Up and Down Week and An Interview With Author Sandra Marchetti! - a podcast by The Brawl Network

Well, it's been a real sh*t sandwich of a homestand that began with two wins over the Mets, followed by a 4 game losing streak, followed by an absolute gem from Marcus Stroman yesterday. With two games remaining against the owners of MLB's best record, who knows what to expect at this point. We talk about Kyle Hendricks' return, Miles Mastrobuoni inexplicably hitting in the 1 and 2 hole, Justin Steele's first rough home start in a year, and of course, North Shore Adult Diapers.

Then (at 19:00 in) we interview the author of Aisle 228, Sandra Marchetti (FanGraphs, Baseball Prospectus)! Sandra shares some of her poetry, Adam chimes in with one of our own, and we all pine for Zach McKinstry. Aisle 228 is about the Chicago Cubs, listening to baseball on the radio, and going to games with my father. The book highlights milestones across Major League Baseball of the past 50 years and culminates in the Cubs 2016 World Series win. Baseball fans of any team will enjoy this title, along with amateur historians and readers of literary nonfiction—it also makes an excellent gift, especially for Father’s Day!

The book can be found on Amazon, barnesandnoble.com, and directly from the publisher, Texas A&M University Press, here: https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781622889556/aisle-228/. Leave us a 5 star rating on iTunes after you buy Sandra's book! 

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