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Keith and DVR discuss changes in Kansas City after the dismissal of Dayton Moore before considering Cleveland's current and future edge on the other AL Central clubs thanks to their excellent minor-league system. Plus, they discuss a few players they were wrong about this season, and Paul Goldschmidt posting the best offensive numbers of his career in his age-34 season.
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Kaitlyn McGrath returns to join Eno and DVR to discuss the Tigers' future on the heels of hiring Scott Harris as their new President of Baseball Operations, Aaron Judge reaching the 60-homer milestone, the increasing clarity of the AL Wild Card race, and some of their nominees for 'Most Improved Player' hardware in 2022.
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Welcome to The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Marc Carig. Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The guys talk about if any of the remaining races for Playoff seeding are exciting and what under the radar team could surprise in the Playoffs.
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The Starkville courthouse opens its doors for another epic baseball trial. Jayson and Doug hear arguments on the 2022 American League MVP debate. Representing Shohei Ohtani is MLB.com's Mike Petriello. Representing Aaron Judge is Fox Sports and Cespedes Family BBQ's Jake Mintz. From the opening statements to the closing arguments, this is courtroom drama you don't want to miss.
Jayson and Doug also look inside the dirt on MLB's new rules, share another Albert Pujols nugget on Strange But True and of course, answer listener trivia.
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Ken and Tim start the show by revisiting Ken's opinion piece last week on Tony La Russa's tenure in Chicago. Then it's onto the mailbag...
-How Minor League Union could impact Major Leaguers?
-Will MiLB union, new rules lead to work stoppage?
-Will new rules trickle down to college, high school baseball?
-What changes have led to Aaron Judge's historic season?
-What's next for Rangers?
-When will Angels be sold?
Those questions and more! To be a part of next week's episode call the voicemail at 646-543-7072 or email tabaseballshow@gmail.com.
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DVR and Stephen discuss Josh Jung’s arrival as talented continues to join the big league roster in Texas, a very successful sophomore campaign in the minors for Jasson Domínguez, Jackson Chourio’s rapid progression to Double-A, Jordan Lawlar’s jump through the D-backs’ system, the emergence of Kyle Manzardo as one of the best hitters in the minors, Josh Lowe’s continued output at Triple-A despite an elevated strikeout rate, and Jordan Walker’s excellent season at Double-A in the Cards’ system. Plus, minor league players now have a union. How might the future of structure of minor league affiliates change.
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Katie Woo returns to the show to join Eno and DVR and discuss the Wild Card teams they would prefer to avoid in each league, sub-.500 teams they are buying into as playoff clubs for 2023, and their reluctant acceptance of change -- specifically, with the expanded playoff field this season.
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Welcome to The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Marc Carig. Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The guys talk about some of the new rule changes that were just passed for the 2023 MLB season and if they are good or bad for the game & the fans. Also, they each give their own rule change that they would like to be seen implemented in baseball.
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Joey Votto makes a return visit to Starkville. Always a great interview, he explains how much pain he was in this season, why he joined social media and shares his thoughts on MLB's new rules from a player's perspective.
Jayson and Doug also react to the fallout from last week's Joe Maddon interview, explain the strangeness of a 10-pitch walk and of course answer some trivia!
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Ken and Tim open the show talking about baseball's new rules and how they were voted into reality. Then, in the mailbag...
-Which GMs could be out?
-Follow up on Joe Maddon's comments last week
-Clarifying Mets pitching depth
-Why do players start walking to 1st base on strikes?
-Will Ohtani lead to more two-way players?
Those questions and more! To be a part of next week's episode call the voicemail at 646-543-7072 or email tabaseballshow@gmail.com.
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