Ken and Tim cover the league from coast to coast in to start the show. The Giants and Dodgers battle for West Coast supremacy while the Red Sox and Mets overcome off the field challenges to stay in the race. All that before opening up this week's mailbag... -Will MLB make needed changes to replay? -Why isn't Joe Maddon on the hot seat? -What teams will be in on the free agent shortstops? -What's wrong with Joey Gallo? -Will Theo Epstein be running the Mets next season? -Should MLB begin process ...
Sep 06, 2021•33 min
DVR and Keith discuss the Phillies' pursuit of Atlanta in the battle for the NL East, the recent struggles of Yu Darvish, the next steps in Cleveland as Year 2 of the post-Lindor era approaches, Adalberto Mondesi's future in Kansas City, Keibert Ruiz's future, and the arrival of Joe Ryan to the Minnesota rotation. Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Save 50% on a subscription to The Athletic at theathletic.com/baseballshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Sep 03, 2021•54 min
The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence & Grant Brisbee talk about the Mets' Thumbs Down salute, tight wild card races & team's built for the playoffs. The guys talk about the Mets doing a a thumbs down salute to the fans and if they think it was the right move or not. The Wild Card Races are tight and the guys break down who they can make a run heading into September. They talk about what team's in each the AL & NL are built to make a long playoff run. They talk about what to think o...
Sep 02, 2021•41 min
The Braves had every reason to become sellers when Ronald Acuna Jr. went down, but Alex Anthopoulos doubled down on the 2021 season. He joins Starkville to talk about that, submitting an offer for Aroldis Chapman on the way to his wedding, his first job in baseball and more. Plus Jayson and Doug dive into the Atlantic League moving the mound back a foot and the Dodgers and Padres 16-inning marathon. All that plus trivia. Could the guys snap their losing streak? Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysons...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 27 min
The Red Sox and Yankees look destined to meet in the AL Wild Card Game. The last time the two teams met in a one-game winner take all matchup was 1978 when Bucky Dent's home run over the monster sent the Yankees to the playoffs and eventual World Series title. Ken and Tim discuss the AL East before opening up this week's mailbag... -Will Yankees ever get rid of facial hair policy? -Will MLB expand the WC series? -Could the Padres move on from Jace Tingler? -Possible suitors for Max Scherzer? -Ex...
Aug 30, 2021•31 min
DVR and Keith discuss the recent arrival of Edward Cabrera in Miami, and check in on several members of the 2021 rookie class -- including Wander Franco, Andrew Vaughn, and Ke'Bryan Hayes -- while setting and adjusting expectations for the group in the wake of the lost 2020 minor-league season. Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 27, 2021•57 min
The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence & Grant Brisbee are ready to talk some baseball. Tim McMaster is filling in for Grant this week. The guys talk about if they think Ohtani is having the best season ever, the 500 HR club and updated Wild Card Races. Is Shoehei Ohtani having the best season ever in MLB history? The guys give their thoughts on it and compare his hitting and pitching numbers to some of the greats in the game. Miguel Cabrera became the newest member of the 500 Home Run Club....
Aug 26, 2021•40 min
Joey Votto looks at baseball differently than most and he brings that unique perspective to Starkville. Some of the topics covered... -The problem with getting 2000 hits is that it's not 3000 hits -How the game has changed throughout his career -How to measure intangibles -Why he's so impressed by Mike Trout -What made 2017 his pièce de résistance -What made the middle of his career difficult and why he's having the most fun of his career right now All that and more. Then, in Strange But True, R...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 12 min
The Orioles front office says the club's re-build is on track despite an 18-game skid. Ken was new to the Orioles beat back in 1988 when the O's lost 21 in a row. He explains the differences and what baseball can do to try to stop tanking. Then in the mailbag... -Should MLB shorten games to help pitcher fatigue? -Should the criteria for a win change with starters not pitching deep into games? -Will the Angels be able to keep Ohtani in free agency? -Is MLB returning to the Field of Dreams too soo...
Aug 23, 2021•38 min
DVR and Keith discuss the Padres’ recent slide into a legitimate Wild Card race with the Reds, their picks for who ultimately comes away with the final playoff spot in the National League, and a few reasons to be optimistic about the Pirates’ long-term outlook. Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 20, 2021•49 min
The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence & Grant Brisbee has a fresh cup of baseball takes. They are gonna talk about Steve Cohen's tweet about the struggling Mets, how to turn things around for slumping teams and how dealing with media & fans is different in every city. The guys recap the exciting and amazing Field of Dreams game. It was a huge success for MLB and the guys are glad that baseball is expanding and tying in pop culture more. They talk about you never forget a monster HR and ...
