Orwin Smith, good friend and star Georgia Tech alumni, joins RTB for a new “Off the Bag” podcast. We discuss life after ball, the reality of putting your kids in tackle football, and helping fellow collegiate athletes transition into the working world.
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Trout/Kershaw 2016 – Podcast
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All-Star fan voting ends on June 30th, and we weigh in on who our starters would be, versus who leads in the polls. Out of the box, we give love to Cleveland, the Braves’ recent success (4:22), and the surging Rangers (8:47). Issues with the ASG selection process (11:38), the AL starters (17:56), the NL starters (25:32), and round into home with Kershaw’s season for the ages (42:08).
Podcast available for download at Soundcloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
Performance Evolution – Podcast
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From when Bob Feller threw against a motorcycle, to the VR hitting machines of today, we look at the evolution of training and equipment in baseball history. The different measures of performance (7:30), the torque bat craze (17:00), the advancement of protection (26:00), and who has the technology advantage, the hitters or pitchers (37:00)? Coming into home, we pay our respects to “The Greatest”, Muhammad Ali (43:00).
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
Brawlin’ – Podcast
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With Odor landing a “Rocky-esque” right cross on Joey Bats, we take a look at the sad and dangerous history of Brawls in Baseball. Out of the box, the Phillies are surprisingly good, the Yankees are really bad (3:45), and jump to the 10:12 mark for the Brawling Conversation.
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
Worst. Stadiums. Ever. – Podcast
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From the horrors of Atlanta Fulton-County and the “Concrete Doughnuts”, to the infamous “Park Jerrie” in Montreal, we recall some of the worst stadiums in baseball history. A “Good, Bad and Ugly” on the surprising(?) White Sox, Astros, and the rash of PED suspensions. Jump to the 20:00 mark for the stadium conversations.
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
Outta the Gates – Podcast
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We breakdown the first 2 weeks of the 2016 MLB season, the Dangers of Tanking, and yet another player involved in a domestic violence incident.
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
MLB 2016 Season Preview (Part 2 of 2) – Podcast
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Part 2 of our 2016 MLB predictions, looking at the National League: The “Haves” and the “Have Nots”, in a year where there are 2 entirely different classes of teams within the NL… The American League in Part 1!
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
MLB 2016 Season Preview (Part 1 of 2) – Podcast
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Our 2016 MLB predictions, beginning with the American League. This may be the most wide open field in the AL in over 40 years… National League in Part 2!
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
A Great Surprise – Podcast
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It’s Coach’s Birthday (Yea!), so we celebrate with some surprise teams that may crash the October party. We look back at the greatest surprise teams of the last 50 years, while trying to remain unbiased… But seriously, the 1991 Atlanta Braves (and ’91 Twins) are the greatest.
Podcast available for download at SoundCloud.com/RunningtheBases and on iTunes.
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.