With less than a week to go before the games start for real, the Batter Up! Podcast takes on the decisions involved with the Atlanta Braves' final roster construction. They also get into the weird irony that on the day they get Freddie Freeman back with a negative COVID-19 test, Yasiel Puig fails to sign because of a positive one. They also go into the players who they are surprised that will make the roster along with which of the young pitchers who they believe will step up given the losses in...
Jul 20, 2020•33 min
The guys evaluate the Braves first televised intrasquad scrimmage that took place Monday and talked about the importance of some of the team's newcomers including Marcel Ozuna, Travis d'Arnaud & Cole Hamels. They also discussed the confusing information regarding Hamels' process getting ready for the season and who should step up if he can't start the season. Finally, the podcast delved into how aggressive General Managers including Alex Anthopoulos will be come the August 31st Trade Deadlin...
Jul 14, 2020•33 min
Jul 08, 2020•9 min
With the Atlanta Braves entering their first full week of camp, Will Palaszczuk, Caleb Johnson & Joe Patrick discuss the effect of the team's four positive COVID-19 tests (including Freddie Freeman) along with the decisions of Felix Hernandez & Nick Markakis to opt out. The guys discuss who will likely play first base, DH and how the rotation will look in the roster shakeup. They close by talking about the MLB schedule release and the key dates Braves fans need to circle.
Jul 07, 2020•34 min
As the Braves get set to report to Atlanta's Truist Park & Gwinnett's Coolray Field for the resumption of play, our MLB analysts break down the recently released player pool. They go over any surprises, how the Braves will organize the DH position & also how they plan to work their pitching staff with the expanded rosters. The podcast concludes with a little impromptu edition of Survivor, as Will, Joe & Caleb all seem to vote someone off the Braves' "pitching island".
Jun 30, 2020•34 min
With Monday's announcement that Rob Manfred will implement a season, the Batter Up! Podcast got together to figure out whether or not the decision comes too late for the "casual fan". They talk about the opportunities missed by having a delay to the season, along with the hurdles COVID-19 might provide to completing a shortened season.
Jun 22, 2020•35 min
The guys discuss the comments of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred on ESPN Monday night and how that changed the prospects of a potential 2020 season happening. They also discussed who a 2020 season cancellation hurts the most on the Braves and also review the Braves selections in last week's first-year player draft.
Jun 16, 2020•36 min
This week's Batter Up! Podcast addresses specifically how the Braves will manage and structure a 2020 season. Discussions range from how the season impacts players under team control as opposed to those under one-year contracts, as well as how long of a leash players will find themselves on. The guys also discuss the latest round of negotiations between MLB owners and the MLBPA, who remain at an impasse.
Jun 09, 2020•33 min
Will Palaszczuk, Joe Patrick & Caleb Johnson discuss a critical week in the baseball negotiations. They all feel the two sides will find some common ground and discuss where the middle point of final negotiations might take place. The three also go into why it's imperative a deal gets done this week in order to have baseball in July. They also add their provisional and experimental rules they'd like to see implemented if the season were to happen.
Jun 02, 2020•31 min
Will Palaszczuk, Joe Patrick & Caleb Johnson discuss the continuing negotiations between MLB & its players regarding their return to the field. The guys examine both sides of the argument and when a potential deal might need to get done to have baseball by Independence Day. They also discuss their bold predictions for the 2020 Braves and how things might develop over the next few seasons in terms of free agency and salary numbers related to the financial strife caused by the COVID-19 Pan...
May 27, 2020•1 hr 14 min
On the latest installment of Batter Up!, Will Palaszczuk, Joe Patrick & Caleb Johnson update the progression of the MLB "return to play" negotiations including the addition of the health provisions set forth by the league. They discuss how the two sides will have to bend to come to a compromise, and how ultimately the worst case scenario of "no baseball" will be the onus to get a deal done. The guys also talk about how the Braves stack up with their new American League East schedule foes, an...
May 19, 2020•59 min
Will Palaszczuk, Joe Patrick & Caleb Johnson discuss the issues dividing Major League Baseball and the Players Association as they negotiate the terms of the realignment of the 2020 season. The guys talk about how those issues can be resolved, and how ultimately the players can make it on the field by Independence Day. The discussion morphs into the on-field impacts of the proposal, and how the Braves could fare to benefit from this year's arrangement.
May 12, 2020•58 min
Episode Five of the Batter Up! Podcast has dropped with Will Palaszczuk, Caleb Johnson & Joe Patrick talking about Fox Sports Southeast's look back at the 1995 World Series and the thoughts the guys had about watching it. They also talk about the latest on when things might start up for baseball including how the financial ramifications might make things awkward between the owners and players. Will, Caleb & Joe also discuss the Korean Baseball League returning to play following the annou...
May 04, 2020•50 min
The Batter Up! Podcast is back with Episode 4 with Will Palaszczuk, Joe Patrick & Caleb Johnson discussing more of the options that sports leagues are exercising when it comes to the resumption of play after the coronavirus curve is flattened. The guys also discuss how the Red Sox and Astros cheating scandals are a black mark on Rob Manfed's tenure as commissioner. The podcast takes a hard left turn and goes down the rabbit hole of sports movies and other entertainment that guys are enjoying...
