Put Me In, Coach!: Recent Episodes
Arctic Sounds
A podcast by and for baseball fans. We're less concerned about the gritty details and minute slash-lines; instead we want to focus on the stories, topics, conversations, and love letters to the sport we call America's pastime. Hosted by Carl Mizell and Matt Coggins.
I hardly know hers! Thanks to the legacy of Pedro Grifol, we're talking about some of the worst and shortest-tenured managers in baseball history. Plus, a suspension-worthy slur, a badass catch in the park, a new venue for the game, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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BleacherReport Baddest Managers
We're taking a gander at some of the worst second half and end-of-season performances in the history of baseball! Plus, Snell's no-hitter, Leyland's retired number, the White Sox making history, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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- Reddit u/VStarffin: The Worst Second Half Slumps of All Time, and Where...Someone...Might Rank
- BleacherReport: 16 of the Worst Post All-Star Game Player Drop Offs
- BleacherReport: The Top 10 Biggest and Worst Collapses in Baseball History
We are back to take a deep dive into the trade deadline - the weird trades, the good trades, and every trade in between! Plus, our take on the Skubal drama, Paul Skenes no-hitter, a car jacker, and a Holy Shit Season eclipsed by the greatest season ever!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
It's our All Star Week Special! In honor of the best in baseball getting together for the Midsummer Classic, we take a look at some of the worst All Star Games ever played, and rundown objectively the least-deserving All Stars of all time! Plus, big shoe news, immaculate innings, OMG, and more!
We will be off next week!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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Sports Illustrated: 10 Worst MLB All-Star Games Ever
Bleed Cubbie BlueWorst MLB All-Star Game Ever: A Look Back
OMG - Candelita / Jose Iglesias
IronCoveCustoms Baseball Dice Game - Etsy
This week we break down all the reasons to keep watching your favorite baseball team even when the season is past salvaging. Plus, a look at the All Star roster and the major snubs, other fun baseball news, furries, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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Journal of Sports Sciences: The joy of sports: How watching sports can boost well-being
APA: Speaking of Psychology: The psychology of sports fans, with Daniel Wann, PhD
Summer Games Done Quick 2024- Ken Griffey Jr. Presents MLB by Peanut Butter the Dog & JSR_ in 29:48
With the recent success of the Mets and Astros, we ask when exactly is a season dead, and what are some of the craziest climbs in baseball history? Plus, a modern miracle has a "Holy Shit Season" and the Home Run Derby gets a shakeup!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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The Athletic: As gap between Triple A and MLB widens, is the minor league reset fading away?
CBS: The greatest second-half comebacks in MLB history
Space Macs: Do Androids Dream of Electric Space?
Matt's wife Ashley Kok joins the show as fill-in co-host as we look at the history of ballparks - where they came from and how they evolved over time. Plus, a baseball-related contract killer strikes in England, a pirate tries to meet the Pirates, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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- Baseball Stadium History
- History of Baseball Stadiums Part One: The Good Old Days
- 5 Historical Baseball Stadiums
- Types of ballparks
- Union Grounds
This week we cover controversial "ballhawk" Zack Hample and try to figure out what his deal is. Plus, more gambling news, getting "Abreu'ed", and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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FOOTNOTESMLB: Zack Hample vs. The WorldThe New Yorker / Reeves Wiedman: BallhawksUS Sport History: Catching History: Doug Hakey Chases Baseballs For GloryNYPost: Why this ballhawk is baseball’s most hated fan
In light of the recent controversies around sports betting, we take a look at baseball's history and current troubled relationship with gambling. Plus, a new chapter in "Holy Shit Seasons," a recap of the London Series, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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- 2024 Athletic Player Poll
- ESPN: Two distinct periods of gambling
- Washington Post: MLB embraced gambling while trying to preserve its integrity. It’s a big bet.
- Athletic: After MLB’s reckoning on sports betting offenders, what can leagues do to enforce the rules?
- Athletic: Player suspensions are another example of MLB’s delicate dance with gambling
- Athletic: MLB bans Padres’ Tucupita Marcano permanently for betting on baseball
- The Conversation: How Gambling Built Baseball and Then Almost Destroyed It
- USA Today: Getting death threats from aggrieved gamblers, MLB players starting to fear for their safety
Carl is joined by guest host (and his wife) Katie Mizell (Cheap Smut podcast) to talk about being married to a baseball fanatic and to take a deep dive into out queer pro baseball players throughout history in honor of Pride Month! Plus, we say goodbye to Angel Hernandez, hello to Negro League stats, "what the hell" to gambling, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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Main link: Meet the 14 out gay players in Major League and minor league baseball history
Cheap Smut Linktree
Cheap Smut on TikTok
We're tackling the subject of rebuilds - what they entail, how long they take, and some of the most successful in recent years - before diving in on one current rebuild we think just might be due to a cheating conspiracy! Plus, Carl presents us our first chapter of "Holy Shit Seasons!" and we look at the news on Acuña's injury.
