The Roundtable | Should we care about Pete Rose being reinstated?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about the big story this week about Pete Rose & 16 others getting reinstated in MLB and how much we should even care about this. Also, they talk about how the AL MVP race really isn't a race already and they discuss if Rôki Sasaki would be considered a failure so far with the Dodgers.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Starkville | HOF Manager Jim Leyland talks fired managers, Pete Rose & much more
Starkville | MLB Hall of Fame Manager Jim Leyland joins us this week in Starkville. He talks about how special it was to be inducted into the HOF, his thoughts on the breaking news about Pete Rose being reinstated, what to make of the Pirates & Rockies firing their managers, his take on Rafael Devers refusing to play 1b, the hot start for the Tigers and much more.Strange But True: A crazy triple play, that wasn't a triple play in the Nets-Mets game from April 25th. But that isn't the strangest part of the story...Trivia: Question from John Pennylegion- Since the mound was lowered in 1968, 22 times the ERA leader has had an ERA lower than 2.00. Of those 22 times, four pitchers did it twice. Who are the four pitchers to lead their league with an ERA of less than 2.00 since 1968?"Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanvilleHosts: Jayson Stark & Doug GlanvilleProducer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Roundtable | Was Rafael Devers right to say he won't play first base?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about what to make of the Rafael Devers story about him saying he doesn't want to play first base. They also discuss what would Sam do if he was the owner of the Rockies and what animal best represents them.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Roundtable | What to make of the Guardians
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys give some updates on some old stories from the past week. They talk about what's going on with the Guardians, why Power Rankings make people so mad, why bullpens/closers have struggled this season and much more-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Starkville | Tigers Manager A.J. Hinch joins us this week in Starkville. He talks about the hot start his team is on, the emergence of young & old bats, the amazing comeback season for Spencer Torkelson, how Javier Baéz looks like he found himself, the manager-front office dynamic and much moreStrange But True: The Orioles & Royals go home run derby crazy on Sunday May 4th.Trivia: Question from Adam Hebbel- Name the 3 players to have 70 stolen bases and 70 extra-base hits in the same season.Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanvilleHosts: Jayson Stark & Doug GlanvilleProducer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Athletic's flagship baseball podcast features some of the best writers and thinkers in the game. With rumors, analytics, trivia, prospects, rankings and big name interviews, we've got you covered from Spring Training through the World Series. MONDAY: Starkville with Jayson Stark & Doug Glanville | WEDNESDAY: The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and friends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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