Episodes

July 17, 2020

134. Conversation with Mike Yastrzemski

With the 2020 MLB season right around the corner, we talk with San Francisco Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski about preparing for a shortened year, how life will be different as a player and teammate once games get going a…
July 14, 2020

133. Conversation with Burl Carraway

We talk with Burl Carraway (second round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs in the 2020 MLB Draft) about his draft experience and the possibility of making the club this season, as well as the story behind his perfect-for-baseba…
July 8, 2020

132. Conversation with Jared Shuster

We chat with first round draft pick Jared Shuster about his recent experience of being selected by the Atlanta Braves, what it’s like being a part of the 60-man player pool for the 2020 season and how he has handled the heal…
June 26, 2020

131. BASEBALL IS BACK

BASEBALL IS BACK (at least for now), and we talk about its return in depth. We look at the implementation of the Universal DH and whether or not it will/should stay for good, the idea of starting extra innings with runners o…
June 15, 2020

130. Conversation with Dallas Braden

This one is jam-packed. We open up the episode looking at the latest updates regarding a 2020 season, as well as the news surrounding the sealed letter sent by Major League Baseball to the New York Yankees addressing the fin…
June 11, 2020

129. Conversation with Jonny Gomes

World Series Champion Jonny Gomes breaks down a lot for us on this one, including the player/owner negotiations, why even a shortened-season World Series title means everything, the 2013 Red Sox championship season and why t…
May 29, 2020

128. Preparing for a Year Without Baseball

This is a loaded episode folks. We look at the latest negotiations between the MLB and MLBPA and how the proposed sliding salary scale is turning players off to the idea of discussing things further (à la Max Scherzer). We a…
May 19, 2020

127. 90s Decade Draft

We take a break from our 2+ month stretch of MLB quarantine interviews and dive right into our first-ever draft episode, selecting our teams consisting of pitchers, position players and managers whose careers partially or co…
May 5, 2020

126. Conversation with Jerry Hairston Jr.

We talk with the former MLB veteran and current broadcaster about the proposed division realignment for 2020, whether a 100-game championship title means the same, his appreciation for Michael Jordan and “The Last Dance” and…
April 28, 2020

125. Conversation with Jake Cave

We talk with the Twins outfielder about Minnesota’s magical ‘19 season, a myth about the Major League life he quickly debunked, the story behind Joe Mauer flashing a #1 after his final at-bat, his affinity for late night McD…
April 20, 2020

124. Conversation with Zach Plesac

We chat with the Indians righty about staying ready for baseball, the stories behind his tattoos, being in the dugout when Trevor Bauer tossed the ball over the wall, what he did with his first big league check and much, muc…
April 14, 2020

123. Conversation with Carson Fulmer

We talk with the White Sox righthander about possibly playing games by May, what social distanced baseball would look like, his first career strikeout, his hatred for a certain dessert, and much, much more!
April 6, 2020

122. Conversation with Miles Mikolas

We talk with the Cardinals hurler about how he’s staying busy, the Soto crotch grab, incorporating “500” into baseball games, adjusting the DH’s role, pitcher Home Run Derbys, his love for Waffle Houses and much, much more!
March 30, 2020

121. Conversation with Liam Hendriks

We chat with the Oakland A’s closer and 2019 All-Star about life without baseball, integrating fighting into the sport, how accurate Moneyball was, the crazy thing he does while reading, making Tik-Toks with his cats and muc…
March 24, 2020

120. Conversation with Delino DeShields Jr.

We talk with the Cleveland outfielder about what he's doing without any baseball during the coronavirus, what the 2020 season holds and his thoughts on it potentially being canceled, the ways he wants to see the game change,…
March 17, 2020

119. Thanks, Coronavirus

Well this sucks. COVID-19 has pushed back the start of the 2020 season to at least mid-May. We don't know how many games we're going to get. What would a December World Series look like? Could we really live with watching mo…
March 9, 2020

118. To Mic or Not to Mic

We talk about players getting mic’d up in Spring Training and whether it should be a regular thing, Yelich and Moncada deals, Judge and Sale injuries, lay out details for our fantasy league and much, much more!
March 3, 2020

117. Conversation with "Astros Shame Tour"

We talk with Brendan Donley—the guy behind the viral @asterisktour Twitter account—about his campaign to shame Houston in 2020, the banter from Astros fans, what needs to be done about Rob Manfred, and much, much more!
Feb. 26, 2020

116. A Bad Blow for the Yankees

We talk about Luis Severino being out for the year, what it means for New York’s season, whether preseason pick mulligans should be allowed, Jose Altuve and brawls, and much, much more!
Feb. 19, 2020

115. #FireManfred

We talk "Commissioner" Rob Manfred's latest negligent moves, including his handling of the Astros' cheating scandal, his interview with Karl Ravech, his new postseason proposal and much, much more!
Feb. 10, 2020

114. Mookie Betts Trade, A.J. Hinch Interview

We look at the “blockbuster deal” that took all week, the reason the Red Sox may have stalled, talk A.J. Hinch and his recent exclusive interview and much, much more!
Feb. 4, 2020

113. Hot Takes and Predictions for 2020

The most-anticipated episode of the season is here! We break down your hot takes and share our own, predict Wild Card, Division and World Series winners and much, much more!
Jan. 22, 2020

112. Baseball Immortality

We talk Derek Jeter and Larry Walker getting the call to the Hall, the significance of unanimity (or lack thereof), wrap up cheating scandal business, answer your DMs and much, much more!
Jan. 14, 2020

111. A Bad Day for the Astros

We talk the latest news regarding MLB’s punishment for Houston, the firings of A.J. Hinch and Jeff Luhnow, what this means for the future of baseball, whether Rob Manfred redeemed himself and much, much more!