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Houston Astros or New York Yankees For TOP AL Team, Justin Verlander's Latest & MLB Power Rankings

Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Sep 1

🚨LIVE EPISODE NOW🚨

I can’t tell you how proud I am of my brother. What a start yesterday.

The reason behind Aroldis Chapman’s resurgence is INSANE

Who is the top AL team? My Top 5 teams most likely to win

Power Rankings explained

WATCH HERE NOW: youtu.be/AbE9UFYybdU?...

Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) or Kyle Schwarber: NL MVP Chat + More With John Smoltz

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Aug 30

Is Shohei Ohtani the MVP?

Is Kyle Schwarber the MVP?

John Smoltz explains why it’s Shohei Ohtani and it will remain Shohei Ohtani for the foreseeable future.

“He’s a unicorn.”

Watch here: youtu.be/kva_fvPefmw?...

Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) or Kyle Schwarber: NL MVP Chat + More With John Smoltz

Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚨JOHN SMOLTZ JOINS LIVE🚨

Kyle Schwarber went from 0-20 to the 21st player in history to hit 4 HR in a game. Ever seen anything like it?

Tarik Skubal vs Garrett Crochet. Who is AL CY?

Is there anyone stopping Shohei Ohtani from NL MVP?

WATCH NOW: youtu.be/kva_fvPefmw?...

Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Aug 22

John Smoltz LOVES the thought of expansion and realignment.

“But we HAVE to do it right”

His thoughts involve having 2 different halves. A winner from each half that automatically makes the playoffs. And much more.

Check it out here NOW: youtu.be/1O4hD_GaCOE?...

Phillies' World Series Hopes In Trouble After Zack Wheeler News & MLB Expansion With John Smoltz

Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Aug 22

JOHN SMOLTZ JOINS NOW ⬇️

Everyone calls him a Boomer but he has a WILD thought expansion/realignment 🤯

Are the Phillies ok without Wheeler?

I thought long and hard about my thoughts on what realignment should look like. I’m ready to say ⬇️

LIVE NOW: youtu.be/1O4hD_GaCOE?...

Dodgers Sweep Padres, Top 3 MLB Expansion Sites & Power Rankings

Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Aug 18

WE’RE LIVE!! ⬇️

Little League Classic

MLB Expansion?! Top 3 cities 👀

Best Player’s Weekend Gear

Dodgers/Padres best rivalry in baseball

Power Rankings explained

WATCH HERE NOW: youtu.be/HZpGkE2SuRE?...

Is Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) The NL MVP & Will Yankees Make The Playoffs & Top 5 Greatest MLB 'What Ifs'

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Aug 12

Shohei Ohtani is the greatest baseball player of all time

He struck out 8 batters in 4 innings AND destroyed an oppo homer on the same day

Now tonight he homers for the 42nd time

Shohei Ohtani is the MVP. Shohei Ohtani is the 🐐

Full convo (~22min in): youtu.be/WNr0CbteqKA?...

Is Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) The NL MVP & Will Yankees Make The Playoffs & Top 5 Greatest MLB 'What Ifs'

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚨LIVE SHOW🚨

Are the 2025 NY Yankees going to miss the playoffs?

Josh Hamilton was just inducted into the TEX HOF. Who are the biggest “What Ifs” in MLB history?

Shohei Ohtani still on pace to win his 3rd MVP IN A ROW?

Jen Pawol debut

Watch here NOW: youtu.be/WNr0CbteqKA?...

Houston Astros AL West Champions & Are The Yankees A Playoff Team?

Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Aug 7

JOHN SMOLTZ JOINS LIVE

Are the Yankees a playoff team?

If you’re a manager how do you handle mistakes like Jazz Chisholm’s?

Who wins the AL West? Astros? Mariners? Rangers?

HIS Bristol experience

Watch LIVE NOW: youtu.be/aCvGusL6lPs?...

MLB Speedway Classic Recap

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Aug 5

Knee-jerk reaction to the trade deadline. Why the Phillies did all they needed

HOW BOUT THE MIAMI MARLINS

Power Rankings REVEALED

How the Coldplay Kiss Cam helped Freddie Freeman figure it out 😂

Brent Suter Ricky Bobby impression

WATCH LIVE NOW ⬇️

youtu.be/bqWcj8ELzGM?...

MLB Trade Deadline Special: Winners & Losers

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Aug 1

If you think the Detroit Tigers were winners of the trade deadline… stop lying to yourself.

They have a World Series caliber team and they quite simply just didn’t do enough.

Time to vent about the Tigers: youtu.be/hjcaCMH3VdE?...

MLB Trade Deadline Special: Winners & Losers

Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Aug 1

🚨TRADE DEADLINE SPECIAL🚨

Top 3 winners
Top 3 losers

Correa BACK TO HOUSTON 🤯

Tigers…

Watch here LIVE NOW: youtu.be/hjcaCMH3VdE?...

2025 MLB Draft Preview: Top Prospects, Surprises & Bold Predictions

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Jul 12

LIVE NOW

MLB Draft talk. Everything you need.

Come watch: youtu.be/xHi5S0hnnkc?...

Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) & Dodgers vs Padres, Greatest Catch In MLB History & More With John Smoltz

Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Jul 7

NEW POWER RANKINGS 📈

The Houston Astros SWEEP the Dodgers in Los Angeles and we have ourselves a switch up at the top

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Jul 6

Your National and American League All-Star pitching staffs have been announced

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Jul 1

You can’t have a rebuild for nearly a decade. Preaching all along about the arms you’re building within

Then build THE BEST ARM IN MLB and not pay up when time

It’s time. Detroit deserves this. Skubal deserves this

Don’t mess it up

Watch here(~33:30): youtu.be/B5Yt60sA_jE?...

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Jun 30

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨

The Mets are an absolute dumpster fire heading downhill fast.

If the Tigers don’t extend Tarik Skubal I will NEVER FORGIVE THEM.

Top 3 NL MVP rankings

The Astros are…. Inevitable.

Watch here: youtu.be/B5Yt60sA_jE?...

Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Jun 26

The Houston Astros just keep winning.

They have taken the first 2 games from a red hot Phillies team and are now 5.5 games up in the AL West.

They are 16-6 in the month of June which is good for the best record in all of MLB.

Inevitable.

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Jun 23

NEW POWER RANKINGS 📈

Dodgers back on top. Astros keep on climbing.

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Jun 19

The Houston Astros now have the 2nd most wins in the American League

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Jun 18

People so badly want the Houston Astros to be bad.

They want them to stop being relevant. But they just never stop.

The Astros are inevitable.

And this week they’re back in the Top 5 of my Power Rankings.

Full convo here including a good Astros convo (~33min in): youtu.be/ArGOWRFl0Qo?...

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Jun 17

Shohei Ohtani via his Instagram:

“I’m back.”

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Jun 16

🚨MLB ASG Voting Update🚨

Here is the current leading vote getters for both the National League and American League have been announced

Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani lead the way with the most overall votes in each league

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Ben Verlander @benverlander.bsky.social · Jun 12

The greatest catch John Smoltz has EVER seen?

One hint: It’s NOT Andruw Jones

He answers live NOW: youtu.be/MbvxYomkVp0?...