Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast

Jan 30 2025 321 ep. 31 mins 43
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Host Joe McFarland chats with players, coaches, fans, volunteers and others involved in the sport in our province. While the focus is on their personal journeys, we also talk about some of the headlines and issues surrounding baseball in Alberta.

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Episode 314: Stubby Clapp

Jan 30 2025 29 mins  
He is a Canadian baseball legend and the first base coach of the St. Louis Cardinals. We are, of course, talking about Stubby Clapp. A true “Mr. Hustle” for Canada for years, he made it to the MLB with a 23-game stint in 2001 with the Cards. The 11-year pro’s final two years came here in Alberta with the Edmonton Cracker-Cats in 2005-2006 (including the infamous brawl against

Episode 313: Matt Lloyd, Adam Macko & Matt Coutney

Jan 23 2025 60 mins  
Welcome to the start of the 2025 podcast season! As always, we start off with some of the big news items from the past few weeks, then we head to the minor leagues for a trio of guests. Dawgs Academy and Okotoks Dawgs alum Matt Lloyd checks in after a great first season with the Double-A Springfield Cardinals, Vauxhall Academy product Adam Macko looks back at a year that started wi

2025 Podcast Season Announcement

Jan 16 2025 2 mins  
We are excited to announce the first official episode of the 2025 baseball season will be hitting the airwaves on January 23! 2024 was an outstanding year and we can’t wait to make this year even better with more stories, more roadtrips, more collaborations and more great guests on the show. Make sure to subscribe now wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.

Episode 312: The 2024 Season Finale

Dec 12 2024 50 mins  
It’s hard to believe that we are putting the wraps on yet another season of #ADSPodcast. Thank YOU for checking us out, whether it was one episode or all 50+ this season. Our Ian Wilson stops by for a recap of the recent Western Canadian Baseball League Annual General Meeting, then we hear from Saskatoon Berries president Steve Hildebrand and new Swift Current 57s president Jamie

Episode 311: ADS/SDS All-College Teams w/ Connor Crowson, Tom Poole & Payton McHarg

Dec 06 2024 52 mins  
It’s a big day with a new show and brand new stories on both of our websites to celebrate the unveiling of the fifth annual ADS All-College Team and the first annual SDS All-College Team. After the news headlines, we look quickly at each of the rosters, then are joined by Connor Crowson (Okotoks) of the University of Montevallo, Tom Poole (Calgary) of Dallas Baptist University an

Episode 310: Baseball Alberta Awards w/ Danielle Moffat, Luke Schmitt & Kaitlyn Ross

Nov 29 2024 50 mins  
Awards season in baseball around Alberta rolled into high gear recently with a pair of major galas last weekend. We looked back at the Little League Alberta event earlier this week, and now we head to the Baseball Alberta festivities in Edmonton. We start things off with executive director Danielle Moffat, who says it was another banner year for baseball in the province. Then we ge

Episode 309: Little League Alberta Awards Banquet w/ Kevin Kvame & Katie Reyes

Nov 25 2024 31 mins  
It’s awards season in Alberta’s baseball world with two major events held this past weekend by Baseball Alberta and Little League Alberta. We will wrap-up the Baseball Alberta awards later this week, but we open things up with the Little League Alberta awards. Our Joe McFarland hosted a session on traditional and social media before serving as emcee for the banquet. After it wa

Episode 308: Tristan Peters & Tyler Herron

Nov 21 2024 45 mins  
We open up the show with a look at the news headlines, including Joe’s pick for the new Edmonton Prospects name, which you can enter their contest here. Then he chats with a pair of Tampa Bay Rays prospects: Dawgs Academy and Okotoks Dawgs alum Tristan Peters and Grande Prairie Minor Baseball and St. Albert Minor Baseball alum Tyler Herron. 5:06 - Tristan Peters 22:21 - Tyler H

Episode 307: Erik Sabrowski

Nov 14 2024 34 mins  
Erik Sabrowski really needs no introduction. The Edmonton native’s journey to the majors has been well-documented, and we’ve been lucky enough to follow him for quite some time. This year, it went to another level as he got the call-up to the big leagues, became a big piece of the Cleveland Guardians bullpen during their run to the playoffs, and made some impressive appearances

Episode 306: WCBL Rural Roots + Update on Spruce Grove

Nov 07 2024 29 mins  
News from the baseball world is slowing down a bit, but we still have a few things to pass along. Then we go a little deeper into last week’s unveiling of the 2025 Western Canadian Baseball League schedule. Joe explains why he loves the idea of the WCBL Rural Roots Game, then sits down with Pat Cassidy of the Edmonton Prospects to talk about the latest on the new Myshak Metro Bal