Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander
Episodes
HOUSTON ASTROS & TEXAS RANGERS' RIVALRY, NEW NO. 1 TEAM FOR MLB POWER RANKINGS & MORE
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss is the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers' rivalry is currently the best in baseball, whether or not Kansas City Ro...
SATURDAYS WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
13 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander welcomes back Atlanta Braves' legend John Smoltz back to Flippin' Bats for another edition of 'Saturdays with John Smoltz'. Ben and Smol...
SHOHEI OHTANI'S FORMER INTERPRETER FACES FRAUD CHARGES, JACKSON HOLLIDAY'S DEBUT & MORE
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down all the latest news after the DOJ announced charges for Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani's former interprete...
SEATTLE MARINERS' BRYCE MILLER
10 Apr 2024
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Ben Verlander welcomes Seattle Mariners' Bryce Miller to Flippin' Bats. They discuss his near perfect MLB debut, his new splitter he developed this of...
ATLANTA BRAVES' SPENCER STRIDERS' UCL INJURY, SPENCER STEER'S BREAKOUT, MLB POWER RANKINGS & MORE
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss Spencer Striders' UCL injury and what that means for the Atlanta Braves' division title hopes. Ben gives you his ...
SATURDAYS WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
06 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander welcomes Atlanta Braves legend John Smoltz back fro another edition of 'Saturdays with Smoltz' where they discuss the New York Yankees s...
SHOHEI OHTANI NEWS, HOUSTON ASTROS' NO-HITTER, & TEXAS RANGERS' PLAYOFF HOPES
05 Apr 2024
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you everything Shohei Ohtani related in 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News' including his first first Los Angeles Dod...
ATLANTA BRAVES LEAD MLB POWER RANKINGS, YANKEES SWEEP ASTROS & CUBS LOSE JUSTIN STEELE
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry talk about the Milwaukee Brewers & New York Mets benches clearing after Rhys Hoskins' slide into Jeff McNeil. In 'Overrea...
SATURDAYS WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Atlanta Braves legend John Smoltz is back on Flippin' Bats for the first 'Saturdays with John Smoltz' for the 2024 season. Ben and Smoltz discuss whet...
MLB WORLD SERIES, MVP, CY YOUNG & ROOKIE OF THE YEAR PREDICTIONS
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you all of their predictions for the 2024 MLB season including MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year & their World Seri...
2024 NATIONAL LEAGUE PREVIEW: WILL THE BRAVES OR DODGERS REIGN SUPREME?
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down everything in the Flippin' Bats 2024 National League Preview. They go through each division and pick out their...
2024 AMERICAN LEAGUE PREVIEW: HOUSTON ASTROS THE TEAM TO BEAT?
26 Mar 2024
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down everything in the Flippin' Bats 2024 American League Preview. They go through each division and pick out their...
BREAKING BAD'S BRYAN CRANSTON
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy award winning actor Bryan Cranston joins Ben Verlander on Flippin' Bats to discuss his love for baseball and his recent work with MLB for their O...
SHOHEI OHTANI'S TRANSLATOR FIRED, SEOUL SERIES RECAP & MLB POWER RANKINGS
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander & Alex Curry discuss the recent news that Shohei Ohtani's translator, Ippei Mizuhara, has been fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers after an...
ATLANTA BRAVES' MICHAEL HARRIS II
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Atlanta Braves' Michael Harris II joins Flippin' Bats to discuss his baseball journey with Ben Verlander. He talks about getting drafted by his hometo...
LOS ANGELES DODGERS & SAN DIEGO PADRES SEOUL SERIES, BLAKE SNELL TO THE GIANTS & MORE
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss MLB's Seoul Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers & San Diego Padres to kick off the season. They also discuss t...
MINNESOTA TWINS' PABLO LÓPEZ
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Minnesota Twins’ Pablo López joins Ben Verlander on Flippin’ Bats and they discuss getting traded from the Miami Marlins to the Minnesota Twins’...
HOUSTON ASTROS' KYLE TUCKER
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander welcomes Houston Astros' Kyle Tucker to Flippin' Bats. Verlander & Tucker discuss Jose Altuve's contract extension, his own contract ext...
