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What Will A Socially Distant MLB Season Look Like? May 19, 2020

Show notes

Talk of a potential 2020 baseball season is heating up and the PosCast is talking about it! Former MLB Pitcher Brandon McCarthy and Rolling Stone's Chief TV Critic Alan Sepinwall join host Joe Posnanski to ponder what a socially distant version of baseball could actually look like.
Following the baseball talk, the crew drafts the things that they've discovered to replace the absence of sports during the global pandemic.
The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts!
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What Will A Socially Distant MLB Season Look Like? May 19, 2020

Show notes

Talk of a potential 2020 baseball season is heating up and the PosCast is talking about it! Former MLB Pitcher Brandon McCarthy and Rolling Stone's Chief TV Critic Alan Sepinwall join host Joe Posnanski to ponder what a socially distant version of baseball could actually look like.
Following the baseball talk, the crew drafts the things that they've discovered to replace the absence of sports during the global pandemic.
The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts!
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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.joeposnanski.com/subscribe

Boston Roots & Baseball Cards With Gary Gulman May 12, 2020

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In what will surely go down as one of the shortest PosCasts in recent memory, hosts Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur say hello to comedian, Gary Gulman!
Joe taps into Mike and Gary's Boston roots to talk about the town's many sports heroes and who they think is the most popular. Michael takes issue with the traditional end-of-game baseball celebration. Hear his fix for a situation that always seems to confuse the two guys that it most frequently involves.
The trio takes a walk down memory lane to talk about their earliest memories from collecting baseball cards and how that evolved into playing Strat-O-Matic Baseball at a later age. All this in more in a brisk 68-minute episode!
The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.joeposnanski.com/subscribe

Boston Roots & Baseball Cards With Gary Gulman May 12, 2020

Show notes

In what will surely go down as one of the shortest PosCasts in recent memory, hosts Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur say hello to comedian, Gary Gulman!
Joe taps into Mike and Gary's Boston roots to talk about the town's many sports heroes and who they think is the most popular. Michael takes issue with the traditional end-of-game baseball celebration. Hear his fix for a situation that always seems to confuse the two guys that it most frequently involves.
The trio takes a walk down memory lane to talk about their earliest memories from collecting baseball cards and how that evolved into playing Strat-O-Matic Baseball at a later age. All this in more in a brisk 68-minute episode!
The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.joeposnanski.com/subscribe

Baseball's Life Lessons With Keith Law & Ellen Adair May 05, 2020

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Joe Posnanski and guest host Ellen Adair welcome acclaimed baseball writer Keith Law to discuss his new book, "The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves." (1:21)
The book dives into how the inner workings of the game of baseball can forever impact baseball history. You can get your copy anywhere that books are sold!
The group discusses the various shortcomings with baseball movies "Trouble With The Curve" and "The Babe" (30:42) before laying out what they think baseball will look like if and when it returns from its hiatus (35:36). For the draft, the group posits their life lessons that were learned because of baseball (49:52).
The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.joeposnanski.com/subscribe

Baseball's Life Lessons With Keith Law & Ellen Adair May 05, 2020

Show notes

Joe Posnanski and guest host Ellen Adair welcome acclaimed baseball writer Keith Law to discuss his new book, "The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves." (1:21)
The book dives into how the inner workings of the game of baseball can forever impact baseball history. You can get your copy anywhere that books are sold!
The group discusses the various shortcomings with baseball movies "Trouble With The Curve" and "The Babe" (30:42) before laying out what they think baseball will look like if and when it returns from its hiatus (35:36). For the draft, the group posits their life lessons that were learned because of baseball (49:52).
The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.joeposnanski.com/subscribe

Name of The Year Bracket With Stefan Fatsis & Jonathan Hock Apr 28, 2020

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Joe and Michael welcome in Stefan Fatsis and Jonathan Hock for a delightful primer to the 2020 Name of the Year Bracket that takes place on unnamedtemporarysportsblog.com. Get your fill of some of the zaniest, real-life names and pick your favorites at @NOTYtourney on Twitter!
Following the names discussion, the crew drafts the first baseball players that pop into their minds. Frank Duffy? Lee Lacy? Mark Quinn? The possibilities are endless!
The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.joeposnanski.com/subscribe

Name of The Year Bracket With Stefan Fatsis & Jonathan Hock Apr 28, 2020

Show notes

Joe and Michael welcome in Stefan Fatsis and Jonathan Hock for a delightful primer to the 2020 Name of the Year Bracket that takes place on unnamedtemporarysportsblog.com. Get your fill of some of the zaniest, real-life names and pick your favorites at @NOTYtourney on Twitter!
Following the names discussion, the crew drafts the first baseball players that pop into their minds. Frank Duffy? Lee Lacy? Mark Quinn? The possibilities are endless!
The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.joeposnanski.com/subscribe

Down Under With Peter Moylan & Brandon McCarthy Apr 21, 2020

Show notes

Another week in quarantine and another PosCast featuring a pair of former big league pitchers. Longtime Atlanta Braves reliever, Peter Moylan jumps aboard the pod alongside co-hosts Joe Posnanski & Brandon McCarthy! He tells all about his journey from Australia all the way to the major leagues. This one has more twists and turns than the typical success story (15:20).
Hear how Peter has utilized his time in quarantine from jumping back into video games to ensuring that he now has the greenest grass on the block (29:30).
Finally, the trio drafts the funniest things they've ever seen happen on a baseball diamond (39:11). With 25 combined years of MLB experience plus Joe's illustrious baseball writing career, you're in for some big time comedic relief!
The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.joeposnanski.com/subscribe

Down Under With Peter Moylan & Brandon McCarthy Apr 21, 2020

Show notes

Another week in quarantine and another PosCast featuring a pair of former big league pitchers. Longtime Atlanta Braves reliever, Peter Moylan jumps aboard the pod alongside co-hosts Joe Posnanski & Brandon McCarthy! He tells all about his journey from Australia all the way to the major leagues. This one has more twists and turns than the typical success story (15:20).
Hear how Peter has utilized his time in quarantine from jumping back into video games to ensuring that he now has the greenest grass on the block (29:30).
Finally, the trio drafts the funniest things they've ever seen happen on a baseball diamond (39:11). With 25 combined years of MLB experience plus Joe's illustrious baseball writing career, you're in for some big time comedic relief!
The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.joeposnanski.com/subscribe

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