Batting Around Podcast

This is My Dog, Kirk Gibson

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What do you think we're talking about this time

A Big Stupid Hotdog Covered in Wet Vegetables

03 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jane's getting deeper into Ohtani pet trutherism. We also talk about death and the hall of fame.

Designated Survivor Magic Johnson

19 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

please help us escape nashville alive

The Psychology of the Arizona Sports Fan with Meg Rowley

05 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

FanGraphs managing editor and host of Effectively Wild Meg Rowley is back, and we talked about SO much stuff: cats' buttholes, the curse of the Colone...

Gink Fever

29 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Even though it feels like a million years ago already we talked about the end of the LCS series before we get into our critiques of the new stadium fo...

The Wiz Gland

22 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

we're talking about the CS games, what else would this be? sign up at patreon.com/battingaround to get our bonus episodes and a spot for our upcoming...

The Cobb County Sleep Paralysis Demon

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jane, Lauren, and Stephen talk the DS series and all the drama surrounding it on and off the field. We also issue a warning to an upstart podcast tryi...

Flesh-Toned Hate Totem with Cooper Lund

08 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cooper Lund is with us to talk about the Twins breaking their curse, passing the curse onto other teams, and talk about the other previous and upcomin...

Terminally Online Former Player with Sean Doolittle

01 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Doolittle is back on the show to talk about how he plans to avoid becoming an online reactionary after his retirement. We also do some postseason...

Beach Episodes 2023 with ManuclearBomb

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our good buddy Manu of My Brother, My Captain, My Podcast and NotACast is back for our pre-postseason tradition of taking it easy for a bit before the...

Big Beer Friday

23 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's Big Beer Friday, or it was yesterday anyway.

Ohio's Least Favorite Episode with Marc Normandin

13 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our friend Marc Normandin is back to talk about his new project, Doom at 30, which you can go back on kickstarter now! We talk some baseball stuff tha...

It's Gay God's Turn Now

30 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We make our glorious return after taking last week off, and oh boy do we talk about a lot of baseball stuff in this one. It's a really fun one even th...

Our Friend is Unwell with Steve Sladkowski

16 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

PUP guitarist Steve Sladkowski is on the show this week to talk about the Blue Jays, scoring games, stadium renovations, and the Jays winning the 2015...

Let's Settle This On The Runway

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We tore ourselves away from Baldur's Gate 3 long enough to talk about baseball fights and a bunch of stuff about the Orioles. I'd write a longer descr...

Vape Shop Vibes with Tipping Pitches

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bobby and Alex from Tipping Pitches are on this episode and we're holding Stephen accountable for his crimes.

The Woke Mob is Trying to Cancel Schwarberfest

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Big trade deadline episode! We've got a week until the deadline, so we go over where all 30 teams stand, who is likely to go, who needs what, who shou...

UNLOCKED: Stephen's Birthday Spectacular with Dave Raymond

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

NOW AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE! For more bonus episodes, sign up at Patreon.com/BattingAround I thought I'd do something special for Stephen's birthday, ...

I Now Live in Fear of an Omnipotent A-Rod

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Glup Shitto

The 2023 Hot Guy Draft with Lewis, Alyssa, and Jeremy

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Forget the actual MLB amateur draft, here at Batting Around we're concerned with professionals. Professional hot guys. It's back, and this time it's B...

Nine Faceless Homunculi with David Roth

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Defector's David Roth is back to talk about the Mets (of course), then Lauren hosts a fun game where we have to guess if it's an old MLB player or gar...

Furries with Foolish Baseball

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bailey of Foolish Baseball is back to talk about Andrew McCutchen's, let's call it "affinity," for furries and playing baseball near furry conventions...

All the Scrim You Can Shaw

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I'm gonna be real with you here, this is the least we've talked about baseball on a main feed episode in ages. We mostly talked about the missing subm...

All the Little Nixons with Blocked Party

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

John Cullen and Stefan Heck of the wonderful Blocked Party podcast are back to talk about sponsoring a stock car, regional accents, a bunch of Blue Ja...

A Person of Gaming Experience with Patrick Sullivan

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Sullivan of The Resleevables is here to talk about the Padres, working for Upper Deck, and baseball from the perspective of an experienced gam...

Don't Look Up Who Owns Modelo with Adam Vilmin

03 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Adam from Hobby Perverts and formerly of South Paws is here to tell us what the heck happened with the White Sox, then we touch on some other little f...

Organized, Low Level Torture with Emma Baccellieri

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Emma Baccellieri of Sports Illustrated is on the show to talk the explosion in organized home run celebrations across Major League Baseball, the Oriol...

