On Thursday July 17th, Cooperstown Hall of Fame baseball writer Bob Elliott joins TheScore.Com’s Drew Fairservice and Sportsnet Magazine’s Arden Zwelling on the fifth edition of Pitch: Talks on Baseball.

PITCH: Talks On Baseball is a new speaker series. Think TED Talks with grass stains.

Previous PITCH speakers include: Dan Shulman (ESPN), Jonah Keri (Grantland) Mike Wilner (Fan 590), Shi Davidi and Michael Grange (Sportsnet), John Lott (National Post), Richard Griffin and Brendan Kennedy (Toronto Star), Scott MacArthur (TSN Radio), and Cathal Kelly (Globe & Mail).

Our mission is to connect with the growing crowd of sophisticated baseball enthusiasts in Toronto by facilitating informed and entertaining discussions on the game we love. The format is broad and flexible and can include storytelling, presentations, debate

, panels and lectures and is at the discretion of the guest speaker.

Every PITCH includes interactive open question period with the speaker.

Pitch #5: Talks on Baseball

Program

Part 1: Pitch Panel hosted by Graham Kay featuring Arden Zwelling & Joanna Cornish

Part 2: Drew Fairservice on “How Not To Be A Baseball Jerk”

Part 3: In conversation with Bob Elliott hosted by Melissa Couto.

• Bob Elliott (Toronto Sun)

• Drew Fairservice (TheScore.Com, Drunk Jays Fans)

• Melissa Couto (The Canadian Press, Canadian Baseball Network)

• Arden Zwelling (Sportsnet Magazine)

• Joanna Cornish (HumandChuck.com)

• Graham Kay (Just For Laughs, XM Radio’s Sport Brahs)

Date: Thursday June 19, Doors at 6:30pm, Show at 7:00pm.

Tickets: $15