The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals

#519 - Felipe Esparza's WILD History With The Dodgers

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Felipe Esparza describes an assistant coach getting naked on PCP during a Little League game.

Trey Elling interviews comedian Felipe Esparza about his connections to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Esparza starts by discussing his current tour and voiceover work for Adult Swim, comparing it to acting and stand-up comedy. He reflects on aging, such as needing reading glasses, and shares childhood memories of selling souvenirs at Dodger Stadium without sunscreen or sunglasses. Esparza describes his early job selling Dodgers gear, making only $30 a day, and being offered a car sales job. He talks about Dodgers hot dogs from Farmer John and broadcaster Vin Scully's storytelling style. A major story involves an assistant coach on his Little League team who stripped naked, possibly on PCP, leading to a chaotic scene. Esparza recounts throwing out a first pitch at Dodger Stadium after winning Last Comic Standing, practicing in Elysian Park and mimicking pitchers like Hideo Nomo. He details getting kicked out of Dodger Stadium twice: first as a kid when he and others threw paper airplanes, causing a forfeit, and second during bat night for fake wrestling. Esparza mentions other incidents, like two women being ejected for kissing. The conversation shifts to his love for stand-up comedy, writing jokes, and performing at venues like Comedy Mothership in Austin. He critiques audience behavior, such as bringing babies to shows, and shares impressions of Austin's 6th Street and Leslie, a local figure. The episode blends personal anecdotes with comedic insights into sports and entertainment.

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Felipe Esparza turns a youth baseball memory into loose, off-kilter comic storytelling.

Felipe Esparza's baseball memories land with the same loose energy as the larger conversation around them. The talk moves from Adult Swim voice work to why a booth can feel easier than acting, then settles into a youth game derailed by an assistant coach stripping naked in the…

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You get Felipe Esparza in a loose, sideways conversation: Adult Swim voiceovers, a youth ballgame, borrowed gear, and one assistant coach who takes the dugout story somewhere very naked.

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