Crucifying Koroks with Michael Baumann

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

FanGraphs' Michael Baumann is back to talk about the news of the week, and we made him take point as the only straight man when we talked about the Do...

Well...He Died Young

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We cover Lauren getting into soccer, new international series announcements, the central divisions being terrible, Noah Syndergaard doing hypnotherapy...

Rick Hahn's 10,000 Year Reich with Charles Star

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Charles is back to talk about what the heck is going on with the FIRST PLACE ON MAY 2ND Pittsburgh Pirates. Then we check in on the rest of the standi...

From the Caboose of a Leaving Train with Jeremy Koo

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Returning guest and Oakland Athletics fan Jeremy Koo is here to trauma dump about the A's (probably) moving to Las Vegas. Unfortunately for him we're ...

Stephen's Hyperfixation Corner

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

My cats kept fucking with me during this one but we stayed on track and talked about baseball pretty much the whole time, except the part where we tal...

Baseball Country with Rachel Cholst & Bryan Ruby

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen, Lauren, and guest co-host Rachel Cholst of Rainbow Rodeo interview Bryan Ruby, a singer-songwriter in Nashville who, in 2021, became the firs...

#DONTTHINK // The Return of Lauren

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren's back, regular season baseball is back, and most importantly we are so back. We catch up with Lauren for some takes she's had bottled up, then...

Off to the Glue Factory with Charles Star

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren is still out for another week but filling in for her is legal podcasting legend Charles Star (@ugarles). We all finally cancel each other in th...

Long Live the WBC

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jane and Stephen recap the WBC and all the discourse around it. Spoilers: they liked it (the WBC, not the discourse).

Partial Guidos with Liz Roscher

15 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yahoo! Sports writer and Hittin' Season host Liz Roscher is back and filling in for Lauren as we talk about everything that's happened in the WBC so f...

PitchCom Affirmations with Richard Staff and Sean Doolittle

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Filling in for Lauren this week are returning favorites Richard Staff and Sean Doolittle. Don't need to say much more, they're all-timers.

Happy National Weights and Measurements Week with Mellie

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mellie is back and filling in for Lauren this week. We're talking spring training, John Middleton, baseball anarchy, regional water use policies, and ...

Terry Francona's Radioactive Dugout

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen's trip to Ireland. Jacob deGrom's NPC-style answers to basic questions. Another Terry Francona food nightmare. A minor leaguer comes out. Big ...

The Case of Crewchief22 v. Wikipedia

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We keep remarkably on track even though spring training hasn't technically started yet. We talk Joe West's internet war, Joey Votto's local chess tour...

Pinkerton DEI Coordinator

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Slow news week! Spring training is around the corner, and we really tried to stay on track but you know this podcast you know the score. Go to Patreo...

Vehicular Combat

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

the coolest episode we've ever done

WikiFeet Land Acknowledgement

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Apologies to Sean Doolittle.

The 100 Episode Extravaganza

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We made it to 100 episodes! We talk the hilarious (maybe?) end to the Correa saga, Cueto signing with the Marlins, and some WBC stuff. Then we play a ...

You Can't Just Have Bones

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're still recovering from 2022 and we're talking Avatar, baseball resolutions, free agent signings including what's going on with Correa, ZiPS proje...

Ethical Ball Hawks with Bradford William Davis

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bradford William Davis joins us to talk about his investigative report into MLB's use of different types of baseballs during the 2022 season, as well ...

The Austin Athletics

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hot stove, the best/worst idea for what to do with the A's, open source biometrics, gay baseball man, mailbag. Support the show by signing up at Patr...

Flattened by a 9-Year-Old

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hot stove! MLB fucking around with the baseball again. Mailbag. More baseball in this one than most offseason episodes. Go to Patreon.com/BattingArou...

The Cammer

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back from our little Thanksgiving break, and we do talk a bit of baseball in this, but we also talk about twitter, other sporting events we've b...

Polycule Power Rankings

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about MLB's sponsor FTX going up in flames, twitter breaking down, walkup songs, and WBC stuff. We're gonna take a break for the holiday next ...

Trea Turner? He's Surfing

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Philadelphia losing big, Philly's non-Springsteen song Chicken Man, Henry Cavill, being hater, then mailbag and Lauren makes a sizzle reel video for a...

Let's All Meet at Hitchbot's Grave with Liz Roscher and Justin Klugh

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen takes over on this one and brings along Philadelphia dirtbags Liz Roscher and Justin Klugh to talk about HOLY SHIT THE PHILLIES ARE IN THE WOR...

