More people are talking about the #pirates which is a good thing! Budding star O'Neil Cruz has some of the highest batted ball exit velocities in #mlb. He moved to CF from SS and is still learning the position and may be a RF eventually. As a hitter Cruz does…
Future HOFer Justin Verlander will rejoin the #detroittigers which has already been bolstered by the signing of Framber Valdez to a HUGE contract. Bigger than Blake Snell's with the #Dodgers. A clip from our podcast this week. Thanks for watching!
A clip from our podcast this week. We talked about Joey Votto, Paul Goldschmidt and Freddie Freeman. All first basemen and all with a legit chance at the HOF. Check out our podcast and thanks for watching!
Emmanuel Clase of the Cleveland Guardians has a bigger problem than we thought. In 48 different games he was accused of manipulating his performance to pay off on prop bets. We got into the spiral that is overtaking pro sports which we think is bound to get worse. Check out…
The Super Bowl is over so we can now focus our attention on where it belongs - Baseball! Pitchers and catchers are officially reporting this week even though many have been in camp early and are already throwing, and catching. We recorded a west coast version of our podcast this…
Sure Gerrit Cole will come back as will Carlos Rodon. The Yankees are more than those guys with rookie Cam Schlittler poised to take a leading role. Luis Gil will also be a big part of any success the team has. Mets fans talk about Nolan McClean but Gordon says…
We take future HOFer Aaron Judge's exploits for granted. What would happen if Judge was merely great as opposed to extraordinary? The Yankees will have excellent pitching but do they have enough hitting from the other players? From our podcast this week. Check us out and thanks for watching!
#detroittigers - Tarik Skubal salary arbitration hearing is coming up this Wednesday. Tigers offered $19M for one year and Skubal's agent Scott. Boras came back with $32M. The reigning 2-time Cy Young Award winner seems likely to win his case, so expect it to be settled before. We discuss how…
When we talked with Dan Brown about his HOF choices in episode 645 we noted that just before our prior podcast the Mets signed Bo Bichette. Right after the podcast with Dan, the #Mets traded for #Brewers #1 starter Freddy Peralta. What will happen this week after our podcast? Will…
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…