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An interview with media luminary Kyle Downing of MLB Trade Rumors opens the show, and Nick reveals what he's been doing. Also the current shape of the NL Central.
The Giants keep getting MVP candidates from four or five years ago. It's an interesting tactic, let's see how it plays out. Also Nick does OOTP science again, and Manny Machado to the Indians is discussed.
Opening Song:Baseball Project - Fairweather Fans
Closing Song: Baseball Project - All Future No Past
There are sniffs, we know that. It's flu season, what can you do. But between them we talk about Gerrit Cole, and how to fix the baseball offseason so as to capitalize on something interesting. It's very cold.
Opening/Closing Song: The Baseball Project - Fair Weather Fans
I'm not trying to improve myself or anything, but baseball teams should do things to make themselves better. Here's some bad ideas.
Opening Song: Dee Zee - Another New Year's Day
Closing Song: Steve Wynn - Resolution
Derek Jeter continues to wreak havoc in South Florida, unchecked by anyone. Elsewhere in the NL East, the Phillies make questionable decisions. And for some reason we talk about Bryce Harper. And ancient seige equipment. It's organic.
Opening Song: The Goodnight Loving - Dead Fish on the Banks
Closing Song: Chris Andrews - Birdy Style
Look, we took a month off, alright? Nothing happened. But Stanton might. Ohtani will, eventually. How about some takes? Seriously though, the Marlins are still being run horribly, it just looks more handsome now.
Opening Song: Greg Atkins - An Idiot Abroad
Closing Song: Mr. Bitterness and the Guilty Pleasures - This Brave New World
You ever just get lost by accident? Well, we did, in a land of mysterious monsters and dazzling sights. Like the mysterious island or something. Also we were lazy. Here's a podcast, in full throated offseasonness.
Opening Song: JOhn Wesley Coleman - I Feel Like A Sad Clown
Closing Song: Dark Chocolate Chips - Let Me Spend My Money
Things get insipid quick, as there's just too much Yankees talk. Just ick. They're good though, and Cashman is a great GM, all things considered. Also talk of Baltimore pit beef, the Dodgers and what could go wrong, and basketball, somehow.
Opening Song: The Moaners - Yankee On My Shoulder
Closing Song: Peripheral Living - Fate Dodge
What is the point anyway? The Yankees always win. All things fall back to chaos, except baseball. Then it's the goddamn Yankees.
Anyway, here's some postseason talk for you, mostly Indians. Then a pitcher draft! It has few rules.
OPening song - Soularflair - What Fresh Hell
Closing Song - Plattenboss Undertakers - Pitched
After a layoff for whatever reason, you don't know, the season is reviewed. Happiness, sadness, all things are explored. Also discussion of various (one) soft cheeses.
Opening Song: Spider Bag - Back With You Again In The World
Closing Song: Gefilte Fist - With Cheese
In honor of the incredible runs of the Cleveland Indians, here's the hosts' 21 favorite things about the 2017 baseball season. It's wide-ranging. Also, Merritt has a great (bad) idea.
Opening Song: Steve Wynn - Favorite Things
Closing Song: Carroll - Billionaire
Technology is a dazzling thing, especially when it allows for basically innocuous skullduggary in baseball. Yes, sign-stealing. Also, a bit about the streaks going on in each league, and how they stack up. Both teams are surprisingly similar. Yet different. Hmm.... And Nick does some OOTP science.
Opening Song: The Shamblers - We're Going Streaking
Closing Song: Ryan Sheeler - Stealing Paradise
Whether in stature or standing in the eyes of others, gigantic individuals are rocking the base ball world. Giancarlo Stanton has crushed his way to more than 50 home runs. It's amazing. Rhys Hoskins both launches dingers and isn't named Hopkins. What company is he in? And some Cy Young talk.
Opening Song: Mors Ontologica - Massive Action
Closing Song: Bats - Get Upset
There's some sifting through the worst parts of modern baseball (old men complaining, as it's otherwise known), and a discussion on great books of baseball. There's also dog and cat discussion. There was no avoiding it.
Opening Song:The Impossibulls - August
Closing Song: Party Boys - House of Books
Some semblance of baseball chatter is attempted, but it all falls toward Mr. 3000 and Henry Roengartner. Not that that's bad. But Sale and Kluber are briefly discussed. Also, a Frankenstein team is attempted in the NL East in an effort to beat the Nationals. It ends in a cliffhanger. Send us questions!
Opening Song:Lichtenstein - Everything's For Sale
Closing Song: Life in a Blender - Frankenstein
To the dulcet tones of a roofer hammering, the trade deadline and the Dodgers amassing of talent is discusssed. Also Skyrim, and the merits of magework. And prestige TV, and Merritt being a total hipster about it. But seriously, why didn't the Orioles or Padres trade their biggest asset? Silly, really.
Opening Song: PAul Collins - Working Too Hard
Closing Song: The Beets - Television
In perhaps the most "mostly" episode yet, the Cubs are discussed, as is Yu Darvish, and some historical stuff. Perhaps a little FA Cup for baseball for your liking? And somehow, Kyrie to the Heat. Who knows. Enjoy. We did.
Opening Song: The Rebel - Turtle V Octopus
Closing Song: Allister Thompson - The Rambling Irishman
As the trade deadline steams towards us, a breakdown of where some potential pitching tagets might go. It's interesting, but not as good as LISTENER MAIL! Aww yeah. Enjoy.
Opening Song: The Real Kids - Better Be Good
Closing Song: Deadlines - Deadlines
In which we work diligently to fix the All Star festivities, and try to discover how to disarm the might of the Astros and Dodgers. Guess where the exploding fruit comes in.
Opening Song: Fodiator - Tonight We Fail
Closing Song: Curt Smith - Halfway Pleased
Seeing as the actual All-Stars are getting announced as this is recorded, and those are usually full of something anger-inducing, let's make bad choices! A couple teams - Team Merritt and Team Nick - are assembled. There is overlap. And Nick gets excited about Paul George for some reason.
Opening Song: Magic Christian - All Da Stars
Closing Song: Half-Cocked - Little Snub Nose