A short from our season preview podcast this week. The ABS challenge system does offer the chance for teams to continue to challenge as long as they win their challenges. Pitch framing will not go away under the challenge system since teams will be careful about what they challenge. Check…
Our season 7 premiere episode features a review of all #MLB teams. We pick the order of finish for all 6 divisions. In the AL Central we talked about #Tigers and #Royals. Who do you think we picked? Check out this short from this week's podcast!
We kick off our 7th season of baseball podcasts with this season seven premiere! 342 episodes in the can is something we never expected to do. As we do at the beginning of every MLB season we review all 30 teams and their chances in the 2026 season which starts…
We recorded this episode just before Team Venezuela was about to play Team Italy. Team Italy is really a bunch of Americans masquerading as Italians with a real Italian or two on the roster. While the Italians beat the USA 8-6 in pool play, the USA will relish the chance…
We were talking about what we think are future HOFers you can watch play in the upcoming 2026 #MLB season. Former #mets Jacob DeGrom - a fav of ours has an incomplete case. Giancarlo Stanton maybe even a bit more so. Check out this short from our podcast this week.
Chinese Taipei which is really Taiwan, was sent packing at the WBC this week yet they are the reigning Little League Champion and have been a Little League power for years. Why aren't they doing better playing as adults? A short from our podcast this week. Thanks for watching!
In our podcast this week we talked about the 1992 USA Olympic 'Dream' team basketball team and that this year's USA squad in the WBC comes very close to being a baseball version of a Dream Team. Yet the USA may not be the only Dream Team in the #2026wbc.…
We've had non-#MLB players excel in the World Baseball Classic in the past and this year in 2026 is no different. Luis Ramirez (son of Manny Ramirez) has two homers! Jose Contreras' 17-year old son Joseph has also impressed. Surely some of these MiLB players will get a look by…
Late game pitching in the WBC is the issue and most teams don't have enough. The best teams can be held down for awhile but eventually the cream rises to the top. USA, Dominican Republic, and Japan all have the firepower to exhaust the bullpens of good teams much less…
Pitchers can only throw 65 pitches in the first round, and it goes up to 75 in the next before 85 in the final. That means there will not be any complete games. That makes it interesting since one pitcher cannot completely overwhelm the opposition in a single game. A…
It's not only because the ASG is approaching its Centennial anniversary. The WBC has real juice, compelling matchups and players who deeply care about winning the game. That's why the WBC has flown past the traditional #MLB All-Star Game. A short from our podcast this week. Thanks for watching!
#MLB ABS makes its presence felt in Spring Training. How fast will umps adapt? Not fast enough to stave off eventual full ABS w no challenges. From our podcast this week. Thanks for watching!
There will not be any Automatic Balls and Strikes called in the World Baseball Classic that begins this week at four sites around the globe. 16 teams are vying for the title currently held by two-time defending champ Japan. ABS is alive and well (so far) in #MLB spring training…
Future Hall of Famer Mike Trout is reportedly going to play center field once again for the Angels. He hasn't played there since 2019 and it did not go so well that season. A short from our podcast with Tom Stone of Baseball Buffet from this week! Thanks for watching!
We were joined by Tom Stone on our podcast this week. He writes the excellent Baseball Buffet daily blog. When asked about who might challenge the #Dodgers Tom rattled off much of what the #Padres have done in the very recent past. Check out this short from our podcast this…
Tom Stone joined our podcast this week. His favorite team #pittsburghpirates have made lots of changes and he thinks they will have a chance to contend in the NL Central. He also feels they will lead #MLB in one category you may not immediately think of. Check out this short…
A short from our podcast this week with writer Tom Stone who writes the daily Baseball Buffet newsletter. We talked about #redsox who have 9 or 10 pitchers that could contribute as starters. The hitting is the question! Check it out.
Newspapers have long since stopped publishing MLB box scores and stories about each game in MLB on the prior day. Tom Stone took on a crazy project in 2025 - he put out a daily newsletter recapping not only the results of all of the prior day's games, but also…
You can't watch your home town team but you can for $149 a year or $30/month watch all the other teams play out of your local market. How much baseball could you watch? A short from this week's podcast. Thanks for watching and leave a comment or like it!
WBC Pitchers are gearing up quickly since games start in 2 weeks. Those pitchers will come out strong but will they hold up late in the season after going so hard so early? USA manager Mark DeRosa has great pitchers but knows he has to treat them with kid gloves…
Caleb Durbin was 3rd in the NL ROY race in 2025. So why did the #brewers send him to the #redsox for Kyle Hamilton & another arm? We wondered about that in this short from our podcast this week. Check out the full version here: https://youtu.be/fgDmvQ0LFrI
Kansas City moved in the fences at Kaufmann Stadium this off-season hoping that a few more long flies will go over the fence for the #Royals and not their opponents! Catch this short from our podcast this week!
First it was #Mets Francisco Lindor who came up with the 'hamate' bone problem on his left (glove) hand. It bothers players when swinging the bat as the bone rests on the knob of the bat. Lindor had surgery last week as did Jackson Holliday of the #Orioles and Corbin…
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…