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The Windup: A show about Baseball

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The Athletic's flagship baseball podcast features some of the best writers and thinkers in the game. With rumors, analytics, trivia, prospects, rankings and big name interviews, we've got you covered from Spring Training through the World Series. MONDAY: Starkville with Jayson Stark & Doug Glanville | WEDNESDAY: The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and friends

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The Walkoff | Early Offseason & Award Season Thoughts

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. The guys break down some of the big stories of the early offseason. It is award season, so the guys give their thoughts on who might win some of the big awards. They also talk about the new Hall of Fame candidates and talk about some of the other big stories of the past few weeks. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Br...

Nov 19, 202449 min

Starkville | Athletic Beat Writer Offseason Preview & Predictions

Starkville | The Athletic's Dodger beat writer Fabian Ardaya, Phillies beat writer Matt Gelb & Yankees beat writer Brendan Kuty join Starkville this week to preview the upcoming offseason and give some predictions on where some of the big names will go, who will surprise and who will spend the most. Trivia question from Natan Tamari- In the seasons 2021-2024, there were 6 pitchers to throw 720+ innings (180 per season), and have a total ERA below 4.00. Can you name them? Follow Jayson on Twi...

Nov 11, 20241 hr 3 min

The Roundtable | Final thoughts on the Dodgers winning the World Series & some offseason talk

Welcome to The Roundtable! The Athletic's Dodgers writer Fabian Ardaya is in this week with Andy and Grant. They talk the Dodgers winning the World Series and if was really that surprising. Also, they talk about where some of the big name free agents might land this offseason and what is the Giants plan with Buster Posey leading the front office. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Fabian on X/Twitter: @FabianArdaya Hosts: Grant Brisbee, And...

Nov 08, 202446 min

The Walkoff | Breaking down the MLB Top 40 Free Agent Big Board

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. The guys break down The Athletic's MLB Top 40 Free Agent Big Board article that just came out today. They talk about some of the big names in the Top 10 and where they could go and they look for some possible sleeper players that could really help out some teams. Here is the the Top 40 Free Agent Big Board article- https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5891633/2024/11/07/2024-25-mlb-top-40-free-agmlb-top-40-free-agents-2024-big-boardent-b...

Nov 07, 202443 min

The Walkoff | Dodgers win the World Series

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. The guys talk about the Dodgers winning the World Series in 5 games vs the Yankees. They talk about all the stars who did their thing and the role players who stepped up. They talk about the amazing story of Freddie Freeman's season that ends with the World Series MVP trophy. Also, they talk about what is next for the Yankees and Dodgers this offseason. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJe...

Nov 01, 202450 min

The Roundtable | Yankees stay alive, but for how long

Welcome to The Roundtable! Sam Miller is in this week with Andy and Grant. They talk the Yankees big Game 4 win to stay alive in the series, why is Judge struggling and what have we really learned so far from the first 4 games. Also, they try to explain the crazy fan interaction with Mookie Betts in Game 4 when a fan tried to steal Mookie's glove. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBB Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy M...

Oct 30, 202447 min

Starkville | Ned Colletti & Sean Casey review the 1st 2 games of the World Series

Starkville | Ned Colletti & Sean Casey join Starkville this week to talk about where things stand after 2 game of the World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees. They talk about the struggles of Aaron Judge, Ohtani's injury, if the Dodgers pitching is a concern for the rest of the series, how much they think Soto will make this offseason and where he might end up. Strange But True- Freddie Freeman hits an insane walk-off grand slam to win Game 1 of the World Series for the Dodgers. Lot's o...

Oct 28, 202445 min

The Walkoff | True or False- World Series Edition

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. The guys play a game of True or False about the upcoming World Series between the Yankees & Dodgers. Also, they talk about the passing of Fernando Valenzuela, what hat will Juan Soto wear in the Hall of Fame and they give their predictions for the World Series and who will be the MVP. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Prod...

