Fish Across the Pond - a Miami Marlins UK podcast: Recent Episodes
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Full stable of GOATs return as we walk into a maze of Segways - covering all and every topic possible in 90 minutes of fire from the UK crew.
Shaun joins me to discuss the likely 5 year extension for Sandy Alcantara, trade for Louis Head, Griffin Conine and JJ Bleday.
Shaun joins me for this one, recapping the Braves WS win, Miggy extension & possible further FA activity at SS, Jazz > CF, Mags waived, Duvall review (botched), catcher deep dive, OF wish list + more
Kenny joins us as special guest for our FATP Awards Gala 2021, we hand out a bunch of gongs, sum up the Marlins '21 season in 1 word or emoji, and share our offseason wishes. Stunning episode 🚀 🐀
Isaac Azout joins the show and we spend most of our time talking pitchers! Sandy, Pablo, Cabrera, Jesus, Lilo, Zach, Castano, Meyer, Trevor... all good some airtime.
Lee and Shaun in the house - we get into plenty - Lewin/Jazz/Jesus, 4 x catchers, ROTY candidates. Attendance woes....
Myself and Rob ask the question 'Where's Lewin Díaz', ramble for an hour, and then end with 'Where's Lewin Díaz' - it's a stunner
Daniel De Vivo joins the show to cover the call up of Edwards Cabrera + other prospect talk (Conine, Watson, Eury, Soriano). What should we be watching in the next 5 weeks? How do the Marlins handle playing time for Lewin/Aguilar? What about Miggy's option?
Bob Bamber from Braves UK joins the show, we recap on a sweep of the Cubs, OF options for next year, Luzardo and Brax talk along with a Braves and NL East deep dive. This had many tangents....
Myself and Rob are joined by @LoudMarlinsFan for this one - 1st impressions on the new recruits + Brinson hot streak & reflection on the rebuild 4 years on.... Chase also helps cleanup the 'Dinger' situation in Colorado.
Rob and Shaun join me for instant reaction on the Marlins deadline moves.... grade that trade.
Lee & Shaun are also joined by old friend, Dan Healy. You may noticed the run time, there were limited numbers of positive topics to get into, Shaun perhaps with the best 'negative into a positive' of all time
Ethan Budowsky joins the show - we get into the Donnie extension, Dickerson trade, Braves twitter chaos, football & a final segment 'Should I stay, or should I go'.....
Anthony Bender joins the show, along with Alex Carver for a minors update before the UK GOATS return to round it off. Over 6 hours of Marlins content for you to celebrate reaching the century mark. Here's to the next 100....
The guests keep coming, Craig Mish & JT (Swings & Mishes fame), Ely Sussman (Fish Stripes), David Samson (Nothing Personal) & Craig Minervini join me for this one. Full of studs.
We segway into the Marlins beat writers, Jordan McPherson, Christina De Nicola, Daniel Alvarez & the legend, Joe Frisaro.
UK GOATS recap the recent news + then kicking off the guest segments with Alex Contreras & Chris Towers.
Shaun and Lee join me for this one, each bringing a question for discussion. We get into #PaySandy / Vet hitters / Donnie extension. Building up to 100 next week.
Lot going on during this episode, in real time.... but we get into the Jesus Sanchez call up, what we've seen from Isan, rotation options moving forward, All Star voting.... + much more.
Ely joins the show, a full recap on the past 2 weeks and the current state of the Marlins. Rotation decisions, roster decisions, trade options, deadline decisions....
Rob and Shaun join me for this one - covering all the action including Poteet SZN, Coop heating up, deep dive on the catcher spot, Berti wheels...
Lee and Rob join me for this one. Reviewing all the action from the previous week, splitting the Dbacks series and falling 2-1 to the Dodgers. Sandy and Pablo both getting blown up, but the pen looking elite. Duvall is as advertised, Brinson to the IL, Jazz is BACK and looking like a leadoff hitter & cornerstone of the franchise for years to come. Look ahead to Phillies and Mets & of course, full jersey review!!
UK GOATs in the house. Reaction from the week, including fav moments. We deep dive into the rotation options/decision, returning Jazz/Alfaro and what decisions will be made (+ looking ahead to Marte return). Early minor league update from resident minor league analyst Rob Newell, finishing up with predictions and emoji of the week.
