Bad Baseball Grannies with Kelsey McKinney

About this episode

Kelsey McKinney joins Drew Magary and David Roth to discuss baseball, dining experiences, and answer listener questions.

Drew is off frolicking on another continent, so it’s time to talk about baseball! Kelsey is back with Roth to swap their first ballpark stories of the 2026 season. Of course, there’s lots of new things to grab your attention at a baseball game this year - especially if you happen to know a guy at the Elias Sports Bureau who you can ask obscure questions in the middle of the night. Then, they talk about their shared passion of eating out at restaurants: did Roth embarrass himself at a friends and family dinner, despite Kelsey’s advice? Finally, they open up the Funbag and share the quotes that are stuck in their heads forever. Do you want to hear your question answered on the pod? Well, give us a call at 909-726-3720. That is 909-PANERA-0! Stuff We Talked About Nitrate toxicity A 33 mph Eephus Bunting and slapping Saint Liam Hicks Egging CB Bucknor’s house Discrete and finishable tasks A classic Sweet Davey Maneuver™ Gnarly bamboo Credits - Hosts: Drew Magary & David Roth - Producer: Brandon Grugle - Editor: Mischa Stanton - Production Services & Ads: Multitude Podcasts - Subscribe to Defector ! About The Show The Distraction is Defector's flagship podcast about sports…

People in this episode

Hosts: Drew Magary, David Roth

Guest: Kelsey McKinney

Topics covered

• baseball
• restaurants
• Funbag
• sports stories
• 2026 season

Keywords

• baseball
• Kelsey McKinney
• Drew Magary
• David Roth
• Elias Sports Bureau
• Funbag
• 2026 season
• restaurants
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Elias Sports Bureau, Defector Media, Multitude Podcasts

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