Episode #82: Handing out Our Midseason Awards
We are past the halfway point of the 2025 season; boy does time move fast. In honor of this, we're giving out our mid-season Awards for the MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year!
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 11 min
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Episode #81: Nationals Sputter, Rays Rise, and LSU Wins the CWS
Max and Ryan discuss LSU winning the National Championship, the Washington Nationals' continuing ineptitude following Davey Martinez's comments, and the Tampa Bay Rays' rise from below .500 to AL East contenders!
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Episode #80: Rafael Devers Trade STUNS MLB World
Max and Ryan react to one of the most stunning trades in recent MLB history, as the Red Sox and Rafael Devers have a messy divorce resulting in a trade to the Giants.
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Episode #79: NL and AL Awards After Memorial Day
Max and Ryan dish out their awards after Memorial Day, as we go through our early Cy Young, MVP, and Rookie of the Year Awards alongside the most surprising/disappointing teams and players.
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Episode #78: Bad Spenders Aren't Contenders, Tarik Skubal is Insane
Max and Ryan discuss Tarik Skubal's brilliance while also getting into the miserable offseasons in Pittsburgh and Baltimore, which have resulted in both teams squandering incredible young cores.
May 28, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Episode #77: Cubs Lose Justin Steele, Twins' Slow Start, and the Padres' Historic Start
Max and Ryan discuss the unfortunate news that Justin Steele will miss the entire season with an elbow injury and how the Cubs are affected, the Twins' slow start, and the Padres getting off to a great start as they sit as the NL West leaders early in the season.
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Episode #76: Extensions Gone Wild
Max and Ryan discuss a flurry of extensions made, headlined by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and his monster 14-year deal to stay in Toronto.
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Episode #75: Opening Day Reactions and Seam-Shifted Takes
Max and Ryan discuss torpedo bats, some wacky baseball in Miami, and delve into your Seam-Shifted Takes!
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Special Episode #11: A New Era in Queens With Mike Mayer
Max and Ryan are joined by Metsmerized's Mike Mayer as we discuss their strides not just with the Mets' star-studded offseason, but also their surge in the player development landscape as they look to not only bring in the best talent, but develop it too.
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Episode #74: Jackie Robinson and DEI, Japan Season Opener, and Predictions
Max and Ryan discuss the Dodgers-Cubs series in Japan, division/award predictions, and have an extremely important conversation regarding how Jackie Robinson's link on the government website being temporarily removed is an absolute travesty.
Mar 25, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Special Episode #11: Talking Prospects with Geoff Pontes
Baseball America's very own Geoff Pontes joins the show to discuss an up-and-coming trio in Boston, teams with bright futures, scouting tendencies, and more in an informative yet fun episode!
Feb 28, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 84
#73: Wave of Boras Clients Finally Find Homes
Max and Ryan discuss the signings of Pete Alonso, Alex Bregman, Nick Pivetta, and more as the floodgates finally opened in free agency!
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Episode #72: Hall of Fame Results, Bregman & Alonso Still Held-Up
Max and Ryan discuss the election of Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner into the Baseball Hall of Fame alongside the additional results and what they mean for candidates remaining on the ballot in 2026. They also delve into what has become a confusing market for Alex Bregman and Pete Alonso, who lack the serious suitors many expected them to have at the start of the winter.
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Episode #71: Mets Move On From Alonso, Dodgers Add Two Big-Time Pitchers
Max and Ryan discuss the Mets' decision to enact their Plan B without Pete Alonso, as Jesse Winker returns and former division rival A.J. Minter joins the Queens' bullpen. Unfortunately for the Mets, those moves were overshadowed when Roki Sasaki announced on Instagram that he'd join the Dodgers, which was quickly followed up by reports of Tanner Scott heading to LA as well.
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Episode #70: Bullpen Moves, Sasaki Rumors, and HOF Updates
Max and Ryan discuss the signings of Andrew Kittridge and Jeff Hoffman as both RHPs head to the AL East, the ongoing Roki Sasaki sweepstakes, and an update on the Hall of Fame ballots currently available to the public.