UK GOATS join me on this one. Minor League Opening Day & players to watch. Recap of the big league squad, Isan is back, Bender on the way, Campbell fallout. Look ahead to a tough 2 week stretch that could define the Marlins in 2021.1
Alex is back for a deep dive on the Marlins system - top of the system studs and under the radar guys that are about to POP!
Rob & Alex join me to preview the Marlins/Nats series. Plenty of beer, bunts & bullpens
Shaun and Lee join me for this one - diving into the brilliance of Trevor Rogers, the power of Aguilar, the glove of Duvall, the walks of Neidert, the shot of Dickerson, the future of the rotation.
Rob, Lee & Shaun join me for a full debrief on the Marte injury & corresponding move, it's Brinson SZN!!! A recap on a brilliant week for the Marlins, winning both series of the week.
We cover it all from the past 7 days - The emergence of Trevor Rogers, Jazz effortless bomb, #BassMania, TV replay woes, Brinson option & offensive summary.
Pete, Lee & Shaun are joined by Tyler Wilson for this one. Knee jerk reactions to the first 4 games - how are the Marlins going to handle these SP injuries? Panic stations in the pen? Lineup inconsistencies.... Who is getting paid? Emoji of the week returns.
Kyle Sielaff joins me for this one. We dive into the breaking news surrounding the new Marlins TV deal. Review of 2020, who's hot in spring & key battles, we also look ahead to 2021 and what we can expect from these Marlins & the NL East in general.
All the coverage from the past week in Spring - 2B update, OF update, bullpen update, rule 5 risks, dark horse to make the roster, DH in 2021?
The guys review rotation & 2B along with what's exciting them about spring, and what's worrying them. We then deep dive on the bullpen......
All the guys are back including Shaun and his new Wifi router (sounding so clear)! We get into ST standouts, potential lead-off hitter, 2B update, Gio signing & the first of our pre-season predictions.
3 games intro Spring and the Marlins remain undefeated - the boys dissect the early games & what they've seen. Recap on position battles and roster construction along with some free agent talk - Vance Worley gets at least 5 mentions, I had to end the pod abruptly!!
The UK squad returns for 2021 with episode 80. Recap on 2020 predictions & memorable moments. Review of the offseason, deep dive on position players, speed, position battles, rotation spots, closers, tons and tons.... (probably missed some). We're back - weekly UK coverage of the 2020 NLDS Miami Marlins. #WhyNotUs
Jess joins me on the pod this week, and cover IT ALL!! There's Panthers talk, Kim Ng reaction, Dance talk, Make-up talk, CD players, Lemon, Post-game interviews, naughty fans in DC - plus much, much more.
The @FishArmy305 join me on this one - summary on the Kim Ng hire and key decisions to make over the coming months - JT Realmuto? Trevor Bauer? Trevor Lindor? 40 man decisions...... 2021 expectations, 2020 favourite moments. Awesome to have Jacob on the pod - hope you enjoy,
Craig Mish joins this one - final summary on the 2020 season, a deep dive on reporting in 2020 including the trade deadline. Who replaces Mike Hill? Do the Marlins bring Kintzler back? Minor league changes and what it means for Wichita? Where does JT Realmuto land? As always, Craig brings the insight.
Andy Slater joins me for this one. We dive into journalism in 2020, Justin Turner and the COVID situation in g6, Marlins post-season run in 2020, Michael Hill, rules, finances, TUA.....it's all here.
Dan and Lee join me on this, looking ahead to the winter and the decisions the Marlins will need to make.
Paul Severino joins me for this one - incredible podcast, following Paul's journey to becoming the Marlins PxP guy, the life of a broadcaster & the Marlins in 2020. It's 1 hour and 50 minutes...... no apologies. It's an incredible episode.
@BravesintheUK & @RileysRakes join me for the final part of the NLDS preview series. In depth review of the Braves with the guys - even some England World Cup quarter final comps being made. Great show with 2 great guys - enjoy the NLDS guys - see you in the NLCS!!
Alex Contreras joins me for this one - beers, hype, Braves, Manfred, Rotation, Astros, merch - so much covered, you'll love this one with the man behind the BBQ.
