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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2026 · 2H 10M

Talking Ballparks & BBQ with Kurt Smith (Ballpark E-Guides) and Joel Fleetwood (Meat Rushmore BBQ)

from Baseball and BBQ · host Len & Jeff

Kurt Smith is a staff writer for JerseyMan and MiamiMan magazines, an occasional contributor to Stadium Journey magazine/blog, and former NASCAR writer for the Charlotte Observer and the Frontstretch website.  He also writes web content for VisionLine Media, a website design team.  We spoke to him about his website, Ballpark E-Guides:  True Insider Fan Guides to MLB Ballparks, https://ballparkeguides.com/  The website is a great resource for ballpark information, including tips and money-saving hacks.  Kurt provides details on obtaining cheaper tickets, saving money on parking, and what to eat once in the stadium. Joel Fleetwood is part of the Meat Rushmore Barbecue competition team.  Meat Rushmore BBQ started as just a way for some friends to get together and have a good time.  They are an award-winning Kansas City barbecue team.  Winners of the 3rd Annual Made for KC BBQ Championship, with the grand prize including a residency at Kansas City International Airport.   They also have their award-winning Meat Rushmore BBQ Rubs & Sauces available for sale for home use. We recommend you go to Rogue Cookers website, https://roguecookers.com/ for award-winning rubs, Chef Ray Sheehan’s website, https://www.raysheehan.com/ for award-winning saucess, rubs, and cookbooks, Baseball BBQ, https://baseballbbq.com for special grilling tools and accessories, Magnechef https://magnechef.com/ for excellent and unique barbecue gloves, Cutting Edge Firewood High Quality Kiln Dried Firewood - Cutting Edge Firewood in Atlanta for high quality firewood and cooking wood, Mantis BBQ, https://mantisbbq.com/ to purchase their outstanding sauces with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Kidney Project, and for exceptional sauces, Elda's Kitchen https://eldaskitchen.com/ We conclude the show with the song, Baseball Always Brings You Home from the musician, Dave Dresser and the poet, Shel Krakofsky. We truly appreciate our listeners and hope that all of you are staying safe. If you would like to contact the show, we would love to hear from you. Call the show:  (516) 855-8214 Email:  [email protected] Twitter:  @baseballandbbq Instagram:  baseballandbarbecue YouTube:  baseball and bbq Website:  https//baseballandbbq.weebly.com Facebook:  baseball and bbq     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Episode 339 features Ballpark E-Guides Creator, Kurt Smith and Meat Rushmore Barbecue pitmaster, Joel Fleetwood

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