Burger Bites

Rance Burger
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Burger Bites

Meet the stars of the most unique baseball league in the heart of America, the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League. Rance Burger introduces you to players who work all week in order to perform for stadium crowds on weekends. The insurance adjusters, teachers, pilots and plumbers become Ozark Mountain Ducks, Nixa Suckers and Moon City Mavericks for a precious few days each year. They share their life lessons through baseball and spread the true meaning of America's pastime. Founded by Tony Lewis, the GRBL is based out of U.S. Baseball Park in Ozark, Missouri, a suburb of Springfield, Missouri. 417.

  1. Burger Bites Ep. 78 - Josh Engler part 2

    04/26/2022

    Burger Bites Ep. 78 - Josh Engler part 2

    Josh Engler will enter the 2022 Grip 'N Rip Baseball League season with a 2.91 career earned run average across 68 innings pitched. He's allowed 47 hits, and struck out 97 batters in two seasons. If all goes well, he'll become just the third pitcher in seven years of GRBL baseball to strike out the 100th batter of his career. "Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger. SONGS: "Mr. Burger" by Burger Man Produced by Tay Muletti Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger "Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay Channel: https://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV "Fallen Kingdom" Whitesand (Martynas Lau) - 2021 https://whitesandcomposer.com/ Support making these tracks - https://www.patreon.com/Whitesand Buy Whitesand Music - https://whitesand.bandcamp.com/ Additional voice work by Ashley Burger. More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

    22 min
  2. Burger Bites Ep. 77 - MVP Award winner Josh Engler part 1

    04/09/2022

    Burger Bites Ep. 77 - MVP Award winner Josh Engler part 1

    It's the M-V-Podcast. Josh Engler is the 2021 Most Valuable Player of the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League. He struck out a single season record 69 batters in nine games with the Republic Locos, and he also got 12 hits. Josh Engler is from Mount Vernon, Missouri, but now resides in Aurora with his wife, Ashlynn (nee Meredith) and daughter, Ivy. That's where we begin as we get to know the reigning MVP. We also explore the high school career that got him to the next level at Evangel University, and the factors that led to a mid-career move to Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. "Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger. SONGS: "Mr. Burger" by Burger Man Produced by Tay Muletti Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger "Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay Channel: https://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV Additional voice work by Ashley Burger. More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com Find Burger Bites on Facebook by searching "Burger Bites Podcast," or get after me on Twitter @RanceBurger

    25 min
  3. Burger Bites Ep. 76 - Trey Watson

    04/01/2022

    Burger Bites Ep. 76 - Trey Watson

    Lefty Trey Watson pitched for a team named in his honor in 2018, the Trey Watson Realty Closers. After growing up in Springfield, Missouri, and playing for the legendary coach Howard Bell's Glendale Falcons, Watson went on to play two years at Crowder College and then two years at Columbus State University in the Peach Belt Conference. When his college baseball career came to an end, Watson came home to start a career and carry on his family tradition of being community-minded Springfieldians. He also found a second life in baseball, the second chance, ragtag, independent Grip 'N Rip Baseball League. "Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger. SONGS: "Mr. Burger" by Burger Man Produced by Tay Muletti Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger "Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay Channel: https://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV Additional voice work by Ashley Burger. More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

    31 min
  4. Burger Bites - Ep. 75 Justin Skinner

    03/12/2022

    Burger Bites - Ep. 75 Justin Skinner

    Justin Skinner approaches entrepreneurship like he approached the baseball career that put him in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2020 — he's not afraid to try everything. April 5, 2022, Justin Skinner will release a book, "Professional Failure: Using the Gift of Failures to Better Not Only Yourself, But Those Around You." Learn more at http://professional-failure.com. He also launched "The Professional Failure Podcast." https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-professional-failure-podcast/id1613170517 Somewhere under that entrepreneurship and budding career in content creation lurks Justin Skinner the baseball player. His influence still lingers in the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League, where he managed his men to back-to-back-to-back Howard Bell Trophy championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Skinner is also a member of the Drury University Sports Hall of Fame, where he was teammates with GRBL Commissioner Tony Lewis and a host of other athletes whose baseball careers found a second wind in the Grip 'N Rip. "Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger. SONGS: "Mr. Burger" by Burger Man Produced by Tay Muletti Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger "Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay Channel: https://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV "Fallen Kingdom" Whitesand (Martynas Lau) - 2021 https://whitesandcomposer.com/ Support making these tracks - https://www.patreon.com/Whitesand Buy Whitesand Music - https://whitesand.bandcamp.com/ Additional voice work by Ashley Burger. More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

