Episode 33 -- Curt Bloom

Curt Bloom was the play-by-play announcer for the Birmingham Barons, the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, in 1994 for the one (and only) season that Michael Jordan played professional baseball. It's a season he'll never forget and a season that forever bonds those who experienced it.

On Episode 33 of the Life Around the Seams, hardwood meats hardball. Bloom was there for every game, every at-bat, every bus ride, every visiting hotel, every mob scene as fans wanted a glimpse of the greatest basketball player alive trying to play professional baseball.

We discussed how the Barons front office scrambled to get ready for Jordan, the facts and fiction about the famous bus the Barons used, pickup basketball games, MJ rubbing his wife's pregnant belly for good luck, Jordan's work ethic and improvement as the season progressed, and much more. Bloom's memory is fabulous, and if you want original audio from 1994, we recommend his personal website for clips and interviews: https://curtbloom.com/?page_id=1323