Hosts Dustin Swedelson and Adam Burke bring their unique perspectives to the burning baseball topics that everybody is talking about and sprinkle in some betting content too. Dustin's humorous takes and sharp insights paired with Adam's data-driven approach to analyzing baseball will provide listeners with entertaining and engaging MLB discussion, and maybe some extra win expectancy when it comes to their wagers.
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 15 days 21 hours 50 minutes
Shohei Ohtani > Babe Ruth Part 2
In part 2 Dallas is breaking down the intricacies of the WAR statistic based on information from a former member of the podcast. Freddie Freeman is coming back to Atlanta this weekend and Joey wants fans to boo the shit out of him and make him cry. He thinks it will give the Braves a competitive advantage. We also have Breaking News: Joey is coming to the All-Star Game! Dallas closes out by giving his take on the new MLB rules about muddying up the baseballs...
Shohei Ohtani > Babe Ruth Part 1
Shohei Ohtani just had one of the most dominant two-game stretches of all time hitting two 3-run homers with 8 RBI one night, and coming back the next night to pitch 8 shoutout innings with 13Ks. This dude dunks on Babe Ruth. This leads to a discussion about whether Ohtani should win MVP every year for the rest of his career and how you are supposed to weigh his value against other players. We also talk about whether Ohtani will stay in Anaheim once his contract is up...
Mike Trout Goes OFF Part 2
In part 2 we're talking about the Seattle Mariners and who could be a potential lifeline to help save their season. We also talk about the Tatís and Mookie injuries, specifically who stands to be more adversely affected by each injury the Padres or the Dodgers? The Guardians have won six straight series but Dallas still thinks that they're frauds. Jared is going to put $10k on the Guardians to win the division with the DraftKings Sportsbook...
Mike Trout Goes OFF Part 1
Mike Trout became the first player in MLB history to hit four game-winning home runs in a single series and Dallas is fired up. This leads to a discussion about his boring shoes and begs the question why the MLB doesn't have its youngest, most exciting players pushing more of their own sneakers. Jerer Encarnación was called up to the Marlins and hit a grand slam for his first career hit in the league...
The Braves Are Fired Up Part 1
Dallas is in Boston this week watching the Red Sox absolutely curb-stomp the A's and he has some pretty strong feelings about a particular establishment he visited last night. The Braves are FIRED UP and have won 14 straight against the worst teams in baseball. Joey gives his take and talks about where they might stand at the end of the season when the Mets go through a similar stretch in mid September...
The Braves Are Fired Up Part 2
The Phillies lost another game in classic Phillies fashion where they're down big, come back, down big again, come back again, and then blow it. Jared and Joey give their takes on whether or not they'll actually make the playoffs. The Guardians are a 1/2 game out of a wild card sport and Joey says they have no fucking chance to even sniff October...
Mohawk Maddon Part 2
The Dodgers were swept by the Giants over the weekend which has forced Dallas to finally give some love to the boys in San Fran. The Padres are also a half game out from leading the NL West. The Mets are also on pace to break the record for being hit by pitches and Joey thinks they deserve every one of them. The ROTY race looks like it's going to be a dog fight so we break down the leaders so far and predict who will come out on top...
Mohawk Maddon Part 1
In a shocking turn of events it was revealed that prior to receiving the news that he would no longer be managing the Angels, Joe Maddon had his hair cut into a mohawk in yet ANOTHER attempt to fire up the boys. Who's to say that if he had just one more day in his tenure as Angels manager he couldn't have completely turned the season around with the Maddon mohawk. Unfortunately, the the world will never know...
A Final Firing Up Of The Boys Part 2
In Part 2, we're diving into the Mets chances to make the playoffs. If you're a Mets fan listening to this you're probably upset we're even having this discussion, but we are. We're also talking about Marcus Semien's recent hot streak and if he could be back. Angel Hernandez made some comments about being racially discriminated against and the guys talk through his allegations against the league...
A Final Firing Up Of The Boys Part 1
So far we've opened up the voicemails twice; once for Phillies fans and once for Angels fans. The managers of each of those teams were immediately fired upon the release of those episodes. This time it was Joe Maddon of the Los Angeles Angels. In a last-ditch effort to fire up the boys, Joe Maddon has sacrificed himself for the good of the boys to try to break out this now 14-game losing skid. So far it hasn't worked...