Chapter 1: What is the main topic of the MLB Family Feud episode?
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Hello and welcome to Talking Baseball, a very special episode. Jake vs. Trevor, family style. It's time to feud! A little MLB knowledge ep. Let's do it. Glenn Perkins. Brady Sizemore? How long? Good at batting. Yeah, you're hot. Good at batting. Hello and welcome to Talking Baseball, presented by Fanatics Markets, where fans trade on sports. Fanatics Markets available now on the App Store.
I'm Jake Storielli. That is Trevor Plouffe, Rob Scirocco producing. Not a ton of dull. He said he's going to work on a sheet. I don't even know what it means because we're about to family feud. with Lorenzo DiMalia. Zoe from We Got Ice, John Boy Media, Ball Knower. Zoe, how are you?
I'm good. Excited for our yearly hangout, guys.
Chapter 2: How do the participants prepare for the Family Feud game?
One time a year I hop on the mic with you and Trev and give you questions, so I'm excited. Rob prepped a good sheet today.
Okay, so maybe Rob... Yeah, Rob, how much credit should Dalt get for this? For this? Yeah. He helped organize the sheet a little bit. We always work together. Every single episode, we're always together. Gotta be a team, Trev. You know.
Speaking of Glenn Perkins... Played catch with Glenn Perkins on the field yesterday in Chicago. He still got zip on the fastball. Really? Yes. A slider, not as tight as it used to be, but the fastball is still there.
Glenn still got it. Okay. Good to know. How's the road treating you, big dog?
Road is great. I love Chicago. Boston, obviously, was a great series for us. Sorry, Zoe. We had a Zoma in Boston. Swept those sap suckers. You know, it's been fun, though, to watch the White Sox. They have a fun infield. I think it's like our infield, Jake, if you really think about it. Miguel Vargas. Sad Miguel Vargas. Not sad anymore.
Correct.
Colton Montgomery is an absolute specimen. Chase Mydroth, still looking high all over the field. Respect his game. And then Murakami at first. It's about as good as it gets.
Miguel Vargas, Cuba. Our guy Nishida is becoming a superstar in front of our eyes. A couple Japanese ballplayers. It doesn't take much.
I've got some takes on that. Love Nishida.
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Chapter 3: Who are the most exciting players to watch in 2026?
Also, by the way, just to clear up some things here, Marcelo Meyer, right? Why do you love him? I love him a lot.
Good looking. Plays good defense. Plays good defense.
Haven't we started saying he's from Miami? And he's just not. I don't know. He's from Chula Vista. Shout out Chula Vista. Marsh Face lives in Chula Vista. I thought we were referencing Miami for some reason.
Not referencing Miami. Never thought Marcelo Maia was from Miami. Glad we got our twins Red Sox in to start the family feud episode. Let's go. If you're new to this one... You know, we did a few of these on our JM Baseball channel, usually me, Zoe, and Jack, the We Got Ice Boys. Couple absolute bangers and just amazing vids.
We brought it over to Talkin' Baseball, Tolkien Baseball, and I do think Trev gave me the work... I think the past couple years, so I'm excited for that. But yeah, you guys know the format if you've ever seen Family Feud. Zoe is Steve Harvey, obviously. Often comps. And in previous years, normally there's some stat-based information and some heart-based information. So what do we have this year?
Well, we have a bunch of questions that I'm going to pick out from the sheet that Rob prepared for rules just so you guys know. Today's number one answer will be worth 15 points. The second answer, 9. Served. It will be 8, 4, 7, 5, 6, and the 6th and 7th answer will also get you points. Okay. So the 6th answer will get you 5, and the 7th answer will get you 4. So points are a plenty today.
Okay, as long as someone keeps track of that.
Rob's got points, so don't worry about it. So I just want you guys to know that there's a lot of chance to score some points. And I'm going to start us off with our first question. And that will be, who is the most exciting player to watch in 2026? Now, this question was voted on by your guys' very listeners of Talking Baseball. Who will go first? Hmm, I don't know. Rob, what do you think?
Who should go first? um give it to coach he's he's the defending champ all right trev you take it wow initially i had a great name but then uh last like two weeks skid i'm out um i'm gonna go bobby with junior bobby with junior will be your number free answer getting 13.6 percent of the vote so nice way to start off your game trev nothing wrong that with that thank you
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Chapter 4: What teams are most likely to dethrone the Dodgers this postseason?
My Yankees have mogged the Royals, but Bobby Witt's been fun to watch. Not sure if I know what that word means. Trev didn't know NSFW before the episode, so... You used it correctly, so huge for you. Thank you. I will go with Shohei Otani.
Shohei Otani will be our number two answer with 17.1% of the votes, which still leaves our number one answer for you, Trev. If you can pull it off, that'd be big.
Son of a gun here. Okay. Can I talk out loud? Of course. That's not my answer. Initially, I went PCA because I feel like that's... But again, he's... Exciting doesn't have to mean good, right? It's exciting. Yes. Shout out PCA. He's my guy. Man, do I go with PCA? There's no way. And if this is pulled by our listeners... The very people who support this show. I mean... Hold on one sec.
