Simply A Fan

09/21/2026

Check out a new podcast that launched last week with our friends at Extra Innings Travel! I’m grateful that Shane invited me to co-host the first episode as we learned all about him and how he started Extra Innings.

Give it a listen on Apple, Spotify or YouTube!

🚨 Chatter Up is now live!

🎙️ In the pilot episode of the podcast, Shane Barclay and Mark Jent discuss the story behind Extra Innings Travel, Shane’s journey through the baseball industry, and the global experiences that shaped his love of the game.

⚾️ Website: https://extrainningstravel.com/chatter-up-podcast/

⚾️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cvj-D64558

⚾️ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shane-barclays-baseball-origin-story/id6812366380?i=1000789794295

⚾️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7r0fb6ONylmw24lmGopaTX?si=12cedab7be734cef

07/19/2026

⚽️ Enjoyed the World Cup? Want to continue the frenzy after today’s finale? Join us on August 15th as first place Nashville SC welcomes defending champ Miami and the great Lionel Messi to Music City! I’ve got a limited number of tickets available with our group at the bargain basement price of $80!

Details on website.

Nashville | August 15

06/29/2026

🏈 Who wants to go to either the Vanderbilt opener versus Austin Peay on September 5th or the Tennessee game November 28th? Our group will be together, a bunch of fun with other families and friends. Tickets will be around face value if you were to buy them thru Vandy direct.

Support our small family business and join us! Details on website.

FirstBank Stadium

06/27/2026

🏈 Want to join us in Knoxville this fall? Let us know which games you’re interested in so you get notified once our group block is secured! First up is the Kennesaw State game on September 19th (evening kickoff) followed by a packed SEC schedule.

Details are on the website!

Neyland Stadium

06/10/2026

Stopped by MoJo Sports Cards today in San Jose on the way to the airport. Zach was helpful as he helped me understand what I pulled from a blaster box of Topps Series 2 on its release day!

If you’re in the area go by and check it out.
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06/10/2026

Had a great time last night at Oracle Park for the Giants-Nationals game with my friend Shane Barclay of Extra Innings Travel! It was my second trip to San Francisco with the first being in 2017.

It’s amazing how many incredible highlights can be packed into just a few hours at the ballpark.
• Visited the Willie McCovey statue on the far side of the ballpark overlooking McCovey Cove
• BP passes that provided us an opportunity to see both teams warm up, take batting practice and meet some players
• Met 3x batting champ and Giants 2B Luis Arraez
• Ripped a pack of Topps with Giants rookie phenom Bryce Eldridge who then hit a mammoth HR in the 9th
• Met Jung Hoo Lee, Dylan Crews, James Wood and former Giant pitcher from my childhood and current broadcaster Mike Krukow
• Saw kids faces light up as they were given bp balls and met the players
• Saw 4 triples
• Visited the Tarps Off section in CF
• Sat 4th row beside Giants dugout
• Biggest highlight was spending seven hours at the park with Shane!

Give and a follow to check out his tours to Japan, Korea, the DR, Netherlands and more.
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05/16/2026

⚽️ Miami & Lionel Messi are coming to Music City August 15th for this season’s premiere matchup for Nashville SC! Both teams sit atop the Eastern Conference as NSC is facing its best season in team history while Miami is defending its MLS Cup title.

💰 For $80, Simply A Fan has you covered with tickets below secondary market prices. You can pay in full or secure yours now for only a $25 deposit.

👏🏼 Support our family small business as we are eyeing this to be our largest NSC match yet.

Nashville | August 15

05/12/2026

Join Simply A Fan on this epic adventure for the 2026 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Weekend! This four day, three night excursion provides you multiple days to tour the Hall of Fame, walk Main Street in Cooperstown, meet current Hall of Famers and of course enjoy the induction ceremony of Braves legend Andruw Jones along with Carlos Beltran and Jeff Kent.

Schedule, pricing and more details on the website.

Cooperstown | July 2026

04/22/2026

🏟️ Pick Your Park: Fenway or Wrigley!
If you want to join us at the one of the most iconic ballparks in the country, head over to the website simplyafan.com to check out details and cast your vote for a summer adventure! There will be no hanging chads, recounts or shady election shenanigans…it’s all above aboard. If you want yo go, your vote matters!

04/15/2026

On this day 79 years ago Jackie Robinson stepped across the chalk line at Ebbets Field to make his Major League Debut. He would go on to not only change the game, but was a torchbearer in the civil rights movement.

Today there are only two Brooklyn Dodgers left who were teammates with Jackie - one is the great Sandy Koufax (90) and the other is Bob Aspromonte (87). I called Mr. Bob last night to talk about his memories and relationship with number 42. Within the first 10 minutes of their first encounter, Jackie gave him his glove. Here is that story. Enjoy.

by Mark Jent Jackie Robinson made his debut 79 years ago today – April 15, 1947. The most significant moment in baseball history was a mere footnote in the papers the next day, but now nearly eight decades later it is celebrated every April 15th as Jackie Robinson Day in ballparks across the count...