The Balk Off Podcast: Recent Episodes
The Balk Off Podcast
Hello! Join Adam and Andrew each Thursday on their Balk Off Podcast. We'll discuss such topics as small sample size heroes/zeros, best and worst mascots, the World Baseball Classic and the Campbell Camels (roll damn Humps).
Andrew and Adam discuss the big questions one month in posed to executives on MLB.com. We talk about the biggest surprises so far (#raiseit), the horrendous start for the White Sox (and the legendary rant), James Outman and Matt Chapman's quick starts, whether the Orioles will trade for Lucas Giolito, and why these executives are hating on the Rays.
Hello and thanks for listening! This week Andrew and Adam discuss Max Scherzer's ejection, the A's purchasing land in Las Vegas (article here), the end of MadBum's Diamondbacks career and Mookie Betts playing shortstop for the Dodgers.
Join us (Andrew and Adam) as we discuss the dong bongs, the potential demise of the Astros, whether a player should be seen as "injury-prone" and the 13-1 Rays. Thanks as always for listening!
Join us as we do a whiparound of all six MLB divisions! Will the Rays ever lose again? What does Andrew make of the Mets' start? How was Skyline chili, and more importantly, is the ball juiced, or is Great American Ballpark just tiny? Are the Twins playoff bound? What is going on with the Mariners? Is Jason Heyward the comeback player of the year? We also play small sample size and discuss the Korean call of Ha-Seong Kim's walkoff home run. As always thanks for listening and send your questions to balkoffpod@gmail.com!
Join Andrew and Adam in a discussion of the World Baseball Classic, Hawai'i baseball legend Stone Miyao and our mailbag questions, ranging from practical expansion cities for MLB, the reasons the Three True Outcomes has become a commonplace offensive strategy, and MLB divisions as college football conferences.
Hello and thanks for listening! Adam and Andrew discuss the first day of World Baseball Classic action, the Cuban fan horn man, some injuries and moves which have occurred during spring training including some injured ribs (ouchie), and conclude by having Andrew guess the Top 25 (apologies to Arkansas for forgetting you). Thanks for listening and, as always, Roll Damn Humps.
Join Andrew, Adam and special guest Stuart to discuss and preview the 5 teams in the AL West. We dive into the various pitching prospects for the Rangers, how fun Julio Rodríguez is, how the Astros got Yordan Álvarez and Andrew explains his anti-Angels positioning.
Join Adam, Andrew and special Dodgers guest Mitch in a discussion of the five teams in the NL West. We preview all five teams, discuss what we can expect from Fernando Tatis Jr., how much money we think the Dodgers will be paying Shohei Ohtani next offseason, the Dbacks' rotation of the future, the platoon offense of the San Francisco Giants, and just what the hell the Rockies are doing.
Join Adam, Andrew and special Pirates guest Matt in a discussion of the five teams in the NL Central. We preview all five teams, discuss whether Cody Bellinger and Jesse Winker are in for a bouncebacks, remember some guys from the Wil Myers-Trea Turner trade and hope our ERAs don't balloon on a windy day at Wrigley.
Join Adam, Andrew and special Tigers guest Logan in a discussion of the five teams in the AL Central. We preview all five teams, discuss the bad vibes of the White Sox, consider Brayan Rocchio's MLB future and muse about bounceback Joey Gallo.
Join Adam, Andrew and special Red Sox fan guest Matt in a discussion of the five teams in the AL East. We preview all five teams, discuss the Cole Irving trade to the Orioles, if Shane McClanahan is Him and whether the Yankees are fun.
Join Adam, Andrew and special Braves fan guest Alan in a discussion of the five teams in the NL East. We preview all five teams, discuss Ronald Acuña's amazing Venezuelan league celebration, each pick our All-Star from the Nationals, and give our thoughts on the Pablo López-Luiz Arraez trade
Hello! Join Adam and Andrew as they start their new Balk Off Podcast. This preview episode they discuss their release plan, Stéphane Matteau and Swole Daddy