NEW YORK YANKEES NEED BLAKE SNELL, 5 BREAKOUT PLAYERS FOR 2024 & MORE
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the New York Yankees recent injury news regarding ace Gerrit Cole and superstar Aaron Judge. Cole is getting an M...
CINCINNATI REDS' JONATHAN INDIA
11 Mar 2024
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Jonathan India to the show. India talks about his new deal to stay with the Reds, dealing with trade speculation and how good he thinks the Reds will ...
FORMER CINCINNATI REDS MVP JOEY VOTTO ON FREE AGENCY, EXPANDING MLB'S REACH & MORE
07 Mar 2024
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Ben Verlander welcomes former Cincinnati Reds star and MVP Joey Votto to the show to discuss his ongoing free agency and to provide some updates on ho...
SHOHEI OHTANI'S DODGERS DEBUT & MARRIAGE NEWS, PHILLIES' BIG MOVE & MORE
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the big Los Angeles Dodgers' news with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto making their Spring Training debuts a...
KANSAS CITY ROYALS' COLE RAGANS ON BECOMING AN ACE, KC'S UPGRADED ROSTER & MORE
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander welcomes Cole Ragans to the show to discuss his journey from being traded by the Texas Rangers to becoming the Kansas City Royals’ ace...
CHICAGO CUBS SIGN CODY BELLINGER, TOP 5 TEAMS TO HIT OVER ON THEIR WIN TOTALS & MORE
27 Feb 2024
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the big news of the Chicago Cubs signing Cody Bellinger to a $80M/3 year deal. Does this move make the Cubs the N...
CHICAGO WHITE SOX'S DYLAN CEASE ON TRADE RUMORS, CHANGES IN MLB, BRAWLS & MORE
22 Feb 2024
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Ben Verlander welcomes Dylan Cease of the Chicago White Sox to the show to discuss all the trade speculation surrounding him this offseason and what h...
KYLE BRADISH INJURY, MIKE TROUT & ANTHONY RENDON'S COMMENTS & MORE
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the latest MLB news, starting with some free agent signings and Rob Manfred's announcement that he will be steppi...
LOS ANGELES DODGERS' TEOSCAR HERNANDEZ ON SHOHEI OHTANI, FREE AGENCY & MORE
15 Feb 2024
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Ben Verlander welcomes Teoscar Hernandez to the show to discuss his free agency, signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers and being teammates with Shohei ...
HOUSTON ASTROS MAKE JOSE ALTUVE AN ASTRO FOR LIFE, TOP 5 TRIOS FOR 2024 & MORE
13 Feb 2024
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss José Altuve's new $125M/5 year extension to make him a Houston Astro for life. They talk about the Boston Red So...
BALTIMORE ORIOLES' BLOCKBUSTER NEWS, BOBBY WITT JR'S MASSIVE EXTENSION & MORE
06 Feb 2024
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss Bobby Witt Jr's massive contract extension with the Kansas City Royals where he could end up having the 3rd large...
DETROIT TIGERS' JACK FLAHERTY ON HIS CARDINALS' KOBE BRYANT, ZAC GALLEN & MORE
01 Feb 2024
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Ben Verlander welcomes Detroit Tigers' Jack Flaherty into the studio! They talk about his years with the St. Louis Cardinals, being traded to the Balt...
SHOHEI OHTANI'S ENGLISH ACCEPTANCE SPEECH, CUBS & DBACKS MAKE A SPLASH & MORE
30 Jan 2024
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the recent moves by the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks. Ben gives his thoughts on why the free agency is m...
TORONTO BLUE JAYS LEGEND JOSÉ BAUTISTA ON THE JAYS' OFFSEASON & OWNING A SOCCER TEAM
25 Jan 2024
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Ben Verlander is joined by Toronto Blue Jays great José Bautista and they discuss his ownership of Las Vegas Lights FC, USL Championship soccer team....
MLB 2024 HALL OF FAME PREVIEW, HOUSTON ASTROS SIGN JOSH HADER & BASEBALL MOVIE DRAFT
23 Jan 2024
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry preview the 2024 MLB Hall of Fame ballot including the top first-year candidates including Adrián Beltré & Joe Mauer, a...