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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- Could MLB umpires using PitchCom help with strike calls? Players have mixed feelings
- East-West Classic celebrates Negro Leagues, reminds former players what’s missing today
- Adam Daily / Fangraphs: An Examination of Rebuilding Team Timelines
- Jordan Shusterman / FOX Sports: How to rebuild in MLB
- MSABR: If You’re Not Cheating, You’re Not Trying: Data Analysis of the 2017 Houston Astros
- Tom Verducci / SI: The Royals Are the Most Confounding Story in Baseball Right Now
We're back with a discussion about toxicity in baseball fandom - why people are so mad, how the internet plays into the anger, and what good it's doing us or our teams. We also dig into infamous Mets anti-fan Frank "The Tank" Fleming and real fan Max "Rally Pimp" Wiener! Plus, another culprit in the Ippei gambling scandal, StatCast Bat Tracker, sticky stuff, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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- Digging into the ‘shiny new toy’ that is Statcast’s Bat Tracking leaderboard
- Cut4: When is it OK to boo a player on your favorite team?
- SBNation: Under pressure - is playing in New York really that big a deal?
We're off again this week, so on rebroadcast is our saga from earlier this season profiling the 1899 Cleveland Spiders - now in one complete episode! If you thought some teams were bad this year, get a load of these losers!
We'll be back next week!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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Hetrick, J. Thomas (1999). Misfits! Baseball's Worst Ever Team. Pocol Press.
David L. Fleitz, Baseball Almanac (2001). The 1899 Cleveland Spiders: Baseball's Worst Team
Audrey Stark, SBNation (2019). What can we learn from the worst team in baseball history?
The Great Baseball Revolt: The Rise and Fall of the 1890 Players League by Robert B. Ross (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2016)
Bob Bailey, SABR (1990): Four Teams Out: The National League Reduction of 1900
Foolish Baseball, Baseball Bits: The Team That Lost 134 Games
Fox Sports: MLB History: Owners Prevented from Owning More than One Team
This week we're once again digging into the random little stories from around the baseball world, such as: the Arraez trade, the Arizona bee man, a looming MiLB monopoly, Scherzer's umpire ideas, replaceable pitchers, and more! Plus, we give a brief state of the season as we hit the one month mark.
Next week we're taking a lil breakie but we'll be back soon!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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- A new group is buying up minor league baseball teams at a feverish pace. What’s the end game?
- The Rise of the Disposable Pitcher
- Checking in on the state of the season after a little over a month
Inspired by moves from the Athletics and the NHL's Coyotes, we took a look into the history of baseball teams relocation from one city to another and how it affected the community! Plus, the latest on uniform-gate and the Twins' rally sausage!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
We're taking some time off this week, so please enjoy this appropriately timed rerun of our episode profiling the baseball umpire!
In light of 2024's exciting rookie class, we took a look at some of the best and worst rookie seasons in baseball history! Plus, closing the book on the Ippei gambling story, Bad Bunny's agency in trouble, MLB losing TV deals, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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o Bleacher Report: Ranking MLB's Best Rookie Seasons of All Time
o MLB Rookie of the Year: Past Winners Who Became Big Busts
o Hmmbaby: The 10 Biggest Mlb Draft Busts Of All Time
o Bleacher Report: Most Legendary Late Bloomers in Major League Baseball History
It's our favorite tradition - the rundown of everything new coming to major league parks this season! We dig in to the stadium upgrades, beer gardens, and (of course) THE FOOD! Plus, the A's move upstate, KC says no to a new stadium, the TJ epidemic, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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Baseball Prospectus: A Pitcher’s View on the Tommy John “Epidemic”
Cheapism: Forget Cracker Jacks: 12 Crazy MLB Ballpark Foods To Try in 2024
Our season preview continues as we dive into projections for the league: who's going to win their division, make the playoffs, and face off in the World Series! Plus, a look at some new rules in the MLB, a recap of the first weekend of games and a little bit of drama on the basepaths!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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Baseball America: Top 20 MLB Rookies For 2024
MLB: Cy Young favorites and sleepers for 2024
MLB: Who are the MVP favorites in '24? Who are the dark horses?
MLB: Who will win Rookie of the Year in '24? We polled baseball execs
The Athletic: Ranking all 30 MLB teams’ Opening Day lineups
BleacherReport: Teams that will have a worse record in 2024
The 2024 MLB season is upon us and to celebrate we are looking at the top projected players in the league, potential award winners, and everything possible in the greatest sport this year! Plus, a rundown of the Shohei/Ippei gambling scandal and a look into what's going on with the MLBPA.
