Perri Kitei Got Hit by a Foul Ball While Broadcasting… TWICE
Mad Props with Chris Schnabel
08/10/26
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Welcome to Mad Props. Host Chris Schnabel welcomes sports broadcaster Perri Kitei for a conversation about her journey into play-by-play, working with the Portland Sea Dogs, breaking into sports media, and the viral foul ball moments that put her in front of millions of baseball fans.
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Perri went viral after being hit by a foul ball while calling a Portland Sea Dogs game — and somehow, it wasn't even the first time it happened. The clips spread across MLB, ESPN, CBS Sports and social media, but there's much more to her broadcasting career than one viral moment.
Perri takes Chris through her path from college broadcasting and the Cape Cod Baseball League to calling professional baseball, hosting pregame and postgame coverage, producing broadcasts, preparing game notes, coordinating player interviews and handling the countless responsibilities that come with working in Minor League Baseball.
Chris and Perri also compare their own broadcasting backgrounds, including their early experiences in college radio and play-by-play, and discuss why constantly getting reps is one of the most important parts of improving behind a microphone.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Welcome to Mad Props & Introducing Perri Kitei
01:23 – Perri Kitei Joins the Show
01:30 – Getting Hit by a Foul Ball While Broadcasting
03:21 – Going Viral Across MLB, ESPN & CBS Sports
06:43 – How Perri Got Her Start in Broadcasting
13:23 – Doing Everything Yourself Behind a Sports Broadcast
15:22 – Learning From Your Old Broadcasts & Improving
17:20 – Perri Reveals She Was Hit by a Foul Ball Twice
20:08 – Growing Up a Cubs & Bengals Fan
25:21 – Women in Minor League Baseball Broadcasting
26:38 – The Dodgers, MLB Spending & Competitive Balance
32:49 – Perri's Future in Basketball & Multi-Sport Broadcasting
38:45 – Final Thoughts
Previous Episode
Welcome to Mad Props. Host Chris Schnabel welcomes YouTuber History Helms for a conversation about the art of making history entertaining, building a successful YouTube channel, and turning historical events into engaging stories that millions of people want to watch.
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History Helms discusses how his YouTube channel came to life, why he chooses the topics he covers, and how he balances historical accuracy with entertaining storytelling. Chris and History Helms also dive into college football, movies, music, Kanye West, YouTube algorithms, consistency, and what it takes to build an audience online.
Whether you're passionate about history, YouTube, filmmaking, storytelling, documentaries, or creating educational content, this episode offers an inside look at one of YouTube's rising history creators.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Welcome to Mad Props
00:21 – A Message About the Spokane Wildfires
03:57 – Why Spokane Changed Chris' Life
06:12 – Introducing History Helms
07:04 – How the History Helms YouTube Channel Began
09:07 – Growing a Channel & Understanding the YouTube Algorithm
13:06 – College Football, Sports & YouTube Recommendations
16:18 – Researching History Videos
19:34 – Movies, Books & Great Storytelling
23:11 – Picking Historical Topics That Connect
27:42 – Balancing Accuracy With Entertainment
31:16 – Favorite History Subjects & Historical Figures
36:04 – Music, Kanye West & Creative Inspiration
40:11 – Advice for New YouTube Creators
45:08 – The Future of History Helms
49:36 – Final Thoughts & Where to Follow History Helms
52:48 – Supporting Spokane & Episode Outro
Next Episode
Welcome to Mad Props. Host Chris Schnabel sits down with writer Robert Saucedo at Comicpalooza in Houston to talk about Where Wolf, Curse of the Werewolf, horror-comedy, independent comics, monster movies, Texas storytelling, and the process of bringing a graphic novel to life.
Robert explains the wild premise behind Curse of the Werewolf: a reporter goes undercover at a furry convention to stop a werewolf from eating everyone.
Yes, you read that correctly.
Robert shares how his love of monsters, horror, comics and animation helped shape a series he describes as Rick and Morty meets Scooby-Doo. He and Chris dive into the lasting influence of Scooby-Doo, the possibility of bringing Where Wolf into animation, and how Robert went from a lifelong fan to writing and publishing his own nearly 300-page graphic novel.
They also get into the realities of independent comics, including finding the right artist, maintaining creative control, promoting your own work, selling at conventions, learning what actually gets people to stop at a booth, and using Comicpalooza to connect directly with readers.
The conversation eventually goes well beyond comics as Robert and Chris discuss Houston, Texas, monster movies, killer whales, hurricanes, tornadoes, concerts, music, film festivals, the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the random interests that can eventually become inspiration for a creative project.
Whether you're into horror comics, graphic novels, werewolves, Scooby-Doo, independent publishing, Comicpalooza, monster movies or the creative process behind making your own comic, this episode is a look at what happens when you take a weird idea seriously enough to turn it into something real.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 – Welcome Robert Saucedo
01:51 – Where Wolf, Scooby-Doo & Comicpalooza
05:09 – Conventions, Artist Alley & Connecting With Fans
09:00 – How Robert Became a Comic Book Writer
11:40 – Creating & Selling an Independent Graphic Novel
15:52 – Comic Books, Horror & Creative Influences
19:19 – Expanding the Werewolf Universe
23:21 – Killer Whales, Texas & Unexpected Inspiration
27:50 – Music, Movies & Pop Culture
32:13 – Film Festivals, Recognition & What's Next
34:21 – Outro
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