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Drinking With AuthorsDrinking With AuthorsEpisode 260 Literary Briefs Michael LortzThis Episode is sponsored by Skunk Brothers Spirits Website: https://skunkbrothersspirits.com/ About the author: Michael Lortz received his BA in Creative Writing from Florida State University. After getting a day job in the defense industry, he started writing about sports and music in his spare time on his personal blog. He has now written for many of the most popular baseball sites and covered music for local news media. His baseball writing and research has been quoted in USAToday, on ESPN.com, and at local county commissioner meetings. Michael lives in Tampa...2022-09-2120 minDrinking With AuthorsDrinking With AuthorsEpisode 259 Michael LortzThis Episode is sponsored by Skunk Brothers Spirits Website: https://skunkbrothersspirits.com/ About the author: Michael Lortz received his BA in Creative Writing from Florida State University. After getting a day job in the defense industry, he started writing about sports and music in his spare time on his personal blog. He has now written for many of the most popular baseball sites and covered music for local news media. His baseball writing and research has been quoted in USAToday, on ESPN.com, and at local county commissioner meetings. Michael lives in Tampa...2022-09-1746 minThe Show Before the ShowThe Show Before the Show#341: Lookouts' Jarrah Vella-WrightJarrah Vella-Wright discusses his journey from Australia to Chattanooga's front office. Author Michael Lortz joins Ben's Bookshelf to review his novel Curveball at the Crossroads. Finally, Josh hops back to it with another rousing edition of Ghosts of the Minors. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices2022-01-211h 07Locked On Rays- Daily Podcast On The Tampa Bay RaysLocked On Rays- Daily Podcast On The Tampa Bay RaysInterviewing Rays Stadium Expert Michael Lortz (Part 3)In this episode of the Locked On Rays podcast, we continue our in-depth conversation with Tampa Bay area author/writer Michael Lortz, who runs the website tampabaybaseballmarket.blogspot.com and the popular Twitter handle, @TBBaseballMkt. Also, be sure to check out Michael's new book, 'Curveball At The Crossroads.'Discussed in the final portion of this three-part interview:-The lack of corporate ticket sales for the Tampa Bay Rays-How the Rays trading their superstars impact attendance/rooting interest-How profitable the Rays really might be?-How can the...2021-08-2642 minLocked On Rays- Daily Podcast On The Tampa Bay RaysLocked On Rays- Daily Podcast On The Tampa Bay RaysInterviewing Rays Stadium Expert Michael Lortz (Part 2)In this episode of the Locked On Rays podcast, we continue our in-depth conversation with Tampa Bay area author/writer Michael Lortz, who runs the website tampabaybaseballmarket.blogspot.com and the popular Twitter handle, @TBBaseballMkt. Also, be sure to check out Michael's new book, 'Curveball At The Crossroads.'Discussed in part two of this three-part interview:-Why the Tampa Bay Rays keep doubling-down on the split-city, Montreal plan-The importance of public financing, and whether St. Petersburg and Tampa can offer a better funding package-Ideal Bay Area locations for...2021-08-2531 minLocked On Rays- Daily Podcast On The Tampa Bay RaysLocked On Rays- Daily Podcast On The Tampa Bay RaysInterviewing Rays Stadium Expert Michael Lortz (Part 1)In this episode of the Locked On Rays podcast, we're joined by Tampa Bay area author/writer Michael Lortz, who runs the website tampabaybaseballmarket.blogspot.com and the popular Twitter handle, @TBBaseballMkt.In part one of this three-part interview, we discuss:-Michael's baseball fandom/origin story-Why Tampa Bay Rays attendance at the Trop has become such an issue of late, despite massive on-field success-Ideal Bay Area locations for a new Rays ballparkAlso, be sure to check out Michael's new book, 'Curveball At The Crossroads.'2021-08-2434 minThe EstoBro TV PodcastThe EstoBro TV PodcastCurveball at the CrossroadsSend us a textWith the absence of TV from the show, EstoBro hosted the podcast with special guest Michael Lortz. He and EstoBro begin the show with how a broadcast of murder would go during a sporting event before breaking down the rap career starting for Cole Beasley (2:30). EstoBro encourages his guest to discuss all things Tampa Bay Rays (11:00) as Mr. Lortz is an ideal fan of the local baseball team. Since baseball is the primary focal point of this episode, Mr. Lortz also takes