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Baseball's Last Frontier: Stories from the Pecos League

Baseball's Last Frontier: Stories from the Pecos League

By: Bruce McClure & Evan Katz
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Join SABR Members Evan Katz and Bruce McClure as they get together to discuss Evan's experiences in the "entry level of baseball". You won't want to miss the tales from the road as the Pecos League season unfolds.

The Pecos League is an independent baseball league which operates in cities in desert mountain regions throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

Evan Katz grew up in Brookline, two miles from Fenway Park, in the 1960s and quickly learned the emotional highs and lows of being a Red Sox fan. After a long career in public finance in Massachusetts, he shares his passion for baseball as a high-school coach and through his website, Baseball By The Sea Media. He is the pitching coach for the Roswell Invaders of the Pecos League.

Bruce McClure is the chair of the Clyde Sukeforth Chapter (ME/NH) of SABR and is active within the organization on most social media channels @brucemcclurenh. When he's not watching a baseball game, he is an interior decorator based in Concord, New Hampshire.

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Episodes
  • Mik Ebisu Joins Evan and Bruce For The Final 2025 Episode

    Mik Ebisu Joins Evan and Bruce For The Final 2025 Episode
    Aug 6 2025

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    Our last episode of the year, we take stock of the North Platte 80s season, discuss all of our guests, and enjoy one last week in the Pecos League. It's not goodbye, just so long until 2026.

    Mik Ebisu is our interview guest. He's the Blackwell Flycatchers manager. Mik was raised in Japan and graduated from high school there before attending the University of Houston. He’s worked as a Japanese interpreter/translator, has certification in baseball analytics, and is in his third year in the Pecos League.

    We had a blast creating this series for you. Thank you for listening!

    Pecos League
    SABR
    Evan Katz
    Bruce McClure
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Pecos League Umpires Micah Scott and Scott Cotton join Evan and Bruce this week!

    Pecos League Umpires Micah Scott and Scott Cotton join Evan and Bruce this week!
    Jul 27 2025

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    The two man umpire crew of Micah Scott and Scott Cotton are an indispensable and ever present part of the Pecos League's Mountain Division. Since opening day, they've travelled over 6,000 miles, stayed in a hotel every night and learned to cope with player and manager pleas and emotions for nine innings or more each game. An interesting look into a side of baseball that's not frequently discussed, in this episode we get to view the game from outside the player's or fan's point of view. Join Evan and Bruce for another great week in Pecos League action!

    Pecos League
    SABR
    Evan Katz
    Bruce McClure
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    53 mins
  • Wild Card Fever, Chess Championships, Super Sub Ryan Lutinski and more. Another fun week in the Pecos League!

    Wild Card Fever, Chess Championships, Super Sub Ryan Lutinski and more. Another fun week in the Pecos League!
    Jul 20 2025

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    Evan and Bruce get together to talk about all the latest action in the Pecos League, playoff implications and more. And keeping with the catchphrase, "Anything can happen in the Pecos League" we talk about impromptu laundry service and chess boards, too. All of that, and North Platte RF/PH/jack of all trades Ryan Lutinski joins Evan for this week's interview. Don't miss it!

    Pecos League
    SABR
    Evan Katz
    Bruce McClure
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    55 mins
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