Tag: Spring Training
The “Ultimate MLB Expansion Draft!”, 2016 – Podcast
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Coach and I determine the best teams in the American League (on paper), and hold out First Annual MLB “Ultimate Expansion Draft!” To Trout, or not to Trout?… Is that really even a question?…
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
Managing in the Minority – Podcast
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Spring Training has officially begun! We look at the best in the National League on paper, and discuss the lack of minority managers, and the importance of giving fair opportunity, in Major League Baseball.
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
The Greatest Cheaters – Podcast
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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.
Warming Up… – Podcast
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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.
Video Playlist for Baseball Commercials: YouTube – Running the Bases
Baseball Vs. Football – Podcast
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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.
The Best, Not on the Big Stage – Podcast
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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
Fame and (Seeking) Fortune
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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?
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases or on iTunes