the time to discuss his book Curveball at the Crossroads (40:10). EstoBro...2021-08-111h 22Rays The Roof: A Tampa Bay Rays PodcastRays The Roof: A Tampa Bay Rays PodcastHow Sweep It Is + Stadium Saga Talks w/ Michael Lortz (RTR Ep. 45)The Tampa Bay Rays just took care of the New York Yankees in a three-game sweep over the weekend at Yankee Stadium, improving to 5-1 against the Bronx Bombers this season. With a win in Kansas City already under their belts from Monday, the Rays look to take another series against the Royals. We discuss that, plus have a fantastic and informative discussion about what Rays fans know as the "Stadium Saga" with Michael Lortz, AKA TBBaseballMKT on Twitter. Michael really helped put perspective behind everything and explain this situation as bare-bones as possible. Also, Michael talked...2021-04-2049 minWE THE THUNDER (a Tampa Bay Lightning Fan Podcast)WE THE THUNDER (a Tampa Bay Lightning Fan Podcast)The Sports Bar Episode 2: Featuring Brent Mulberry (Pewtercast) and Michael Lortz (TampaBayBaseballMarket.com)The boys chat with Brent from the Pewtercast Buccaneers podcast and Michael Lortz to talk the economics of Rays baseball in Tampa Bay and his new book (https://curveballatthecrossroads.com/). On this episode: Bucs Talk with Brent Rays Talk with Michael NHL's plans to return Raptors update If you liked this episode try to catch the LIVE show every Wednesday  night at 9pm EST on Facebook, YouTube & Twitch. You can call in,  comment and participate on the show, just like talking sports at your  favorite sports bar. ...2020-12-101h 17The JP Peterson ShowThe JP Peterson ShowMichael Lortz Interview 12-2-2020Michael Lortz comes on the JP Show to talk about the Rays and a new book he wrote. 2020-12-0312 minThe Ruby on Rails PodcastThe Ruby on Rails PodcastEpisode 299: 299: Cover My Culture with Anne Richardson and Alex MillerIt's three's company! CoverMyMeds' engineers, Anne Richardson and Alex Miller, guested on the podcast to discuss CMM's remote developer culture, approach to microservices and commitment to the Ruby community. Links for this episode:CoverMyMeds, The Leader In Electronic Prior AuthorizationBlueJeans: Video Conferencing, Screen Sharing, Video CallsOpen Positions | Careers | CoverMyMedsAlex Miller (@apmiller108) | TwitterAnne Richardson (@lortz) | TwitterEpisode Introduction and Outro by Michael SpringerEpisode Music by Kevin MacLeodBrought to you by: Mirror Placement Thinking about a new Ruby job in 2020...2019-12-1923 minRidiculous InconsistenciesRidiculous InconsistenciesTRIP-003This one has a conversation with Michael Lortz!2019-09-1825 minKPKP - Kein Problem, kein ProduktKPKP - Kein Problem, kein ProduktStand jetzt - Lateback April 2019 Christian und Jacob sprechen in unserem Begleit-Format “Stand jetzt” zum zweiten Mal mit dem Frankfurter Startup LateBack. Die App der beiden Gründer Michael Zierlein und Sebastian “Basti” Hennig ermöglicht Bahn- und Buspendlern im Rhein-Main-Gebiet schnell und unkompliziert Geld für verspätete Fahrten zurück zu bekommen. In dieser Folge erzählen die Beiden, wie sie ihr Geschäfts- und Bezahlmodell in den letzten Monaten angepasst haben und wie stark die Nutzerzahlen in ihrer App gestiegen sind. Außerdem berichten sie von der Presselawine, die sie überrollt hat und wen sie im Moment als Verstärkung fürs Team suchen...2019-04-0146 minKPKP - Kein Problem, kein ProduktKPKP - Kein Problem, kein ProduktStand jetzt - LateBack Ende 2018 Spezial-Ausgabe des KPKP Podcasts!Wir nennen das neue Format “Stand jetzt” – die Idee ist, dass wir mit Gründern und Machern nicht nur ein mal sprechen, sondern sie über einen längeren Zeitraum begleiten und immer wieder den “Stand jetzt” dokumentieren. Also, was gerade los ist, welche Erfolge und Risiken es gibt, etc. Nach einer Weile planen wir uns dann wieder mit Ihnen zu treffen, um rauszufinden, ob Pläne Realität geworden sind, ob es Neuausrichtungen gibt, oder was es sonst Neues gibt.Den Anfang machen wir mit Michael Zierlein von LateBack. LateBack App2018-12-1431 minKPKP - Kein Problem, kein ProduktKPKP - Kein Problem, kein ProduktGründertalk, Tooltipps und die HackordnungIn dieser Folge: Wir sprechen mit Jimdo-Gründer Christian Springub über seine Erfahrungen, Methoden, Tools und Tipps als Entrepreneur und spielen mit ihm “Startup-Raten”. Über was wir sprechen: – Intro und Follow-Up – Interview mit Jimdo-Gründer Christian Springub – Was wir gerne erfunden hätten – Startup-Raten Sponsor dieser Folge: Mit Jimdo kannst Dir ganz einfach eine professionelle Webseite