In Episode 445, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the Tokyo Series and then preview the American League West. 1. None of us know what to do about the 2025 Texas Rangers. 2. PECOTA knows exactly what to do with the 2025 Seattle Mariners. 3. The Houston Astros are worse and more interesting 4. The Los Angeles Angels are exactly as good and exact…

In Episode 444, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the free coffee, local gas stations, and free baseball(s), and then preview the American League Central. 1. The Twins are projected to win the division. People don't love this, but imagine having an opinion onthe Twins. 2. The Royals are going to need another great Bobby Witt season. 3. The Gua…

In Episode 443, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig preview the American League East 1. Yeah, the Orioles are projected for first place now. They probably should still be better than this 2. The Toronto Blue Jays should see a bounce back, per PECOTA, less so per us. 3. Okay this Yankees preview is gonna take a while now. 4. The Rays might have a new owner …

In Episode 442, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about free coffee and then preview the National League East. 1. Atlanta suddenly has a lot of roster questions, but might be the best team in the division 2. The Mets suddenly have a lot of injuries, but may be the best team in the division 3. The Phillies are suddenly a bit old, but may be the best …

In Episode 441, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig preview the teams in the National League Central. 1. The Cubs are the fancy dog Blue Jays? 2. The Brewers can't keep getting away with this, but will probably get away with this in 2025. 3. The Cardinals are fine. 4. The Pirates will be frisky, but probably not good. 5. The Reds have been out in the sun f…

In Episode 440, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig kick off their 2025 divisional previews. 1. We aren't tired of the Dodgers yet, but you probably don't need to tune in before October. 2. The Diamondbacks and Padres are very close by PECOTA, but Arizona feels much lower variance. 3. We have no idea what the 2025 San Diego Padres will be. 4. The Giants ar…

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In Episode 439, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the Tigers coffee temperature debate and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Tinker, Devers Askance: Rafael Devers is a third baseman, just ask him. Also, if anyone has a hot tip on what was served at Alex Cora's team dinner, inquiring minds want to know. 2. Temporarily Embarassed Bill…

In Episode 438, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about why they are doing a second show this week, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Alex and Everything After: Mostly it's because Alex Bregman finally signed somewhere. Where he is goign to play there? A more open-ended question. 2. Los Angeles, I'm Yours: Clayton Kershaw returns home…

In Episode 437, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about The Big Game and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Pete's Dragged On: Pete Alonso is a Met again. That sure took a while. 2. There is no such thing as a free agency: A lot of bench outfielders are signing now 3. A Stadium Rendering is worth 1,000 Words: As first reported by Five and …

In Episode 436, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig indulge in the usual coffee chat and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 / All computers go the heaven: Let's talk PECOTA. 2. There is no such thing as a free agency. Some bigger names finally sign. 3. I am not shocked to find gamblong in this establishment: Is this a gambaling scan…

Smith and Nathan check in some offseason prospect chat.Por Bret Sayre

In Episode 435, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about pitching metrics and the Pleistocene Era and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Houston, we have too many third basemen? The Astros are getting to 91 wins and a division win in the weirdest way possible. 2. The Politics of Glory: Three new Hall of Famers, two catchers fall off the bal…

In Episode 434, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. A Tale of Two Cities: Los Angeles hands Toronto yet another L. 2. There is no such thing as a free agency: The Mets add some non-Pete-Alonso free agents, and the Mariners make their one move. 3. Mr. Baseball: We salute Bob Uecker 4. Around the Horn: Talk about actua…

Smith is joined by Thomas Nestico to take a more data-driven look at the prospect world.Por Bret Sayre

In Episode 433, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the BP Annual and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. There is no sugh thing as a free agency: Man, that's a lot of deals. Wait we are talking about all these deals? 2. The Owner's Box: A lawsuit in San Diego and a pending sale in Minnesota? 3. Rated Roki: Where will Roki Sasaki sign? …

In Episode 432, Jeffrey and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. Burnes After Signing: Corbin Burnes is headed to Arizona? And yeah, this already feels like forever ago. There is no such thing as a free agency: There were a few other one-year deals too: Marvelous Merv: And exactly one trade. Too bad Patrick isn't here Rumor Has It: Some basea…

In Episode 431, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about cough syrup and porrly shucked oysters, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. I'm already in the book three or four times: Saying farewell to Rickey 2. Last-minute Christmas shopping: Man, there sure were a lot of free agent signings all of the sudden 3. I just wan't something I can …