Next week, we'll be tackling projections for the standings, the teams most likely to make the playoffs, the new rules, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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FOOTNOTESMLBPA Tension ExplainedMLB’s Shohei Ohtani probe:What we know about the Ippei Mizuhara gambling scandalBaseball America: Top 20 MLB Rookies For 2024MLB: Cy Young favorites and sleepers for 2024MLB: Who are the MVP favorites in '24? Who are the dark horses?MLB: Who will win Rookie of the Year in '24? We polled baseball execsThe Athletic: Ranking all 30 MLB teams’ Opening Day lineupsBleacherReport: Teams that will have a worse record in 2024
This week the team looks into the Seoul Series and MLB's World Tour, going back to the origins of international regular-season baseball. Plus, we look back on our predictions for the 2023 season, run a simulation for 2024, chat about the unfortunate JD Davis debacle, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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We're taking a week off to prep for the new season, so this week please enjoy our takes from the 2023 season. Some bad, some good, all mostly hilarious!
Originally broadcast as episodes 7 & 8 in March / April 2023.
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
It's a bit of a random episode as we navigate a ton of headlines and discussions in the lead up to the 2024 season! Topics include: dollar dog night, the future of contracts, expansion, jersey numbers, standing, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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With Cody Bellinger signing an underwhelming deal and fellow Scott Boras client Blake Snell still holding out weeks into Spring Training, we decided to dive into the mechanics of MLB free agency and the trials and tribulations that brought us here. Plus: Illinois Gov puts the kibosh on stadium handouts, the pants shortage, a mysterious statue, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube!
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FOOTNOTESIs Lakeland’s mysterious statue of Tigers great Ty Cobb actually Ty Cobb at all?
On This Date 40 Years Ago: Free Agency Comes to MLB
4Poor Millionaires: A History of Free Agency in Major League Baseball and the National Football League 7 years ago, Catfish becomes first free agent
Poor Millionaires: A Historyof Free Agency in Major League Baseball and the National Football League
History - mlbplayers.com
FOUR DECADES LATER, FREE AGENCY STILL FUELS BASEBALL
Flood v. Kuhn (Wikipedia)
Seitz decision (Wikipedia)How Free Agency Changed the Course of Baseball’s Labor History
In light of the hubbub surrounding the ugly new Nike uniforms adorning our beloved players this season, we take a deep-dive into the history of the baseball uniform and how it came to be! Plus, Manfred's retirement, Boras's war, an inspirational college player, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter or Instagram!
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Evolution of Baseball Equipment: The Uniform – 19c Base Ball, compiled by E. Miklich.
Dressed to the Nines: A History of the Baseball Uniform – National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
The History of Baseball Uniforms – The Athletic Shop
Baseball Almanac – Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century
ESPN: The colorful history of the uniform name game
MLB: Baseball Cap History
Baseball Hall of Fame: Uniform Designs Broke All The Rules During 1970s
It's that wonderful time of year where we say BASEBALL is BACK! Spring training gets underway this week, and to celebrate, Carl regales us with the history of spring training, its origins, and why it became commonplace in MLB. Plus, jersey drama, the A's don't know what's going on, Corey Kluber calls it quits, and more!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter or Instagram!
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The Real Origins of Spring Training by Alex Skillin
Florida Grapefruit League History
A Cactus League Timeline
Spring Training on Baseball Reference
The Wild Story of How the Cactus League Came to Be by Matt Monagan
Hot springs and Spring Training: the historic roots of MLB's Cactus League in Tucson
So, What Exactly Is Spring Training by Matt Monagan
The Dollop Podcast - Episode 12, "The Rube"
It's our Super Bowl Special! This week we cover one of the least-appreciated football/baseball crossovers, the "legendary" Tim Tebow! Plus, new owners for the Orioles, a new star for MLB The Show, and a new contract for Bobby Whitt Jr.!
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter or Instagram!
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- Great Moments in Mets Minor League History: The Mets sign Tim Tebow
- Tebow's baseball journey comes to an end
- Remembering Tim Tebow's Most Memorable Baseball Moments
This week Carl tells the tale of Willie Hernandez, his legendary MVP/Cy Young/World Series 1984 season, the journey it took him to get there, and his potential impact on baseball today. Plus, we dig into the Hall of Fame class and the exciting new trend of pre-service rookie deals.
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter or Instagram!
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Willie Hernandez Biography on SABR by Gary Gillette
SABR: Colt Keith: The Latest Addition to the Early Extension Trend
Tommy John Surgery List (maintained by Jon Roegele)
The History of Baseball in Puerto Rico
Baseball in Puerto Rico (Wikipedia)
Stathead Search for Willie’s Unbelievable 1984 Season
Stathead Search for 2023 Innings Pitched
Stathead Search for 1984 Innings Pitched
Young baseball pitchers increasingly seeking elbow surgery once reserved for professionals by Jennifer Streeter in The Palm Beach Post
Season 2 continues with the next installment of our saga tackling the legendary losers, baseball's own Cleveland Spiders, who won just 20 games in the 1899 season. This week, we take a deep dive into the 1899 season from hell and highlight some of the worst losses and rare wins, then we explore the Spiders' legacy and how they are still shaping the baseball world today.
