Listen "Episode 1: Todd "Parney" Parnell"
Episode Synopsis
On the debut episode of The Funnville Nine, Flying Squirrels play-by-play broadcaster Trey Wilson chats with the team's VP & COO, Todd "Parney" Parnell. Parney discusses his path from growing up in Locust, N.C. to becoming one of the most recognizable faces and innovative minds in Minor League Baseball. He talks about his time with the Reading Phillies, Kannapolis Intimidators, Altoona Curve and founding the Richmond Flying Squirrels franchise. Hear stories about carving out a wiffle ball field in yard as a kid, finding direction at Messiah College in Pennsylvania, breaking into the baseball world, working with Dale Earnhardt, Nate McLouth playing catch in a bar parking lot in Altoona, Pa., resulting in a broken car window, and building the Flying Squirrels from scratch ahead of the 2010 season.
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