Bat Flips and Infield Shifts
Episodes
College Baseball Show Episode 25: 2023 Big XII Preview
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg go team by team to bring you everything you need to know about Big XII baseball in 2023.Oklahoma State (07:25)TCU (20:02)Texas Tech (...
Episode 83: Miguel Rojas, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, and bullying
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan chat about recent headlines including the unusual Dodgers offseason, Liam Hendriks' cancer diagnosis, An Woo-jin's omission...
College Baseball Show Episode 24: 2023 ACC Preview
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg go team by team to bring you everything you need to know about ACC baseball in 2023.Louisville (06:33)Wake Forest (14:55)Virginia (22...
Episode 82: 2022 breakouts and Devers gets paid
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan break down the last week of transactions in MLB, review breakout player sustainability analyses from last offseason, and execute some...
Episode 81: How's your ankle?
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss news around MLB from the last couple weeks including the Carlos Correa saga, several additions by the Cubs, and the last rema...
College Baseball Show Episode 23: Things we'll remember from college baseball in 2022
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg look back at the most memorable moments from the 2022 college baseball season.Intro music: Ultraviolet - Far OutOutro music: Superhum...
Episode 80: Things we'll remember from MLB in 2022
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the last week's transactions around MLB before looking back at the most memorable moments from the 2022 MLB season.Tra...
Episode 79: A deluge of signings
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the many signings from the Winter Meetings, including Jacob deGrom to the Rangers, Aaron Judge returning to New York, and t...
Episode 78: The Hall of Lame ballot
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown recent transactions - including the Hunter Renfoe trade and the José Abreu and Zach Eflin signings - and review this year&...
Episode 77: We were wrong about many things
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan review the major awards winners, breakdown recent transactions, and reflect on predictions made 7 months ago.Intro music: Long Way Ho...
Episode 76: NL Offseason Preview
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan go team-by-team discussing offseason needs and potential moves for the National League.Atlanta Braves (01:30)New York Mets (06:43)Phi...
Episode 75: AL Offseason Preview
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan go team-by-team discussing offseason needs and potential moves for the American League.New York Yankees (02:44)Toronto Blue Jays (08:...
Episode 74: Remembering the 2022 Phillies ft. Ethan Witte
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan are joined by Ethan Witte from The Good Phight to discuss the 2022 Philadelphia Phillies, their NL pennant run, and what they might l...
Episode 73: The Astros are champions and we give out awards
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan recap Houston's six-game victory over Philadelphia in the World Series and host the second iteration of the Bat Flips and Infiel...
Episode 72: A #1 seed will face a #6 seed in the World Series
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan recap the league championship series and preview the upcoming World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies.Intro...
Episode 71: The chalk and the dogs; recapping the DS and previewing the CS
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the division series that were and the championship series that are to be.Braves-Phillies (03:13)Dodgers-Padres (17:51)Astro...
Episode 70: Wild card recaps and division series previews
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the wild card round action and preview what to watch in the upcoming division series.Guardians-Rays (01:53)Blue Jays-Marine...
Episode 69: A very nice wildcard round preview
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown a few storylines from the end of the season, preview the wild card round matchups, and share their picks for major awards.H...
Episode 68: Everybody's least favorite brother
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan dissect the epic Royals comeback against the Mariners, conduct a reading series about the recent bizarre Ben Verlander article, and d...
Episode 67: The most exciting baseball going right now is not MLB
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the Rookie of the Year races, lament the lack of playoff races this year, and recap the WBC Regensburg Qualifiers.Rookies o...
Episode 66: Unionize the minors
10 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the recent unionization efforts of the minor leagues, breakdown the NL Cy Young race in light of Sandy Alcantara's recen...
Episode 65: 2022 Stretch run preview
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For some reason, this episode was uploaded last week but didn't process properly. So here it is now, a stretch run preview that is already modera...
Episode 64: Matt Chapman, Jordan Montgomery, and the NL MVP race
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the potential sale of the Los Angeles Angels, the Yankees' obsession with retiring numbers, and the concerning performan...
Episode 63: Pitching, pitching, and more pitching
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan review the state of the American League Cy Young race, breakdown the pitcher usage of the Rays, and urge Albert Pujols to keep playin...
Episode 62: Orioles > Yankees
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the potential game of the year between Seattle and New York, ruminate on the tenure of former Tigers GM Al Avila, and mourn...
