GRAND SLAM KBO – 그랜드슬램 KBO
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -A weekly discussion about anything and everything that is the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).
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Grand Slam KBO Weekly: #17 Just in Time For Chuseok
September 30, 2020 22:01 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBOn this week's episode of Grand Slam KBO, Matthew Care and Bradley Hider make their triumphant return to find the hot seat empty. Andrew Farrell has returned to his lair this week to get some much needed R&R/ prepare for the upcoming Chuseok holiday next week in Korea. On this week’s show, Bradley and Matthew send their best wishes to the Brooks family and discuss the implications his absence will have on the KIA Tigers’ playoff aspirations. They also discuss the playoff picture, home run r...
Grand Slam KBO Weekly: #17 Just in Time For Chuseok
September 30, 2020 21:57 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBOn this week's episode of Grand Slam KBO, Matthew Care and Bradley Hider make their triumphant return to find the hot seat empty. Andrew Farrell has returned to his lair this week to get some much needed R&R/ prepare for the upcoming Chuseok holiday next week in Korea. On this week’s show, Bradley and Matthew send their best wishes to the Brooks family and discuss the implications his absence will have on the KIA Tigers’ playoff aspirations. They also discuss the playoff picture, home run r...
Grand Slam KBO Weekly: #16 with Michael Delgado
September 25, 2020 03:13 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBOn this week's episode of Grand Slam KBO, Matthew Care and Bradley Hider some much needed take time off, so Andrew Farrell calls up disgruntled SK Wyverns fan Michael Delgado. Michael explains how hard it is to watch KBO from Germany, SK's never-ending problems in 2020, why Munhak Stadium is the best in Korea and the problem with the font on Wyverns' new uniforms. Hall of Fame is back after last week's successful Hall of Shame episode. Get voting on the Hall of Fame special using the hashta...
GSKBO Weekly Walk Off: The Jung Sangchul Interview
September 15, 2020 01:34 - 39 minutes - 43.1 MBWelcome to Grand Slam KBO's newest show! This is GSKBO Weekly Walk-off with Andrew Farrell and Bradley Hider. In this series, Andrew, Brad and Bradley chat to the people with the most interesting stories to tell of their time following, reporting on or playing in Korean baseball. This week, a man well known in the MyKBO.net community, Jung Sangchul. Sangchul has been following the LG Twins since 1994 and here he talks about the major differences inside and outside the ballpark in the last 2...
Grand Slam KBO Weekly: #15 Nature, Environment &... Baseball
September 14, 2020 23:50 - 55 minutes - 54.9 MBOn this week's episode of Grand Slam KBO, Andrew Farrell, Matthew Care and Bradley Hider take time out from baseball to talk about some of the best hiking and cycling trails in Korea, after Matthew destroyed his body during a Sunday stroll down a hill. Bradley recalls his favorite bike paths and how he met people from MyKBO because of his biking travels. There's ice fishing, seedy Gwangju motels and the best time to drink makoli. We also introduce the first edition of Grand Slam KBO Hall of...
Grand Slam KBO Weekly: #13 with Virgil Hodges
August 31, 2020 05:59 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBOn this week's episode of Grand Slam KBO, Bradley Hider returns from unexplained isolation to take part alongside Andrew Farrell and Matthew Care for number (Hop House) 13. Long-suffering Hanwha Eagles fan Virgil Hodges joins the Zoom chat from his home in Daejeon to talk about watching baseball during the pandemic, Hanwha's years of despair, poor player recruitment and......give a quick hello to his mom (Hi, Virgil's mom). There's a bit of drinking beer and Hider's obsession with Jagermeis...
GSKBO Weekly Walk Off: The Danny Kurtz Interview
August 27, 2020 03:21 - 33 minutes - 17.9 MBWelcome to Grand Slam KBO's newest show! This is GSKBO Weekly Walk-off with Andrew Farrell and Brad Dennett. In this series, Andrew and Brad chat to the people with the most interesting stories to tell of their time following, reporting on or playing in Korean baseball. We couldn't start the series without talking to the most recognisable Korean baseball fan there is. A big thank you to mykbo.net founder Danny Kurtz for sharing with us how he got into baseball, his love of Korean baseball a...
GSKBO Weekly Walk Off: The Shane Youman Interview
August 27, 2020 01:37 - 37 minutes - 19.4 MBWelcome to Grand Slam KBO's newest show! This is GSKBO Weekly Walk-off with Andrew Farrell and Brad Dennett. In this series, Andrew and Brad chat to the people with the most interesting stories to tell of their time following, reporting on or playing in Korean baseball. This week, former Lotte Giants and Hanwha Eagles pitcher Shane Youman joins us to talk about his KBO experiences, his love of Sajik baseball stadium in Busan, LG's shiny jackets and......... Brad's bandwagon support of the B...
Grand Slam KBO Weekly: #11 with Jeeho Yoo
August 27, 2020 00:47 - 55 minutes - 24.8 MBOn this week's episode of Grand Slam KBO, Andrew Farrell and Matthew Care sit down with Yonhap News Agency's Jeeho Yoo to talk about fans attending Korean baseball games during the pandemic. Jeeho stays on the line to become the latest guest to give us his KBO Hall of Fame nomination. Before that, Andrew and Matthew examine the current standings as one of the league's best ever championship races and play-off battles passes the half-way point. We also talk KBO trades and the switch to 2-gam...
