The Unofficial Fantasy Campers Podcast

On this episode, Angelina wonders if positive thinking even matters. Is there any scientific proof it can help manage stress or pain?

This world is beeping crazy! From our alarm clocks to unending social media alerts, and texts, we can't get away from constantly being chirped at. It's time to set the phones down and take a break from the buzz!

Brooke Greene, the President & CEO of the All-Girls Baseball League in Florida, The Florida Bolts stops by and talks about the ever-growing demand for a place for girls to play baseball after they age out of Little League. This is a joint podcast with Southwest Florida Online News. To learn more about The Florida Bolts, Please click on the link below! https://www.floridabolts.orgBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

My former team mate, Becca, talks about her day job and why she loves baseball camp so much!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Lucy had an impressive first-year at camp with some great plays at the plate both as catcher and hitter! A newly conferred PhD, we want to congratulate Dr. Lucy on her accomplishments and hope to see her again next year at camp. Jay, returns to camp and has another fun year! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Ashley talks about her team and her coach, Trot Nixon. She also talks about this year's camp compared to last year's and her day job. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nixontr01.shtmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trot_Nixonhttps://www.mlb.com/redsox/fans/fantasy-camps/womens-fantasy-campBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

One of the original campers, Robin Gross, talks about camp, injuries, and how she helps the Red Sox hand out the giveaways at games. Robin and Double-A discuss the scary moment a crazed woman approaches some of the campers at a streetside cafe. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Brooke Cooper, the new General Manager for the Woo Sox (Worcester Red Sox) talks about her new role and why she loves the Woo Sox family and community. To learn more about the Woo Sox, click here:https://www.milb.com/worcesterTo learn more about the video that Pickles and Angelina talk about with the narrator with a familiar voice, click here:https://www.polarpark.com/about-polar-parkTo learn more about Women's Red Sox Fantasy Camp, click here: https://www.mlb.com/redsox/fans/fantasy-camps/womens-fantasy-campBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Tobi played camp for the first five years until an injury prevented her from continuing. Now, she attends camp to cheer for the other ladies and her former college roommate, Robin! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Tina has been to every single Women's Red Sox Fantasy Camp! She talks with Pickles and Double A about camp and shares some neat stories about her Dad.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Kate, the archivist from the International Women's Baseball Center (https://www.iwbc.org)comes on to talk about her job on the board of directors. She talks about what their mission is and how you can help. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Double A's former teammate, Donna Dooley, talks about her favorite week of the year - camp week. What keeps these campers coming back to this camp every year? Donna talks about that and her experience under the night lights at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers! A note from Double-A about this episode:If you are wondering why Bull Durham is realistic, it's because there are women like Susan Surrandon's character in real life who pick a ballplayer every season. Baseball groupies are real. But I didn't want to repeat that story on Donna's episode!https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_League_of_Their_Ownhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_DurhamBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Friends from childhood, Angelina (Double A) and Christine Byrne (Byrnsey) talk about how they decided to go to Women's Red Sox Fantasy Camp and their lifelong love of baseball. Christine is the CEO of the Eastern States Exposition and comes to camp to blow off some steam and bond with her campmates. Those relationships don't just happen at camp. Many of these ladies get together and go to batting practice or attend games together! Christine and Angelina were on World Series Winners Manny Delcarmen's (2007) and Doug Mirabelli's (2004) teams! To learn more about Fantasy Camp, please click the following link:https://www.mlb.com/redsox/fans/fantasy-camps/womens-fantasy-campTo learn more about The Big E, please click below:https://www.thebige.comTo learn more about Manny Delcarmen's foundation, please click: https://www.baaboston.org/homeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Mel talks to Pickles and Double A about camp and what it means to be playing ball as a mom and now a recipient of the Shirley Burkovich Hustle Award!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Jenna attends camp with her sister Jillian, (who is featured in epsiode 13), and chats about what camp means to her and her family. Jenna was a rookie with Angelina and they met at the welcome reception the veterans run for rookie campers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Lisa Lombardo comes on to chat about the importance of networking and the strong bonds that women make over only a week of camp. She talks about growing up as a baseball fan and what baseball means to her.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

We learn more about Andrea's hitting and coaching. She shares how she found out she was nominated for the Cincy Hall of Fame.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Michelle Burnham Talks About Being One of the Original Campers from Red Sox Women’s Fantasy Camp. She and Krissy Massey were also inducted into the Red Sox Archives this year for the poem and book they put together.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Steve Liddle had his own impressive. minor league baseball career as a catcher with the Minnesota Twins until he got injured. He then got called up to be a coach for both the Twins then later on with the Detroit Tigers. To learn more about Steve, please click on the links below:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Liddlehttps://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Steve_Liddlehttp://www.poncedeleonbaseball.comhttps://www.mlb.com/twinshttps://www.mlb.com/tigersThis is a joint episode with Southwest Florida Online News.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Jillian has changed positions on her team for this camp. Jillian talks about how her daughters view camp. She attends camp with her sister, Jenna, who is in the next episode.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Krissy talks about evolving as a hitter and playing baseball with men at the big camp.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Pickles talks to her Aunt about being a Red Sox fan and what it means to be a fan when you live in Massachusetts!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Heather and John talk baseball and business. They catered dinner for the campers one night and hosted us at their awesome restaurant in Vero Beach, Florida. Pepper and Salt BBQ is located at 308 Old Dixie Hwy, Vero Beach, FL 32962. https://www.pepperandsaltbbq.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

"The Pride of Hyde Park," Manny Delcarmen, stops by and talks about his passion for giving back to the community by running the Boston Athletic Academy. https://www.baaboston.org/home https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/delcama01.shtml https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manny_Delcarmen

France talks about her rookie year and tells us why she will be back!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Keith drops by to discuss pitching in that magical series that changed Red Sox history and finally broke the Curse of the Bambino!