Episode 61: This was one of the trade deadlines of all time
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan go team-by-team to breakdown all the deals of this trade deadline and evaluate where each team stands in the postseason race.
Episode 60: A tale of two Walkers
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the Andrew Benintendi trade, check in on the major awards races, and breakdown the latest iteration of Madison Bumgarner gett...
Episode 59: Draft thoughts, shell corporations, and loser attitudes
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown some highlights of the 2022 MLB draft, investigate the new official vodka of MLB, and explore the debacle of the Royals tri...
Episode 58: The worst mock draft on the market
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan mock the first 39 picks of the upcoming MLB draft.Intro music: Start It Over - Last Heroes, Man Cub, KCOutro music: Electric Kids - T...
Episode 57: J.D. Martinez is faster than us and probably you too
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the Brewers and Padres new City Connect uniforms, debate leverage indexes and reliever roles, and preview the World Baseball ...
Episode 56: Rob Manfred totally never did anything wrong ever
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the first deal of trade season, discuss the Hall of Fame candidacies of current relievers, and admire Sandy Alcantara'...
College Baseball Show Episode 22: Hotty Toddy! Ole Miss wins the title
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg recap Ole Miss's win over Oklahoma in the College World Series finals and review the results of their preseason picks.Intro musi...
College Baseball Show Episode 21: Oklahoma vs. Ole Miss
25 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg recap the College World Series so far, lament the losses of the six eliminated teams, and preview the Oklahoma-Ole Miss Finals matchu...
Episode 54: Near no-hitters, "Off-White", and homophobic relievers
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan banter about no-hitters and near no-hitters, breakdown the hot streaks of several NL teams, and blast the awful view points of some c...
College Baseball Show Episode 20: It's time for Omaha!
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown all of the action from last weekend's Super Regionals and make their picks for the College World Series.Intro music: U...
Episode 53: The Angels are collapsing. Also, Juan Pierre
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Los Angeles Angels (01:50)Alex Bregman (14:20)Rockies and Angels City Connects (20:40)Tony Gonsolin (26:38)Stephen Strasburg (32:35)Dallas Keuchel (37...
College Baseball Show Episode 19: A wild weekend of Regionals!
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg recap all the action from last weekend's Regionals and make their picks for this weekend's Super Regionals.Intro music: Ult...
Episode 52: National League Memorial Day update
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan go team by team in the National League, checking in on their performance so far, their preseason expectations, and how we feel about ...
Episode 51: American League Memorial Day update
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan go team by team in the American League, checking in on their performance so far, their preseason expectations, and how we feel about ...
College Baseball Show Episode 18: Conference tournaments are over, let's talk regionals!
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg recap some of the conference tournament results and preview the upcoming regional matchups.Intro music: Ultraviolet - Far OutOutro mu...
Episode 50: Matt Carpenter's beard
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the early struggles of Vlad Guerrero Jr and Max Muncy, assess the Brewer's pitching depth, and mourn the loss of Matt ...
College Baseball Show Episode 17: Conference tournament week
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown the last week of regular season action and preview the upcoming conference tournaments.Intro music: Ultraviolet - Far OutOu...
Episode 49: Yankees dominate on the mound and complain about park dimensions
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the Yankees' recent complaints about Camden Yards, address the Juan Soto trade rumors, and breakdown MLB's foray in...
College Baseball Show Episode 16: A bunch of top teams lose!
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past week's college baseball action, including half of the top 10 losing their weekends, and Brendan presents his...
Episode 48: The NL West rules and the AL Central sucks
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the disparity in team quality between divisions, argue pointlessly about George Springer, and breakdown the fun factor of the...
College Baseball Show Episode 15: A surprising upset and a weird tie
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past week's college baseball action, including lots of SEC action, a lack of games in the ACC, and some chaos out...
Episode 47: Tangent Pod v2.0
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the dismal start of the Cincinnati Reds, appreciate the talents of Manny Machado, and ask some players why they haven'...
College Baseball Show Episode 14: Texas A&M is rolling and Ben Joyce throws gas
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past week's college baseball action, including Texas A&M's series win at Vanderbilt, Oklahoma State&apos...
Episode 46: This is a Taylor Ward podcast
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan share their thoughts on the new City Connect uniforms, breakdown the early season struggles of the White Sox, and look at the hot sta...