In Episode 430, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about nostalgia for mid-2000s hipster rock, MST3K, and Homestar Runner, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Tuck Everlasting?: Kyle Tucker is traded to the Cubs in a trade that both makes sense and doesn't make sense for both teams. 2. Trading Places: The Yankees stay active on the trade…

In Episode 429, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig update you on Craig's travel plans and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. Straight Cash, Homie: Brian Cashman splashes the pot for a...starting pitcher? Trading Places: Three pretty big trades cap off the winter meetings Rumor Has It: What are the Astros doing? (Turns out trading Kyle Tucker but mo…

In Episode 428, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Craig's trip to Dallas and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. Smoke your green, I'm spending mine: Childish Bambino calls his shot and it's the New York Mets for a record-setting deal. There is no such thing as a free agency: All the other non-record-setting deals If you hear any noise i…

In Episode 427, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about holiday cleaning and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. There is no such thing as a free agency: The market is moving...slowly 2. The Golden At-Bat: Yeah, we have to talk about it. Spoiler Alert: It's dumb 3. Rumor Has It: The Royals have plans and Juan Soto's plans are still undeterm…

In Episode 426, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig mention out some pielights and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Fuck it, we're doing five blades: The Dodgers sign Blake Snell, because why not? 2. The Angels have two blades: The Angels sign Yusei Kikuchi, why? 3. A Good Trade Leaves Everyone Mad: The Royals and Reds swap players that are pro…

Before it's time to start breaking down some prospect lists, Nathan and Smith check in on whose been hot in the Arizona Fall League.Por Bret Sayre

Sometimes in the Arizona Fall League you see a desert mirage. No that's too cliche. AFL performance is as easy to grasp as a handful of sand. That's not much better. It's been a while, friends.Por Bret Sayre

In Episode 425, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the benefits of a BP subscription and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Say It Is Soto: Where we stand on the free agency of one Childish Bambino 2. Life is too Short to Spend the Rest of it Down Here in Tampa: Where we stand on the Rays stadium situation both now and in the future. …

In Episode 424, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig indulge in some (advent calendar) coffee chat and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. The Postman Only Rings Twice: Roki Sasaki is being posted, eventually. 2. There is No Such Thing as a Free Agency: 50 free agents, ranked 3. Television Man, I Know What You Are Trying to Be: Diamond Sports is st…

In Episode 423, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about sprinkler systems and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. We Dug Cole Together: Catching up on what actually happened with Gerrit Cole's opt out 2. To Catch a Rising Free Agent Star: What's a worse sign for Scott Boras, the Yankees calling his bluff or the quality of this year's one-li…

In Episode 422, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Christmas lights and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. We Dug Cole together: A cannier podcast would wait until the Cole opt out was sorted to do a segment on it. This is not that podcast 2. For Whom the Bellinger Tolls: Like (spoiler alert) Gerrit Cole, Cody Bellinger will be stayin…

In Episodes 420 and 421, Patrick, Jeffrey, and (eventually) Craig discuss nine mostly baseball topics in between fighting with Tempe, AZ wifi. I was a Freeman in Paris, I felt unfettered and alive: The Dodgers strike first in Game 1, thanks to the first of several weird Yankees tactical moves. Helplessly hoping, her harlequin hovers nearby: Dodgers…

In Episode 419, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. The Judges of Normality are Present Everywhere: Before the preview, there's the discourse. 2. The World Series Preview: Well, who ya got? 3. Fernandomania: The Dodgers lost one of their franchise icons this week 4. Around the Horn: Some potential postings and some a…

In Episode 418, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about advent calendars (and the coffee that sometimes comes inside them) and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Theeeeeeeee Yankees Win: Juan Soto is a tough out, and the Guardians made too many easy outs. 2. I am the Edman, coo-coo-cachoo: The Dodgers turn the Grimace Shake meme back on th…

In Episode 417, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Unhappy Meal: The Dodgers take the Mets lunch at Citi Field. You might say they've been hamburgled. 2. Christmas Creep: The Guards and Yanks play an instant classic, as Cleveland hangs around thanks to some big bombs. 3. Here we are now, going to the South Side...no…

