Baseball can feel a little getting added to a group chat late, where everyone already knows each other and all the inside jokes. There’s a lot going on, a lot of random terms being thrown around, and at some point, you just nod and pretend you get it. Totally normal. But in this episode of Drop The Balls, podcast host Emma Liberta basically hands you the cheat code. She breaks down the game piece by piece: innings, out, positions, all of it, so you're not just sitting there wondering why everyone just cheered for what looked like a routine ground ball. And yes, we talk about players like Shohei Ohtani and Aaron Judge, because if you’re going to learn baseball, you might as well start with the people carrying it.
But it’s not just rules and players, because let’s be honest, that can only take you so far. In this episode, Kelly Nash, MLB and NHL Network TV host, gives a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s actually like working in sports. She talks about getting into the industry, navigating a space that hasn’t always made room for women, and proving that knowing your stuff matters a lot more than proving it to random guys on the internet. Between breaking down the basics and hearing from someone who lives every day, the episode turns baseball from something confusing into something you can actually follow and maybe even talk about without second-guessing yourself.
What is Drop the Balls?
Welcome to Drop the Balls, the podcast where women talk about all things sports. This is the place for anyone who’s ever sat in a group chat, a stadium, a living room or a bar, wondering if they’re supposed to already know what an “offside” is and just… didn’t. Each episode breaks down the sports world in a way that actually makes sense, from rules and teams to culture, chaos and everything in between, while also making space for women’s voices in a space that hasn't always made it easy to be heard. Across the series, we bring in women working in sports, athletes, broadcasters and industry insiders, to share their experiences, their paths and what it’s really like being in the game behind the game.