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Episode #69: Hye-Seong Kim Goes to LAD, NYE Resolutions for MLB Teams
Max and Ryan discuss the Hye-Seong Kim signing, give New Years Resolutions for all 30 MLB teams, and discuss the ever-important date that is LeBron James' birthday in our first episode of 2025!
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Episode #68: Best Moments From 2024, Burnes Heads to the Desert
Max and Ryan discuss the Diamondbacks signing Corbin Burnes before taking a deep dive into the 2024 season and highlighting our individual top 10 moments of the year.
Dec 31, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Episode #67: Juan Soto Heads to Mets in Flurry of Offseason Action
Max and Ryan discuss Juan Soto heading to the Mets, Kyle Tucker being traded to the Cubs, Max Fried going to the Yankees, and more as there have been TONS of moves since our last episode!
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Episode #66: Los Angeles Adds Two Big Lefties, Dodgers Deferral Discourse
Max and Ryan discuss the Los Angeles Angels stunningly signing Yusei Kikuchi, and even more stunning perhaps, the decision for Blake Snell to announce his deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Instagram! Tommy Edman also gets a bag from LAD with a five-year $75 million deal.
Dec 03, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Episode #65: Reds-Royals Swap, MLB Awards, and HOF Ballot Picks
Max and Ryan discuss the Reds and Royals swapping Brady Singer for Jonathan India and Joey Wiemer, the announcement of the 2024 MLB Awards, and make their selections for who they would vote for on the 2025 BBWAA Hall of Fame Ballot.
Nov 26, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Episode #64: Reviewing the 2025 MLB Hall of Fame Ballot
Max and Ryan discuss the 2025 Hall of Fame Ballot and go through each of their tiers for the 28 players up for induction!
Nov 19, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 74
Episode #63: Marlins Find Their Manager + Seam Shifted Takes
Max and Ryan talk about the Marlins finding their manager and go through our viewer's offseason predictions in this edition of Seam-Shifted Takes!
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Episode #62: Dodgers Win the World Series, IFA Scandal, and Offseason Kick-Off
Max and Ryan discuss the thrilling conclusion to the 2024 World Series, the IFA scandal that rocked the baseball world, and the start of the offseason with a flurry of moves and news just after the season's end!
Nov 05, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Episode #61: 2024 ALCS and NLCS Recaps
Max and Ryan discuss the Yankees' 4-1 series win over the Guardians alongside the Mets-Dodgers NLCS!
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Episode #60: Division Series Recaps and League Championship Previews
Max and Ryan discuss the thrilling week of playoff baseball we got in the best-of-five ALDS/NLDS rounds and preview the final four as its the Dodgers-Mets and Yankees-Guardians in the final four!
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Episode #59: Questionable Hires, Wild Card Recap, Division Series Madness
Max Greenfield and Ryan Garcia discuss the hiring of Buster Posey to become the SF Giants' President of Baseball Operations, the Reds bringing Terry Francona out of retirement, and some playoff action!
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Episode #57: Award Ballots For the 2024 MLB Season
Ryan (@RyanGarciaESM) and Max (@CoachGreen1901) put together their ballots for the MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, AND Reliever of the Year after the 2024 regular season has come to an end.
Oct 01, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 68
Episode #56: David Bell Canned, Charlie Blackmon Retires, and Team Collapses
Max (@CoachGreen1901) and Ryan (@RyanGarciaESM) discuss the Reds firing David Bell, Charlie Blackmon retiring, the AL Wild Card becoming a free-for-all after the Royals and Twins hit the skids, and more!
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Episode #55: MiLB Catcher Sells Out Teammates, Devers-Cole Saga Continues
Max (@CoachGreen1901) and Ryan (@RyanGarciaESM) discuss the Twins' 6th Round Pick being released after a crazy scandal, Gerrit Cole walking Rafael Devers, and more in today's episode!
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Episode #54: Matt Chapman's Extension and Wild Postseason Races
Max Greenfield (@CoachGreen1901) and Ryan Garcia (@RyanGarciaESM) discuss Matt Chapman's six-year extension with the San Francisco Giants, the Seattle Mariners' commitment to Jerry Dipoto, and updates on the tight playoff races
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 65
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