UNLOCKED: The Trevor Hildenberger Episode

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

*UNLOCKED FOR RELIEVER WEEK ON BATTING AROUNG* We talked to professional baseball player Trevor Hildenberger about what happened behind closed doors ...

Go to Space and Don't Come Back with Sean Doolittle

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Noted Phish fan Sean Doolittle, who is not Irish, stops by to talk about postseason baseball from the perspective of someone that's been there and ans...

Cronking Like a Goose with Craig Goldstein, Ft. Charles Starr

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren couldn't make it so Charles Starr (@ugarles) was promoted to acting co-host for this one where we talked to Baseball Prospectus editor in chief...

Levels of Dad Expertise with David Roth

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Defector's David Roth is back to talk about the first round of the playoffs, the professional fishing cheating scandal, and of course Wet Guys. There...

Gabe or Goop 2 with Emma Baccellieri and Michael Baumann

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are joined by returning guest Emma Baccellieri of Sports Illustrated and Fangraphs' Michael Baumann to talk about the end of the regular ...

The Beach Episode with ManuclearBomb

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's another weird energy Sunday morning recording! It's also our version of a "beach episode," the calm before the storm that is the MLB playoffs. We...

Thank God We're Not a Soccer Podcast

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Canada lifting the vaccination requirement, the playoff picture, making people the angriest they've ever been, mourning the queen, the MVP debate, the...

The Dodgers Party with Marc Normandin

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Writer Marc Normandin is on the show to cover MLB (seemingly) voluntarily recognizing the minor league players union, rule changes for 2023, how to tu...

The Putrid AL Central

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about Lauren's trip the Vermont AKA Lib Arkansas, then we wade into the cesspit that is the AL Central, Dylan Cease's almost-no-hitter, and th...

UNLOCKED: We Are Indeed Ready for Some Football with Arif Hasan

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're unlocking this episode for everybody in time for football season. We'll still be releasing a normal episode on Wednesday. To hear the rest of ou...

Get In, Loser, We're Unionizing the Minors with Tipping Pitches

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bobby and Alex from Tipping Pitches join us on their victory tour to talk about the surprise news that the MLBPA is taking steps to unionize the minor...

Bonus Episode Clip: 4th and Cum

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A preview clip from our very funny patreon episode on football with Arif Hasan. To hear the full episode and more go to Patreon.com/BattingAround

Gay Rugby and Lesbian Baseball

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Part one is just Jane and Stephen having a little Sunday morning chat. Then Stephen talks about going to a gay rugby tournament, we talk about the sta...

Remembering Bo Díaz with Amy Schneider

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

40x Jeopardy! winner Amy Schneider is on the show to talk about the legacy of the Cincinnati Reds. We also ask her about throwing out the first pitch ...

Chris Sabo's They Live Goggles with Richard Staff

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Occasional writer and full time very funny guy Richard Staff is on to talk about the Mets, Noah Syndergaard. Pete Alonso's golden retriever brain, Chr...

Trade Deadline Extravaganza with Jon Bernhardt

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Bernhardt of No Cartridge and Goonhammer is back to talk about the trade deadline and his favorite topic, The Baltimore Orioles. Then some mailbag...

Baphomet's Ballplayers with Meg Rowley

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meg Rowley of FanGraphs and the Effectively Wild podcast joins us to talk about the draft, the futures game, and the upcoming trade deadline. Then we ...

Hot Draft #2 with Jeremy and Lewis

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Okay first of all the audio is bad but I couldn't help it because I was on drugs because of a sex injury and also exhausted from sex so you're getting...

Will Craig Update with Charles Starr

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We have Charles (@ugarles from all your favorite legal podcasts that aren't 5-4) back on to talk about the Pirates, baseball eugenics programs, then s...

Guess What We're Talking About with David Roth

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Defector's David Roth is back for a record fourth appearance on the show to talk about Stephen's favorite subject, The New York Mets. It's a Roth epis...

Let's Go Cubbies with Chelsea Manning

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We talk to Chelsea Manning about the Cubs, gay bars, the 2016 World Series, congressional scrutiny on the MLB's antitrust exemption, then some mailbag...

Ichiro's Favorite Anything

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jane cares about one all star candidate, Ichiro's favorite hitter, Lauren's revolutionary new meal prep system that is extremely Lauren, then we catch...

The One Where We're In the Same Room

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Audio sounds like shit because we recorded live together and I was drunk while operating the mixer. I also didn't edit it much because I'm busy and ti...