Aug 19, 2021•48 min
Whether he's turning a corn field into the Field of Dreams, Australian cricket grounds into an Opening Day ballpark or an English soccer stadium into the site of Red Sox and Yankees, Murray Cook is the man behind MLB's pop-up stadiums. He joins Jayson and Doug to explain what went into the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa from vision to completion. What obstacles had to be overcome and what challenges almost derailed the project. Add in some Shoeless Joe Jackson trivia and a Strange But True ...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Forget the dog days of summer! It was a feel good week across baseball. Ken reflects on being part of the Field of Dreams Game broadcast and admits to being a little early on announcing the end of the year of the no-hitter. In the mailbag... -Is the AL Central entering an era of all five teams being competitive? -How can the Cardinals retool for 2022? -Is Cedric Mullins the most underrated player in the game? -Did the Red Sox not do enough to help struggling bullpen? -With all the gambling in th...
Aug 16, 2021•35 min
DVR and Keith discuss the three-team battle for the NL East, Austin Riley's growth as a hitter, signs of growth from Touki Toussaint, the possibility that the Mets are the NL East's best team on paper -- even without Jacob deGrom -- whether the Red Sox deserve the criticism they have received for their Trade Deadline approach, the Jays' quiet rise in the AL East, and the Brewers as a legitimate World Series threat. Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Hosted o...
Aug 13, 2021•56 min
The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence & Grant Brisbee have a fresh cup on baseball takes. The guys give their August Power Rankings, the Field of Dreams game and their favorite baseball movies. They both agree that the Giants & Dodgers are the 2 top teams in the MLB rankings right now. Both teams have very similar approaches at the plate and on the mound. There is some debate after that for the rest of the top 5 rankings. The guys talk about the Field of Dream's game with the Chicago Wh...
Aug 12, 2021•45 min
Doug Glanville and Alan Schwarz met and became friends as students at the University of Pennsylvania. From there Doug went on to a Major League Baseball career and Alan went on to become a Pulitzer Price-nominated author, but their careers have overlapped time and time again and they both owe much of their success to each other. They discuss those paths as well as the problems with the game today including the conditions that minor leaguers face while chasing their dreams. Doug then relates a st...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 20 min
The AL East has become a four team race and the Phillies have grabbed hold of the NL East. Tim and Ken weigh in on division races that are hearing up before breaking open the mailbag... -Will baseball ever allow trading draft picks? -Can Mike Trout be considered the greatest of all-time without postseason success? -Why did baseball move on from the 2020 playoff format? -Should Yankees bring back Rizzo and Gallo and pass on pricey shortstops? -What exactly are the A's asking the city of Oakland f...
Aug 09, 2021•32 min
Eric Karabell of ESPN joins Keith on this episode of The Athletic Baseball Show. The old friends and former colleagues make their way through the MLB headlines, discussing the Phillies' woes, the Max Scherzer/Trea Turner trade, and the strong job the Cubs did selling at the deadline. They also get into the fledgling rebuild in Baltimore, the Brewers staying power beyond the 2021 season, elements of 1980s baseball they'd like to see make a comeback, and the beauty of Shohei Ohtani's game Finally,...
Aug 06, 2021•48 min
The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence & Grant Brisbee have a fresh cup of baseball takes waiting for you to enjoy. The guys break down the winners & losers of the Trade Deadline and how Hunter believe great bullpens are key to long playoff runs. The Dodgers made the biggest splash at the Deadline and are putting together a super team with all the talent they have. They talk about the Giants big move to get Kris Bryant and how they probably should've added another starting pitcher. The W...