My computer is trying to restart on me. What the heck? Is this as simple as just saying Aaron Judge's name? Man, there's no way he's the most exciting player to watch. No offense to Judgey. Who else can it be? I'll go PCA. That was the first name that came to my mind.
Pete Crow Armstrong would be wrong. He is our number 10 answer with only 5.2% of the vote. Trev, that's going to be your first strike. You have two more strikes to work with. Back to you, Jake.
Trev, you know, I play the numbers. A guy that people didn't know who he was going to be has been amazing. You watched him last night. I will take Munataka Murakami. And you will get the number one answer with 22.2% of the vote.
He has been the most exciting player to watch in 2026, according to your audience, even though Travis throwing a challenge flag, wrong sport, but we take it. What?
What? I mean, look, I just saw the guy take Joe Ryan up top last night. Great. 18 homers, whatever it is. That's an insane answer to me.
It's 19 homers. He leads the American League in home runs, and people didn't know if he was going to be okay.
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Chapter 5: Which players are expected to lead the league in strikeouts?
I can just see it go for your head. You're like, Chris, I was like, ooh, top player you'd invite over for dinner. And you're like, man.
Okay.
Golly. I'm going to take a chance. because it's a guy that we've been waiting to see play good baseball this year. He's played good baseball. This is probably very wrong. Give me Mike Trout. That would not be on our list, but I do like the guess. Okay. I think similar to Judge.
He's got to be on here.
Oh, is that your guess?
Oh, do I get to go again? Yeah, you have one more strike to work with.
Three strikes. Trev, it's baseball.
Ellie Daly-Cruz.
That would be incorrect. Three straight incorrect answers from Trev. That would be our number nine answer with only 6.3% of the vote. So, Jake, you still have two strikes to work with, and there are four answers left on the board. So you could build a huge lead against Trev to start this off.
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Chapter 6: What are the most disappointing teams in 2026?
Say Byron Buxton's name. Say it. You know, it's, it's just not sadly. I will go with, Hey, maybe our people know ball. Give me Jordan Walker. That, unfortunately, will be your third and final strike.
Makes sense. So that will leave three answers on the board that were not named. Number five, another pitcher in San Diego, Mason Miller, with 7.4% of the vote. Number six, Chandler Simpson. Whoa. Whoa! Yeah, he snuck on this list. And number seven is a pitcher, not Schlittler, but Paul Skeens is number seven, rounding out the list with 6.8% of the vote.
So, Jake, you take a 31-8 lead after the first round, a big lead, but there are so many points available, so easy to come back from that, Trev. Great list.
Great list. I'm not even mad at it. No, and that's, hey, this does set the tone because... We love Chandler Simpson, but sometimes that Tampa vote doesn't sneak out. But it's the talking baseball people. We just got to follow this. Pointed to my heart, if you're not on YouTube. This episode is sponsored by SeatGeek. The MLB season is here, not to mention NBA, NHL, and even the World Cup.
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Well, I have another pitcher-related question for you guys since we just talked about Schlittler and Skeens. Can you guys name me the best pitcher in baseball not named Paul Skeens or Tarek Skubal? Okay. And this, Jake, you will get the first answer because, Trev, you started off last question. And when was this poll? That would be a Rob question.
Okay. We put it out last week.
Okay.
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Chapter 7: How can MLB improve the fan experience?
We compiled everything Monday. Ah. Height list. I know. There's three that the points are going to separate here. I'll keep pressing the button. Give me Shohei Ohtani.
That will be our number three answer with 19.4% of the vote. Shohei Ohtani. All right, Trev. Split the atom. Big number one answer available for you here.
I'm thinking back to our last answer. There's two guys on that list that I'm going to choose from. I just got to choose the right one. I still think the aura is there and I'm going to I'm going to guess Paul Skeens for number one.
Oh, well, the question is, name the best pitcher in baseball not named Paul Skeens or Tarek Skubal. So while I do agree with you, unfortunately, I'm going to give you a reshot on that. Would that be an X for me? No, I'm a forgiving host, but, I mean, it's brutal for you, like, just horror-wise if you're going to use your own words.
That's Stanford education. You got to read the question. What time did you go to bed last night?
That's a tough one for me.
I like the guess. Good clip.
Good clip.
I agree.
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Chapter 8: What surprising teams have emerged in the 2026 MLB season?
It's not Kendris Rojas, is it?
Who's that guy?
Connor Prelip. Man, best pitcher not named Skeens or Scooble. All right. Gosh, are we going like old school here? Give me Christopher Sanchez.
I will give you the number two answer with 20.3% of the vote. Great pick, Trev. You needed that one. Nice job.
Jake, the number one still remains. I'm hoping my Talking Yanks people cook the books. Give me Cam Schlittler.
I will give you the number one answer. Cam Schlittler with 21.6% of the vote has been voted the best pitcher in baseball outside of Paul Skeens and Tarek Skool.
I mean, look, guys, I gave you so much credit. Great, dude. Great. Can we get a little longevity? A little dirt on the spikes? It's right now. Before we start calling him the number one pitcher not named Scooble and Skeens? It's right now. He's that guy. Oh, my God. There's 10 relievers that haven't given up a run in a month. What are we talking about? Okay.
A reliever argument.
Remember that for your Cy Young vote. Joe Ryan. It's great.
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