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter or Instagram!
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Hetrick, J. Thomas (1999). Misfits! Baseball's Worst Ever Team. Pocol Press.
David L. Fleitz, Baseball Almanac (2001). The 1899 Cleveland Spiders: Baseball's Worst Team
Audrey Stark, SBNation (2019). What can we learn from the worst team in baseball history?
The Great Baseball Revolt: The Rise and Fall of the 1890 Players League by Robert B. Ross (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2016)
Bob Bailey, SABR (1990): Four Teams Out: The National League Reduction of 1900
Foolish Baseball, Baseball Bits: The Team That Lost 134 Games
Fox Sports: MLB History: Owners Prevented from Owning More than One Team
WE ARE BACK with a brand new season of PUT ME IN, COACH! Matt and Carl present to you our first long-form story tackling the legendary losers, baseball's own Cleveland Spiders, who won just 20 games in the 1899 season. Plus, we provide a brief check-in with how the MLB offseason has gone.
Here in the first chapter, we'll look at the history of baseball in Cleveland, how the Spiders came to be, and the greedy businessman who precipitated their demise. In next week's episode, we'll focus on the highs and lows of the 1899 season and how the Spiders' downfall changed baseball forever.
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Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter or Instagram!
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Hetrick, J. Thomas (1999). Misfits! Baseball's Worst Ever Team. Pocol Press.
David L. Fleitz, Baseball Almanac (2001). The 1899 Cleveland Spiders: Baseball's Worst Team
Audrey Stark, SBNation (2019). What can we learn from the worst team in baseball history?
The Great Baseball Revolt: The Rise and Fall of the 1890 Players League by Robert B. Ross (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2016)
Bob Bailey, SABR (1990): Four Teams Out: The National League Reduction of 1900
Foolish Baseball, Baseball Bits: The Team That Lost 134 Games
Fox Sports: MLB History: Owners Prevented from Owning More than One Team
In this Season 1 Finale, we recap the 2023 World Series, wrap up all the manager and player contract threads, dig in to the last of the baseball season news, and give a little preview for what's to come on PMIC!
We're taking a nice long break after this episode, but stay tuned to our socials and this feed for our Season 2 announcement!
Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter or Instagram!
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- On the World Series stage, a bullpen game just feels wrong
- Rob Manfred Lauds New Rule Changes, Considering Roster Limits for Pitchers
An update from Matt in the midst of the World Series - which might end today!
Look for our next episode once this series wraps up!
Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter or Instagram!
We BLAST some Creed and recap everything that happened in the championship round of the 2023 Postseason! Join us for a breakdown of the different styles of play, the dramatic games, the brutal drama, and our own picks for MVP runners up. Plus, we take a look at the World Series matchup between Texas and Arizona, give thanks to an unlikely hero Senator, and round up the flurry of staffing changes.
Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
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What's up dear listeners? Here is a quick message from Matt to do a little explaining about our weird schedule and previewing what's to come in an episode dropping tomorrow! Tune in!
In this special Sunday episode, we catch up on the Divisional Round of the 2023 Playoffs and recap all the excuses made by the Braves and their fans for all the losing they did.
Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter or Instagram!
It's a special TUESDAY edition of PMIC! We're talking about - what else - the MLB playoffs! Topics include the milquetoast Wild Card round, the exciting Divisional, the Cinderella Twins, and whether being the best team in the regular season entitles them to "fairer" playoffs. Plus, more Mets front office drama, Trevor Bauer, and the Olympics!
This episode was recorded prior to the conclusion of NLDS Game 2.
Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
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Baseball fan, circus performer, and former radio anchor Jack Lepiarz joins the show as we discuss some of the most egregious award snubs in MLB history and build a roster of players never to win an MVP or Cy Young. Plus, a postseason preview, Miggy's retirement, feces on Francona's scooter, and more!
Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter or Instagram!
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MLB - Tales of Miggy, as told by his Tigers teammates, friends
SBNation - Always the Bridesmaid: the Best Players to Never Win MVP
BleacherReport - The 25 Best MLB Pitchers Since 1990 to Never Win a Cy Young Award
SecretBase/Dorktown - Captain Ahab: The Story of Dave Stieb
Inspired by the wild race for the AL West pennant and final Wild Card spot, we look at some of the craziest final crunches in MLB history that sent unlikely contenders to the postseason. Plus, special guest Josh Fekete joins us to celebrate the career of soon-to-retire Guardians skipper Terry Francona.
Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter or Instagram!
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Tito coaching Michael Jordan
Tito comments on the Jose Ramirez fight
MLB: Greatest late-season surges to reach postseason
BleacherReport: Greatest Pennant-Chase Comebacks in Baseball History
MLB: Best postseason pushes in MLB history
MLB: Each team's best stretch-drive run
MLB: Complete History of Tiebreaker Games
SABR: The 1967 AL Pennant Race: The 30,315,229 to 1 Possibility
MLB: 10 yrs. later, relive one of MLB's wildest nights
A long-awaited episode behind the scenes, this week we're finally tackling the big topic of MLB umpires! We explore the history of the profession, their rise to power through unionization, the process of becoming an ump, and break down some of the worst to call a game this year. Plus, the latest news from the Mets and Red Sox front offices, injuries real and fake, and a little turf talk!
Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell.
Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.
For more, check out our website or follow us on Twitter or Instagram!
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- History of Umpiring by Larry Gerlach
- Boston University: Bring on Robo Umps?
- The Athletic: Are robot umpires ready for their MLB debut? Not so fast.
- MLBRun.com: Ten Worst Umpires In MLB Based On Consistency And Accuracy By Sriyukta Pradhananga
- Bleacher Report: Ranking the Blindest Umpires in Baseball
- Angel Hernandez’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (Behind the Plate)
- Larry Vanover’s Ignoble Day Behind the Plate (w/ Video)
- Nick Mahrley Low-Balling Jeimer Candelario
- Ryan Blakney Blowing It (Repeatedly)
- Ben May Had a (Nearly) Perfect Day
We're back from a Labor Day break and talking about the exciting approaching end to the season and what teams might make it to the dance in October! Plus, the Strasburg retirement saga, Mike Trout on the trade market, a silly shooting in Chicago, and more!
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This week the team follows up last week's expansion conversation with a deep dive into the moment in history when the league tried to do away with two teams and contract down to 28. It's a wild story! Plus, the latest news, Ron DeSantis's baseball career, and a Tiger Talk as we near the end of the season.
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In light of so many teams threatening to move around as the season comes to a close, we decided to dig into the history of all the times MLB has expanded the league and added some new teams to the mix. We also look at some potential future homes for expansion teams and how likely they are to get one! Plus, the latest news from Chicago's meltdown, Shohei's looming TJ surgery, the success of the pitch clock, and more!
Next week, we follow up this expansion conversation with a deep dive into the time MLB tried to get rid of some teams.
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FOOTNOTES:
- Yardbarker: Which cities deserve an MLB expansion team?
- ESPN: Why Mexico City faces an uphill climb toward landing a Major League Baseball franchise
Our much anticipated episode covering the best (worst?) injuries in baseball! We dig in to the history of ailments on the diamond, some of the weirdest afflictions players have suffered, and the most consequential injuries and biggest comebacks the game has ever seen! Plus, the latest news featuring Tampa Bay's pitching woes, Julio's huge week, the Yankees historic suck, and more!
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FOOTNOTES:
- Padres might be the least clutch team in the history of baseball
- Injured MLB stars can be big draws in minors, but lately they’re staying away
- Baseball Prospectus: Collateral Damage: The Disabled List - A History
- The American Journal of Orthopedics: Injury Trends in Major League Baseball Over 18 Seasons: 1998-2015
- Worst Injuries in the History of Baseball
- MLB: Revisiting MLB’s strangest injuries
Matt goes full conspiracy-mode on us this week to fully lay out his theory on how and (more importantly) why the Atlanta Braves are cheating this year. Plus, Carl provides a deep-dive into the scouting world's 20-80 scale, and we cover the latest news from Lorenzen's no-hitter to Franco's alleged evil deeds.
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FOOTNOTES:
The Athletic: In MLB, plays that were once errors are now hits, as players wonder why
Scouting Explained: the 20-80 Scale
Explaining the 20-80 Baseball Scouting Scale
Sports Illustrated: You'll be able to buy stock in the Atlanta Braves
Inspired by the epic battle between José Ramírez and Tim Anderson, we take a look at the history of baseball fights and some of the best brawls of all time! Plus, the latest news about the Orioles' broadcast thought crime, Anthony Rizzo's brain, and the general chaos coming from the Yankees and White Sox.
