The Whole 9: Recent Episodes
Anthony Remedios
Every week, Anthony and Sammy will keep you (the listeners) up to date on the latest in baseball, both at the college level and MLB. With regard to college baseball, we plan to provide updates and discussion mainly about ASU Baseball and Pac-12 but will also mention bigger news, especially as we get closer to the MLB Draft. We also plan to heavily discuss the unfolding MLB playoff race, CBA negotiations, and the stacked upcoming free agent class.
Co-host Joey Pierotti returns to the studio. Alex, Joey, and Anthony discuss the latest playoff picture, Tampa Bay Rays' new ballpark announcement, and notable retirements as we near the end of the 2023 MLB regular season.
Anthony Remedios and Alex Swift give an update in the 2023 playoff race, look at the firing of former Boston Red Sox GM Chaim Bloom, and discuss the impacts of the latest injuries of Shohei Ohtani and Manny Machado.
Welcome back for Spring 2023! Anthony Remedios is back in the Bill Austin Radio Studio with co-host Joey Pierotti and contributor Alex Swift. Meet Joey and Alex as they break down the current playoff picture.
This marks the final edition of the original formation of The Whole 9. Sammy and Justin have decided to move on from the show in the fall, in pursuit of other interests. With Justin already home for the summer, Sammy and Anthony finish the semester the way the show started.
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ASU Baseball Recap in Oregon: Hear from Anthony Remedios, who spent the weekend in Eugene covering the series
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Oakland A's Fan Boycott Censorship
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Other MLB News
Sammy Nute, Justin deHaas, and Anthony Remedios close out their special episode from Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers at Chase Field, recapping ASU Baseball's thrilling comeback win over GCU. Sammy was on site covering the game and gives us a firsthand account of the cross-town rivalry.
In the second segment of a Whole 9 special live from Chase Field, Sammy, Justin and Anthony give their thoughts on the 2023 MLB rule changes, discuss Fantasy Baseball, and pick their hypothetical walk-up songs.
The Whole 9 was invited to do a live show from Chase Field's Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers restaurant, a partnership of Blaze Radio. In this first segment, the boys discuss the first two weeks as a whole of the MLB season.
With Anthony unavailable, Sammy and Justin break down Week 2 of the 2023 MLB season, give a brief rundown of The Master's golf tournament, and discuss the Western Conference race as the NBA regular season wraps up.
Opening Day 2023 is finally here! Who will win the AL East? How many games will each team win? Listen to Episode 23 of The Whole 9 to hear what the boys think will happen.
In this episode, the whole squad gives an in-depth review of the exciting World Baseball Classic Final between the U.S. and Japan. Then, Sammy gives his takes on Shohei Ohtani's greatness and why he's the best in the MLB currently.
After a 3-week break for Spring Break, Justin and Anthony are back to recap the WBC pool play rounds, give predictions for the bracket rounds, preview ASU Baseball's conference schedule, and briefly give their opinions on the 2023 MLB rule changes.
In the final episode before Spring Break, Sammy, Justin and Anthony discuss the MLB Top 100 rankings, preview the 2023 World Baseball Classic and the weekend series between ASU and Mississippi State.
The boys are back from the WM Phoenix Open and are here to debrief the Super Bowl and give an in-depth preview to ASU Baseball's season opener against San Diego State.
In the final segment of the LIVE show from the WM Phoenix Open, Sammy, Justin and Anthony previewed Super Bowl LVII in Arizona and gave their official predictions.
The Whole 9 crew went off-script from typical show topics for this special episode LIVE from the 2023 WM Phoenix Open. In this segment, we briefly discussed the opening round of the Phoenix Open, then did an in-depth breakdown of the NBA Trade Deadline.
The Whole 9 crew had the opportunity to go host a show LIVE from the 2023 WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. Sammy, Anthony and Justin were on the air for just over 2 hours, and in this first segment, we conducted business as usual, discussing: Yu Darvish's contract extension (announced that morning), Jim Bowden's division realignment idea published in The Athletic, and gave a preview of ASU Baseball and Softball's respective seasons.