CHICAGO CUBS SIGN SHŌTA IMANAGA, NEW YORK YANKEES ADD MARCUS STROMAN & MORE
16 Jan 2024
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry react to the 2024 MLB schedule before breaking down the latest free agent signings, including Shōta Imanaga to the Chica...
ADAM JONES ON THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS & ORIOLES' OFFSEASON, YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO & MORE
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander welcomes back 4-time gold glover Adam Jones to the show. They discuss the Los Angeles Dodgers' wild offseason including Jones' former te...
LOS ANGELES DODGERS ADD TEOSCAR HERNANDEZ, BREAKING DOWN YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO & MORE
10 Jan 2024
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the latest Los Angeles Dodgers' addition in Teoscar Hernández and how he fits into their lineup. Ben goes in ...
JOHN SMOLTZ ON SHOHEI OHTANI'S CONTRACT, DODGERS & BRAVES' OFFSEASON & MORE
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Smoltz joins Ben Verlander to discuss MLB's wild offseason so far. They discuss the whirlwind of moves by the Los Angeles Dodgers including signi...
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR SHOHEI OHTANI, JULIO RODRÍGUEZ & MORE
01 Jan 2024
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry ring in the New Year with New Year's Resolutions for Juan Soto, Julio Rodríguez, Shohei Ohtani, Carlos Correa, and Ronal...
BALTIMORE ORIOLES, SEATTLE MARINERS, CHICAGO CUBS' HOLIDAY WISHLISTS & MORE
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry get into the holiday spirit & break down the Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles' holiday wishlists. Ben...
BREAKING NEWS: YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO SIGNS $325M/12YR DEAL WITH LOS ANGELES DODGERS
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander jumps on a bonus episode after Yoshinobu Yamamoto signs a 12 year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers worth $325 million. The Dodgers' Wor...
SHOHEI OHTANI OFFICIALLY A LOS ANGELES DODGER, 2023 ALL MLB-TEAM & MORE
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry react to Shohei Ohtani officially being a Los Angeles Dodger and the subsequent trade for Tyler Glasnow. They react to th...
BALTIMORE ORIOLES' GUNNAR HENDERSON ON HIS MVP HOPES & SHOHEI OHTANI'S DEAL
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander welcomes back unanimous American League Rookie of the Year Gunnar Henderson to the show. Gunnar talks about the Baltimore Orioles 2023 s...
SHOHEI OHTANI'S CONTRACT DETAILS, JUAN SOTO TRADED, IS YOSHINOBU YAMAMOTO NEXT?
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander discusses the jaw dropping details from the Shohei Ohtani contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ohtani will be deferring $68 million a ...
BREAKING NEWS: SHOHEI OHTANI SIGNS WITH THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander jumps on an emergency podcast to discuss Shohei Ohtani signing the largest MLB contract ever with with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $700M...
MLB WINTER MEETINGS ROUNDUP: SHOHEI OHTANI, BRAVES, CUBS LATEST RUMORS & MORE
06 Dec 2023
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Ben Verlander welcomes Deesha Thosar, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman to discuss the latest rumbling and rumors from MLB's Winter Meetings. We find o...
SHOHEI OHTANI SWEEPSTAKES, MLB'S 2024 TOP 50 PLAYERS & MORE
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry jump right into the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes by discussing his fit with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, and Chi...
DETROIT TIGERS ANNOUNCER JASON BENETTI DISCUSSES HIS JOURNEY, LOVE OF BASEBALL & MORE
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander welcomes new Detroit Tigers play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti to the show. They discuss how Benetti got into announcing, his love of ...
WHY SHOHEI OHTANI TO THE TEXAS RANGERS MAKES SENSE & MLB RUMOR MILL ROUNDUP
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry dive into all the free agent and trade rumors around the MLB. Ben gives three reasons why Shohei Ohtani could sign with t...
MLB AWARDS RECAP: SHOHEI OHTANI & RONALD ACUNA JR. MAKE MLB HISTORY
17 Nov 2023
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Ben Verlander & Alex Curry break down all of the winners of the biggest awards in MLB including Shohei Ohtani becoming the 1st player to win MVP unani...
MLB AWARDS PREVIEW: WILL SHOHEI OHTANI BE AN UNANIMOUS MVP AGAIN?
