Baseball the way it's meant to be Loved.
From John McGraw and Gaylord Perry, to the 1919 “Black Sox”, we debate the great cheaters of baseball, and the difference between “Gamesmanship” vs. Foul Play. Plus a warm “Welcome Home” to the Atlanta Braves’ Jeff Francoeur!
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
Horsehide meets leather this week, and thus, Baseball is Back! We celebrate the coming of Spring Training by looking at some of the great baseball TV advertisements ever made. Chicks will always dig the long ball… The original commercials are posted below the Podcast link.
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
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With Super Bowl 50 in the books, and Spring Training only days away, we examine the state of Baseball vs. Football in 2016. Also, some key names avoid arbitration, the quest to the 2017 WBC begins in full, and we celebrate the birthday of Hammerin’ Hank Aaron.
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
Wrapping up the end of the Hot Stove with Cespedes, Upton and Davis. The hammer falls on the Cardinals’ hacking scandal, and we hash out the Best Ballplayers never to play in the World Series.
Podcast available for download at Soundcloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes
Hot takes on the new members of the Hall of Fame, and what’s still cooking on the Hot Stove. Will Justin Upton make the payday he thinks he is worth?
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The Hall of Fame Class of 2016 will undoubtably feature “The Kid”, who could be unanimous. After that? The ballot is decidedly grey. Will the “Steroid Era” stars crash the party? Will the players on the fringe get their due? And the case for (and against) the greatest DH.
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
On the last day of 2015, we reach the final stop of our Hot Stove Tour: The NL East. Full rebuilds in Atlanta and Philadelphia, no clue in Miami, and who has to win, now: Mets or the Nats?
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
Orwin Smith, good friend and former Georgia Tech A-Back, joins the podcast to go “Off the Bag” and talk about continuing to pursue football, “Life after Sports” for elite athletes, and the need for more “Minor Leagues” to light the path to the NFL.
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
Week 5 of our 6-Week Hot Stove Tour runs through the AL East, the Once-Almighty Division, ruling over all of MLB. Now? The Red Sox reload, but the Yankees do nothing in an attempt to (Gulp!) Save Money… Plus, Cueto to the Giants, Heyward to the Cubs, and why teams and players look to cash in gigantically in 2018.
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
The Winter Meetings are here, and amidst a blizzard of activity, Coach and I discuss the Dbacks “snaking” Greinke, the Dodgers’ scramble to recover, and predictions for when the dust settles in Nashville. Plus, our Hot Stove Tour runs through the strongest division from 2015: The National League Central. Will the division be as strong in 2016? Will the Reds and Brewers be able to compete in the future with the 3-Headed monster that won almost 300 games in 2015?
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