Lee and Rob join me for part 2 of the NLDS preview series - we deep dive into the strengths/weaknesses of the Braves and how they matchup with the Marlins - also discuss how the starters will line up and of course predictions and series MVP
Danny Martinez back in the chair - looking back on the Marlins 2020 season, WC series versus the Cubs and look ahead to the Braves NLDS series.
Friend of the show Glenn Geffner returns to review the end of the Marlins regular season, and a look ahead to the Cubs series.
Mike Ivory from @Ukcubsguy joins me for the first of our post-season preview pods. We deep dive into the Cubs, pre-season expectations - strengths & weaknesses and who we should look out for in the 3 game WC series.
Some audio issues, but hope you enjoy.
I'm joined by Marlins fans from across the world to recap on our favourite moments from this 2020 season and a look ahead to the post-season, and what DAMAGE the Marlins can do!
The GOATs are all here! Last night's HUGE win versus the Bravos, and the momentum going into this series. The debut of the Stress-o-meter and the boys are RELAXED..... Lot of rotation talk, and a tribute to Jose Fernandez. Enjoy
Mark Blakemore and Jack Brown join me to preview the crucial Marlins/Yankees series. What were they expecting ahead of the sprint, how have they performed so far, expectation for the postseason and of course series predictions & MVPs. Also make some World Series predictions.
Lee and Dan join me for post game reaction to the Red Sox series defeat, key moments from tonights game & forthcoming Nats series. We end the discussion with a more general topic of expanded playoffs continuing in the future......
Jonathan Fearnley back in the seat for this one, along with 2 UK Red Sox fans Jonny & Harvey. Brief recap of the Phillies series and then a DEEP dive into the Red Sox (offseason, pitching, hitting, Houck, etc). We round off with some predictable predictions and series MVPs. Enjoy
Off the back of an extras win, the boys hop on to recap the Braves game, plus all the news from over the past few weeks.
Glenn Geffner joins me for his third FATP appearance - we talk through the excellent Sev & Geff LIVE show, how different this 2020 season feels, what rule changes we like, media coverage of the Marlins + the on-field product so far. It's a great listen, enjoy.
Delighted to welcome Brendan Tobin (@Brendan_Tobin) onto the show as we go through the deadline moves from the Marlins, summary of the season so far with a sprinkling of Macho Man sauce! Ooooooh Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhh
Shaun Barrett hops on this one for his second FATP appearance, talking with UK Rays fans Callum Cockerill & Rob Noverraz to preview this weekend's Citrus Series.
Wow wow wow!! This is FATP like you've never heard it before - Alan Witts and Alex Contreras make their FATP debut's and Rob Langley from Nats UK joins the pod as we preview the Nats/Marlins 5 game series. No spoilers - this is a must listen pod. (I've had to tick the explicit box)
Jon Fearnley makes his FATP debut, and Mets fans Thomas Frost and Tracey Wilkes join us to preview the Marlins/Mets series. Mets offseason, rotation - Stroman review, Cespedes review, Mets being Mets.
Lee and Rob are joined by Bob Bamber to review the Jays/Mets series, including our first look at the new extras rule. We also dig into the Braves with Bob and preview the upcoming series.
Lee and Dan join me this week to talk through the 4-0 sweep of the O's and the Marlins now sitting at 6-1. Favourite moment of the season so far, Villar extension, new faces in the bullpen, Monte debut and of course the Aguilar/Villar postgame dance video - FLAMES
You cannot miss this episode. An hour with Director of El ExtraBase - Danny Alvarez. Such a wide ranging conversation, much of which was unplanned. No spoilers - just enjoy
A pod of two halves, we dissect the opening series victory versus the Phillies, but also cover the latest on the COVID outbreak within the clubhouse.
Best wishes to all of the Marlins staff. Peter, Dan, Lee and Rob.
Dave Shaw and Ryan Owen from the 'Broad St to Britain' podcast join me and Rob Newell to preview the Opening Series versus the Phillies - fair to say some wild predictions in this one.
Danny Martinez joins me for his now annual conversation, summarising all the key themes from the Marlins organisation. Wide ranging conversation with the Godfather, must listen!!!
We come together to celebrate and reflect on our 50th episode together, talking through our favourite episodes and guests so far. There's a listener segment - adding their thoughts on fav episodes and guests so far. We talk through Marlins news and also get our NL East predictions on record, as well as our predictions for the first 7 games of the 2020 season.