This week, Sammy, Justin, and Anthony discuss the MLB The Show Cover Athlete announcement, 2023 MLB Draft Combine, and the shortstop and pitcher Top 10 rankings from MLB Network. Additionally, they were joined by longtime sportscaster Gary Thorne to talk about his career in broadcasting.
In this episode, Anthony and Justin invited special guest Jeffrey Hinkle, co-host of Up On Deck and How-To Sports on Blaze Radio, to discuss the recently updated MLB Prospects Top 100 rankings. Then, Anthony and Justin discussed the 2023 Hall of Fame announcement, Arte Moreno's decision to keep the Los Angeles Angels, and gave predictions for the NFL Conference Championship Games.
Welcome back to The Whole 9 for 2023! We have a new showtime on ASU Blaze Radio once again, now airing on Fridays from 12-1 pm MST at blazeradioonline.com. With all the major free agents off the board, in this episode, Sammy, Justin, and Anthony rank the biggest winners and losers of the 2022-23 MLB Offseason as it stands.
In this remote edition of The Whole 9, the boys break down the big free agency signings from the Winter Meetings, the big Carlos Correa signing and what this means for the San Francisco Giants.
The boys finish the semester with a bang in-studio, discussing the day's breaking news of Trea Turner, Justin Verlander and Jacob deGrom's free agency signings, among other offseason news
In a shorter episode this week, the boys chatted with The Athletic Dodgers beat writer Fabian Ardaya about his time at Cronkite and preparing for his career, the Jose Abreu signing and current offseason news, and the Kenny Dillingham hire at Arizona State.
It was a slower week for baseball, but that doesn't stop "The Whole 9" crew from producing content. This week, Sammy, Justin and Anthony reacted to last week's Award announcements, discussed the key offseason headlines of the last week, briefly discussed the MLB Hall of Fame Ballot release, and drafted their favorite Thanksgiving sides and desserts.
In acknowledgment of the 2022 MLB Award announcements for Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, Cy Young Award, and Most Valuable Player, the boys give their picks and justifications for each category. Then, they predict where some other top free agents could land this offseason. Finally, at the end of the episode, they host the second installment of the new "Bad Beats" segment.
This week, Justin and Anthony officially closed the 2022 MLB Season, following the Houston Astros' defeat of the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday evening in Game 6 of the World Series. In the second half of the show, they talk about some early offseason storylines and give predictions for a few top free agents of this year's class.
With the postponement of Game 3 of the World Series, Anthony, Justin and Sammy invite fellow Blaze Radio member Evan Rieser to talk about the first two games of the series and the Phillies' postseason run as a whole. Then, they have a draft of top Halloween candies.
This week, the boys recap the Championship Series between the Phillies and Padres, and Astros and Yankees, then give a short preview of the World Series and predictions. They are also briefly joined by ASU Pre-Law student and Phillies fan Max Flammer, and Astros fan and fellow Blaze Radio board member Zach Woolley to talk about their respective teams' standings in the playoffs.
This week, the boys recapped the Division Series and gave predictions for this week's pennant races. We had some technical difficulties in recording our open and intro, but all of our baseball discussion is here.
Sammy and Justin were out of town for Fall Break, so Ethan Briggs was filling in. Anthony and Ethan gave their thoughts on the Wild Card Weekend and looked ahead to preview the Division Series matchups. In the second half of the show, diehard Padres fan Conner Lyons called into the show to recap Padres vs. Mets.
This week, we were joined in-studio by diehard Mets fan and fellow Cronkite student Scott Sandulli to recap the weekend's Mets/Braves series. Then, we gave a season recap by discussing the most disappointing and most surprising teams of the season, and finished the show with a projection and prediction of the Wild Card rounds, which start Thursday and Friday.
