In episode 27 of the Joy of Leadership Podcast, Dr. James Taylor sits down with Sam Wallace, the historian for the Atlanta Braves. As the Braves are in the midst of a historic season riddled with new records, he shares about his journey to the Braves, the storied past of baseball’s oldest franchise, how the game is changing, and who the Braves are in the present.
Ep. 27 Breakdown
(0:00) Intro
(0:53) Sam’s World Series Ring
(2:15) Sam's background
(13:42) Becoming the Braves historian
(20:44) From Boston to Atlanta
(23:20) Interactions with Braves players
(28:09) The love of the game
(32:02) Changing baseball
(37:52) How the Battery Atlanta is changing sports venues
(40:48) The 2023 Braves
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