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Thursday, November 7, 2024

ABLCommishChat Episode # 92

Episode # 92
Commish Scott Allen is joined by Mudville manager Casey Allen for part three of their conversation.  Part three focuses on the off-season voting agenda.  Finally, Casey gives his thoughts on his greatest moment in the ABL besides winning the cup.

ABLCommishChat Episode # 91

Episode # 91
Commish Scott Allen is joined by Mudville manager Casey Allen for part two of their conversation.  Part two 
focuses on Mudville’s 2nd half surge and some conversations discussing each playoff series.  Finally, Casey gives his thoughts on the ABL’s divisional format in relation to 18-18 teams winning the cup.  Catch Part Three of the chat in the next episode.

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

ABLCommishChat Episode # 90

Episode # 90 
Commish Scott Allen is joined by Mudville manager Casey Allen as they discuss the Nine draft and how Casey built a champion.  Part one of the interview delves into Casey’s 1st half approach and details on his in-season trading approach.  Finally, Casey gives his thoughts on the new 2024 trading rules.  Catch Part two of the chat in the next episode.

Friday, October 27, 2023

ABLCommishChat Episode # 89

Episode # 89
Commish Scott Allen is joined by Dexter manager Jason “Coop” Cupelo as they continue their conversation in part two of the chat.  Part two of the interview delves into a deep ABL Hall of Fame conversation as Coop discusses his All-Time Stats project.  Coop becomes Commish for a day and introduces three neat ideas.  Idea number # 2 sounds like a blast.  The two discuss a few of the rule proposals on the agenda for the upcoming Winter Meetings in November.  Finally, Coop shares two fun stores about enjoying this great game of baseball as a fan.  Catch Part one of the chat in the previous episode.

ABLCommishChat Episode # 88

Episode # 88
Commish Scott Allen is joined by Dexter manager Jason “Coop” Cupelo as they discuss the Geese draft and how 2023 ended.  Part one of the interview delves into Coops’ ABL Draft approach and why youth matters.  Coop discusses his love for music and some of his favorite artist.  Finally, Coop gives his thoughts on the 2023 ABL “Bambino Cup” Finals and makes a bold prediction.  Catch Part two of the chat in the next episode.

Friday, July 21, 2023

ABLCommishChat Episode # 87

Episode # 87
Commish Scott Allen is joined by Orlando manager Greg “Buck” Dietzen as they continue their conversation in part two of the chat.  Part two of the interview delves into Buck’s favorite MLB and ABL players of All-Time.  Buck and the Commish discuss several new rule ideas with the Commish announcing a league sponsored All-Star game might be going away.  Finally, Buck shares of story from back in the day when rolling dice was all for fun and good times.  Catch Part one of the chat in the previous episode.

ABLCommishChat Episode # 86

Episode # 86
Commish Scott Allen is joined by Orlando manager Greg “Buck” Dietzen as they discuss the Sharks up and down season Part one of the interview delves into the ABL Draft and why Buck selected Buck type players. Buck discusses in some detail on how he received the name and the how the legend has grown. Finally, Buck gives this thoughts on the new MLB rules and impacts to the ABL looking forward. Catch Part two of the chat in the next episode.