EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 34 MIN
E334: Scott Parker - For the Love of the Game
from Back2Basics: Reconnecting to the essence of YOU · host scott parker, leticia latino, Leticia LAtino van Splunteren, leticia van splunteren
Learn more about Scott at : https://www.instagram.com/baseballsunlikely/ Show Notes ⚾ [03:14] First game in 1973: Angels vs. Dodgers with Aunt Elva 🎸 [03:56] Discovering KISS's Destroyer: "If they can do this, why can't I?" 🏢 [05:38] Almost signed to Geffen Records: "Timing is everything" 🎬 [06:35] Reinventing himself as an online editor after the band dissolved 📺 [07:45] Coloring *Naked and Afraid* for nearly 40 years ✍️ [09:56] The 40-year passion project: Collecting baseball clippings since the early 90s 👨💼 [16:10] The persistent friend Rusty: "How's your book coming?" 🚿 [20:36] Best story titles come from the shower 🤖 [22:00] AI hallucinations: Baseball history is too complicated for AI to get right 📚 [25:08] Book structure: No chapters, organized like a baseball game 🎬 [27:50] Favorite baseball movies 🎬 [30:11] Meeting Mike Myers and Farrah Fawcett in Hollywood 📈 [32:23] About 50 new stories per year—keeping the series alive Please leave a review or send us a Voice note letting us know what you enjoyed at:Back2Basics reconnecting to the essence of YOU (podpage.com)Follow us on IG and FB @Back2BasicsPodcast
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Scott Parker, creator of Baseball’s Unlikely, joins Back2Basics to share the inspiring story behind a nearly 40-year passion project built from baseball’s strangest, funniest, and most unforgettable moments. By day, Scott built a creative career as a Hollywood online editor and colorist, including work on Naked and Afraid; by passion, he spent decades collecting baseball clippings, ballpark memories, and “you can’t make this up” stories that eventually became a unique book series structured like an actual baseball game. From almost getting signed by Geffen Records to meeting Farrah Fawcett before the 1989 World Series earthquake, Scott’s journey is a reminder that passion does not expire, it simply waits for the right inning.
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