Rob and Lee join me along with the Herald's main man - Jordan McPherson. Breaking down the schedule, rotation, roster, crown noise, some predictions - but also what life is like as a professional baseball reporter!!
Delighted to be joined by Marlins podcasting royalty - Ely Sussman and Jeremy Tache - covering the schedule, roster, rotation, rules + quick fire round.
Rob and Dan join me to cover the new league format, fallout from the draft, the Marlins 60 man, MLB/MLBPA negotiations, minor league news.....rounding off with some predictions.... of course
Founders of FATP return after 2 months talking through all of the topical points right now - baseball in 2020, minor league impact, player we're most excited to see, plus much more in just over an hour.
A unique episode, inspired by friends of the show Sev and Geff, bringing together Marlins fans from across the world to talk Marlins baseball. Great to talk with Vicent, Shaun and Zack.
Alex from Fish on the Farm joins me for the EPIC podcast - no apologies for the run time of 1 hour 23 minutes. Alex breaks down over 50 Marlins guys with incredible depth - if you like your prospects, this is for you.
Former Marlins President David Samson joins me to talk through his time with the Marlins 2002 - 2017 and how he sees baseball in 2020.
Delighted that professional podcaster (!!) Boog Sciambi could join me and go through some of his favourite moments when covering the Marlins between 97 and 04. A really fun discussion (I think we could have gone another hour easily), covering many topics including what the 2020 season could look like, 97 and 03 World Series wins, media access past and present and finishing off with the 'Quick Fire Round'.
Rob Newell hosts this one - a great pod talking about the Jeter era Marlins fantasy team - some tough decisions were taken and some players were forgotten!! Keep the spirits high guys - Stay safe.
A bumper episode with Lee, Dan and Rob (albeit a little late) joining Pete to check in on progress of Spring Training so far - we end the episode with a great conversation with Glenn 'The Voice' Geffner.
Lot of fun, enjoy.
Delighted to be joined by Miguel Rojas to talk Marlins baseball. So many topics covered in half an hour including the London Series, how the Marlins roster is looking in 2020 and how the new guys are settling in. Expectations in 2020 and Miggy's leadership style as the captain. Marlins Park talk - new surface, roof open versus roof closed. A touch of fantasy baseball talk and Miggy being a 5 tool fantasy player in 2020. We finish off with 'Teammates' - it's a must listen episode. Enjoy.
Rob returns from the paternity list to join Pete, Lee and Dan with part 1 of our Spring Training series - the positivity podcast. What are we excited to see in Spring Training and what are we over excited about for 2020 season (wine was consumed during recording)!
Craig makes his second appearance on FATP, great to have him back on, and we get stuck into all news from the first few days at camp + some fantasy baseball....
Dan and Lee join me this week for our shortest ever pod - jam packed with discussion on Kintzler and Joyce signings and the corresponding moves, there's still more to happen with Garcia and Quijada...
We finish off looking at the OF options heading into Spring Training and trying to work out who makes the final roster - good luck with that....
Peter back behind the mic joined by Lee and Dan. We break down the Dickerson signing, how the bullpen is shaping up for 2020 and the CF position battle heading into Spring - there's a few other tangents in there. Enjoy.
Rob Newell on the mic covering all the Marlins activity from the past month - Grading the offseason so far and looking ahead to what else the Marlins need.
We return for our first off-season podcast.
Full World Series review (inc the fallout from the sign stealing story), the Witchita Wind Surge announcement + roster requirements in free agency and what potential moves the Marlins could make.
The boys are back for offseason coverage! Martin Prado with the perfect send off in his (potentially) last game for the Marlins bringing up the century. Full free agent review and potential Marlins targets + should we bring back Castro? Is Lewis out of time? Way too early higher/lower predictions for the NL East in 2020. Stay tuned for fortnightly coverage of the Marlins offseason activity.
Pete returns as host, joined by Lee, Dan and Rob covering the 2019 Marlins awards + a discussion on who will make the postseason first, the Dolphins or the Marlins.
Episode 29 is hosted by Rob Newell (10 on the intro-o-meter) covering recent Marlins news inc. Is Sandy the Marlins Ace and likely Opening Day starter? Is Urena the closer next year? Is the minor league record more important in 2020 than the major league record? Who prevails in the NL WC race? Should there even be a Wild Card? Player & Emoji of the week round it off.
