John, Rob and Ben are in our rotation this week. Regrettably they are back on the topic of rubbing balls. In happier news they have plenty to say about the history making Diamondbacks, the mega fun Toronto Blue Jays, lovely
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Episode 242 – Three’s A Crowd
It’s weekly round-up time and the nerds are left unsupervised! Russell and Darius discuss the planned enforcement of foreign substance rules, the Cubs’ City Connect scrubs, Jarred Kelenic’s demotion, before embarking on a bumper round of 2 Good 2 Bad
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Isiah Kiner-Falefa not Dua Lipa is the decade’s singles superstar
Foolishly, I thought Dua Lipa had the most singles since the start of 2020, but I was wrong. It is Isiah Kiner-Falefa. The 2021 season is now about as long as the one in 2020, so we have enough data
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Episode 241 – More than Baseball (with Jeremy Wolf)
Former Mets minor leaguer and Director of Outreach for More than Baseball, the non-profit which supports the wellbeing and conditions of minor league baseball players, joins us to explain the work of the organisation, the need for structural change within
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Episode 240 – One Man and His Dog
Matt Joyce! John, Darius and Rob chat about the scourge of sticky stuff and take a Will Craig inspired deep dive into the NL Central; they also have time to big up the Palm Beach Cardinals, Joey Votto and the
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Episode 239 – Chris Colabello Joins the Show
Former Twins and Blue Jays slugger and self styled ‘Indy Ball Hall of Famer’ Chris Colabello joins John to chat about his long route to the bigs, the magical 2015 Toronto Blue Jays, growing up in Italy and representing the
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Episode 238 – The Tony La Russa Power Hour
Darius, Rob and Ben band together to review a groundhog week of baseball action as Tony La Russa grabbed the headlines (again) and pitchers threw no hitters (again). There was also talk of the weirdest statistical hitting line ever, the
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Episode 237 – Lucas Giolito Joins the Show
Chicago White Sox ace Lucas Giolito joins John to chat about his season so far, remodelling his pitching arsenal and how he wants to continuously improve, the vibe in the White Sox clubhouse and his desire to use his platform
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Checking in with the… Minnesota Twins
Preseason, I nailed my colours firmly to the mast of the good ship Minnesota, confident that the team from Minneapolis would clinch the AL Central to give them yet another shot at postseason disappointment. In the preview podcasts, the Bat
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Episode 235 – Keith Law Joins the Show
The brilliant Keith Law, national baseball writer for The Athletic, prospect and draft savant, all round good egg and author of the best selling books ‘Smart Baseball’ and ‘The Inside Game’ joins John to discuss: Being back at the ballpark
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