Chase Squirrelson and his baseball co-host, Fence Buster, call an entertaining Cubs vs. Yankees game while delivering their own unique brand of sports commentary. Along the way, they discuss everything from the National Anthem and stadium traditions to instant replay, player injuries, ballpark wildlife, pinstriped uniforms, and whether baseball is actually boring. The conversation wanders into hockey fights, Shakespeare, Yogi Berra wisdom, new babies affecting batting averages, and Fence Buster's lifelong devotion to the Yankees. With colorful observations, unexpected tangents, and a surprise feline invasion of the field, the game builds to a dramatic finish as the Cubs pull out a thrilling victory.
Baseball has never sounded quite like this! Chase Squirrelson welcomes his baseball-loving sidekick, Fence Buster, for a hilarious play-by-play of a fictional Chicago Cubs vs. New York Yankees matchup filled with unexpected detours, wild observations, and plenty of laughs. From opera singers and hot dogs to Yogi Berra quotes, bathroom breaks, babies, cats on the field, and an unforgettable finish, this episode proves that the game isn't just what's happening on the diamond—it's everything happening around it.
(:33) By the seat of your pants…let’s listen to two Baseball announcers have at it
(1:15) Meet Fence Buster…Chase’s baseball cohost
(1:46) Let’s join the game…Chicago Cubs vs. the NY Yankees!
(2:13) What’s with the opera singer doing the National Anthem?!
(2:47) How many of the players do Chase and Fence actually know?!
(3:37) Let’s settle into the game…and what about those hotdogs?
(4:45) Chase reminisces about playing for the Bulldogs…
(5:30) What about the ballpark wildlife?
(6:00) They use instant replays for play-by-play
(6:40) What are the color codes in the bleachers?
(7:18) What about the injury at home plate?
(7:49) What about the Yankee uniform pinstripes? And letting a fan make the calls behind the plate.
(8:55) More play by play…
(9:42) fans running the bases during the game?
(10:02) Play by play and violence in Central Park…it was actually a Shakespearian play with UFC fighters!
(11:22) What about fighting in hockey and how it doesn’t happen enough in baseball.
(12:12) A Yogi Bera quote
(13:17) More play by play…it’s a homerun!
(13:54) chase talks about “deliveries”.
14:14) What does Fence think isn’t fair?
(15:06) What about bathroom breaks when a player is on the field?
(17:18) Is baseball boring?
(17:55) Back to the game
(18:16) Let’s talk babies and homeruns
(19:04) What’s the batting average of a player the week after his wife has a baby?
(21:33) What about Fence’s passion for the Yankees?
(22:15) What about the lobster bibs in the crowd?
(22:39) More play by play
(23:17) How about the Cubs’ Lobster Day?
(23:52) Let’s get back to the game…score and certain players on base
(24:53) There’s a cat on the field , get the bazookas
(26:39) How did Fence Buster get his name?27:38) It’s a tie ballgame…no wait…CUBS win!!
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