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FOOTNOTES
- Jomboy Media: José Ramírez and Tim Anderson square up, a breakdown
- The Athletic: Anthony Rizzo tells all on post-concussion syndrome, career-worst struggles
- Jefebet: The 6 Best Brawls in MLB History
- CBS: Everything you think you know about the Robin Ventura-Nolan Ryan brawl is wrong
- SABR: August 12, 1984: Braves-Padres brawl leaves 17 players ejected in one game
- MLB: Notable brawls in baseball history
- The Guardian: 'Maximum tension, minimum release': why baseball produces so many brawls
- The Ringer: The History — and Future — of Baseball Brawls
Matt and Carl come to you mere moments after the trade deadline to provide their fresh takes, rants, and grumbles about what transpired across the league. Our feedback on the Mets fire sale, the Tigers big blunder, and the huge buy-in from the Angels. Plus, updates on Ohtani's huge week, the Yankees anemic offense, Manfred's reelection, and even more!
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FOOTNOTES
- BleacherReport: Defining a Prospect
- MLB Prospect Ranking
- ATHLETIC TRADE TRACKER
We talk all about the trade deadline and some of the trades we think might happen by next week! Plus, we recap our own week of attending some games, cover the news out of the AL East pennant race, and get Anthony Rizzo's take on Taylor Swift.
PLEASE NOTE: this episode was recorded on Monday, July 24, so anything we speculate about a potential trade may be old news once you hear this!
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FOOTNOTES:
o History of Trade Deadlines and a Primer on the New Rules (2019)
o CBS: MLB trade deadline: Ranking top 20 trade candidates as Max Scherzer joins list, Shohei Ohtani off for now
o Athletic: 7 MLB trade proposals to upgrade contenders, including a Dodgers-White Sox blockbuster
o Athletic: MLB trade deadline outlook for all 30 teams: Latest on buyers, sellers and those in between
o MLB: 5 biggest Trade Deadline blockbusters
In our mid-season check-in, we look back at the predictions we made before the season and see what we got right and the many things we got very wrong. Plus, a recap of the All Star Game, a check in with the Shohei trade market, and another chapter in the Oakland A's saga.
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FOOTNOTES
- Episode 7 & Episode 8 that feature our pre-season predictions
- Ranking the 5 most disappointing MLB teams in the first half by Scott Roche, Fansided.com
- Yardbarker: The biggest disappointments from the 2023 MLB season so far
A special EARLY DROP because we're talking about - what else - tonight's MLB ALL STAR GAME! We dive deep on the history of the game and where it came from, some wild meetings between the two leagues, and what makes the Midsummer Classic so special. Plus, baseball news, including: the Tigers' combined no-hitter, the Cubs' historic win, and a recap of one of the most exciting drafts in years!
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FOOTNOTES:
o Bleacher Report: Tracing the Evolution of the MLB All Star Game
o MLB: Revisit the 10 best All-Star Games of all time
o And That’s Baseball: The Home Run Derby's BIG Problem
o MLB: Elly De La Cruz stole THREE BASES in the span of two pitches!
This week we go over how the MLB draft works and all the exciting players expected to get a pick! Plus, we dive into the All Star Game roster and the egregious snubs, a problematic perfect game, more misery for A's fans, and more!
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Title speaks for itself as we react to the MLB commissioner's comments about Oakland and the fallout from the reverse boycott. Not recommended for those sensitive to cursing. Plus, news on pride night protests, Rizzo's ouchies, an unfortunate Father's Day gift, and more!
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FOOTNOTES:
- De La Cruz hustles for single against the Astros
- “Moneyball Act” Introduced to Protect Cities Losing MLB Teams
- Rob Manfred’s Top 5 Priorities
- Drellich: Rob Manfred’s shot at A’s fans is unsurprising in MLB commissioner’s 8th year
- Can MLB, and the A’s specifically, work in Las Vegas? Bryce Harper gives his hometown view
We take a look at some of the great "unbeatable" records in MLB history, as well as some that might some day be beaten and some other weird ones! Plus, news from the league including struggling pitchers, blossoming rookies, the white-hot A's, and more!
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FOOTNOTES:
- Major League Baseball’s 10 Most Insane Pitching Streaks
- The 9 Most Obscure Baseball Records and Feats
- MLB’s 14 Most Bizarre Records You’ve Never Heard Of
- Baseball Records That WIll Never Be Broken
It's time for the PMIC All-Star ballot! We vote on our favorite players to make the midsummer classic and chat about the latest news around the league and debate if it's ever appropriate to boo your team's star players.
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FOOTNOTES:
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MLB All Star Ballot
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MLB: 8 big All-Star voting storylines to follow
- CBSSports: MLB All-Star ballot: Picking the early favorites
- All Star Rosters decided by fWAR by u/avy_sionnach on Reddit
Cheap Smut host Katie Mizell joins the show to get quizzed on her baseball knowledge by none other than her husband Carl, plus we dig in to the Tigers at the 1/3 point of the season in an extended TIGER TALK and talk about all the gay baseball news!