Aug 05, 2021•45 min
The Rays are in the thick of the AL East race, and they were in the middle of a whole lot of trade possibilities before Friday's deadline. Vice President of Baseball Operations and GM Erik Neander visits Starkville for an inside look at how a wild deadline played out. He also explains how growing up near Cooperstown impacted his life and how breaking into a ballpark suite helped him advance his career with the Rays. Strange But True focuses on some trades that started paying off immediately. Add...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 17 min
The trade deadline has passed but plenty of questions remain. Ken and Tim try to explain why this deadline was so wild and then it's onto the mailbag... -How long will Rockies fans have to wait for a contender after choosing not to be big sellers? -Does the deadline favor big market teams? -Why would anyone make a deal with Farhan Zaidi after he's won so many trades? -Did the Giants get it right acquiring Kris Bryant? -Now what for all the teams who aren't contending over the next two months? -W...
Aug 02, 2021•31 min
Derek and Keith deliver a full recap of the trade deadline which ended with a flurry of blockbuster moves in the final 24 hours. From the Dodgers adding Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Cubs selling the core of their World Series team, this deadline had it all. The guys explain which teams crushed it, which teams didn't do enough and what exactly the Rockies were doing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 30, 2021•1 hr 2 min
The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence & Grant Brisbee are ready to break down what they think could happen before the Trade Deadline on Friday at 4pm ET. They talk about the crazy Mariners-Astros trade and how it could actually help out both teams now and in the future. They talk about the tight race in the NL East and how that could effect teams plans for the Deadline. The guys find out live during the recording (Wednesday morning) that the A's have traded Jesus Luzardo to the Marlins for ...
Jul 29, 2021•44 min
By Friday, July 30th at 4 pm Eastern time, the baseball world will know which teams are the real deal and which are not. Which organizations are pushing their chips to the center of the table, and which ones have folded. Starkvillians anxiously await the litany of moves that will, hopefully, take place before the deadline. But in the meantime, Jayson and Doug are here to host a nuanced trade deadline preview extravaganza with the help of national baseball writer for The Athletic and the 1999 MLB...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 31 min
It's trade deadline week in baseball and Ken has his phone charged up and coffee brewing. Plenty of deadline questions to cover this week in the mailbag! -Why did the Rays trade Rich Hill? -Could the Cubs have gotten more for Yu Darvish if they had waited until the deadline? -Could the Blue Jays returning to Canada boost their playoff changes? -Should the Cardinals be sellers and can they sell? -Could the surprising Tigers end up buyers? -Did the Rangers miss out on selling high on Kyle Gibson? ...
Jul 26, 2021•30 min
DVR and Keith discuss the likelihood of the Cubs breaking up their remaining core from the 2016 World Series winning club, Trevor Story suitors, and the market for Story vs. Javier Baez, a potential unexpected trade involving the Marlins, the excellent 2021 performance of Starling Marte, the Twins' long-term decision on Jose Berríos, and a pair of recent prospect debuts. Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 2 min
The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence and Grant Brisbee are going to talk about Hunter calling a Giants game this week on TV & his perspective as a former player during Trade Deadline time. Hunter was on the call for the Giants-Cardinals game this weekend on the Giants TV broadcast. He learned a lot of things doing a game earlier this season, so that helped out a lot in this game. It was all about having fun and letting the players and the game tell the story. He talks about if it is someth...
Jul 22, 2021•37 min
With Jayson taking a much deserved post All-Star break break, Doug carries the show and has plenty to say about Shohei Ohtani's status as the face of baseball. Then, long-time Yankees broadcaster Suzyn Waldman joins the show to talk about her journey as a woman in baseball, the obstacles she overcame and some of the people who helped her along the way. She also talks about the 2021 Yankee struggles, Tuesday's all-female broadcast of the Orioles and Rays game and her career before baseball as a B...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Before answering a full mailbag of trade deadline questions, Ken Rosenthal and Tim McMaster check in on Gerrit Cole, who has adjusted nicely to life without sticky stuff. -Will Yankees be buyers or sellers? -Will Mariner's GM Jerry Dipoto keep dealing despite contract situation? -Will Reds aggressively hunt for bullpen help? -Do Dodgers turn to starters with Bauer's future in doubt? -What are the best options for the Padres? -Could Braves trade Charlie Morton? -Should Mets go all in? -Will Nolan...
Jul 19, 2021•31 min
DVR and Keith discuss the Red Sox's promotion of Jarren Duran, the second foray into the big leagues for Jarred Kelenic, the Mariners' surprisingly strong first half, observations from the Futures Game, and the early twists and turns from the 2021 MLB Draft. Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Subscribe to The Athletic for just $3.99/mo: theathletic.com/baseballshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 16, 2021•47 min
