Baseball HOF voter Dan Brown joined us to talk about his HOF votes. He offered his take on what is the Hall of Very Good and why it is not what we should be talking about. Check out this short from our podcast this week.
When we talked with The Athletic's Dan Brown on our podcast this week, as a BBWAA voter he wondered about Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens getting in and how many HOFers would decline to show up for their induction. What about that? Check out this short and our podcast!
It's always worth listening to a real-live baseball writer and voter like Daniel Brown of the The Athletic. We talked with him about his yea vote for Mariners righty Felix Hernandez who did not make it this time around. Does Felix belong in the HOF? Check out our short from…
In this short from our podcast this we talked w The Athletic's Dan Brown about his HOF votes as a BBWAA writer. He voted for both Carlos Beltran (who got in) and Bobby Abreu who did not. We talked about why. Check out the episode too and thanks for watching!
For the third straight year The Athletic's writer Daniel Brown who is also a BBWAA voter, discussed his and his fellow writer's votes for the Hall-of-Fame. Center fielders Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones both were elected with a few players making big strides in the their voting totals. We talked…
#Dodgers spend because they can. So do the #Mets as well as other teams like #Yankees & now #BlueJays #RedSox and #Cubs. But is Kyle Tucker's 4-year $240M deal a bad contract? Check out our take from this week's podcast and thanks for watching!
#Dodgers signing of Kyle Tucker didn't break #MLB but does signal that the owners are loading for a lockout in order to institute a salary cap. MLB Players won't agree to that unless a salary floor is part of the negotiation. That's never been something the owners want. Gordon said…
We were about to record our podcast last Friday when the report came out that Bo Bichette signed with the #Mets. Bichette the Met spurned a 7-year deal with Philadelphia as the Met offer had a higher Average Annual Value. We were surprised! Check out the entire podcast!
Happy MLK Day. A little late but hopefully worth the wait. When we recorded this episode the news that #Mets signed Bo Bichette for 3 years $120M had just dropped and Gordon wasn't aware until Mark told him! Kyle Tucker's behemoth contract led to a discussion of a baseball salary…
From this week's podcast - With the 4 big free agents yet to sign (Valdez, Tucker, Bellinger, and Bregman), are the owners working together to not sign free agents in advance of a potential work stoppage beginning in December? Check out this short and thanks for watching!
The #BlueJays have gone big this off-season signing some big-time free agents. Where will Kaz Okamoto play in the field? From this week's podcast check out this short and thanks for watching!
Babe Ruth did it 9 times and so did Lou Gehrig. Barry Bonds 7 times along with Ted Williams. But we call out a few of the names that might blow your mind. Getting on base 300 times means almost getting on base an average 2 times every game you…
While Bregman, Bellinger, Tucker, and Valdez wait for some team to pull the trigger and sign them, two more Japanese League players - Imai and Okamoto signed with the Astros and Blue Jays respectively. Baseball WAR scores are not adjusted for when players played. But that does not acknowledge what…
We talked about the BBWAA Hall of Fame Voting and how Felix is gaining some votes. How does Felix compare to another Seattle Mariner HOFer Randy Johnson? From this week's podcast. Happy New Year!
From our podcast this week. The Motor City Kitties are considering a trade of what might be the best pitcher in @MLB. This is because they are not likely to pay the HUGE contract Skubal will be offered by other teams. Do they hold on to him for the World…
Free agent hitters Cody Bellinger, Alex Bregman, & Kyle Tucker have still not yet found a team for the 2026 season as the dog days of winter continue. Framber Valdez and Zac Gallen are also still out there as starting pitchers along with Chris Bassitt. But relief pitchers are off…
Author Steve Dittmore joined the podcast to discuss his book "Jim Gilliam - The Forgotten Dodger". Gilliam played in 7 WS for the Dodgers with the first being the 1955 championship. The others came while he was in Los Angeles. From our podcast this week. Thanks for watching!
Author Steve Dittmore joined our podcast to discuss his book -Jim Gilliam - The Forgotten Dodger. We asked him who on the current Dodger team would be under-appreciated and undervalued. The answer might surprise you. From our podcast this week. Thanks for watching!
Dr. Stephen W. Dittmore has written a book that needed to be written about Jim "Junior" Gilliam. Gilliam followed HOFer Jackie Robinson through Montreal to Brooklyn and was signed by Branch Rickey. Not quite a HOFer himself, Gilliam was a member of four Dodger World Series winning teams - one…
Both manager Terry Collins and crew chief Tom Hallion were on hand at the Queens Baseball Convention to discuss the famous rant by Terry Collins in the 2016 after Chase Utley of the Dodgers broke Met IF Ruben Tejada's leg on a slide at 2B. Neither knew the whole thing…
The Mets began 2024 terribly. But then they got hot and made it all the way to the NLCS where they lost to the Dodgers. That made them think they might be only a step or two away from making and winning the World Series. It all came crashing down…
Brett Baty was interviewed by fellow podcaster Three Inning Fan's Kelly Franco at the Queens Baseball Convention - a New York Met fan fest. Baty mentioned getting engaged this past season and his fiancee was in the room. He talked about the proposal itself. From our podcast this week. Check…
Closer Robert Suarez goes to Braves who only need to figure out shortstop to be a juggernaut once again. The Tigers signed future HOFer Kenley Jansen & re-signed Kyle Finnegan. Sure doesn't look like a team about to trade 2 time AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. Pete Alonso leaves…
From this week's podcast before the Dodgers grabbed closer from now former #Mets Edwin Diaz. When it comes to Free Agents you can't be rational and have to pay more than you want to.