The PosCast with Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur

The goons at Meadowlark Media insisted that Joe and Mike do an emergency PosCast over Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa's bizarro intentional walk in a game last week. They were so insistent, in fact, that they sent Meadowlark's Dan LeBatard to make sure that it went off without a hitch.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

Joe and Mike talk about Celtics-Heat Game 7, whether the pain of being a fan is worth it, and mostly about the altercation between former PosCast Player of the Year Tommy Pham and Joc Pederson. They also announce the first donation for the PosCast Giving Fund — $10,000 to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

Joe and Mike talk about how ridiculous it is that Canada has not won a Stanley Cup in 30 years, choose the Umpire of the Week and discuss the whole Tim Anderson-Josh Donaldson kerfuffle.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

Joe and Mike draft the most frustrating common moments in sports fanhood and also talk about the sheer awesomeness of 19-year-old tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

Joe and Mike answer some reader questions and suffer after trying to live jinx the Yankees only to watch it backfire. Topics discussed include: How annoying is it for MLB to have players use pink bats during Mother’s Day, was The Good Place inspired by a Phish Song and how can dot matrix printers still be a thing in 2022.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

Inspired by all the talk of pitching clocks in baseball, Joe and Mike manage to keep their meaninglesness to about an hour while still talking about how unfun the Miami Heat are, how they’re not buying the Yankees early season struggles and how much longer aches and pains last when you get older.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

Joe and Mike interview longtime umpire Dale Scott — author of the new book “The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self” — and listen as he tells great stories about Billy Martin throwing dirt on him, the person who he fought with the most and the players who came up to him after he became the first active big league umpire to come out as gay in 2014.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

For the 47th year in a row, Joe and Mike make their annual baseball predictions (certified at 98.6%) accuracy. Find out where the Yankees will finish, how White Sox ancient manager Tony La Russa will do, and why the Dodgers will either run away with the title or will not. Also, spoiler alert, find out who will definitely win the World Series.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

A chock-full PosCast, as Joe and Mike break down pretty much every baseball move made so far in the wild last two weeks, offer up some Wordle Philosophy, and begin the process of getting Joe a new team after the Browns broke his heart.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com

Joe and Mike do an emergency PosCast to celebrate the generosity of baseball’s owners as they allow us to watch the game again.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theposcast.substack.com