Indy Ball Report

Two guys talking about the wacky, exciting, sometimes fantastic, and always talented world of Independent league baseball. Episodes come out weekly.

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Episodes

7 days ago

The offseason is nearly over so that means a visit from Kevin Tuve for some rock talk. Daryl Thompson’s Blue Crabs tenure is over and so is the Cougars run in the BCL. We fill you up will all these and more on this week’s show.

Episode 317: Freewheeling

Saturday Apr 12, 2025

Saturday Apr 12, 2025

Recorded- April 7&11, 2025
 
Uploaded- April 12, 2025
Billy Horton joins the program to talk about last year in Yolo and the future in Marysville. Also a draft recap and a look at the past week in the BCL. And we finish the affiliated to independent review from last week along with a great promo from Grand Junction.

Bonus Episode: Stream On

Wednesday Apr 09, 2025

Wednesday Apr 09, 2025

Show Staff
Host- Nick Firestone, Ryan Schwalm
Guest- Matt Shepardson (FLPB Deputy Commissioner)
Producer- Nick Firestone
Video/Audio Editor- Nick Firestone
Written Content Editor- Nick Firestone
Head of Video/Audio Content- Nick Firestone
Head of Social Media and Web Content- Nick Firestone
 
RUNDOWN
Intro- 0;00-02;21
General- 02;53-21;53
Pearl- 21;53-33;53
Series Preview- 33;53-50;00
Outro- 50;00-END
 
Links
Music Credits 
Intro & Outro- We Could Reach

Episode 316: Change the Channel

Saturday Apr 05, 2025

Saturday Apr 05, 2025

Recorded- April 4, 2025Uploaded- April 5, 2025 Structure and order returns this week as the gang talks about the new streaming agreement for the Frontier League, the Battle of the Bay 2.0, and look back how Indy Ball has treated the refugee teams from affiliated ball.

Episode 315: Red Hot Peppers

Saturday Mar 29, 2025

Saturday Mar 29, 2025

Recorded- March 28, 2025
 
Uploaded- March 29, 2025
It’s a wild week for reasons outside of baseball, hop on the wild ride!

Episode 314: Emerald with Envy

Saturday Mar 22, 2025

Saturday Mar 22, 2025

Recorded- March 21, 2025
 
Uploaded- March 22, 2025
A new city has just appeared on the indy ball radar and we’re breaking it down this week. The Marlins were going to have a practice squad. We'll give thought on that and more.

Episode 313: Bringing the Boom

Saturday Mar 15, 2025

Saturday Mar 15, 2025

Recorded- March 11 & 14, 2025
 
Uploaded- March 15, 2025
The Battle of the Bay is back with a twist and we discuss what that could mean for Oakland going forward. Boomers EVP & GM Michael Larson joins the program to talk some Chicagoland baseball and more!

Episode 312: Clear For Takeoff

Saturday Mar 08, 2025

Saturday Mar 08, 2025

Recorded- March 6, 2025
 
Uploaded- March 8, 2025
We welcome Hagerstown Flying Boxcars GM David Blenckstone to the show to discuss his journey back into baseball and his team's inaugural season. Also a look at Oakland’s latest investors and Down East’s big announcement.
 
Interview starts at 24;00

Saturday Mar 01, 2025

Recorded- February 28, 2025
 
Uploaded- March 1, 2025
In a thin week we spend some time talking about stage one of the PBL draft and the new field in KC. A major league presence takes over in NoCo as well.

Episode 310: Expanding Family

Saturday Feb 22, 2025

Saturday Feb 22, 2025

Recorded- February 21, 2025
 
Uploaded- February 22, 2025
The boys give their thoughts on Bobby Jenks and undertake the first Indy Ball expansion draft.

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