The Baseball Project is a supergroup composed of

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, Scott McCaughey,

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and Linda Pitmon formed in 2007. The performers came together from discussions between McCaughey and Wynn at R.E.M.'s March 21, 2007 induction into the

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. They invited Buck to play

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and Pitmon on

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and recorded their first album, '' Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails'' later that year. Buck and McCaughey have previously played together in

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and The Venus 3,

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, R.E.M., and

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. Wynn is the former leader of The Dream Syndicate as well as Gutterball and currently plays with Pitmon in Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3. The second album from The Baseball Project, '' Volume 2: High and Inside,'' was released on March 1, 2011 on Yep Roc Records. The band followed the record's release with a tour covering the U.S. and appearances at Spring Training games in Arizona's Cactus League. The band also recorded a 'real time' commentary on the 2010 baseball season for ESPN.com: one song every month made available as a free download. The collection was released in 2011 (along with unreleased extra tracks from '' Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails'' and '' Volume 2: High and Inside,'') as ''

The Broadside Ballads ''The Broadside Ballads'' (2011) is an album from The Baseball Project, bringing together songs that were recorded as ‘real time’ commentary on the 2010 baseball season for ESPN.com with unreleased extra tracks from '' Volume 1: Frozen Ropes a ...

''. Their third album, '' 3rd'', was released in 2014.

Discography

Studio albums

*'' Volume 1: Frozen Ropes and Dying Quails'' (Yep Roc, 2008) *'' Volume 2: High and Inside'' (Yep Roc, 2011) *'' 3rd'' (Yep Roc, 2014)

EPs and singles

*''The Homerun EP'' (Yep Roc, 2009) *''El Hombre'' (

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single, 2012)

References

External links

Official website: thebaseballproject.netBroadside Ballads on The Baseball Project's Bandcamp pageInterview on MLB.com''Wall Street Journal'' story (must be subscribed to WSJ)"Batter Up--To the Mic: The Baseball Project" from WBUR, Boston
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