19min chapter

Oxide and Friends cover image

A Baseball Startup with Paul Freedman and Bryan Carmel

Oxide and Friends

CHAPTER

Creating the Oakland Bees: From Fan Activism to Baseball Startup

The chapter delves into the emotional impact of A's potential departure from Oakland, leading to the birth of the Oakland Bees by two friends wanting to create a community-focused baseball team. It explores the fan activism that rallied against the A's leaving, culminating in a powerful protest and the birth of a new team. The chapter also touches on the challenges of establishing a baseball startup, media influence in gaining league interest, and the innovative approach of the pioneer league in shaping the future of baseball.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode