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We're Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman and we’re moderately intrigued by the sport of baseball.
December 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
NEW POD
6TH ANNUAL TIME CAPSULE POD
from the Tokyo Series in March to Game 7 in Toronto in November and so much stuff in between, we select the items that will help us best remember the 2025 MLB season
enjoy 🫡
6TH ANNUAL TIME CAPSULE POD
from the Tokyo Series in March to Game 7 in Toronto in November and so much stuff in between, we select the items that will help us best remember the 2025 MLB season
enjoy 🫡
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
NEW POD
6TH ANNUAL TIME CAPSULE POD
from the Tokyo Series in March to Game 7 in Toronto in November and so much stuff in between, we select the items that will help us best remember the 2025 MLB season
enjoy 🫡
6TH ANNUAL TIME CAPSULE POD
from the Tokyo Series in March to Game 7 in Toronto in November and so much stuff in between, we select the items that will help us best remember the 2025 MLB season
enjoy 🫡
NEW POD
- Nimmo for Semien is quite the trade; what next for TEX and NYM?
- Tatsuya Imai wants to take down the Dodgers
- new TV rights deals
- Warren Schaeffer named COL manager
- Ryan Helsley…SP?!
- a special Tuesday edition of Good/Bad/Uggla on chess, Caminero, KBO, and much more!
- Nimmo for Semien is quite the trade; what next for TEX and NYM?
- Tatsuya Imai wants to take down the Dodgers
- new TV rights deals
- Warren Schaeffer named COL manager
- Ryan Helsley…SP?!
- a special Tuesday edition of Good/Bad/Uggla on chess, Caminero, KBO, and much more!
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
NEW POD
- Nimmo for Semien is quite the trade; what next for TEX and NYM?
- Tatsuya Imai wants to take down the Dodgers
- new TV rights deals
- Warren Schaeffer named COL manager
- Ryan Helsley…SP?!
- a special Tuesday edition of Good/Bad/Uggla on chess, Caminero, KBO, and much more!
- Nimmo for Semien is quite the trade; what next for TEX and NYM?
- Tatsuya Imai wants to take down the Dodgers
- new TV rights deals
- Warren Schaeffer named COL manager
- Ryan Helsley…SP?!
- a special Tuesday edition of Good/Bad/Uggla on chess, Caminero, KBO, and much more!
this is just a snapshot with a whole winter still ahead of us but looking at handedness on current 40-man rosters and among several outliers, this stood out the most:
LAA only has 1 left-handed hitter (Nolan Schanuel) & 0 switch-hitters on their 40-man
meanwhile CLE has 10 LHH + 5 switch-hitters!
LAA only has 1 left-handed hitter (Nolan Schanuel) & 0 switch-hitters on their 40-man
meanwhile CLE has 10 LHH + 5 switch-hitters!
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
this is just a snapshot with a whole winter still ahead of us but looking at handedness on current 40-man rosters and among several outliers, this stood out the most:
LAA only has 1 left-handed hitter (Nolan Schanuel) & 0 switch-hitters on their 40-man
meanwhile CLE has 10 LHH + 5 switch-hitters!
LAA only has 1 left-handed hitter (Nolan Schanuel) & 0 switch-hitters on their 40-man
meanwhile CLE has 10 LHH + 5 switch-hitters!
this is going as planned
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
this is going as planned
NEW POD
absolutely loaded Friday episode
- the great @yakyucosmo.bsky.social on Murakami, Okamoto, Imai, Yamamoto and early WBC thoughts
- 4 players accept QO; what next for MIL/CHC/NYY/DET?
- Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward ⁉️
- Good/Bad/Uggla on WPBL Draft, Snell, Cano, and so much more!
absolutely loaded Friday episode
- the great @yakyucosmo.bsky.social on Murakami, Okamoto, Imai, Yamamoto and early WBC thoughts
- 4 players accept QO; what next for MIL/CHC/NYY/DET?
- Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward ⁉️
- Good/Bad/Uggla on WPBL Draft, Snell, Cano, and so much more!
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
NEW POD
absolutely loaded Friday episode
- the great @yakyucosmo.bsky.social on Murakami, Okamoto, Imai, Yamamoto and early WBC thoughts
- 4 players accept QO; what next for MIL/CHC/NYY/DET?
- Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward ⁉️
- Good/Bad/Uggla on WPBL Draft, Snell, Cano, and so much more!
absolutely loaded Friday episode
- the great @yakyucosmo.bsky.social on Murakami, Okamoto, Imai, Yamamoto and early WBC thoughts
- 4 players accept QO; what next for MIL/CHC/NYY/DET?
- Grayson Rodriguez for Taylor Ward ⁉️
- Good/Bad/Uggla on WPBL Draft, Snell, Cano, and so much more!
NEW POD
- Josh Naylor back to SEA for 5 years, $92.5M
- putting all 30 MLB teams into 9 different tiers at the outset of free agency, from most to least $$$ (or so we think)
- 6 biggest player-specific FA questions
- takeaways from Blake Butera Nats intro presser
- and more!
- Josh Naylor back to SEA for 5 years, $92.5M
- putting all 30 MLB teams into 9 different tiers at the outset of free agency, from most to least $$$ (or so we think)
- 6 biggest player-specific FA questions
- takeaways from Blake Butera Nats intro presser
- and more!
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
NEW POD
- Josh Naylor back to SEA for 5 years, $92.5M
- putting all 30 MLB teams into 9 different tiers at the outset of free agency, from most to least $$$ (or so we think)
- 6 biggest player-specific FA questions
- takeaways from Blake Butera Nats intro presser
- and more!
- Josh Naylor back to SEA for 5 years, $92.5M
- putting all 30 MLB teams into 9 different tiers at the outset of free agency, from most to least $$$ (or so we think)
- 6 biggest player-specific FA questions
- takeaways from Blake Butera Nats intro presser
- and more!
NEW POD
- Judge & Ohtani MVPs again + Cal Raleigh falls *just* short
- let's talk about Paul Skenes (unanimous Cy Young) and the Pirates
- the triumphant return of the SCOTT BORAS SCOREBOARD #ScoBoScoBo
- Good/Bad/Uggla on Tony Blanco Jr., Tony Vitello, A's replies, Padres for sale? and much more!
- Judge & Ohtani MVPs again + Cal Raleigh falls *just* short
- let's talk about Paul Skenes (unanimous Cy Young) and the Pirates
- the triumphant return of the SCOTT BORAS SCOREBOARD #ScoBoScoBo
- Good/Bad/Uggla on Tony Blanco Jr., Tony Vitello, A's replies, Padres for sale? and much more!
November 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
NEW POD
- Judge & Ohtani MVPs again + Cal Raleigh falls *just* short
- let's talk about Paul Skenes (unanimous Cy Young) and the Pirates
- the triumphant return of the SCOTT BORAS SCOREBOARD #ScoBoScoBo
- Good/Bad/Uggla on Tony Blanco Jr., Tony Vitello, A's replies, Padres for sale? and much more!
- Judge & Ohtani MVPs again + Cal Raleigh falls *just* short
- let's talk about Paul Skenes (unanimous Cy Young) and the Pirates
- the triumphant return of the SCOTT BORAS SCOREBOARD #ScoBoScoBo
- Good/Bad/Uggla on Tony Blanco Jr., Tony Vitello, A's replies, Padres for sale? and much more!
NEW POD
- Emmanuel Clase + Luis Ortiz indicted; reviewing the most notable and illuminating details from DOJ report
- Nick Kurtz & Drake Baldwin win ROY
- one final Judge vs. Raleigh AL MVP discussion
- MVP Ballot Guessing Game; how many + which players will get at least one vote?
- Emmanuel Clase + Luis Ortiz indicted; reviewing the most notable and illuminating details from DOJ report
- Nick Kurtz & Drake Baldwin win ROY
- one final Judge vs. Raleigh AL MVP discussion
- MVP Ballot Guessing Game; how many + which players will get at least one vote?
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
NEW POD
- Emmanuel Clase + Luis Ortiz indicted; reviewing the most notable and illuminating details from DOJ report
- Nick Kurtz & Drake Baldwin win ROY
- one final Judge vs. Raleigh AL MVP discussion
- MVP Ballot Guessing Game; how many + which players will get at least one vote?
- Emmanuel Clase + Luis Ortiz indicted; reviewing the most notable and illuminating details from DOJ report
- Nick Kurtz & Drake Baldwin win ROY
- one final Judge vs. Raleigh AL MVP discussion
- MVP Ballot Guessing Game; how many + which players will get at least one vote?
Jefry Yan forever
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Jefry Yan forever
NEW POD
- 2025 Blue Jays retrospective w/ @bnsbaseball.bsky.social 🇨🇦
- sorry to Rockies fans but POBO Paul DePodesta is tremendous content
- Padres hire...Craig Stammen? sure!
- Munetaka Murakami officially posted
- Good/Bad/Uggla returns! on Ernie Clement, gold toilets, LIDOM, and much more
- 2025 Blue Jays retrospective w/ @bnsbaseball.bsky.social 🇨🇦
- sorry to Rockies fans but POBO Paul DePodesta is tremendous content
- Padres hire...Craig Stammen? sure!
- Munetaka Murakami officially posted
- Good/Bad/Uggla returns! on Ernie Clement, gold toilets, LIDOM, and much more
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
NEW POD
- 2025 Blue Jays retrospective w/ @bnsbaseball.bsky.social 🇨🇦
- sorry to Rockies fans but POBO Paul DePodesta is tremendous content
- Padres hire...Craig Stammen? sure!
- Munetaka Murakami officially posted
- Good/Bad/Uggla returns! on Ernie Clement, gold toilets, LIDOM, and much more
- 2025 Blue Jays retrospective w/ @bnsbaseball.bsky.social 🇨🇦
- sorry to Rockies fans but POBO Paul DePodesta is tremendous content
- Padres hire...Craig Stammen? sure!
- Munetaka Murakami officially posted
- Good/Bad/Uggla returns! on Ernie Clement, gold toilets, LIDOM, and much more
NEW POD
- best moments from Dodgers World Series parade + afterparty (Freddie did WHAT?!)
- Dodgers dynasty good or bad for baseball?
- Gold Gloves!
- options galore! Imanaga, Bieber, Flaherty, Story, Robert Jr.
- Yu Darvish out for 2026 :( Padres rotation...😬
- manager carousel update
- and more!
- best moments from Dodgers World Series parade + afterparty (Freddie did WHAT?!)
- Dodgers dynasty good or bad for baseball?
- Gold Gloves!
- options galore! Imanaga, Bieber, Flaherty, Story, Robert Jr.
- Yu Darvish out for 2026 :( Padres rotation...😬
- manager carousel update
- and more!
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NEW POD
- best moments from Dodgers World Series parade + afterparty (Freddie did WHAT?!)
- Dodgers dynasty good or bad for baseball?
- Gold Gloves!
- options galore! Imanaga, Bieber, Flaherty, Story, Robert Jr.
- Yu Darvish out for 2026 :( Padres rotation...😬
- manager carousel update
- and more!
- best moments from Dodgers World Series parade + afterparty (Freddie did WHAT?!)
- Dodgers dynasty good or bad for baseball?
- Gold Gloves!
- options galore! Imanaga, Bieber, Flaherty, Story, Robert Jr.
- Yu Darvish out for 2026 :( Padres rotation...😬
- manager carousel update
- and more!