13 Nov 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry give you a full preview of all of the MLB Awards. Will Shohei Ohtani win another unanimous AL MVP award and will Blake Sn...
NEW YORK YANKEES BERNIE WILLIAMS ON SHOHEI OHTANI, THE YANKEES CURRENT STATE & MORE
09 Nov 2023
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Ben Verlander welcomes New York Yankees legend Bernie Williams back to the show. They discuss the current state of the New York Yankees, what it meant...
SHOHEI OHTANI'S TOP-3 LANDING SPOTS, 2024 WORLD SERIES PREDICTIONS & MORE
07 Nov 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap the 2023 MLB season with the Texas Rangers winning their first World Series. They discuss the Top-3 landing spots f...
TEXAS RANGERS ARE WORLD SERIES CHAMPS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
02 Nov 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers Game 5 win to give them their first World Series title in franchise history. Learn more abou...
TEXAS RANGERS BROUGHT THE BATS & DOMINATED THE DBACKS TO TAKE 3-1 WORLD SERIES LEAD
01 Nov 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers HUGE World Series Game 4 win without Adolis Garcia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
HALL OF FAMER RANDY JOHNSON TALKS THE 2001 VS 2023 DBACKS, HIS PERFECT GAME & MORE
31 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer Randy Johnson to the show! They discuss the difference between Johnson's 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks and this year'...
TEXAS RANGERS SILENCE THE DBACKS ON THE ROAD TO TAKE A 2-1 WORLD SERIES LEAD
31 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers bounce back World Series Game 3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Learn more about your ad ...
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS & MERRILL KELLY BOUNCE BACK TO EVEN UP THE WORLD SERIES 1-1
29 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Arizona Diamondbacks HUGE World Series Game 2 win over the Texas Rangers thanks for Merrill Kelly's domina...
TEXAS RANGERS WALK OFF THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS & TAKE A 1-0 WORLD SERIES LEAD
28 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers World Series Game 1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in walk-off fashion. Learn more about ...
2023 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW & RECAP OF THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS WILD NLCS GAME 7 WIN
26 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry give a quick recap of the Arizona Diamondbacks wild Game 7 win in the NLCS and then they both preview the 2023 World Seri...
TEXAS RANGERS PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE WORLD SERIES
24 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers EPIC ALCS Game 7 win to reach the World Series for the first time since 2011, including on-f...
TEXAS RANGERS TAKE DOWN THE HOUSTON ASTROS TO FORCE AN ALCS GAME 7
23 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers HUGE ALCS Game 6 win over the Houston Astros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...
ASTROS TAKE 3-2 ALCS LEAD WITH AN EPIC COMEBACK OVER THE RANGERS IN INSTANT CLASSIC
21 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap the Astros unbelievable Game 5 comeback vs Rangers as they take a 3-2 ALCS lead in an instant classic fueled by Jos...
HOUSTON ASTROS BEAT THE TEXAS RANGERS ON THE ROAD AGAIN TO EVEN UP THE ALCS 2-2
20 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Houston Astros' ALCS Game 4 win over the Texas Rangers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
HOUSTON ASTROS STRIKE BACK ON THE ROAD TO CUT TEXAS RANGERS' ALCS LEAD TO 2-1
19 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Houston Astros' ALCS Game 3 win over the Texas Rangers. The road team has won every game in this ALCS. Ben...
TEXAS RANGERS STAY RED HOT AND TAKE ALCS GAME 2 FROM THE HOUSTON ASTROS
17 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap all the action from a tightly contested ALCS Game 2 between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers including Nathan E...
HOUSTON ASTROS FALL TO TEXAS RANGERS IN TIGHTLY CONTESTED ALCS GAME 1
16 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap all the action from a nail biter in the opening game of the ALCS as the Texas Rangers steal home field advantage in...
JOHN SMOLTZ ON THE ALDS & NLDS UPSETS + WHERE THE DODGERS GO FROM HERE & MORE
14 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander welcomes John Smoltz to the show to discuss the upsets of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, and Baltimore Orioles in the NLDS & A...