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FOOTNOTES
- The Athletic: A.J. Hinch is managing with confidence as the Tigers hang tight in the AL Central
It's movie night at the Put Me In Coach cinemas! Join us as we talk about our favorite baseball movies and what it takes to make a good (or bad) film about America's pastime. Plus, baseball news covering Verlander's beef with ESPN, the resurgent Cardinals, Pete Alonso's humping problem, and more!
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FOOTNOTES
MLB.com – Best Baseball Movies Of All Time
Join us this week for a conversation about the baseball manager - what do they do, why do we have them, and how effective are they really? Plus, we debate how the new schedule is changing team performances, if the Rays might be World Series contenders, the future of the traditional pitching rotation, and talk about some of the news coming out of baseball this week.
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FOOTNOTES:
- How Much Do Top MLB Managers Really Impact Team Performance?
- Major League Baseball's Top 10 Managers of All Time
- What Does a Baseball Manager Do?
In this bonus episode, we list off our own picks for walk up tunes and talk some shop about the hottest team in the AL Central.
Here's our 2023 Walkup Music Spotify Playlist!
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FOOTNOTES:
- “Never Fight a Man With a Perm” by IDLES
- “Ambrosius” by Gnome (starting at the :26 second mark)
- “Get Yourself Up” by KRS-One
- “Kick Back” by Kenshi Yonezu
- “MEGALOVANIA” by Toby Fox
- “Army of Me” by Bjork
- "Goddamn" by flipturn
- "Leagues Below" by Hawk & Son
- "X Gon Give It To Ya" by DMX
- "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who
- Seinfeld Theme
We're talking weather delays - why they happen, when they've been at their worst, and what can be done to prevent them. We're talking walk up music - why it happens, when it's been at its worst -- okay okay, we also chat about some baseball news, including a gambling scandal in college ball, Shohei's latest milestone, the Padres' pet calendar, and Taylor Swift's OPS.
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FOOTNOTES:
- Bleacher Report: MLB's 9 Worst Weather Games by Mark Miller (9/15/2011)
- WeatherBug: The Wackiest Major League Baseball Weather (11/3/2020)
- MLB: Complete History of the Walk Up Song
- A Brief History of the Baseball Walkup Song
- 30 Best Walkup Songs in Baseball History
- What Walkup Music Reveals About Baseball
Carl and Matt dig in to the history of the perfect game and list off some of the wildest unwritten rules of baseball. Plus, the team covers baseball news out of Mexico City, Bryce Harper's speedy recovery, the home run celebration boom, and more! Finally, we finish off with our semi-regular fan segment, Tiger Talk!
2:30 - Baseball News // 16:14 - Perfect Games // 31:25 - Unwritten Rules // 51:35 - Tiger Talk
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FOOTNOTES
- SBNation: The Odds of a Perfect Game
- SABR: Modeling Perfect Games and No-Hitters in Baseball
- Bleacher Report’s Top 25 Unwritten Rules
This week the team is recapping the latest MLB news, including the unjust Scherzer sticky stuff suspension, The Dodgers' baby boom and hall of fame success, and the hype around the Pirates. Then we dig in to the Oakland A's big Vegas announcement and deep dive into the Rule 5 Draft.
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FOOTNOTES:
o CBS Sports: The A's start has been historically awful; three things to know as Oakland threatens wrong kind of MLB records
o Sports Illustrated: A’s Abysmal Fan Attendance Already Approaching Record Lows
o USA Today: Raiders owner Mark Davis blasts Oakland A's proposed move to Las Vegas
o MLB: A history of the Rule 5 Draft
o MLB: Here are the 10 best Rule 5 Draft picks of past decade
We're back from our mini-vacation and covering the big stories from the first few weeks of the MLB season, including the success of the Tampa Bay Rays, a new union forming in the minor leagues, mascot assaults, possums, and more! Plus, we dig in to some of the neat new foods getting served in stadiums around the country, including a review of the snacks Matt sampled at Citi Field, and dive into some esoteric baseball terms you might not know!
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FOOTNOTES:
- Bleacher Nation: Top 5 New Ballpark Foods To Try During the 2023 MLB Season
- Jomboy Media: A breakdown of how hitters can spot a pitcher tipping
In the final installment of the season preview, we dive into all the new stuff you'll find at stadiums across the country, including giant scoreboards, party decks, new outfield dimensions, and more! Plus, Carl updates us on the goings on in the league from the last week, including standout performances, the unstoppable Rays, and an unfortunate no-hitter.
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In the second installment of our 2023 season preview, we highlight all the best, worst, and soon to breakout players in the league! Plus Carl drops in with a recap of the first weekend of the season!
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FOOTNOTES
- MLB players to watch: Keith Law’s 10 candidates for a breakout season in 2023
- ESPN Fantasy List of Players to Avoid
Baseball season is officially here! Carl and Matt explore the projections for the 2023 season, how teams will shake out based on the stats and some simulations, which team has the best chance of winning a ring, and our own official predictions for the World Series winners! Plus, a brief recap of the electric WBC finale, Lars Nootbaar's toilet challenges, and a legendary bird explosion.