College Baseball Show Episode 13: USM is the best team in Mississippi
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past week's college baseball action, including Texas A&M's series win over Arkansas, Notre Dame's s...
Episode 45: The Coliseum is empty
23 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the hot start of Andrew Heaney, discuss poor attendance at Oakland and around the league, and question the wisdom of issuin...
College Baseball Show Episode 12: Upsets everywhere!
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past week's college baseball action, including a bunch of upsets, and give their picks to host Regionals.Intro mu...
Episode 44: Overreacting to Opening Week
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan share an overreaction for each team based on the first week of the season, including the Rockies' playoff odds, the Orioles&apos...
College Baseball Show Episode 11: The U is back
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past week's college baseball action, including Miami's sweep of Virginia, Auburn's series win over Vand...
College Baseball Show Episode 10: Florida State tumbles and Texas State rises
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past week's college baseball action, including Tennessee's sweep of Vanderbilt, Notre Dame's sweep of F...
Episode 43: 2022 National League Preview
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan preview each team in the National League with our expectations for each team and our predictions for win total over/unders and postse...
Episode 42: 2022 American League Preview
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan preview each team in the American League with out expectations for each team and our predictions for win total over/unders and postse...
College Baseball Show Episode 9: There's a new (Volunteer) sheriff in town
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past week's college baseball action, including Tennessee's sweep of Ole Miss, Texas Tech's series win o...
Episode 41: 2022 MLB.TV Rankings
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan rank each team in MLB by how much they're worth tuning in to watch this year.Intro music: Let's Go - Lucas & SteveOutro...
College Baseball Show Episode 8: Chaos in the ACC!
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past week's college baseball action, including upsets in the ACC, Stanford's down week, and the continued do...
Episode 40: Offseason v2.0
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the flurry of transactions that has ensued following the end of the MLB lockout, including the A's firesale, the Rocki...
College Baseball Show Episode 7: The chaos continues, and more star pitchers go down
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past week's college baseball action, including the start of ACC conference play, Texas's up and down week, a...
Episode 39: There will be a season!
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan react to the new collective bargaining agreement, breakdown some possible future rule changes, and play a game about one-team players...
College Baseball Show Episode 6: Tulane and Clemson Rise, Mississippi State and NC State Fall
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past week's college baseball action, including the Shriner's College Classic, Tulane's series win over ...
College Baseball Show Episode 5: Week 2 Recap and Week 3 Preview
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past week's college baseball action, including Stanford's 3-0 weekend in Round Rock, Tulane's series wi...
Episode 38: A Baseball Podcast About the Metaverse and Drug Use
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan vent their frustrations with the actions of MLB owners throughout the lockout, question the utility of Truist Park in the metaverse, ...
College Baseball Show Episode 4: Opening Weekend Recap and Week 2 Preview
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown this past weekend's college baseball action, including Oklahoma State's series win over Vanderbilt, Long Beach St...
College Baseball Show Episode 3: Opening Weekend Preview
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg preview the series to watch on Opening Weekend, including Oklahoma State at Vanderbilt, Long Beach State at Mississippi State, and th...
College Baseball Show Episode 2: Other Teams and Players to Watch
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg discuss some teams and players outside the power conferences worth keeping an eye on in this college baseball season.Intro music: Ult...
College Baseball Show Episode 1: Previewing the Power Conferences
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan and Greg breakdown the teams and players to watch this year in the ACC, American, Big 10, Big 12, Pac-12, and SEC.Intro music: Ultraviolet - F...
Episode 37: Unionize the Minors (ft. "Poor" Billionaires)
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the most recent rounds of CBA discussions, breakdown the importance of unions, and analyze the controversy of this year'...
Episode 36: Fathers and Sons of Baseball
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss some fits for the remaining free agents, rank the best father-son duos in MLB history, and draft their all-time Cleveland tea...
Episode 35: Breakout players, Weird Rules, and 2019 Flashbacks
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan analyze the sustainability of some of 2021's breakout players, breakdown some of the more unusual rules of baseball, and reminis...
Episode 34: The '14-'15 Royals Special
08 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the retirement of Kyle Seager, banter about the firing of Ken Rosenthal and the ongoing lockout, and breakdown the back-to-ba...
Episode 33: Mob Ranfred and Sud Belig
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the manager hirings of the Oakland A's and New York Mets, breakdown some of the best big contracts signed in MLB, and sh...