Apr 27, 2020•45 min
The Batter Up! podcast is back for Episode #3 with Will Palaszczuk, Joe Patrick & Caleb Johnson. The guys pick up where they left off the last podcast with chatter about their quarantine life and their culinary exploits during their time without sports. They also update the Braves financial situation and go into the way they structured their offseason. Do you feel better about the Braves now than you might have before this pandemic? Be sure to download and listen to Batter Up! from this page...
Apr 20, 2020•44 min
Our baseball trio of Will Palaszczuk, Joe Patrick & Caleb Johnson are back for this year's second installment of Batter Up! The guys get into the logistics behind MLB's latest season start proposal, which includes playing games in Grapefruit & Cactus League Stadiums along with realignment. The guys also discuss how that format would suit the Braves, what effects it would have on player movement, and ultimately if there's any way to eliminate the health risks involved by playing the seaso...
Apr 13, 2020•42 min
92-9 The Game has revived our Batter Up! Baseball Podcast, featuring 92-9 Host Will Palaszczuk, Update Anchor & Reporter Caleb Johnson and featuring Braves Insider Joe Patrick. Batter Up! will be your home for the latest insights on the Braves, listener questions & answers and other topics which come up during the baseball season. In the premiere episode of Season 2, the guys introduce their own personal connections to the Braves & baseball, discuss the current Coronavirus stoppage's...
Apr 06, 2020•35 min
Here's Willie P with how his first segment would have sounded on 92-9 The Game after Game 6 of the 1995 World Series between the Atlanta Braves & Cleveland Indians.
Mar 17, 2020•9 min
Atlanta Braves Insider Joe Patrick joined The Morning Show to discuss, Marcell Ozuna, the team's interesting conundrum at third base, Felix Hernandez, and why there's a hurdle for King Felix to start the season with the big-league club that's not there for Kyle Wright and Sean Newcomb.
Mar 11, 2020•11 min
In the 7am hour Sam was joined by John Bednaroski from the Marietta Daily Journal who reported the great news from Freddie Freeman heading into the 2020 season.
Jan 26, 2020•1 hr 2 min
HOF pitcher John Smoltz joined The Midday Show to talk about what's being going on around the league and the Atlanta Braves. Smoltz said in the game, we fall in love and out of love with players really fast (in talking about Josh Donaldson). He never felt the Braves were going to go to four years that Donaldson was looking for. The Braves got ahead of the market this offseason. He believes the Braves bullpen is going to be "really good" this season.
Jan 23, 2020•15 min
Our 92-9 The Game Braves Insider, Joe Patrick, joined Thomas Mott to talk about Mike Foltynewicz, who will pitch Tuesday and how the Atlanta Braves handled his promotion and Kevin Gausman's departure. Also... How Foltynewicz will deal with struggles and where would Folty fit in a Braves postseason rotation?
Aug 06, 2019•4 min
92-9 The Game Atlanta Braves Insider Joe Patrick joined Andy and Randy to preview their two-game series against the Royals and to talk about the approaching trade deadline. Joe said any team in a playoff contention scenario should be trying to bolster their roster. The issue the Braves have is timing when it comes to evaluating. He said he wants to see them add a starter but if nothing else, they need to add a bullpen guy. He wants a guy with postseason experience.
Jul 23, 2019•10 min
In Episode 003 of the 92-9 The Game podcast about the Atlanta Braves, Joe Patrick and Knox Bardeen discuss the first three picks from the Atlanta Braves from Monday's 2019 MLB Draft, which starting pitchers have blossomed over their last 5-7 starts and just how hot Dansby Swanson is at the plate.
Jun 04, 2019•21 min
In Episode 002 of the 92-9 The Game podcast about the Atlanta Braves, Joe Patrick and Knox Bardeen discuss where the Braves stand in the National League pecking order, why relief pitcher Luke Jackson shouldn't be vilified and what the Braves might do when Ender Inciarte returns from injury.
May 23, 2019•28 min
In Episode 001 of the 92-9 The Game podcast about the Atlanta Braves, Joe Patrick and Knox Bardeen discuss Austin Riley's epic major league debut and Mike Soroka's emergence as this team's ace.
May 16, 2019•25 min
The 92-9 The Game "Spring Training Show" with former Braves outfielder Brian Jordan, beat reporter Joe Patrick and Andy Bunker sat down for an exclusive interview with Dansby Swanson. The Braves shortstop battled through a wrist injury last season and finally underwent surgery for it in November. Hear the moment Swanson was finally able to feel "normal."
Mar 19, 2019•4 min
In Hour 2 of The Spring Training Show, the guys hear from Kyle Wright and talk about the overall health of the team.
Mar 19, 2019•38 min
In Hour 3 of The Spring Training Show the guys talk about the lineup and finishing touches to the final roster
Mar 19, 2019•39 min
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Mar 19, 2019•36 min