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES TAKE DOWN THE ATLANTA BRAVES FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON
13 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the Philadelphia Phillies beating the Atlanta Braves to head to the NLCS for the second straight season. Learn mo...
HOUSTON ASTROS ADVANCE TO AN ALL TEXAS ALCS + PHILLIES MASH & DBACKS SWEEP DODGERS
12 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the Philadelphia Phillies offensive onslaught to force a Game 4, Houston Astros advancing to an all Texas ALCS & ...
NEW YORK YANKEES LEGEND DEREK JETER ON SHOHEI OHTANI (大谷翔平) + THE POSTSEASON & MORE
11 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander welcomes New York Yankees Hall of Famer Derek Jeter to the show. They discuss analytics, being clutch in the postseason, playing with Ro...
MLB PLAYOFFS DAY 5 RECAP: HOUSTON ASTROS BIG GAME 3 WIN & RANGERS MOVE ON TO ALCS
11 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down both game 3's of the ALDS with the Texas Rangers moving on to the ALCS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
MLB PLAYOFFS DAY 4 RECAP: BRAVES' WILD WIN & DIAMONDBACKS STUN DODGERS AGAIN
10 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down all of the Game 2's in the ALDS & NLDS including the Atlanta Braves WILD comeback win. Learn more about your a...
MLB PLAYOFFS DAY 3 RECAP: RANGERS, PHILLIES, DBACKS PULL OFF GAME 1 UPSETS & MORE
08 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down an action packed Day 3 of the MLB Playoffs where the Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondback...
JOHN SMOLTZ ON THE BLUE JAYS TAKING JOSÉ BERRÍOS OUT EARLY & A WILD-CARD RECAP
07 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show. They discuss the Toronto Blue Jays decision to take José Berríos out early from game 2...
ASTROS VS TWINS, ORIOLES VS RANGERS, DODGERS VS DBACKS & BRAVES VS PHILLIES PREVIEWS
06 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry preview every ALDS and NLDS with the Houston Astros taking on the Minnesota Twins, the Baltimore Orioles taking on the Te...
MLB PLAYOFFS DAY 2 RECAP: PHILLIES, RANGERS, TWINS, DBACKS MOVE ON
05 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down an action packed day 2 of the MLB Playoffs. Find out the winners & losers of all four wild-card match ups. Lea...
MLB PLAYOFFS DAY 1 RECAP: RANGERS DOWN RAYS & TWINS HOLD ON VS BLUE JAYS
04 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down an action packed day 1 of the MLB Playoffs. Find out the winners & losers of all four wild-card match ups, plu...
MLB REGULAR SEASON AWARDS: WHO WILL TAKE HOME THE BIGGEST FLIPPYS?
03 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry wrap up the 2023 MLB regular season by handing out The Flippys! It's Flippin' Bats' version of the MLB regular season awa...
HOUSTON ASTROS WIN THE AL WEST + MARLINS & DBACKS CLINCH & MLB POSTSEASON PREDICTIONS
02 Oct 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap a WILD end to the regular season with the Houston Astros taking home the AL West title, the Arizona Diamondbacks & ...
JOHN SMOLTZ ON THE BIGGEST DARK HORSE AND THE MOST SURPRISING & DISAPPOINTING TEAMS
30 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show. They discuss who John Smoltz thinks is the biggest dark horse in this year's playoffs as...
ORIOLES CLINCH TOP SPOT + THE FINAL WEEKEND OF THE SEASON & EVERY CLINCHING SCENARIO
29 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry preview a WILD final weekend for the MLB season. The Baltimore Orioles clinched the top spot in the American League and t...
HOUSTON ASTROS VS SEATTLE MARINERS HUGE SERIES + WHO IS THE HOTTEST TEAM IN MLB & MORE
28 Sep 2023
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Join Ben Verlander and Alex Curry as they discuss the wild finish to the MLB season with multiple must-see series, Justin Verlander's big statement st...
NICKY LOPEZ TALKS ABOUT THE ATLANTA BRAVES' PLAYOFF PUSH + BEING TRADED & MUCH MORE
27 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander welcomes Atlanta Braves' Nicky Lopez to the show. They discuss Lopez getting traded to the Braves, their hopes of a World Series title, ...