This week, Sammy, Anthony and Justin discussed Albert Pujols reaching the 700 HR mark, Aaron Judge's continuing chase for 61 HR, provided an updated playoff picture, Series of the Week picks, and introduced another new segment: Bad Beats.
This week, we talk about Aaron Judge's quest to break Roger Maris's single-season HR record, the Triple Crown Watch between Paul Goldschmidt and Aaron Judge, Albert Pujols's chase for 700 career HR, and introduce two new recurring segments: Series of the Week & Power Rankings.
The boys are back for another season in the studio. In today's episode, Sammy, Justin and Anthony catch up on the playoff picture and current state of the MLB.
"The Whole 9" returns to the airwaves at Blaze Radio on blazeradioonline.com for a second semester. Sammy and Anthony introduce our new co-host Justin DeHaas. In this episode, they discuss the status of the lockout and the latest Hall of Fame ballot tracking.
The MLB lockout has officially begun after the owners and Players Association failed to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement. In our final episode before Winter Break, Sammy and Anthony discuss what this could all mean. At the end of the episode, we are joined by Giants Insider Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area to discuss Barry Bonds's last year on the Hall of Fame ballot.
The MLB offseason is feeling a lot like the NBA over here. There were a TON of big signings and player movement around the league in the two weeks preceding the lockout, which began right after our show. Sammy and Anthony break it all down and react to it all.
On this episode, Sammy and Anthony are joined by fellow Cronkite student Justin DeHaas to discuss the qualifying offers and start of Free Agency.
Sammy and Anthony give their award predictions for the 2021 MLB season after the finalists were announced earlier in the week.
On this episode, Sammy and Anthony give an extensive final wrap-up of the 2021 World Series, discuss Buster Posey's retirement, and the Bob Melvin hire as the San Diego Padres, among other smaller topics.
Sammy and Anthony begin the episode by breaking down the end of the pennant races and the first two games of the 2021 World Series. Just after the 32-minute mark, they are joined by a fellow Cronkite ASU alum and special guest Kerry Crowley. Crowley is the lead beat reporter for the San Francisco Giants at the Bay Area News Group and a part-time sports radio host on KNBR. He joins the show to talk about his career path, the World Series, and the San Francisco Giants.
Anthony and Sammy recap the heartbreaking ending of the Giants/Dodgers Game 5 of the NLDS and discuss the first half of the NL and AL Championship Series. ASU student journalist and "Salsa Season" host on Blaze Radio, Zach Woolley calls into the show to ask Sammy and Anthony their thoughts on his hometown Houston Astros.
Sammy and Anthony do a deep dive as they recap the Division Series and the first week of the MLB Postseason, and preview the subsequent pennant races.
Sammy and Anthony get ready for their favorite time of year. They begin the episode recapping the final days of the regular season and the Wild West of the National League, then break down the Wild Card games. The NL Wild Card was still in progress during the show, so Anthony made a live homerun call of Chris Taylor's walk-off against the Cardinals. From there, Sammy and Anthony go in-depth with their full slate of predictions for the postseason.
It was a busy week in baseball, and Sammy and Anthony cover it all. This is the last episode before the official start of the 2021 MLB Postseason.
- Breaking news: Devin Williams out for the season with broken hand after punching a wall after a game
- The Tampa Bay Rays are officially the #1 seed in the American League
- AL Wild Card gets intense.
- NL West Division coming down to the wire.
On this episode of "The Whole 9," Sammy and Anthony talk about the downfall and second-half collapse of the San Diego Padres, the New York Yankees in the playoff picture, St. Louis Cardinals' flaming hot September, and Kevin Keirmier "stealing" sign cards.
In this introductory episode of "The Whole 9," Anthony Remedios and Sammy Nute introduce themselves as hosts on Blaze Radio and start the show with a discussion of the surprising performance of the San Francisco Giants and the Dodgers' strong competition in the NL West. From there, they begin to take a look at the playoff picture with the NL Wild Card, recent Mets vs. Yankees Subway Series, and the rest of the AL playoff race.