How You Play The Game

The final frontier!  Jack, Sean, Sean, and Phil wrap up their discussion about the music business with some deeper discussions about the value of music in today's society, as well as separating the art from the artist.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email podcast@osipfoundation.org.  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Follow on Twitter and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

The conversation on the music business continues!  Jack, Sean, Sean, and Phil discuss gigging and share war stories from the bandstand.  You'll be floored when you hear about the poor sportsmanship that goes on behind the scenes!  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org; email podcast@osipfoundation.org; comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation; follow @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame on Twitter and Instagram.

This is the first of three parts of a special episode where Jack and Sean discuss sportsmanship and the music business.  The guys are joined by Phillip Vasta and Sean Gough to share stories from their experiences in the business as they begin discussing the educational aspect of their day jobs.  The parallels between the poor aspects of sportsmanship in athletics are stark when compared to the music industry!  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org; email podcast@osipfoundation.org; comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation; follow @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame on Twitter and Instagram.

This fantastic episode has Jack and Sean interviewing Bill Metzger of The Crawfish Boxes, a blog for SB Nation covering the Houston Astros, regarding the incident with Jake Marisnick and his collision with Jonathan Lucroy.  Bill wrote an article about Marisnick's heart following the unfortunate incident with Lucroy, and it properly portrays an important message about sportsmanship and life.  You're going to want to keep the conversation going after this beautiful discussion!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org; email podcast@osipfoundation.org; comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation; and follow on Twitter and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

In this episode, Jack and Sean recount the Lakewood, Colorado, brawl and how the nation took the time to do what OSIP normally does with this incident.  The guys also revisit topics such as workplace violence with officials and the New Jersey proposal to require sensitivity training for coaches and athletic directors.  Their take is not what you'd think!  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org; email podcast@osipfoundation.org; comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation; follow @osipfoundation on Twitter and Instagram.

Warning:  some explicit language.  On this episode, Jack and Sean are once again joined by Tim McCaffrey of Close Call Sports and The Plate Meeting Podcast to discuss the state of athletes' behavior stemming the incident with Manny Machado in Colorado and the fallout from the MLBUA.  Where are officials to turn?  How do we rectify this poor behavior?  These questions and more are answered!  Keep the conversation going:  visit www.osipfoundation.org; email podcast@osipfoundation.org; comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation; follow on Twitter and Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

In this fantastic episode, Jack and Sean are joined by Gil Imber (Close Call Sports, Umpire Ejection Fantasy League, The Plate Meeting) to discuss his recent podcast episode on the electronic strike zone and the faulty data that plagues those who push for computers to call balls and strikes.  The discussion leads to a talk on racism and societal issue of hating sports officials, which poses as a new topic for social justice.  It's a fantastic journey that may change the way you treat others!  Email us at podcast@osipfoundation.org; visit us at www.osipfoundation.org.  Check us out on social media:  www.facebook.com/osipfoundation and @osipfoundation on Twitter and Instagram.

In this episode, Jack and Sean take a look at Barstool Sports and their unsportsmanlike tactic of "doxing," among other issues.  The guys also discuss the feud between CC Sabathia and the Tampa Bay Rays, the unfortunate incident with Albert Almora, Jr., in Houston, and a little D-Q-Re-Vue between central rivals Royals/White Sox and Reds/Pirates.  You may want to take a stand yourself after this episode!  Keep the conversation going:  visit www.osipfoundation.org; email podcast@osipfoundation.org; comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation, on Twitter @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame, and Instagram @osipfoundation.

(Warning:  explicit language.)  In this episode, Jack and Sean interview Jeremy Wolf, the director of More Than Baseball, a charitable organization dedicated to providing necessary resources to minor league baseball players.  The state in which these players live is so poor that they cannot even afford reasonable sleeping accommodations or meals, let alone equipment.  The injustices here cross into the realm of treating others as you would wish to be treated, hence sportsmanship!  Some explicit language used.  Please keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email podcast@osipfoundation.org.  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Twitter/Instagram @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame.

In this special episode, we bring you an interview from The Plate Meeting, powered by Close Call Sports, hosted by our friends Tmac and Gil, as they interview Jack!  Enjoy this fantastic episode as they talk about all things OSIP and beyond.  Keep the conversation going!  Visit www.osipfoundation.org.  Email podcast@osipfoundation.org.  Comment at www.facebook.com/osipfoundation.  Tweet @osipfoundation #howyouplaythegame, and also visit us on Instagram @osipfoundation.