NEW POD
THE END -- the impossible, unthinkable end
the Los Angeles Dodgers are the 2025 World Series champions
this is our Game 7 recap -- nothing more, nothing less
enjoy 🫡
APPLE: tinyurl.com/yxfm33a6
SPOTIFY: tinyurl.com/vyadhnpa
YOUTUBE: youtu.be/FVFrrAh7IB4
THE END -- the impossible, unthinkable end
the Los Angeles Dodgers are the 2025 World Series champions
this is our Game 7 recap -- nothing more, nothing less
enjoy 🫡
APPLE: tinyurl.com/yxfm33a6
SPOTIFY: tinyurl.com/vyadhnpa
YOUTUBE: youtu.be/FVFrrAh7IB4
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
NEW POD
THE END -- the impossible, unthinkable end
the Los Angeles Dodgers are the 2025 World Series champions
this is our Game 7 recap -- nothing more, nothing less
enjoy 🫡
APPLE: tinyurl.com/yxfm33a6
SPOTIFY: tinyurl.com/vyadhnpa
YOUTUBE: youtu.be/FVFrrAh7IB4
THE END -- the impossible, unthinkable end
the Los Angeles Dodgers are the 2025 World Series champions
this is our Game 7 recap -- nothing more, nothing less
enjoy 🫡
APPLE: tinyurl.com/yxfm33a6
SPOTIFY: tinyurl.com/vyadhnpa
YOUTUBE: youtu.be/FVFrrAh7IB4
tonight will be George Springer's 6th career start in a Game 7 & Max Scherzer's 3rd career start in a Game 7
via @stathead.com, only 3 other players/pitchers in MLB history have started Game 7 as often:
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Roger Clemens
Bob Gibson
John Smoltz
via @stathead.com, only 3 other players/pitchers in MLB history have started Game 7 as often:
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Roger Clemens
Bob Gibson
John Smoltz
November 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
tonight will be George Springer's 6th career start in a Game 7 & Max Scherzer's 3rd career start in a Game 7
via @stathead.com, only 3 other players/pitchers in MLB history have started Game 7 as often:
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Roger Clemens
Bob Gibson
John Smoltz
via @stathead.com, only 3 other players/pitchers in MLB history have started Game 7 as often:
Yogi Berra
Mickey Mantle
Elston Howard
Roger Clemens
Bob Gibson
John Smoltz
new for Yahoo Sports, on Toronto’s ninth-inning rally in Game 6 that fell short in unthinkable fashion:
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
November 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
new for Yahoo Sports, on Toronto’s ninth-inning rally in Game 6 that fell short in unthinkable fashion:
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
NEW POD
- TOR completely flips the script after dropping marathon Game 3
- Trey Yesavage delivers one of the greatest World Series starts ever -- no big deal!
- Vlad Jr.'s epic October continues
- Game 6 preview; will Yamamoto's legend grow even further or will Jays win it all?
- and much more!
- TOR completely flips the script after dropping marathon Game 3
- Trey Yesavage delivers one of the greatest World Series starts ever -- no big deal!
- Vlad Jr.'s epic October continues
- Game 6 preview; will Yamamoto's legend grow even further or will Jays win it all?
- and much more!
October 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
NEW POD
- TOR completely flips the script after dropping marathon Game 3
- Trey Yesavage delivers one of the greatest World Series starts ever -- no big deal!
- Vlad Jr.'s epic October continues
- Game 6 preview; will Yamamoto's legend grow even further or will Jays win it all?
- and much more!
- TOR completely flips the script after dropping marathon Game 3
- Trey Yesavage delivers one of the greatest World Series starts ever -- no big deal!
- Vlad Jr.'s epic October continues
- Game 6 preview; will Yamamoto's legend grow even further or will Jays win it all?
- and much more!
Andy Pages is out of the Dodgers starting lineup for Game 5 -- the first time he hasn't started this month -- with Kiké starting in CF and Alex Call in LF
via @stathead.com, Pages' .215 OPS is by far the lowest of any player ever with at least 50 plate appearances in a single postseason
via @stathead.com, Pages' .215 OPS is by far the lowest of any player ever with at least 50 plate appearances in a single postseason
October 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Andy Pages is out of the Dodgers starting lineup for Game 5 -- the first time he hasn't started this month -- with Kiké starting in CF and Alex Call in LF
via @stathead.com, Pages' .215 OPS is by far the lowest of any player ever with at least 50 plate appearances in a single postseason
via @stathead.com, Pages' .215 OPS is by far the lowest of any player ever with at least 50 plate appearances in a single postseason
the Blue Jays battled valiantly for 18 innings, but missed scoring opportunities, missed pitch locations, and missing four of their best players by the end of game cost them badly
new for Yahoo Sports, on the frustrated losing end of an October classic:
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
new for Yahoo Sports, on the frustrated losing end of an October classic:
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
the Blue Jays battled valiantly for 18 innings, but missed scoring opportunities, missed pitch locations, and missing four of their best players by the end of game cost them badly
new for Yahoo Sports, on the frustrated losing end of an October classic:
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
new for Yahoo Sports, on the frustrated losing end of an October classic:
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
NEW POD
- World Series Game 3 recap; not a lot to discuss, right?
- Ohtani 4 XBH (2 HR + 2 2B) + 5 BB (4 intentional) LOL COME ON
- TOR emptying bench was understandable but also backfired brutally
- ERIC LAUER?! WILL KLEIN?!?!?!
- Freddie Freeman really did it again
- AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
- World Series Game 3 recap; not a lot to discuss, right?
- Ohtani 4 XBH (2 HR + 2 2B) + 5 BB (4 intentional) LOL COME ON
- TOR emptying bench was understandable but also backfired brutally
- ERIC LAUER?! WILL KLEIN?!?!?!
- Freddie Freeman really did it again
- AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
October 28, 2025 at 6:39 PM
NEW POD
- World Series Game 3 recap; not a lot to discuss, right?
- Ohtani 4 XBH (2 HR + 2 2B) + 5 BB (4 intentional) LOL COME ON
- TOR emptying bench was understandable but also backfired brutally
- ERIC LAUER?! WILL KLEIN?!?!?!
- Freddie Freeman really did it again
- AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
- World Series Game 3 recap; not a lot to discuss, right?
- Ohtani 4 XBH (2 HR + 2 2B) + 5 BB (4 intentional) LOL COME ON
- TOR emptying bench was understandable but also backfired brutally
- ERIC LAUER?! WILL KLEIN?!?!?!
- Freddie Freeman really did it again
- AND SO MUCH MORE!!!
NEW POD
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto really just did that; marveling at his second straight CG and what makes him so special
- rewinding to a triumphant Toronto rout in Game 1
- Game 3 preview; last hurrah for Max Scherzer?
- early thoughts on Tony Vitello, San Francisco Giants manager
- and more!
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto really just did that; marveling at his second straight CG and what makes him so special
- rewinding to a triumphant Toronto rout in Game 1
- Game 3 preview; last hurrah for Max Scherzer?
- early thoughts on Tony Vitello, San Francisco Giants manager
- and more!
October 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
NEW POD
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto really just did that; marveling at his second straight CG and what makes him so special
- rewinding to a triumphant Toronto rout in Game 1
- Game 3 preview; last hurrah for Max Scherzer?
- early thoughts on Tony Vitello, San Francisco Giants manager
- and more!
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto really just did that; marveling at his second straight CG and what makes him so special
- rewinding to a triumphant Toronto rout in Game 1
- Game 3 preview; last hurrah for Max Scherzer?
- early thoughts on Tony Vitello, San Francisco Giants manager
- and more!
