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Drafting Frankenstein Playoff Teams With Sarah Langs and Stephen Nelson Sep 21, 2020

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We give our fave five things to watch down the stretch run of the baseball season, including tight NL Cy Young and AL MVP races (1:31). Then, we invite MLB Network’s Stephen Nelson and MLB.com's Sarah Langs to draft a Frankenstein MLB playoff team—each person builds the best team possible by picking a lineup, a starting pitching rotation, a bullpen, a manager, and a team “vibe” from the remaining teams in the playoff hunt (17:46).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guests: Sarah Langs and Stephen Nelson

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The Playoff Bubble and the Yankees' Resurgence. Plus: Kumar Rocker! Sep 17, 2020

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The playoff picture is starting to come into focus. We revisit some of our previous playoff conversations to discuss where the Yankees stand, who will grab the final NL wild card spots, and how the playoff bubble plan will affect those teams once they get there (1:11). Then, we are joined by Vanderbilt ace and top college pitching prospect Kumar Rocker to discuss choosing Vanderbilt, his legendary no-hitter in the College World Series, what he admires about the game of baseball as it stands today, and more (26:19). Finally, we close with the Good, the Bad, and the Uggla and this week’s moment of baseball joy (48:58).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guest: Kumar Rocker

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The White Sox Have Arrived Sep 14, 2020

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We speed round Alec Mills’s no-hitter, Albert Pujols passing Willie Mays on the home run leaderboard, and Matt Chapman going down with an injury (0:47). Then we bring on White Sox announcer Jason Benetti to talk about the top seed in the American League and their bevy of young stars (20:02). We finish with a (Not) Sorry for Your Mentions and this week’s Moment of Baseball Joy (44:44).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guest: Jason Benetti

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Braves-Marlins 29-9 Madness! Plus: Are the Wheels Officially Off for the Yankees? Sep 10, 2020

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We get into the nitty-gritty of a bizarre baseball night that included a 29-9 shellacking of the Marlins by the Braves and the Brewers beating the Tigers 19-0 (0:43). Then, we follow up on last week’s episode addressing concerns for the 2020 Yankees—all of which have gotten worse in the past week. Finally, we close with Good, Bad, Uggla and Yo, Manfred! (22:09).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

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Labor Day Mailbag: Does Anyone Currently Playing Have a Chance to Become the Home Run King? Sep 07, 2020

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We open the mailbag to answer all your questions—silly or serious—about baseball in 2020, including: Does anyone currently playing have a realistic shot at breaking Barry Bonds’s career home run record? Why don’t we play more baseball in torrential downpours? What songs are the most disturbing choices for walk-up music? Plus: Special guest Jake’s mom joins to tell the story of Jake’s birth mere hours before Cal Ripken Jr. tied the all-time record for games consecutively played.

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guest: Helane Greenfeld

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A Deep Dive Into the Playoff Race. Plus: Ryan Ruocco on the Yankees' Strange Season and RIP, Tom Seaver. Sep 03, 2020

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It’s almost time to get down to brass tacks in the MLB playoff races. We run through all eight teams currently in position to make the playoffs in each league, and then discuss the chances they’ll stay there vs. who might bounce them out of their spot (1:11). Then, ‘R2C2’ cohost and ESPN/SNY broadcaster Ryan Ruocco joins the show to home in on Yankees, a team riddled with injuries that is slightly underperforming its massive 2020 expectations (26:02). Finally, we hit the Good, the Bad, and the Uggla before we remember Tom Seaver, the greatest Met of all time, and perhaps the greatest pitcher of all time, as well (1:00:45).

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Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guest: Ryan Ruocco

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The Five MLB Trades You Should Care About Most. Plus: Taylor Trammell on Getting Traded to the Mariners. Aug 31, 2020

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We start this week off by sharing the five MLB trades from today’s deadline that we (and thus you, listener), should care about the most (6:27), before giving rapid-fire reactions to every move that was made at the deadline (25:21). Then, we welcome in top-100 prospect Taylor Trammell to discuss what it’s like to be traded, his time in the Padres system, and what he’s looking forward to about Seattle (39:54). Finally, after a tumultuous week in Queens, we reup METSCON to discuss what level of chaos and disarray the Mets are currently in, and whether there’s any easy way out of it (1:01:33).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guest: Taylor Trammell

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After the Milwaukee Bucks Stopped the NBA Season, Baseball Followed Suit … Cautiously Aug 27, 2020

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We discuss the biggest news in the baseball and sports world: teams sitting out in protest of police brutality and the shooting of Jacob Blake. First, we are joined by Russell Dorsey, Chicago Cubs beat reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times (3:48). Then we’re joined by Brent Suter of the Milwaukee Brewers, the first team to decide not to play this week (39:54).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guests: Russell Dorsey and Brent Suter

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A Budding Chicago Rivalry, Pitcher Debuts Galore, and the Padres Are on Fire. Plus: Randy Dobnak! Aug 24, 2020

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We bounce around the weekend in baseball news and series, including a very entertaining series between the White Sox and Cubs in which the White Sox proved they’re approaching the Cubs’ level (1:04). Then, we invite on Padres radio play-by-play announcer Jesse Agler to discuss what it was like to cover all the worst San Diego teams from 2014 to now, and how different it feels now that the Padres are both good and electrifying (19:12). Finally, we chat with Twins pitcher Randy Dobnak on his utterly bizarre journey to leading the majors in wins, before wrapping with Sorry For Your Mentions and our baseball moment of joy for the week (43:25).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

Guests: Jesse Agler and Randy Dobnak

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Thom Brennaman, Tatis Discourse, and a Mini Mailbag Aug 20, 2020

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Reds announcer Thom Brennaman was caught using an anti-LGBTQ slur at the beginning of the Reds broadcast yesterday. We discuss the implications for his job, his apology, and the culture that exists in baseball that allows these things to happen so consistently (2:43). Then, we summarize a week in hotly debated Fernando Tatís Jr. discourse—including taking a special sports-radio call—before closing with The Good, the Bad, and the Uggla (25:14).

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

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