Grand Slam KBO Weekly: #12 with Rob Smith
August 25, 2020 04:11 - 58 minutes - 56.8 MBOn this week's episode of Grand Slam KBO, Andrew Farrell and Matthew Care ask KIA Tigers fan Rob Smith about terrible KBO umpiring, morale destroying bullpen meltdowns and Matt Williams' effect on the Tigers. Get voting on the Hall of Fame special using the hashtag #KBOHoF The nominations: Andrew goes with KBO celebrity first pitches (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TdLb... Matthew nominates over-sized team baseballs; and guest Rob Smith brings Kia Tigers' shortstop Park Chano-ho's hair to...
Grand Slam KBO Weekly: #9 (With Andre Linde and Justin Shafer)
August 02, 2020 12:21 - 50 minutes - 45.5 MBOn this week's episode of Grand Slam KBO, Matthew Care takes once again the hot seat while Andrew and Bradley are out of town. This week he is joined by special guests, Andre Linde and Justin Shafer. Together they discuss how life has changed after leaving Korea, cheer culture and their favourite cheer songs, KBOness moments, KBO uniform and autograph aesthetics, and how to follow the league when not in Korea. They also share their thoughts and experiences on last week's Hall of Fame winner...
Grand Slam KBO's Weekly Walk Off: 1
July 29, 2020 12:02 - 30 minutes - 36.7 MBHello everybody. This is our new midweek show where we discuss the magic of Korean Baseball, off the field. We look at the fan experience of attending Korean baseball games, and we hope to talk to all those people who make the KBO such a wonderfully exciting day out. This is our Pilot Show for Grand Slam KBO's Weekly Walk Off. Brad Dennett and Andrew Farrell discuss what we're doing with this show throughout 2020. Don't forget to check out our weekly edition of Grand Slam KBO, recorded eve...
Grand Slam KBO Weekly: #8
July 27, 2020 13:37 - 1 hour - 101 MBOn this week's episode of Grand Slam KBO, we look at former KBO players currently playing in the MLB, import players making their debuts in the KBO as well as other baseball stories making new in Korea. We discuss the return of fans to the ballpark, ticket scalping as well. Of course there’s this week’s instalment of the Grand Slam KBO HOF which we encourage all of you to participate in. Our music is with immense thanks to the amazing Cicada State, a band we got to know well here in Seoul...
Grand Slam KBO Weekly #7
July 19, 2020 23:42 - 42 minutes - 40.7 MBOn this week's episode of Grand Slam KBO, we continue our appreciation for June MVP Mel Rojas Junior. SK Wyverns have signed former Dodgers first baseman Tyler White. We figure out where he'll play. There's the latest instalment of our weekly feature on GS KBO Hall of Fame, and, finally, the games we are excited for this week. If you like our new Hall of Fame special, vote for your best using the hashtag #KBOHoF The nominations: the Seoul subway system, convenience stores selling 4 beers o...
Grand Slam KBO Weekly #6
July 13, 2020 05:41 - 48 minutes - 47.7 MBOn this week's episode of Grand Slam KBO, our recogition of June MVP Mel Rojas Jr. The KT Wiz star has been great since joining the Suwon-based team in 2017 and he keeps getting better with each season. We review the past week in KBO, writing letters to the KBO commissioner, Ryu Hyun Jin's Blue Jays debut, and why pigs' feet are so delicious. There's the latest instalment of our weekly feature on GS KBO Hall of Fam and, finally, the games we are excited for this week. If you like our new Ha...
Grand Slam KBO Weekly #5
July 06, 2020 12:56 - 53 minutes - 53.6 MBOn this week's episode of Grand Slam KBO, Bradley introduces the two new foreign players in the league. We look at SK Wyverns' decision to release pitcher Nick Kingham. Fans, sadly, didn't return to ballparks at the weekend but Andrew, Matthew and Bradley discuss the measures introduced to keep fans safe. There's the latest instalment of our weekly feature, the GS KBO Hall of Fame and, finally, the games we are excited for this week. If you like our new Hall of Fame special, vote for your ...
Grand Slam KBO Weekly #4
June 30, 2020 15:26 - 46 minutes - 38.2 MBWeekly report on the news and madness of the KBO
Grand Slam KBO Episode #4
June 30, 2020 15:26 - 46 minutes - 38.2 MBWeekly report on the news and madness of the KBO
Grand Slam KBO Episode #3
June 23, 2020 12:12 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MBDiscuss the week's news in the KBO.
GrandSlamKBO Jamsil Series Special
June 21, 2020 09:21 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBMyKBO.net founder Danny Kurtz joins Andrew to talk about his experiences of watching KBO 20 years ago. Then, artist Andy Brown on painting KBO ballparks, and some great stories about his recent trips to Mexico and Cuba. You can check out Andy's work at andybrownstadiums.com, on Facebook at 'Andy Brown is an artist', or on Twitter @andybisanartist. He's also on Instagram, too! Our music is with immense thanks to the amazing Cicada State, a band we got to know well here in Seoul. The intro is...