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FOOTNOTES
MLB.com: How the projected standings agree (and how they don't)
Fangraphs: ZiPS projected standings for National League // American League
Randy Johnson Bird Explosion
In this bonus episode, some more conspiracies about umpires and collusion between team owners and the league.
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FOOTNOTES
- MLB Umpires Missed 34,294 Ball-Strike Calls in 2018. Bring on Robo-umps?
- A New Study Shows Umpire Discrimination Against Non-White Players
Matt and Carl explore the many conspiracies and conspiracy theories told throughout baseball history, including a deep dive into sign-stealing scandals, the Goldilocks Balls, and fan-favorites from Reddit. Plus we explore news and injuries from the WBC and why it all matters!
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FOOTNOTES
Major League Baseball used at least two types of balls again this year, and evidence points to a third
Carl takes us on a journey through the history of baseball video games and all the excitement around MLB: The Show. Plus we cover the WBC headlines, rate our least favorite international jersey, and learn all about one player's pet rock.
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FOOTNOTES:
- Philadelphia Inquirer: Six former Phillies died from the same brain cancer. We tested the Vet's turf and found dangerous chemicals.
- MLB fans want to ‘report a crime’ as Great Britain’s World Baseball Classic uniform dubbed ‘ugliest ever’
- Citi Field hoax scoreboard / Scoreboard in The Show
Saddle up for the first bonus episode of PUT ME IN COACH! In this installment, we talk about the interesting narratives around the Israeli and Cuban national teams.
This week the team talks all about the World Baseball Classic - the history, the players, the best teams, and everything else! Plus some news out of spring training and a surprising story about a potential baseball furry.
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FOOTNOTES:
- Diario AS: What are the top ten games in the history of the World Baseball Classic?
- Baseball America’s Ranking of Every Team
- MLB’s Best WBC Players for Every Position by Manny Randhawa
- MLB: Will anyone break these Classic records? By Francys Romero
- Ketel Marte hidden ball trick fools Tim Lopes (Diamondbacks / Padres 3/4)
- New Tiger Nick Maton appears to be some sort of furry
This week the team dives deep into the granddaddy of contemporary stats - Wins Above Replacement. Plus we pick our favorite off-season moves, talk about some of the best guys playing this season, and recap the first weekend of spring training games with reaction to the new rules!
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Footnotes
- The Athletic: MLB offseason grades for all 30 teams: Who got the highest (and lowest) marks?
- TheScore: NL offseason grades: Mets spent wisely, but did Dodgers do enough?
- MLB.com: WAR
- What Was 1 WAR Worth on the 2022 MLB Free Agent Market?
- Tigers Twitter: Artist rendering of the triple play
This week the team talks about the exciting new changes to the MLB schedule this year that will see every team playing every other team in the league. Plus, we dive into the controversy around RSNs, the Bally Bankruptcy, and Blackouts, explore the history around night games and inter-league rivalries, and ask what it will take to get young people interested in baseball - perhaps a Mariners/Marlins rivalry? Who knows!
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Footnotes
o MLB’s 2023 schedule changes: Everything you need to know and what it means for your team
o If Bally RSNs go bankrupt, MLB has ‘opportunity to fix this blackout problem,’ says Rob Manfred
o What could a Bally Sports bankruptcy mean for RSNs’ team deals?
o Fan delivers baseball reddit’s unified message to Rob Manfred’s face at World Series
o Is Baseball a “Dying” Sport?
o Magglio Ordonez hits Walk Off Home Run in 2006 ALCS - Dan Dickerson's Radio Broadcast call
In this inaugural episode of Put Me In, Coach! - Matt and Carl talk about their personal history with America's favorite sport, explore the wartime heroics of a baseball legend, and dive deep into all the weird new rules going on the books in the 2023 MLB season.
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Footnotes:
- ESPN: 2023 MLB rule changes: Pitch clock, end of shift and more
- MLB Can't Wait Any Longer to Fix Its Pace of Play Crisis
Coming soon, a new podcast by and for baseball fans! PUT ME IN, COACH! promises to be your home for conversations about America's pastime that are off the beaten path. We're less concerned with stats than stories, and we promise to deliver a weekly conversation about our greatest sport from all different angles and aspects. Plus, we'll have trivia, reactions throughout the season, and interviews with fellow fans. Subscribe now and be the first to hear our first episode dropping February 15. New episodes every Wednesday.
Put Me In, Coach! is hosted by Carl Mizell and Matt Coggins. Theme music is by Quack Quack Seat Back and John Fogerty. Mixed and Produced by Matt Coggins/Arctic Sounds.