Whilst Pete is away in Marbs, the boys discuss the latest in a disappointing week for the Marlins. Rob gives an extensive review for the AAA team and Lee gives his thoughts on Urena's first save as a closer! Hosted by Dan in Pete's absence!
The boys reunite to discuss all the recent events with the Marlins. Pablo is BACK #PabloDay. Unfortunately BA is done for the year, we look back at the hitting stats for the season. Dan gives his full breakdown on the Players Weekend jerseys #Fresh. What happens with the Birdman once Miggy comes back? We do some roster roulette looking at who will/won't be on the roster next year + predictions league update, player & emoji of the week. Great to be back.
Danny Martinez (@DannyM_MIA) joins me for a full length conversation on a number of topics including 2019 review, rotation projections, Isan Diaz growing pains, Lewis Brinson's need to perform NOW, trade deadline grade (including Shock-o-meter on Gallen), Urena the future closer, and much more....
We round off with predictions, player of the week and emoji of the week - spoiler alert - Danny's emoji game is awesome!
Fresh off a series sweep by the Mets (and by the Rays) the boys join me to talk through a whole host of topics;
Hot takes from the Mets series, how good are the Mets really? Diaz and Brinson finally up, and THAT HR from Isan + is this last chance saloon for Lewis? Miggy Ro injury, Dugger and Noesi Marlins debuts, Brian Anderson extension and batting order spot + much more. It's a long one, ahead of a summer break for the boys. Enjoy.
Usual guests Lee, Dan and Rob join me minutes after the trade deadline to discuss the moves made by the Marlins and the impact on the rest of the year and beyond. In the lead-up to the deadline, it's been a good week on the field also with the Marlins taking 3 of 4 series which we talk through. We also talk about the wider topic of safety netting and the White Sox taking the decision to install right up to both foul pole lines - controversial perhaps....
I'm joined by special guest Craig Mish (@CraigMish) to talk all things Marlins - how he sees the rebuild, who's most impressed this year, what we can expect at the trade deadline & the offseason. Enjoy.
The boys are joined by Tom Pringle from @PadresUK to preview the upcoming series, we also look back on Sandy's ASG appearance and the deadline day signings of Bleday, Misner and Mokma. We round things off with a review of the Mets series (including that bizarre series from Vargas and the 6 pick-off attempts before Grandy took him deep), player of the week and emoji of the week.
A full review of the first half, and how our initial predictions are shaping up. A new segment 'Question Time' gives everyone a chance to pose a question to the group, plus our first use of the tradeometer as we head towards the July deadline.
Longtime Marlins radio broadcaster, Glenn Geffner (@GlennGeffner) , joins me to talk about his career in broadcasting including favourite moments. We also dive into THE THREAD and how it's been received in Miami, how the franchise is shaping up and what we can expect ahead of the trade deadline & the second half of the season.
The guys join me to discuss our experiences during the London Series, as well as the previous week's games - including a series win against the Phillies.
Rob from @Nationals_UK also joins the boys to cover the upcoming series and how the Nats are shaping up this year.
We round off with predictions, player of the week and emoji of the week. #JuntosMiami
Bringing you the buzz and atmosphere in London during the entire weekend of #LondonSeries
I'm joined by James Faux after the workout day Friday, my wife gives her thoughts ahead of game 1, Dan joins me ahead of game 2 + Mark Blakemore from the UK Yankees podcast, rounded off with an interview after game 2 with the Yankees fan we sat next to in the stadium - Ali.
Great weekend, look forward to seeing you all next year for #LondonSeries20
The boys are back to review a sweep of the Phillies and split with the Cards. We go into depth on the new-look Marlins rotation, along with our thoughts on who should be the Marlins All Star representative and Home Run Derby participant. We also look ahead to the historical London Series, with the Red Sox going up against the Yankees in the London Stadium and our expectations for that series.
We round off with some regular segments - predictions, emoji & player of the week.
As ever, listen - enjoy - share - subscribe - review #JuntosMiami
We cover Urena and Prado going on the IL, and the new baby faced aces! We also discuss when we expect to see Brinson, Gallen and Diaz - and who we've had enough of watching. There's time to reflect on Donny becoming the longest tenured manager for the franchise and what his future holds.