Oct 25, 202444 min

The Roundtable | Yankees-Dodgers World Series breakdown & Fernando Valenzuela passes away

Welcome to The Roundtable! The Athletic's Dodgers writer Fabian Ardaya is in this week with Grant and Andy. They breakdown the Yankees-Dodgers World Series match-up and talk about the passing of Fernando Valenzuela. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Fabian on X/Twitter: @FabianArdaya Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Fabian Ardaya Executive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 23, 202444 min

Starkville | David Cone & Jerry Hairston Jr preview the Dodgers-Yankees World Series

Starkville | David Cone & Jerry Hairston Jr join Starkville this week to talk about the World Series match-up between the Yankees & Dodgers. They talk about the crazy star power in this series, how this is a big World Series for MLB, they break down the epic Juan Soto homer from Game 5 and how Ohtani vs Judge is gonna make this series even more special Strange But True- In Game 5 of the NLCS, the Mets didn't strike out in the entire game vs the Dodgers. Even some of the Mets players didn...

Oct 22, 202455 min

The Walkoff | Feliz Navidad!

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking about the LCS round of the MLB playoffs, the amazing homerun call from the Guardians walkoff win over the Yankees, and check in on the Mets and Dodgers. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Brian Smith Producer: Dave DuFour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 18, 202448 min

The Roundtable | Some interesting managerial decisions this postseason

Welcome to The Roundtable! Sam Miller is in this week with Andy and Grant. They talk about how some of the hot take of the postseason have been cold, some of the interesting managerial decisions that have happened so far, how the ALCS has been kinda boring and they try to explain the Monty Hall Problem to Andy. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBB Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam Miller Executive ...

Oct 16, 202445 min

Starkville | Ron Darling & Jeff Francoeur talk about the NL and AL Championship Series

Starkville | Ron Darling and Jeff Francoeur join Starkville this week. You can hear them on the call of the ALCS. They break down both series. they talk about what has surprised them so far in the postseason, if Judge's playoff struggles are a concern, the crazy run the Dodgers pitching has been on and much more. Strange But True-2 insane grand slams win playoff games in the last week. Very strange, but very true. Trivia will return after the MLB Postseason Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Fo...

Oct 14, 202447 min

The Walkoff | Who has the best playoff atmosphere?

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking about the division round of the MLB playoffs, look ahead to the LCS round, and rank the playoff crowds. Who has the best atmosphere? Which team is the worst? -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Brian Smith Producer: Dave DuFour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 11, 202455 min

The Roundtable | Dominant closers are having issues & would you rather

Welcome to The Roundtable! Sam Miller is in this week with Andy and Grant. They talk about how some of the big name dominant closers in baseball have had some issues this postseason and they play a game of would you rather with some of the top stars left in the MLB Playoffs. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBB Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam Miller Executive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast...

Oct 09, 202444 min

Starkville | Tom McCarthy & Gary Cohen break down the Phils-Mets series after 2 games

Starkville | Phillies Announcer Tom McCarthy & Mets Announcer Gary Cohen join us this week in Starkville. They break down the 1st 2 crazy games of the series, how some of the big names have been clutch so far, what to expect from the NY crowd in Game 3, their relationship in baseball and much much more. Strange But True-Pete Alonso hits a game changing 3 run homer in the 9th inning with the Mets season on the line vs the Brewers in Game 3 of their Wild Card series. Lots of crazy strange but ...

Oct 07, 202452 min

The Walkoff | What did we learn from the Wild Card round?

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking about the Wild Card round of the MLB playoffs. Who’s on the All Wild Card team? Are there too many sweeps? -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Brian Smith Producer: Dave DuFour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Oct 04, 202448 min

The Roundtable | The Mets just keep finding ways to win

Welcome to The Roundtable! The Athletic's Tim Britton joins Grant & Andy this week. They recap Day 1 of the Wild Card games, what's going on with the Mets and they talk about the Giants naming Buster Posey new President of Baseball Operations. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Tim on X/Twitter: @TimBritton Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Tim Britton Executive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...

Oct 02, 202443 min

Starkville | Ken Rosenthal talks about MLB Playoff chaos and makes some predictions

Starkville | The Athletic's senior baseball writer Ken Rosenthal joins Starkville and talks about the chaos created by the Braves-Mets doubleheader on Monday and could it have been avoided. They also do a preview on the AL Wild Card round and they give their picks to win the World Series Strange But True-The Tigers pinch hit 3 times for their #5 hitter in 1 game and still won Question from Adam Reiter -Who were the 2 players who led their league in stolen bases in the 1980’s who weren’t named Ri...