Episode 32: Things We'll Remember From Baseball in 2021
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan share their thoughts on the veteran's committee Hall of Fame inductions, who they would vote for if given this year's Hall ...
Episode 31: The Lockout Begins
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the beginning of the MLB lockout, react to the latest transaction news, and question the plans of several organizations.Locko...
Episode 30: The Coors Effect
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the latest transaction news, banter about the state of starting pitching, and breakdown the career arc of Marcus Semien.Wande...
Episode 29: Awards and Stats Pod
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the recently announced regular season awards, react to this week's free agent signings, and breakdown our favorite advan...
Episode 28B: Offseason Preview
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss what each team will be looking to do this offseason.TB (00:45)BOS (05:10)NYY (07:09)TOR (11:11)BAL (15:02)CWS (18:45)CLE (23:...
Episode 28A: Manager Hirings, CBA, and Qualifying Offers
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown various news around the league that we missed during the postseason.Postseason final thoughts (03:35)Some news! (11:27)Coll...
Episode 27: World Series Recap and End-of-Season Awards
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the Atlanta Braves' 6 game victory over the Houston Astros in the 2021 World Series, as well as give our their Bat Fli...
Episode 26: 2021 LCS Recap and World Series Preview
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the ALCS and NLCS and preview the upcoming World Series, as well as discuss the recent news concerning minor league housing...
Episode 25: 2021 Division Series recap
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the division series' and preview the upcoming championship series'.Intro music: Fuck Gravity - Virtual RiotOutro ...
Episode 24: 2021 Wild Card recap
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan recap the Red Sox win over the Yankees and the Dodgers win over the Cardinals in this year's Wild Card matchups.Intro music: Fuc...
Episode 23: 2021 Postseason preview
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the outcome of the last games of the regular season, preview the wild card games, and make our postseason picks.Intro music: ...
Episode 22: Regular season awards and World Series matchups we want to see
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan shout out some nice storylines from the regular season, make picks for the regular season awards, and breakdown intriguing potential ...
Episode 21: Comebacks, scouting reports, and good players on bad teams
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the solidifying of postseason positions, draft tailgate foods, and go off on several tangents.Wildcard races (4:00)Shane Baz ...
Episode 20: Do you like downtown stadiums?
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan look at the Cardinals' place in this messy NL wild card race, admire the greatness of Max Scherzer, and investigate who benefite...
Episode 19: It's Overreaction Season
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the hot stretch of the Toronto Blue Jays, discuss the Cy Young Race, and argue about the Abraham Toro-Kendall Graveman trad...
Episode 18: Stretch Run Preview
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The playoff race is on! Greg and Brendan review each contending team's strengths and weaknesses, how they performed in August, and what lies ahea...
Episode 17: Miguel Cabrera Appreciation Pod
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the struggles of various teams, stand in awe of Miguel Cabrera's greatness, and investigate the splits of the Colorado...
Episode 16: The Vacation Ep
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss Nicky Lopez, rank City Connect uniforms, and compare the names of baseball players and 19th century American politicians.Intr...
Episode 15: 2010 All-Stars Miguel Cabrera, Adam Wainwright, and Albert Pujols
14 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the Rookie of the Year races, breakdown the hot streak of Oakland, and argue about the value of RBI as a stat.Old guys playin...
Episode 14: Would You Like to be the GM of the Rockies?
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the recent trade deadline, the Mets not signing Kumar Rocker, and the struggles of rookie hitters.Trade Deadline thoughts (4:...
Episode 13: The Hot Stove is HOT
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the trades that happened before Friday, breakdown the division races, and flash back to the 2016 trade deadline.
Episode 12: The Pre-Pre Trade Deadline Pod
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the recent trades of the Rays, trade fits for Starling Marte, and the state of Toronto's starting pitching.Rays trades (...
Episode 11B: The Anger Pod
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg, as promised, eviscerates the Royals, while Brendan decimates the A's.
Episode 11A: The Post All-Star Ep
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan breakdown the MLB draft and all-star festivities, discuss the upcoming trade deadline, and bury a few more teams.Draft recap (5:01)Al...
Episode 10: The Tangent Pod
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Brendan discuss the upcoming MLB draft, the best pitching rotations, and the rash of injuries in baseball.Trevor Bauer (5:10)MLB Draft (14:07...