A recap on results + series predictions for Cardinals and Phillies, rounded off with emoji and player of the week.
High and lows this week, beating up the Brewers (and their twitter account) but being swept by our kyptonite - the Braves!
We spend some time covering the London series - it's only 2 weeks away, and how the fan experience could be better (from a ticketing perspective).
We introduce a new predictions competition - prize TBC!
After a brief stint of the 7 day IL, the boys return to cover the latest series wins against the Tigers, Giants and Padres (we'll forget about the Nats series inbetween), along with a look forward to the most likely team to be swept by the Marlins in the coming series!!
We also cover day 1 of the MLB draft, which highlights our lack of knowledge surrounding the draft.
Usual player of the week, emoji of the week and Brewers series predictions. Great to be back.
We SWEPT the Mets! Hear the guys reaction to an amazing week to be a Marlins fan, plus we preview the Tigers & Nats series.
The guys me to briefly recap a tough week. Rob compares the 2019 Marlins with previous incarnations from the past, along with the 2003 Tigers and 1899 Cleveland Spiders!!! I go on a full rant over a recent Buster Olney tweet, but Dan sprinkles sunshine on the pod with 5 reasons to be happy! We round up with emoji and player of the week. Enjoy.
New shorter format - this week we cover the Chip Bowers firing and the fallout from the Gausman revenge game, look ahead to the Cubs series and a new segment 'stat of the week', rounding off with the infamous Fish Across the Pond player of the week (sorry Caleb).
The boys join me to cover the initial fallout from Brinson heading down to AAA, as well as a recap of the previous week (Phillies & Indians). We also look ahead to the Indians and Braves series including some extremely bold predictions (alcohol induced).
Dave Shaw (@UKPhillies) joins me to talk about the recent performances (or lack of) and other topical items (Arrieta rant, Bryce ejected, Pivetta down, IL moves) ahead of the 4 game series between the Marlins and Phillies.
Dan is off the sun lounger, rejoining Lee, Rob and Peter to talk through all of the previous weeks' action.
We cover the Marlins first series win against the Nats, along with further roster moves and a change in coaching staff. We look at how the line-up is shaping up and what's going on with Lewis Brinson. Rob provides his weekly AAA update and who we can expect to see with the MLB club this year.
The show is rounded off with predictions for the Indians and Phillies series this week, and our FATP Player of the week
Rob Langley (@Nationals_UK) joins me for his podcasting debut to preview the forthcoming series between the Miami Marlins and his Washington Nationals. We also look at the offseason moves and early signs in 2019 (Spoiler Alert - the bullpen is poor).
Rob and Lee join me to review the Red/Phillies series, along with the various roster moves made and the fallout for the various players involved. Rob also covers some of the minor league action and highlights key players to look out for. We finish with a look ahead to the Cubs/Nats series and player of the week. Listen, Enjoy, Subscribe and Review. #JuntosMiami
I'm joined by Ryan Owen (@RotoTrix), a UK based Phillies fan and fantasy baseball guru. We cover all of the offseason moves from the Phillies, early thoughts on 2019 and a look ahead to the 3 game series with the Marlins @ Marlins Park (including a return for JT Realmuto).
Peter is joined by Lee, Dan and Rob to review the Mets & Braves series losses, along with the 14-0 defeat to the Reds and Chen's disastrous outing. We also look ahead to the Phillies series and the return of Realmuto.
I'm joined by Dave McCallister (@PhysicsDave1227) to preview the forthcoming series against the Reds at Great American Ball Park. We cover all the offseason moves by the Reds, early impressions of the 2019 team and some predictions on the 3 game series starting on Tuesday. We also review the Derek Dietrich/Chris Archer confrontation from Sunday!
I'm joined by Bob Bamber from @BravesintheUK to discuss the Atlanta Braves, and preview the upcoming series against the Miami Marlins.
'You never get a second chance to make a great first impression'
Peter, Dan, Lee and Rob cover the Opening Series against the Rockies, and early impressions on the new look ballpark, jerseys and roster. We also look ahead to the Mets and Braves series this week, and name our 'Fish Across the Pond' player of the week.
4 UK guys talking about the Miami Marlins - 2018 season review, Spring Training review and 2019 season preview.