Pig Pod: Recent Episodes
Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Pig Pod is your weekly dose of sizzle hosted by the Lehigh Valley IronPigs' Mike Ventola and Matt Stratton. Mike and Matt talk the latest in IronPigs baseball, Major League Baseball, pop culture, and more!
IronPigs broadcaster sat down with Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering at the Phillies Winter Caravan for this latest edition of the PigPod!
Freshly re-signed RHP Tyler Phillips is the final guest of 2023 on the PigPod. A local product, Tyler talks about his baseball journey, including his rehab through Tommy John surgery and how his Mom helped him negotiate his first contract!
IronPigs outfielder Cal Stevenson joins the podcast to chat with voice of the IronPigs, Sam Jellinek! Cal covers a wide array of topics, ranging from his whirlwind 2023 season that saw him play for three organizations, to his upbringing in California that included plyaing high school baseball against his Dad!
Sam Jellinek chats with IronPigs infielder Nick Podkul who recently re-signed with the Phillies! They cover what Nick's been up to this offseason, some of the best chirps Nick's heard on the field, and all of the sons of famous players he's played with!
IronPigs broadcaster Sam Jellinek sits down with IronPigs infielder Weston Wilson to talk about his background and his journey to the Lehigh Valley..
Sam Jellinek chats with IronPigs reliever Trey Cobb on the first Pig Pod episode of the 2023 season! Trey dives into his backstory, his grandfather who played 10 years in the Majors, converting to a sidearmer, and what he has to do every half inning out in the bullpen each game.
Mike Ventola is joined by IronPigs President and General Manager, Kurt Landes. Mike talks with Kurt about his journey throughout Minor League Baseball, his role with the IronPigs, plus an update regarding the construction at Coca-Cola Park.
Phillies Third Baseman, Alec Bohm stops by the PIGPOD at the Phillies Winter Caravan! Mike Ventola asks him about his days in Lehigh Valley plus the fun he's had since being called up to Philadelphia!
Mike and Matthew catch us up to speed with the voting for the 15 favorite IronPigs players by fans, an in-depth look at IronPigs Membership clubs, and an early look the promotional schedule for the 2023 season!
Mike Ventola and Matthew Bari talk about their holiday break plus give fans an inside look on what's happening around Coca-Cola Park! Matt Sommers, Manager, IronPigs Charities stops by the POD to talk Winter Caravan and more!
Mike Ventola and Kevin Whitehead breakdown the IronPigs on-going "Favorite 15 IronPigs Players of All-Time" contest decided by fans + former IronPigs player Mike Cervenak joins the POD to talk about what he's been up too lately!
Mike Ventola is joined by Kevin Whitehead, Director of Multimedia and Entertainment to talk about the recent Baseball Hall of Fame Voting. PigPod hosts Ryan Eldredge and Kristen Bartholomew from Dorney Park this week to talk rollercoasters, events, and more!
Mike Ventola gives us an IronPigs free agent update + Phillips Armstrong, County Executive of Lehigh County stops by to talk with Mike and Matthew Bari.
Media Relations Manager Mike Ventola and Senior Director, Marketing and Entertainment Matthew Bari discuss the Thanksgiving Day holiday and everyone's favorite mascot, FeRROUS! PigPod also gets a visit from Kevin Killion, FeRROUS' best friend!
Media Relations Manager Mike Ventola and Senior Director, Marketing and Entertainment Matthew Bari discuss Marvel (again), a look at the 2023 IronPigs schedule, and construction update! Also, Mike sits down with Holly Harrar of Discover Lehigh Valley!
This week, Media Relations Manager Mike Ventola and Senior Director, Marketing and Entertainment Matthew Bari discuss the Phillies playoff run, the beginning of the offseason at Coca-Cola Park, and Promotional topics for 2023. In addition, Mike sits down with Phillies Radio Announcer Scott Franzke
In the 'Pigs podcast debut, Media Relations Manager Mike Ventola and Digital Media Director Matt Stratton discuss the successful 2022 IronPigs season, the Phillies clinching the NLCS SAID. SAID. and they catch up with former 'Pigs and current Phillies First Baseman, Darick "Long Ball" Hall.