TEXAS RANGERS & CUBS TRENDING UP + ASTROS & MARINERS TRENDING DOWN & IMMACULATE GRID
26 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry give their '1 Up, 1 Down' for the week and the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros make the ...
MLB WILD CARD RACE HEATS UP + PHILLIES ON THE RISE & TEAM OF THE WEEK
25 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the AL & NL Wild Card races heading into the final week of the season with the Houston Astros, Seattle Mariner...
JOHN SMOLTZ ON SHOHEI OHTANI'S MVP CASE + DEION SANDERS COACHING RISE & MORE
23 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show and they discuss Shohei Ohtani's MVP case, former teammate Deion Sanders' coaching rise a...
SEATTLE MARINERS VS TEXAS RANGERS BIG SERIES + PLAYOFF BUBBLE TEAMS & MORE
22 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the HUGE weekend series between the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers in the HOT AL West. Ben tells you wheth...
SHOHEI OHTANI (大谷翔平) UNDERGOES ELBOW SURGERY + PLAYOFF RACE HEATS UP & MORE
21 Sep 2023
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Join Ben Verlander and Alex Curry as they discuss St. Louis Cardinals' Adam Wainwright picking up his 200th win. They also talk about Shohei Ohtani's ...
TOM GLAVINE ON THE 2023 BRAVES, DEION SANDERS + TURNING DOWN THE NHL & MORE
20 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer & Atlanta Braves legend Tom Glavine to the show. Glavine talks about his hockey roots and getting drafted by the ...
HAS SHOHEI OHTANI (大谷翔平) PLAYED HIS LAST GAME IN AN ANGELS UNIFORM & MORE
19 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander brings you everything you need to know Shohei Ohtani related in 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News'. Ohtani is expected to have elbow surg...
CHICAGO CUBS FALTERING + MIAMI MARLINS SURGING + IMMACULATE GRID & MORE
19 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander gives his '1 Up, 1 Down' for the week and this week he picked the surging Miami Marlins who dominated the Atlanta Braves and the falteri...
BALTIMORE ORIOLES & RAYS CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOTS + WILD CARD RACE HEATS UP & MORE
18 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander discusses the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, and Tampa Bay Rays clinching playoff spots. He also talks about both the AL & NL W...
EMERGENCY EPISODE: SHOHEI OHTANI (大谷翔平) OUT FOR SEASON
16 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander brings you a quick emergency pod to discuss the news that Shohei Ohtani will miss the remainder of the 2023 season with an oblique injur...
JOHN SMOLTZ ON THE HOT ATLANTA BRAVES + GEORGE KIRBY'S COMMENTS & MIKE TROUT RUMORS
16 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander welcomes John Smoltz to the show and they discuss how good the Atlanta Braves are & their chances at winning 14 straight division titles...
SEATTLE MARINERS VS LOS ANGELES DODGERS WEEKEND SERIES & TOP 5 POSTSEASON SLEEPERS
15 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the big weekend series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners. Ben also brings you his Top 5 MLB...
ATLANTA BRAVES' RONALD ACUÑA JR. EYES MILESTONE + RANGERS LOSE MAX SCHERZER & MORE
14 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the Texas Rangers' playoff chances after Max Scherzer's injury. Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. is closing in o...
BALTIMORE ORIOLES' JACKSON HOLLIDAY ON JUMPING THROUGH THE MINORS + HIS DAD & MORE
13 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander welcomes MLB's Top Prospect and Baltimore Orioles stud Jackson Holliday to the show. They discuss draft day, going number one overall, j...
SHOHEI OHTANI DEALING WITH OBLIQUE INJURY + IS HE STILL THE AL MVP & MORE
12 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you everything Shohei Ohtani related in 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News'. Ohtani still dealing with his oblique in...
BALTIMORE ORIOLES & ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS SURGING + MVP RACE UPDATE & MORE
12 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the Arizona Diamondbacks, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs and Seattle Mariners in this week's '1 Up, 1 Down'. Ben...
TEXAS SIZED DISAPPOINTMENT + GEORGE KIRBY'S COMMENTS + MLB POWER RANKINGS & MORE
11 Sep 2023
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Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss this week's updated MLB Power Rankings, whether or not George Kirby's was wrong for his postgame comments and who...