Show overview
This Week in Gameball launched in 2024 and has put out 8 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 5 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 26 min and 41 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.2 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Gameball.
From the publisher
The story of three baseball fans trying to build Gameball, a new, family-friendly, fantasy-like mobile app for baseball fans.
Latest Episodes
Ep. 8: Venue Factors
Taking a look into the Venues that produced some of the most stats, including Hits, Doubles, Home Runs and more. Comparing other sports venues that are exactly the same dimensions, to baseball's, where every venue is completely unique. Does that make a difference? We'll see.
The Baseball Aesthetic, Part 2
Taking a look at the team Pitching & Defensive stats, and looking at some of the Offensive vs. Defensive stat differential.
Ep. 6: Team Offensive Stats from Last Season
Noah dives into some data & numbers about offensive production from last season. To see which teams had the best, and unfortunately, the worst offensive numbers. Lots of numbers and stats in this one.
Ep. 5: Startup Ups & Downs
Chris shares an UNEDITED 20-minute take covering the upcoming merch campaign (coming so soon!) and some exciting product updates. He finishes things with some thoughts about the ups and downs of starting a project from scratch, whether a tech startup or any other kind of creative project.Learn more about the Gameball project at www.gameball.fun.Follow us on Instagram.If you like the podcast, share it with your baseball fan friends!
Ep. 4: Why we love baseball
After a brief company update, Chris asks Noah a question that throws Noah for a loop. Jeffrey stops in. We talk about the World Series — Starts tonight. Go Dodgers! — Noah shares some illuminating stats. Finally, Chris goes on a rant about design, quality, and speed related to software development. As we've come to expect, Chris talks more about how Apple & Pixar operate and how they inspire the project.The video series “Conversations on Quality” can be found here on Linear’s website. Highly recommend!The “guy from Perplexity” Chris mentions is actually their Head of Design, Henry Modisett. You can watch his video here.Learn more about the Gameball project at www.gameball.fun.Follow us on Instagram and X.If you like the podcast, share it with your baseball fan friends!
Ep. 3: Inspired by Pixar
This one is jam packed! First, we discuss the upcoming supporter campaign and some sweet merch we’re cooking up. Then, we dive into a product meeting between Chris & Jeffrey and discuss what it means to be in the “ugly baby” stage of product development. That leads us into Chris sharing why and how he’s been so inspired by Pixar over the years. In our penultimate segment, Noah dives into some unique stats so far in the postseason — all you stats nerds will love this part. Finally, we play Paper Gameball again and talk about our experience. Spoiler alert: Noah is sitting at a 1,000 Gameball Average on the postseason. Impressive.Learn more about the Gameball project at www.gameball.fun.Follow us on Instagram and X.Learn more about Gary Darna and Micromerch at www.micromerch.com.We reference (and highly recommend!) the book Creativity Inc. about the formation and philosophy behind Pixar.If you like the podcast, share it with your baseball fan friends!
Ep. 2: For the Baseball Nerds
Chris starts things off with a company update, then we reflect on Pete Rose’s life and career and go through some interesting season stats as the season wraps up. Then we talk a LOT about scorekeeping and share some stories from the ballpark in 2024. Finally, we play Paper Gameball, a pen-and-paper version of the app, for the first game of the 2024 postseason between the Tigers and Astros!Learn more about the Gameball project at www.gameball.fun. Follow us on Instagram and X. If you like the podcast, share it with your baseball fan friends!
Ep. 1: The 12-Year Origin Story
Chris & Noah go waaaaay back to where it all started in 2012 with the Cincy Lineup app and Postseason Game Ball 2012. We then trace the journey of how we got from then to now, featuring all kinds of drama, from cease-and-desists to interviews with MLB and pitches in front of Silicon Valley VCs. We also reminisce on some of our favorite baseball memories over the years and why we believe so deeply in the Gameball project. Finally, we give a sneak peak at what’s coming next.Learn more about the Gameball project at www.gameball.fun.Follow us on Instagram and X.If you like the podcast, share it with your baseball fan friends!