groundskeeping

The theme of this week's podcast is Wrigley Field, as two members of the "Friendly Confines" crew stop by to detail their day-to-day duties.

Mira Emma, a groundscrew intern and an Iowa State soccer player, joins Elise Menaker for an interview on how she helps get the playing surface ready for the Cubs.

Also, security guard Fabian De Hoyos chats with Andy Martinez about his sudden rise to fame after going viral during a broadcast last week.

And then there was the defense of Wrigley Field that galvanized Cubs fans after a Boston Red Sox pitcher attacked the iconic ballpark.

Catch it all on this week's podcast:

• (00:54) Cubs trivia question
• (03:56) Seiya Suzuki's return and inside-the-park homer
• (08:10) Mira Emma interview
• (21:23) Fabian De Hoyos interview
• (31:47) The legend of Fabian
• (35:12) Story of the week

Nicole Sherry is the Head Groundskeeper at perhaps the best Stadium in all of professional baseball, Camden Yards, home of the  Baltimore Orioles.  For 15 years Nicole has been overseeing the fine turf on this site, full on crushing it every season.  It was an honor talking with one of the finest growers of grass in the realm of greenkeeping, and if you only happenstance upon one episode of this podcast, this is the one must listen. 

Evan Mascitti was the manager of grounds at PNC Park which is the home stadium of the Pittsburg Pirates (the buccos).  We discuss his life as a groundkeeper for a ball team, and his upcoming gig of pursuing his PhD at Penn State University.