From town teams to minor league clubs, baseball has been part of the fabric of life in Utah for generations. But there’s a difference, says the writer Kurt Kragthorpe, between showing up at a Bees game once or twice a season, and the fanaticism inspired by a Major League team, just as there’s a difference between the level of financial support and population density needed to establish one. Kragthorpe is among our guests as we pick apart an ambitious bid to bring a big-league franchise to Salt Lake.
GUESTS
Trey Cabbage | First Baseman for the Salt Lake Bees
Kurt Kragthorpe | Covered sports in Utah for more than 30 years as reporter, columnist and editor at the Logan Herald-Journal, Deseret News, and the Salt Lake Tribune.
Jay Jaffe | Senior writer for FanGraphs and author of “The Cooperstown Casebook”
Airdate: Friday, June 16, 2023 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.