Baseball and Community: The Moth Podcast

The Moth

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🗓️ 24 October 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

To celebrate the start of the World Series, we've got two stories about baseball and community. This episode was hosted by Larry Rosen and Muneesh Jain. Storytellers: Bridget Flaherty and her son get a special experience at a baseball stadium. Rob Warren coaches a baseball team, and learns what teamwork really means. And if you would like to listen to Muneesh Jain's story, you can do so here: https://themoth.org/stories/safe-at-home Podcast # 943 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Moth. I'm Larry Rosen and it's October. It's time for sweaters,
0:09.0	leaves turning and pumpkin spice, and perhaps, most importantly if you're a baseball fan,
0:16.0	the World Series. Well, there's a lot to say about the series and about October baseball in general.
0:23.2	This is why I am thrilled to be joined for this episode by a beloved Moth storyteller and my
0:29.8	really good friend, Mnice Jane. Mniche has worked in baseball for 21 years. As a producer, writer, photographer, and the host of several baseball-themed
0:42.0	podcasts. Hello, Monash. Hello, Larry. Thanks for being here. Thank you for having me. I love you.
0:49.3	I love the moth. I love baseball. Let's go. So So you've always told me that October baseball is a complex experience.
1:00.2	What is that about?
1:02.4	October baseball is the best.
1:04.9	October baseball is the worst, especially if your team is in it.
1:09.4	For those of you listening at home, I have an old English
1:11.9	D on my head. I'm a born and raised Detroit Tigers fan, and I've always got some type of
1:17.2	Detroit paraphernalia for the world to see. And as of this moment, not to timestamp the episode,
1:22.7	but the Tigers are playing the Guardians in game one of the wild card. So my heart is beating
1:27.4	four million miles per minute.
1:28.8	I hope it doesn't come through on the podcast.
1:30.8	And my stomach is in one giant knot.
1:33.3	When I was walking to the studio today with my Tigers gear,
1:37.5	I had strangers yelling out to me.
1:40.6	How you feeling?
1:42.1	Scoobes looks good.
1:44.1	I hope y'all do okay today. I mean, baseball is a cheat
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