Podcast Episode 7 -- Pitcher/Comedian Tim Dillard

When you think of somebody who has spent their entire career playing for one organization, you usually think of Tony Gwynn with the Padres, Chipper Jones with the Braves, or Cal Ripken, Jr. with the Orioles. The name Tim Dillard probably does not come to mind. 

Yet in many ways, it's even more remarkable that Dillard has only played for the Milwaukee Brewers organization: 16 years total, parts of four years in the majors (73 appearances), and 12 years in the triple-A Pacific Coast League, eight when the affiliate was in Nashville and four when the affiliate was in Colorado Springs. [Dillard also played very briefly for an independent team.]

In Episode 7 of the "Life Around the Seams" podcast, we discuss how and why Dillard has stayed with one organization, how at age 34 his value now is just as much as a quasi-coach and therapy dog as it is a relief pitcher, based primarily on the 500-plus videos he's made and posted on social media.

We also discuss growing up around the ballpark when his father was a minor league manager, his initial "callup" to the majors, his conversion to sidearm pitcher, his next "callup" to the majors, and his most recent "social media callup" to Milwaukee.

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