We don't just write about baseball -- we also talk about it too! Brett and I have been busy with our careers and academic studies over the past few months, but before we dive back into baseball and the Hot Stove during the new year, we wanted to record one more podcast for 2018. On... Continue Reading →
Angel Stadium: Los Angeles Angels
It’s OHTANI DAY! At least, it was for us on Day Four of our SoCal Ballpark Tour as we prepared to drive down to Anaheim to watch Ohtani, Baseball Jesus Mike Trout, and approximately half of the 2017 Detroit Tigers play at Angel Stadium. But First…History Brett, as he so often reminds all of us, […]
Early Season Jitters? Measure Each Team’s Panic Rating
Baseball fandom knows two speeds. Either your team is a lock to win the World Series, or they're on track for the #1 pick in the 2019 MLB Draft. That idea is more true than ever during the first week of the season. After just 5 games and 3% of the entire regular season, fans... Continue Reading →
50 Things I Think About The 2018 Season
After a baseball offseason that felt more like a Siberian winter than a patented MLB Hot Stove, the regular season has -- finally -- arrived. The problems of a miserable offseason (I feel you, Mike Moustakas) can be left behind. Some free agents still remain out in the cold, but for most of the teams... Continue Reading →
The One Where Our Fandom Gets The Best Of Us: AL Central Division Preview
Brett is a Cleveland Indians fan. I am (sigh) a Detroit Tigers fan. So, yes, we are unabashedly letting our emotions and our fandom show during this podcast. In this division preview, Brett bemoans the slow offseason for the Cleveland Indians (yet remains hopeful of their playoff chances), Scott attempts to make the case for... Continue Reading →
Standing Room Only’s “Case” of the Mondays
Ugh. Monday. We've all suffered through way too many of them. The film Office Space said it best: But why should a case of the Mondays be a bad thing? Why don't we instead crack open a different kind of case? Brett will have the Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy; I'll have the nearest IPA; and for you,... Continue Reading →