AngelsWin Podcast - Episode 22 (Special Guest Tim Mead)

[Chuck]

For the first time, the guys welcome a Special Guest into the podcast for Episode 22!  And what a guest they got!  Former Angels Vice President of Communications, Tim Mead!  Tim started with the team in 1980 as intern and worked with the team until 2019 when he was named the 7th President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.  The stories he has to share are endless!  In this episode they talk about: Trout, Ohtani, Pujols, Salmon, Anderson, Abbott, Spiezio, (deep breath), Landston, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Rush, Bruce Hornsby, Zakk Wylde, Kevin Costner, Tom Selleck (deep breath), retiring numbers, the Hall of Fame, communications in the age of social media and soooo much more!  This is a must listen to episode! 

 

[Chuck]

 

[Spirit]

Some nice shout outs to @Dave Saltzer on this episode!

 

[BTH]

great episode!

Tim is probably enjoying his time away from the team but, selfishly, I'd love it if he came back for a couple of years to try and settle this rocking boat a bit.

[disarcina]

have to listen to this,.

why did the leave the HOF position?  

Seemed like a dream job and then he up and left suddenly. --no. explanation really ever given.

[disarcina]

enjoyed the Mead. podcast.

thanks for doing that.

no one asked him what he is doing these days -- I don't think he's just sitting around the house.

[Chuck]

6 hours ago, disarcina said:

enjoyed the Mead. podcast.

thanks for doing that.

no one asked him what he is doing these days -- I don't think he's just sitting around the house.

We talked to him before the show started and it was in the intro. He spends most of his time with his grandchildren and going to concerts, especially Metallica concerts! 

[Chuck]

Lots of @Jeff Fletcher shoutouts in the podcast as well.

[Angelsjunky]

1 hour ago, Chuckster70 said:

Lots of @Jeff Fletcher shoutouts in the podcast as well.

Yeah - it is a good characterization. We're lucky to have Jeff as our beat writer.

Another nice one, guys.

[Spirit]

8 hours ago, disarcina said:

enjoyed the Mead. podcast.

thanks for doing that.

no one asked him what he is doing these days -- I don't think he's just sitting around the house.

 

It's a good point.  There were soooo many things we didn't get to.  I actually was messaging with Tim this morning about that.  We will absolutely have him back on and be sure to dig into that one.  I also want to really dig into the differences between working for the cowboy, Disney and Arte.

 

[Chuck]

3 hours ago, Spirit said:

I also want to really dig into the differences between working for the cowboy, Disney and Arte.

 

Yes!! 

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

Great Job guys!!! Hope to see Tim on here again soon. Great albums as always @Spirit thank you as always @Chuckster70 and Geoff. is Victor coming back on next week? Can't wait for the season recap episode. 

[Spirit]

3 hours ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

Great Job guys!!! Hope to see Tim on here again soon. Great albums as always @Spirit thank you as always @Chuckster70 and Geoff. is Victor coming back on next week? Can't wait for the season recap episode. 

 

We talked about Dressed To Kill.  Did you recognize the Rush album?

 

[T.G.]

Really enjoyed this episode.  Tim Mead is pure class. Great work again, guys!

[UndertheHalo]

Really enjoyed his insights on the retired numbers business.  A bunch of other cool stories as well.  Must have been a lot of fun. 

[T.G.]

I look forward to move podcasts with Tim Mead.  The stories are the best part!  I've always believed Scioscia changed the mindset of the organization and Tim pointed that out.  I loved how he changed the mindset of "competing" to "contending."

[SlappyUtilityMIF]

14 hours ago, Spirit said:

 

We talked about Dressed To Kill.  Did you recognize the Rush album?

 

Was that Counterparts? Or, could have been a remastered cover of 2112?

[Spirit]

10 hours ago, SlappyUtilityMIF said:

Was that Counterparts? Or, could have been a remastered cover of 2112?

 

[Torridd]

On 9/23/2023 at 9:38 PM, Chuckster70 said:

For the first time, the guys welcome a Special Guest into the podcast for Episode 22!  And what a guest they got!  Former Angels Vice President of Communications, Tim Mead!  Tim started with the team in 1980 as intern and worked with the team until 2019 when he was named the 7th President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.  The stories he has to share are endless!  In this episode they talk about: Trout, Ohtani, Pujols, Salmon, Anderson, Abbott, Spiezio, (deep breath), Landston, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Rush, Bruce Hornsby, Zakk Wylde, Kevin Costner, Tom Selleck (deep breath), retiring numbers, the Hall of Fame, communications in the age of social media and soooo much more!  This is a must listen to episode! 

 

Great episode! Tim is a class act! Loved hearing all the insights, and, for me, the optimism is great! Great job guys! 

[disarcina]

On 9/24/2023 at 8:38 AM, Spirit said:

t's a good point.  There were soooo many things we didn't get to.  I actually was messaging with Tim this morning about that.  We will absolutely have him back on and be sure to dig into that one.  I also want to really dig into the di

didn't get the full quote here -- but you sort of did get into the Disney vs. Arte discussion a little bit. Mead mentioned something about R stuff being routed through the Disney 'department' and Disney folks leaving the office 5 pm on Friday when developing events needed to be responded to, addressed.

[Tank]

good episode. fun to listen to his stories.

look forward to hearing more from him, especially when i co-host.

[Spirit]

15 hours ago, disarcina said:

didn't get the full quote here -- but you sort of did get into the Disney vs. Arte discussion a little bit. Mead mentioned something about R stuff being routed through the Disney 'department' and Disney folks leaving the office 5 pm on Friday when developing events needed to be responded to, addressed.

 

It was actually that part of the conversation when I was thinking, "we really need to dive into this deeper."

 

[Chuck]

Heads up, we're recording episode 23 with Victor Rojas tomorrow night. Should be posted thereafter.