SABRcast with Rob Neyer: Steve Hofstetter (Episode #25)
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Episode #25: September 16, 2019
Our guest this week is Steve Hofstetter, comedian, actor, producer, and baseball fan. One of the top booked acts on the college circuit, Steve is the CEO of Comedy Juice, the author of Ginger Kid: Mostly True Tales from a Former Nerd, and the host of a popular YouTube channel with more than 130 million views. He has also released six albums, including Pick Your Battles, and he has written humor columns for the New York Times, SportsIllustrated.com, and NHL.com, among others. He is the former Executive Vice President of Film & Television for The Laugh Factory and Senior Comedy Correspondent for Fox Sports. His “Sports Minute (Or So)” was syndicated on over 170 stations and in over 30 newspapers.
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What’s Rob reading this week?
Baseball-Reference batting leaders
Rob takes a look at the leaders in several key statistical categories at Baseball-Reference.com as we head down the stretch of the 2019 MLB season.
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