In Episode 416, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about weekend Fall excursions and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Playing Catch Up: The league did not consult our pod schedule for their playoff schedule, so we have a bit of catching up to do. 2. Escape from LA: The Mets head back home with a split, but did we learn more about the Dodg…

In Episode 415, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about cold sweats and horror movies (not related) and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Purple October: The Mets move on, and the Philles (well mostly their fans) are flailing a bit for an explanation 2. Royal Pains: The Garrett Hampson led KC offense could overcome the Yankees. We're as s…

In Episode 414, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig indulge in some more coffee chat and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Split-Split-Split-Splitadelphia: The Mets/Phillies series is as chaotic as we (well two of us) could have hoped. 2. Stay Class...everyone involved: Meanwhile the Dodgers/Padres series is just a mess. 3. Central Planning: Tig…

In Episode 413, a very tired Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the waning of the British Empire I guess and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Ooh, baby, baby, it's a wild card: Recapping what we learned from the Wild Card Series and where the eliminated teams go from here. 2. ALDS Preview 3. NLDS Preview 4. Around the Horn: Some sur…

In part two of Episode 412, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five more mostly baseball topics. 1. Like Confetti how it falls, let ‘em leave with it all: Game 163 was really game 161 and 162, but even more chaotic than that sounds. 2. Pete Rose died. 3. Mets/Brewers Wild Card Preview 4. Braves/Padres Wild Card Preview 5. Some very brief Giants fr…

In part one of Episode 412, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about breakfast and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. The Last Day of School: Are the weird and wild stuff from the not-actually last day of the season. 2. Here We Are Now, Going to the Southside: Only the second most infuriating owner letter of the week. 3. Tigers/Astros Wild …

In Episode 411, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about playing video games with the kids and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Here I Am, Rock You Like a Hurricane: We may not have a Game 163 anymore, but you get a bonus 161 and 162 on Monday. 2. The Tigers Have Spoken: Detroit is in the driver's seat for an AL Wild Card spot, somehow. 3…

In Episode 410, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about bedtime footwear and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. FRAUD WATCH: The entire AL Wild Card race is on fraud watch, except you Detroit, you're cool. For now. 2. Fifty is Nifty: Ohtani makes some history, again. 3. The cardinal rule is to keep them playing and to keep them coming back…

The minor league season may be coming to an end, but there is no stopping the Heat Check. Smith and Nathan once again drop in to check on some prospects finishing the season with a flourish.Por Bret Sayre

In Episode 409, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig settle all Brewers business and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Natty BohNo: The Orioles remain in free fall, and Craig Kimbrel may have tumbled out of Hall of Fame consideration. 2. Ooh baby, baby, it's a wild card: The Twins are also in free fall and now have the Tigers in a dead heat for t…

In Episode 408, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about youth sports and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Not Everybody Gets to Go To Space, and That's Okay: Not everybody gets to go the playoffs either, and some teams are struggling to get there more than others. 2. How to Get to Heaven from Fort Myers, FL: One of the weirder baseball t…

In Episode 407, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat NCAA conferences and proper use of idoms and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Anger Management: Anthony Banda broke his hand punching a wall, this is maybe a more complicated story than first blush 2. Pax Romana: James Paxton hangs up the cleats. 3. Around the Horn: some very late-season …

In Episode 406, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Wake Me Up When September Ends: Three teams staring out the window and waiting for the offseason. 2. St. Paul 'aints: The Twins are trying to make the AL Wild Card an actual playoff race. 3. Around the Horn: Six gets deep-sixed, a lot of pitchers are targeting a lat…

In Episode 405, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about extremly complicated coffee and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?! I just hope we can win a game: The AL East race stays tight (due in large part to Wyatt Langford) while the NL Wild Card race tightens up. But mostly the Yankees just can't be normal. 2. This is ho…

With the minor league season wrapping up, Smith and Nathan are back to check up on the prospects making a strong last impression.Por Bret Sayre

In Episode 404, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Wake Me Up When September Ends: We examine the state of play heading into the last month of the season. 2. Call Me (Call Me) On The Line: Chase Anderson (!) and others get the September call-up, plus, another Angels rant. 3. Around the Horn: We check in on some inju…

In Episode 403, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about dessert bread, baseball card shops, and robot toddlers and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. 22 Short Films about Springfield: So much can happen across one day of baseball. But the White Sox will probably lose, sometimes twice. 2. August and Everything After: Another pick'em but thi…