Sep 30, 202450 min

The Walkoff | What did we care about this season?

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking about things we care about now that we didn’t care about at the start of the season and the final weekend of the season. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Brian Smith Producer: Dave DuFour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 27, 202458 min

The Roundtable | A farewell to the Oakland A's

Welcome to The Roundtable! The Athletic's Cardinals writer Katie Woo joins Grant & Andy this week. Also, Marc Carig makes his return to The Roundtable this week. They talk about some of the big news stories in the past week in baseball and they give a farewell goodbye to the Oakland A's -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Katie on X/Twitter: @katiejwoo -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough, Marc Cari...

Sep 25, 202446 min

Starkville | David Stearns talks about the Mets rollercoaster season

Starkville | Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns joins Starkville this week and talks about the team's rollercoaster season. He also talks about growing up as a Mets fan, how they turn things around after a slow start, Francisco Lindor having no weaknesses, their plans for free agency this offseason and much much more. Strange But True- Did Shohei Ohtani have the greatest game ever in baseball history last Thursday?? Question from Cameron Dexter Torti - Kershaw led the NL in ERA ...

Sep 24, 20241 hr 5 min

Postseason pitching core rankings

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking rankings! The guys ranked each MLB contender’s postseason pitching core and explain the process. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5776400/2024/09/19/mlb-contenders-postseason-pitching-core/ Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Brian Smith Producer: Dave DuFour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...

Sep 20, 20241 hr

The Roundtable | José Altuve's barefoot got him ejected & can Skenes keep things rolling long-term

Welcome to The Roundtable! Sam Miller is in this week with Andy and Grant. They talk about José Altuve's weird ejction on Tuesday night and if they think Paul Skenes can keep things rolling for a long period of his career. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBB Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam Miller Executive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 18, 202445 min

Starkville | Whit Merrifield on the HBP epidemic and how MLB can fix it

Starkville | Braves IF/OF Whit Merrifield talks about the hit-by-pitch epidemic in MLB and what can be done to fix it or punish the pitcher who throws the pitch. He also talks about currently playing with a broken foot, playing for both the Phillies and Braves this season and how happy he is to see the Royals doing so well. Strange But True- Jesús Sánchez does something that has never been done in MLB history when he gets called out after getting an intention walk. You have to hear it to believe...

Sep 16, 20241 hr 3 min

Woeful White Sox | Playoff outlook

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking about the White Sox and their race to infamy and looking at the remainder of the playoff race. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Brian Smith Producer: Dave DuFour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 13, 202447 min

The Roundtable | Can the Dodgers piece together a rotation for a deep Playoff run?

Welcome to The Roundtable! The Athletic's Dodgers writer Fabian Ardaya is in this week with Grant and Andy. They talk about how the Dodgers plan to patch together their rotation to make a deep playoff run, how GM's seem to not get fired as much now and if the Cubs are a decent team or just not that great. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Fabian on X/Twitter: @FabianArdaya Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Fabian Ardaya Executive...

Sep 11, 202442 min

Starkville | Joey Votto talks about retiring from the game and what's next

Starkville | Newly retired Joey Votto makes another appearance in Starkville. He talks about his season in the minors, how he knew it was time to hang em up, his love of the game and his approach to the game, how he will never forget his last official MLB game and much much more. Strange But True- Diamondbacks Pavin Smith hits 3 homers in his first 3 at bats of the game vs the Astros on Sunday and of course some strange stats and facts came from it. Trivia Question is from Michael-Joey Votto’s b...

Sep 09, 20241 hr 20 min

Best & Worst | Matt Chapman extended

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re playing a little game of “Best and Worst” and Matt Chapman’s contract extension. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Brian Smith Producer: Dave DuFour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 06, 202454 min

The Roundtable | The best September storylines to pay attention to

Welcome to The Roundtable! Sam Miller is in this week with Andy and Grant. They talk just how really bad the White Sox are and what are the best September storylines in baseball to pay attention to. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBB Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam Miller Executive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Sep 04, 202446 min
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