Episodes

June 5, 2023

360. Stephen Strasburg Shut Down

We talk series outcomes from the weekend, standings updates, whether the central divisions should be abolished, Aaron Judge running through a wall, Stephen Strasburg being shut down from all activity and whether we’ve seen h…
June 1, 2023

359. Why Even Have All-Star Voting

We talk recent noteworthy performances from around the league, including Julio Rodriguez, Marcus Semien, Freddie Freeman and more, Mike Soroka and Liam Hendriks’ returns, the Cardinals being a first-place team if you conside…
May 25, 2023

358. Don’t Mess With Texas

We finally get around to giving the Texas Rangers the respect they’re due, Nathan Eovaldi being an absolute HORSE, Marcus Semien quietly being one of the best players in baseball and other Rangers contributing to the upward …
May 22, 2023

357. Guess Who’s Back

We talk news and notes from this weekend’s series, update you on the standings as we head into the end of May, highlight teams that have hit their stride, including the Astros, Yankees, Mets and Cardinals, discuss the Oriole…
May 18, 2023

356. Yankees-Jays Drama

We talk the series between the Yankees and Jays, including the Aaron Judge sign-stealing accusations, Domingo German’s sticky substance ejection and Danny Jansen’s walk-off, Pete Alonso walking off the best team in baseball,…
May 15, 2023

355. Mother’s Day Weekend Recap feat. Ryan Ripken

We are joined by friend of the podcast Ryan Ripken to talk news and notes from Mother’s Day Weekend, including series outcomes, standings updates, and items including Bryce Harper and the Phillies scuffling with the Rockies …
May 11, 2023

354. Kenley Jansen Gets 400 Saves

We talk Kenley Jansen becoming the seventh pitcher to record 400 saves, what his Hall of Fame case looks like, the Orioles taking the series from the Rays, noteworthy performances from Sean Murphy, Masataka Yoshida, Eduardo …
May 4, 2023

353. St. Losing Cardinals

We talk the Cardinals being one of the worst teams in baseball, who’s going to get fired first, and what needs to change for St. Louis to return to its winning ways, recent noteworthy performances from Max Muncy, Ronald Acuñ…
May 1, 2023

352. Bryce Harper’s Return

We talk news and notes from the series over the weekend, including MLB’s Mexico City series, the White Sox ending their 10-game losing streak, the Pirates being the first National League team to 20 wins, the Cardinals being …
April 27, 2023

351. White Sox Woes

We talk White Sox getting off to one of their worst starts in franchise history and whether it even matters being in the American League Central, Bryan Reynolds’ 8-year extension with the Pirates, good and bad performances f…
April 24, 2023

350. The First Place Pittsburgh Pirates

We talk news and notes from the weekend series, including the Pirates pushing their win streak to seven games and sliding into first place in the NL Central, the Braves dropping not one, not two, but three promo night contes…
April 20, 2023

349. Las Vegas A’s

We talk breaking news surrounding the A’s purchasing land in Las Vegas for a new ballpark, what this means for Oakland fans and future expansion in baseball, MLB experimenting with more rule changes in the Atlantic League, i…
April 17, 2023

348. Aces Doing Ace Things

We talk weekend series news and notes, including big time performances from Gerritt Cole, Luis Castillo and others, the Red Sox being the last team to do something every other team had already done, the possum living in the …
April 13, 2023

347. More Home Runs, Celebrations and Utah

We talk Tampa Bay Rays continuing to mash home runs, score runs, and prevent runs from scoring, noteworthy performances from the week including Sandy Alcantara getting lit up, Jordan Walker’s hit streak, Ryan Mountcastle mas…
April 10, 2023

346. Rays Just Keep Winning

We talk the Tampa Bay Rays 9-0 start, the historic offensive numbers they’ve put up, how sweeps even against garbage teams aren’t always the easiest thing, Oneil Cruz’s fractured ankle, the Padres beating up on the Braves on…
April 6, 2023

345. An MLB Game Under Two Hours

We talk Sandy Alcantara’s 1 hour-57 minute complete game shutout, how the in-game experience is changing for fans, Ollie Marmol calling out Tyler O’Neill for a lack of effort a week into the season, Manny Machado and Tim And…
April 3, 2023

344. Opening Weekend Reactions

We talk all things Opening Weekend, including our knee-jerk reactions to some storylines around the league, the regular season introduction of the rule changes, how the pitch clock went for fans at home and at the park, the …
March 27, 2023

343. Hot Takes and Predictions for 2023

This is it folks. The episode you wait all year for. Our hot takes and predictions for the 2023 season. We evaluate our 2022 picks, predict final standings, postseason results, award winners, storylines to follow, over/under…
March 23, 2023

342. The Winner of the WBC: Baseball

We talk the epic finale to the World Baseball Classic between Team USA and Team Japan, the final at-bat between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout, the new versions of players that we had never seen before, how a Team USA loss is …
March 16, 2023

341. Live From the World Baseball Classic

Coming to you live from Phoenix, Arizona, we recap our week at the World Baseball Classic, Spring Training games and even an Arizona State game. We talk about how passionate and awesome the fans were (including many who we w…
March 6, 2023

340. Shift Ban Loopholes

We talk about the shift ban loopholes already being exploited, what should be done to account for the loopholes, the Dodgers being reported as the favorites to land Shohei Ohtani, Gavin Lux missing the 2023 season, Tyler Gla…
March 1, 2023

3-0 Changeup: Board Games

Today we’re talking all things board games, including which ones are best, which should be donated / thrown in the trash, which games you’d rather take a nap over playing, classics vs. new games, easy vs. super-strategic gam…
Feb. 27, 2023

339. Pitch Clock Chaos

We talk about the first impressions of the new pitch clock, how it’s changed the game so far, where it needs to be fixed, what improves and what suffers as a result of the 15-second window, a game ending on a violation, the …
Feb. 23, 2023

3-0 Changeup: Cereal

Today we’re talking all things cereal, including best kinds, overrated and overrated, ones we should all agree to just let expire, cereals that should have never been made into cereal (wait until you find out about the one w…