für dein Projekt erstellen. KPKP-Hörer erhalten 20% Rabatt auf JimdoPro oder JimdoBusiness im ersten Jahr. Gültig bis: 31.07.2017 – Gutschein-Code: KPKP2017 Links zur Folge: Tool: Christians Arbeitswerkzeug “Workflowy” Buch: Christian empfieh...2017-06-2745 minA Foot In The Box - Baseball PodcastA Foot In The Box - Baseball PodcastEp 97: The Iron HorseWe remember Lou Gehrig's great career, discuss baseball in the Tampa market with Michael Lortz, look ahead to the 2017 draft, and address the Russian hackers. Listen, subscribe, and enjoy!2017-06-1200 minA Foot In The Box - Baseball PodcastA Foot In The Box - Baseball PodcastEp 97: The Iron HorseThis week's episode includes:Our response to Russian hackers (1:30)#baseballontv: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (16:00)Out of the Box: Are post-Moneyball fat players more draftable? What is Josh Vitters doing in Sioux City? (17:30)TWTW: Home field advantage (29:00)Sounds of the Game: Lou Gehrig's farewell speech (31:30)Deep Dive: Lou Gehrig (35:00)Guest: Michael Lortz (tampabaybaseballmarket.com) (48:15)Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Listen to the podcast at SoundCloud. Please send us emails at afootinthebox@gmail.com. Mentioned in this episode #baseballontv: Ferris Bueller's Day OffOut of the Box: Sam Miller (ESPN), Tom...2017-06-1200 minA Foot In The Box - Baseball PodcastA Foot In The Box - Baseball PodcastEp 97: The Iron HorseThis week's episode includes:Our response to Russian hackers (1:30)#baseballontv: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (16:00)Out of the Box: Are post-Moneyball fat players more draftable? What is Josh Vitters doing in Sioux City? (17:30)TWTW: Home field advantage (29:00)Sounds of the Game: Lou Gehrig's farewell speech (31:30)Deep Dive: Lou Gehrig (35:00)Guest: Michael Lortz (tampabaybaseballmarket.com) (48:15)Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. Listen to the podcast at SoundCloud. Please send us emails at afootinthebox@gmail.com. Mentioned in this episode #baseballontv: Ferris Bueller's Day OffOut of the Box: Sam Miller (ESPN), Tom...2017-06-1200 minTechnology Revolution: The Future of NowTechnology Revolution: The Future of NowFakes, Frauds, Scams: Whos Winning? Part 2Today’s buzz: Fraud. With today’s sophisticated detection and prevention technology, you’d hope we’d be able to stop the bad guys from stealing our money and identities, cheating companies and consumers. Alas, industrious cybercriminals are busy this very second devising clever schemes to attack vulnerable merchants and buyers, creating innocuous-looking blogs and referral sites, targeting chat forums and social media, infecting e-cards. Your organization can't afford to not be vigilant and not be resistant to the risk of corporate fraud. The experts speak. Prakash Santhana, Deloitte: “When the proverbial ‘it’ hits the fan – will you be ready? Because it will…...2014-04-3057 minBiz Buzz with Game Changers, Presented by SAPBiz Buzz with Game Changers, Presented by SAPFakes, Frauds, Scams Whos Winning?Today’s buzz: Fraud. In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain of money or valuables, or to damage an individual. With all our sophisticated technology, surely we’re smarter than the bad guys-and-gals who steal money and identities, and cheat companies and the consumer. Are we? The experts speak. Prakash Santhana, Deloitte: “‘All I want for Christmas’: a cybercriminal’s wish list. Yes, even the naughty ones have a list!” Mike Kosonog, Deloitte: “How to counter frauds, fakes, and scams? Be secure, vigilant, resilient.” Vincent Walden, Ernst & Young: “Today’s fraud schemes are not about ‘cooking the boo...2014-01-2157 minTurn Downtime Into Storytime With Full AudiobookTurn Downtime Into Storytime With Full AudiobookCurveball at the Crossroads Audiobook by Michael LortzListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 563013 Title: Curveball at the Crossroads Author: Michael Lortz Narrator: Torian Brackett Format: Unabridged Length: 07:23:55 Language: English Release date: 12-03-21 Publisher: Findaway Voices Genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, General, Paranormal Summary: After high school baseball phenom JaMark Reliford suffers a career-ending injury in his final game, he makes the deal of a lifetime. A deal that gives him everything he wants, but could cost him everything he loves. Inspired by blues folklore and classic baseball fiction, Michael Lortz writes a new tale of fastballs and phantoms, strikeouts...1970-01-017h 23