Stephen is happy about the Phillies for the first time since we started the show, Mets lol, unholy unions and MLB being shit yet again, and X-Men baseball discussion. Next week will be our one year anniversary episode so go to our twitter or discord and really bring your A-game for the questions/compliments this time.
Lauren does a hell of a job giving us a rundown of pretty much everything that happened leading up to the trade deadline. We also talk about Kumar Rocker and the Mets Metsing, a fairly substantive analysis of the Diamondbacks' outlook, and answer what is probably Jane's favorite mailbag question. Check our twitter profile for the link to our brand new discord server, it's a lot of fun!
Blue Jays writer and fellow podcaster Andrew Stoeten returns as we talk about the Guardians, the vibes at The Trop', upgrading MLB stadiums, the Jays, the stupid Billy Ripken segment on MLB Network, and various birds. We also address some controversial language that was used on last week's episode.
Lauren tries out a new identity, we talk about the pride nights at MLB parks, and two way players, then we do a big mailbag segment that was a lot of fun. Oh, and we talk about anime and Warhammer 40k. Not one to be missed!
The Batting Around crew talks about the draft then figures out how to fix All Star Week and talks about the halfway through the season standings.
Very chill episode. Someone got popped for "sticky stuff," MLB gets into crypto, All-Star uniforms look like trash, and 3.1 glorious innings of the knuckleball.
Jane jumps on a really dumb bandwagon, then Sung Min Kim gives us some great insight into Korean baseball, and we do the fastest mailbag ever.
Jane reaches the acceptance stage. Yankees suck lol. Giants. deGrom. Basketball? Sticky stuff (of course). More trivia and spreadsheets from Lauren.
Charles (twitter's @Ugarles) joins us to talk about The Play, then we do a deep dive on the state of the Pirates organization. The mailbag stays in the NL Central with a lot of stuff about the Brewers, and we do some music criticism.
Lots of good analysis this week. No-hitters, pine tar, stolen bases, Tony La Russa/unwritten rules stuff, some great Giants stuff, then we describe pizzas and talk about the masculine art of stews.
Our friend Lewis (@Pigeonize on twitter), an artist and writer, sits in as the fourth mic as we talk about what's going on in the league. We set the podcast's stance on a couple different birds and Lauren has a really good idea.
Defector's David Roth retuns to the podcast to explain why Mets are so weird, league-wide offense sucking, piffle, wet guys and the need for more dirtbag players. Tell your friends about the show and go subscribe to Defector if you haven't already.
Going to ballgames again, Osama Bin Laden, chicken tendies, the Royals, the dangers of being based and Tonypilled, injuries, Stephen's countless blood feuds, and Lauren and Stephen have a clacky keyboard competition.
Jane has some personal news. Padres/Dodgers still rules. Trevor Bauer is mad. Fake no hitters. We like Kansas City. Vibe checks on our faves. It's only April, so calm down.
The boys from the wonderful Tipping Pitches podcast swing by this week and we make them talk about uniforms, what a rivalry even means today, and the limits of our pro-labor principles. If you don't already listen to Tipping Pitches go subscribe to their show and tell your friends.
Jane is out with a potentially lethal case of Byron Buxton fever, but Emma Baccellieri of Sports Illustrated swung by to talk stupid NL East games, big league grounds keeping, the lonely antics of the Philly Phanatic during the 2020 pandemic season, and has Stephen and Lauren play a game of Gabe or Goop. This is an excellent episode you won't want to miss. Follow Emma twitter.com/emmabaccellieri
First episode of the 2021 regular season! We're talking about opening weekend, Shohei (of course), Keith Olbermann and republicans tweeting stupid stuff about baseball, the vaccine, then some good mailbag questions.
it's our last episode before the regular season stars so we talk about which games we're planning on watching opening day then answer some mailbag questions. go check out Lauren on Blocked Party, it's really good
It's a mailbag heavy episode this week as we inch closer to the regular season. This is a really fun one. be sure to follow Jane on twitch so you can watch Little Big League with the hosts of the podcast! tune in at Saturday night at 9pm central/10 eastern at twitch.tv/JaneOst
we talk about the experimental rule changes across the minors. also lauren is less of a bitch this time.
sorry this is late in the week. we talk about preseason games and make some predictions about the rest of the season. oh hey also do me a favor and go to lauren's twitter and get into fights with her about food takes.
the rockies are bad. trevor bauer is annoying. pecota projections. a lauren spreadsheet project. we recorded this one last friday otherwise we would have talked about the mariners thing.
Yahoo Sports staff writer Liz Roscher joins us to talk about our most serious topic yet: the Phillie Phanatic. we get a history lesson on the most-sued mascot in sports history, get the hot gossip about his personal life, and uncover why Tommy Lasorda actually hated him so much.
Jane, Stephen, and Lauren are back but they didn't feel like talking about actual baseball news, so instead they're drafting specialty foods from ballparks around the league to fill out the roster at their respective expansion parks. After the episode go to twitter.com/BattinAround to vote on which park you'd most want to visit!
The Batting Around Podcast crew talks new Mets ownership, Kim Ng, KBO playoffs, and Steven questions his sexuality.
Our brains are fried but we're back after a week off to talk about Philadelphia, Robbie Mook, why we can't get into soccer, and Jane's new DSA caucus. We eventually get around to some baseball stuff like the managerial hires, the future of the Mets Metsing under Steve Cohen, and video game star Cody Bellinger.
I can't believe we have to use this title two episodes in a row but the universe has forced my hand. We got the amazing Bradford William Davis of The New York Daily News to talk to us about what the fuck happened during the World Series celebration,as well as what it was like going to an MLB game in 2020 and baseball to watch now that the season is over. Check out Bradford on twitter @_beewilly and his Five And Dive Podcast on Baseball Prospectus, and look for Jane on Means TV's Southpaws episod...
This is a really fun one! We give a mid-series update for World Series, talk about Walker Buehler's pants, a likely very dire offseason, try to say something nice about the Pirates, and make a pledge to our loyal listeners. Jane will be on Means TV's Southpaws later this week to talk about the World Series! If you're not already a subscriber go sign up already!
We're in a better mood this week after both heel teams lost their respective Game Sevens. All the stuff you'd expect after a playoff series and predictions for the upcoming October Classic. The three of us went on Evan Davis' yet to be named sports show on twitch and it went really well! Check out the vod at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/775730974 Jane was also on an episode of Musical Theatre is Good Actually to talk about the baseball musical Damn Yankees, check that out here https://www.youtub...
baseball sucks why do we even like it oh also Jane's gonna be on this coming Saturday's episode of Musical Theatre Is Good, Actually on https://www.twitch.tv/Lord_Googoo at 8pm to talk about Damn Yankees so check that out.