    34 min
  5. Burger Bites - Ep. 74 Future Faces II

    03/01/2022

    Burger Bites - Ep. 74 Future Faces II

    There's a baseball league in Ozark, Missouri, and sometimes, it gets characterized as a league for old men. Some of the people who play in the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League self-identify as old men. Zach Ralph, Cole Haselhorst, Trevyn Batey, Chandler Maples and Kyle Carpenter are among the youngsters who lower the average age and raise the level of competition in #TheGRBL. "Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger. SONGS: "Mr. Burger" by Burger Man Produced by Tay Muletti Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger "Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay Channel: https://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV Additional voice work by Ashley Burger. More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com Find Burger Bites on Facebook by searching "Burger Bites Podcast," or get after me on Twitter @RanceBurger

    33 min
  6. Burger Bites Ep. 73 - GRBL's Future Faces part 1

    02/06/2022

    Burger Bites Ep. 73 - GRBL's Future Faces part 1

    Here come the young lions. In a baseball league where some of the players self-identify as old men, these five guys are lowering the median age and raising the level of competition. Nixa Suckers pitcher Kyle Carpenter, Springfield Mets outfielder Chandler Maples, Ozark Mountain Ducks catcher Trevyn Batey, Moon City Mavericks utility infielder Zach Ralph and catcher Cole Haselhorst sit down for a roundtable discussion of their 2021 seasons. We break down the friendships that have formed between the five of them, along with some rivalries.  "Burger Bites" is written, produced and edited by Rance Burger. This episode is dedicated to former Sumit's Hot Yoga Yogis outfielder Daven Rozell. It's never too late for a comeback. SONGS: "Mr. Burger" by Burger Man Produced by Tay Muletti Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger "Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay Channel: http://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV Additional voice work by Ashley Burger. More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com Find Burger Bites on Facebook by searching "Burger Bites Podcast," or get after me on Twitter @RanceBurger

    32 min
  7. Burger Bites Ep. 72 - Jared Braschler on baseball and walkup music

    01/28/2022

    Burger Bites Ep. 72 - Jared Braschler on baseball and walkup music

    With 40 hits, Jared Braschler ranks third all time in the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League. Now a resident of Ozark, Missouri, he lived out a modest dream of playing ball for the hometown team in 2021, when he started in center field for the Ozark Mountain Ducks. Unfortunately for the full time commercial pilot and part time pro baseball player, it also marked the fourth time in six years of the GRBL that Braschler played for the team that lost in the championship game at the end of a season. "Burger Bites" is written and produced by Rance Burger. Theme songs "Mr. Burger" by Burger Man Produced by Tay Muletti Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger "Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay Channel: https://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV  "Satellites" by The Endless Summer From "Daydream" 2012 Personnel: Nick Bacon, Tyler Long, Shay Johnson, Tommy Oerding and Adam Cross. Produced by Andrew Goldstein Additional voice work by Ashley Burger. Photos courtesy of Jared Braschler. More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com

    25 min

  8. 01/23/2022

    Burger Bites Ep. 71 - Commercial airline pilot Jared Braschler

    Ozark Mountain Ducks center fielder Jared Braschler ranks third all time in base hits across six seasons of Grip 'N Rip Baseball. When he isn't tracking fly balls and driving doubles, Braschler is flying airplanes. The commercial pilot takes us through an aviation career that began with humble airport baggage handling (and the unusual animal encounters that go with it) and carries on today in the cockpit of the Boeing 737. Rance asks several years worth of pent up questions he has always wanted to ask an airline pilot but previously never had the opportunity to ask. Be warned, it gets a little bit weird, but Jared Braschler is a good sport. SONGS: "Mr. Burger" by Burger Man Produced by Tay Muletti Buy/Stream: http://smarturl.it/BugerMan-MrBurger "Champion" by SeriouzBeats, music provided by Rujay Channel: https://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV Additional voice work by Ashley Burger. Audio clip of the 2012 National League wild card game taken from the original TBS television broadcast of the game from Oct. 5, 2012, and appears courtesy of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. No copyright infringement is intended. Photo for episode cover art courtesy of Jared Braschler. More on Grip 'N Rip Baseball: http://thegrbl.com Find Burger Bites on Facebook by searching "Burger Bites Podcast," or get after me on Twitter @RanceBurger

    21 min
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Meet the stars of the most unique baseball league in the heart of America, the Grip 'N Rip Baseball League. Rance Burger introduces you to players who work all week in order to perform for stadium crowds on weekends. The insurance adjusters, teachers, pilots and plumbers become Ozark Mountain Ducks, Nixa Suckers and Moon City Mavericks for a precious few days each year. They share their life lessons through baseball and spread the true meaning of America's pastime. Founded by Tony Lewis, the GRBL is based out of U.S. Baseball Park in Ozark, Missouri, a suburb of Springfield, Missouri. 417.

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  • Creator
    Rance Burger
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    78
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Rance Burger
  • Show Website
    Burger Bites

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