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