Tampa Gay Gays

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Morning episode! Early in the week episode! Weird energy for us. Joe Girardi fired. Keelhauling. Rays Pride Night debacle. Which Jesus roots for which...

Philly Cheeseshake

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We get into some extremely Batting Around shit and spend pretty much the whole main part of the show talking about the underground cheesesteak eating ...

Metstrogen w/P.E. Moskowitz

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're joined by author P.E. Moskowitz to talk about how they got into baseball, Steve Cohen's forced feminization workplace scandal, being a queer bas...

Those Pesky Red Sox w/Doink Patrol

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Doink (@doinkpatrol on twitter) of The Pesky Report and The Sunday Morning Podcast is here to tell us how the Boston Red Sox are turning it around. We...

Umps Are Troops and Cops and Trubadours

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We dive into the NL West, not the boring stuff about the Dodgers and the Padres but an analysis of the Diamondbacks and Rockies. The Reds are really r...

The Pretender Phanatic is Dead w/Liz Roscher

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is the free version of the show, for the full episode sign up at Patreon.com/BattingAround and add the RSS feed to your podcast app. Thank you to...

40 Cat Roster w/Foolish Baseball

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

*STICK AROUND TO THE END OF THE EPISODE FOR A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE FUTURE OF THE SHOW* Bonafide YouTube star Bailey Freeman of Foolish Base...

We're Coming For You, Joe West

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We talk about Joe West's upcoming podcast, add our first real entries into Players to Be Shamed Later, then do a huge mailbag segment that covers just...

Concerning Catcher Ass

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're talking opening day, asses, parachuting mascots, John Smoltz, NPB and KBO update, bad owners, mailbag and we debut our new segment "Player to Be...

Psychosabermetrics

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's the MLB regular season preview episode! You know what to expect from those. Lauren gives us a look into her new baseball philosophy, Stephen pron...

CONVOY

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Baseball is back, baby! No more of this TV bullshit! Jane and Lauren check in from the convoy, then we go over the hot stove stuff since the lockout e...

Couching Around 3: Always Sunny

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

WE RECORDED THIS BEFORE THE LOCKOUT ENDED! It's another Couching Around, this time about three fantastic episodes of Sunny. The lockout is over, so t...

Couching Around 2: Samurai Champloo

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

MLB is still in owners' lockout so we're still watching TV, and this time we're back to our anime comfort zone with the baseball episode of Samurai Ch...

Couching Around 1: Cheers and Frasier

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

idk man, we were in a mood

We're an anime podcast now w/Trevor Strunk AKA @Hegelbon

12 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

No Cartridge's Trevor Strunk (@Hegelbon)joins us to talk about anime, specifically the baseball anime Ace of Daimond, as well as final fantasy and Jap...

Lockout Watch 2021

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're back from our break and talking hot stove, cutting open baseballs, the lockout, whether or not Scherzer will survive being a Met, the Beatles, a...

Klingon Dicks

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We wrap up the World Series, talk about the CBA negotiations, Reds tanking, qualifying offers, and since it's just Lauren and Jane there's several dif...

MLB'S LUIS ROBERT TRICKS OUT $1 MILLION LAMBO ... Glow-In-The-Dark Naruto Wrap!!!

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

World Series stuff, Biden talks baseball with the pope, Luis Robert's anime lambo, Steve Cohen's tweets used against MLB in court, a Gabe Kapler impre...

The Real Polycules of West Philadelphia

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dune, Wes Anderson, Joc, Eddie, a bad Bob Nightengale piece, CBA negotiations, ass in the jackpot, fandom calvinism, then of course some good Deep Spa...

Cobb County Syndrome

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We manage to talk about the postseason, but also ren fairs, how to stop the chop, Boston accents, the announcement about the new housing requirement f...

Theatrical Baseball Action

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What a thrill! KHive Stephen (aka Punished Stephen aka The Legendary Faggot) is back as we talk about the postseason so far(which has been pretty good...

Schwarberian in Its Eloquence with David Roth

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Defector's David Roth is back for a third time as we try to stay positive about the this postseason, taking the redbird pill, the prose of Kyle Schwar...

Gimme Strikes

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen gets stuck in the Wade Boggs statue at The Trop', the "Sister Cities" plan, Rays/Jays scandal, Joe West retiring?, a bad piece about Jeff Lueh...

Science vs Sorcery: A Study of The 2021 St. Louis Cardinals

22 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We try to figure out what's behind the Cardinals' September run at the wildcard and determine how they're doing it. Lauren of course gives a well rese...