Chico Walker still holds a record for participating in the longest game in professional baseball with the Pawtucket Red Sox when the game stretched into 33 innings! He talks about baseball and his wife, France, who was my teammate in Women's Red Sox Fantasy Camp and had a double in her first at-bat!

Attorney, and Women's Baseball Advocate, Donna Cohen, stops by and tells Pickles and Double A how the Women's Red Sox Fantasy Camp came to be. There are other baseball players from camp present during taping. Those ladies are: Michelle and Krissy who created a book going in the Red Sox archives, Christine, Sonia, and Jacqui. This is a joint production between The Healthy Hypochondriac and The Unofficial Red Sox Fantasy Campers Podcast.

My former teammate, Dwerty, surprises the whole camp by showing up a few days after camp begins.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Double A gets to interview one of the Red Sox Women's Fantasy Baseball Camp coaches, Victor Rodriguez. Victor started his baseball career when he got drafted into the minors at 15 years old then became a hitting coach in the MLB for the Red Sox, Guardians, and now the Padres.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Pickles and Double A talk about last week’s updates from campers and we recount funny stories from the camp.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

The ladies wonder how the ladies camp got started. There are 8 returning campers from the first year. What keeps these ladies coming back to JetBlue Park?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

Pickles and Double A attend the Red Sox Womens Fantasy Camp in JetBlue Park, Fort Myers Florida - which is the spring training epicenter for the real Red Sox. The ladies discuss next year's camp - which starts in 3 weeks and expectations. There will be new coaches there and new campers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-unofficial-fantasy-campers-podcast--6033344/support.

On this special joint podcast with SWFL Online News, we get the inside scoop on the Red Sox spring training facility with their General Manager of Florida Operations, Shawn Smith. This park is more than Fenway South, it’s also crafting the next generation of ball players like recent draftees and the FCL (Florida Complex League). We discuss Red Sox Women’s Fantasy Camp, where the host, Angelina, and Karen (aka Pickles) met. There are still a couple of openings for the 2024 camp with the links below. https://www.milb.com/florida-complex, https://www.mlb.com/redsox, https://www.mlb.com/redsox/fans/fantasy-camps/womens-fantasy-camp, https://www.leegov.com/parks/athletics/jetblue,

New friends and camp attendees, Pickles a.k.a. Karen and Angelina recap all of the excitement of being a Red Sox player for a week in Fort Myers, Florida. Surrounded by famous, retired Red Sox players for coaches, the ladies discuss all of the fun and hard work necessary to make this camp one of the best weeks in a Red Sox fan's life.  All American Girls Professional Baseball League stars Maybelle Blair and Mary Moore were in attendance at camp, as were Kelsie Whitmore, Brian Daubach, Manny Delcarmen, Lenny DiNardo, Rich Gedman, Tom "Flash" Gordon, Bill Mueller, Daniel Nava, Victor Rodriguez, Dave Smith, Bob Stanley "Steamer", and Luis Tiant.   https://www.mlb.com/redsox/fans/fantasy-camps/womens-fantasy-camp https://www.facebook.com/redsoxwomensfantasycamp https://baseballhall.org

Post Hurricane Ian - Childhood friends Angelina and Christine embark on what seems to be a stress-free week in Fort Myers to play baseball. The week is packed with lots of action, laughs, & fun and culminates with a very real game of baseball played in JetBlue Park where the Red Sox hold spring training. For the campers, it's a life-changing bonding experience of like-minded people and professional baseball players coaching the teams. For the winners of the Women's Fantasy Camp World Series is a ceremony at Fenway Park where the winning team is presented World Series rings. With coach, Manny Delcarmen #17 and Daniel Nava #29 managing, the ladies discuss what it was like to play for two Red Sox players who have World Series rings of their own.  Red Sox Women's Fantasy Camp was held from 1/3/23-1/7/23 in JetBlue Park, in Fort Myers, Florida. Coaches included; Brian Daubach #23, Manny Delcarmen #17, Lenny DiNardo #55, Rich Gedman #10, Tom "Flash" Gordon #36, Bill Mueller #11, Daniel Nava #29, Victor Rodriguez #57, Dave Smith #5, Bob "Steamer" Stanley #46, Luis Tiant #23, Kelsie Whitmore #14, and special guests; Maybelle Blair & Mary Moore from the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.  The teams were; The Comets, The Belles, The Blue Sox, The Peaches, and The Red Wings.  https://www.mlb.com/redsox/fans/fantasy-camps/womens-fantasy-camp