NEW POD
WORLD SERIES PREVIEW POD
- but first: ALCS Game 7 recap! George Springer plays hero as Dan Wilson's bullpen move goes terribly wrong
- position-by-position breakdown for Dodgers vs. Blue Jays
- what to expect from Bo Bichette?
- World Series narrative draft
- and more!
WORLD SERIES PREVIEW POD
- but first: ALCS Game 7 recap! George Springer plays hero as Dan Wilson's bullpen move goes terribly wrong
- position-by-position breakdown for Dodgers vs. Blue Jays
- what to expect from Bo Bichette?
- World Series narrative draft
- and more!
October 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
NEW POD
WORLD SERIES PREVIEW POD
- but first: ALCS Game 7 recap! George Springer plays hero as Dan Wilson's bullpen move goes terribly wrong
- position-by-position breakdown for Dodgers vs. Blue Jays
- what to expect from Bo Bichette?
- World Series narrative draft
- and more!
WORLD SERIES PREVIEW POD
- but first: ALCS Game 7 recap! George Springer plays hero as Dan Wilson's bullpen move goes terribly wrong
- position-by-position breakdown for Dodgers vs. Blue Jays
- what to expect from Bo Bichette?
- World Series narrative draft
- and more!
15 months after joining an organization they knew very little about, the Yesavages are going to the World Series
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
15 months after joining an organization they knew very little about, the Yesavages are going to the World Series
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/...
NEW POD
- Ohtani plays greatest baseball game ever to send Dodgers back to World Series
- Mariners follow epic Game 5 win with Game 6 dud as Vlad Jr. continues legendary October run to keep Blue Jays season alive
- ALCS Game 7 preview
- some Tony Vitello to SFG (maybe) thoughts
- Ohtani plays greatest baseball game ever to send Dodgers back to World Series
- Mariners follow epic Game 5 win with Game 6 dud as Vlad Jr. continues legendary October run to keep Blue Jays season alive
- ALCS Game 7 preview
- some Tony Vitello to SFG (maybe) thoughts
October 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
NEW POD
- Ohtani plays greatest baseball game ever to send Dodgers back to World Series
- Mariners follow epic Game 5 win with Game 6 dud as Vlad Jr. continues legendary October run to keep Blue Jays season alive
- ALCS Game 7 preview
- some Tony Vitello to SFG (maybe) thoughts
- Ohtani plays greatest baseball game ever to send Dodgers back to World Series
- Mariners follow epic Game 5 win with Game 6 dud as Vlad Jr. continues legendary October run to keep Blue Jays season alive
- ALCS Game 7 preview
- some Tony Vitello to SFG (maybe) thoughts
NEW POD
- MIL offense stays quiet as LAD goes up 3-0...but have we even seen the best of the Dodgers yet? probably not 😅
- road teams keep dominating in ALCS as Blue Jays excel in every facet in Seattle; Vlad Jr., Giménez, Bieber, Scherzer shine
- PHI & NYY postmortem pressers
- MIL offense stays quiet as LAD goes up 3-0...but have we even seen the best of the Dodgers yet? probably not 😅
- road teams keep dominating in ALCS as Blue Jays excel in every facet in Seattle; Vlad Jr., Giménez, Bieber, Scherzer shine
- PHI & NYY postmortem pressers
October 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NEW POD
- MIL offense stays quiet as LAD goes up 3-0...but have we even seen the best of the Dodgers yet? probably not 😅
- road teams keep dominating in ALCS as Blue Jays excel in every facet in Seattle; Vlad Jr., Giménez, Bieber, Scherzer shine
- PHI & NYY postmortem pressers
- MIL offense stays quiet as LAD goes up 3-0...but have we even seen the best of the Dodgers yet? probably not 😅
- road teams keep dominating in ALCS as Blue Jays excel in every facet in Seattle; Vlad Jr., Giménez, Bieber, Scherzer shine
- PHI & NYY postmortem pressers