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The Athletic's flagship baseball podcast features some of the best writers and thinkers in the game. With rumors, analytics, trivia, prospects, rankings and big name interviews, we've got you covered from Spring Training through the World Series. MONDAY: Starkville with Jayson Stark & Doug Glanville | WEDNESDAY: The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and friends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 8, 2024 • 46min
The Roundtable | Final thoughts on the Dodgers winning the World Series & some offseason talk
Welcome to The Roundtable! The Athletic's Dodgers writer Fabian Ardaya is in this week with Andy and Grant. They talk the Dodgers winning the World Series and if was really that surprising. Also, they talk about where some of the big name free agents might land this offseason and what is the Giants plan with Buster Posey leading the front office.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Fabian on X/Twitter: @FabianArdayaHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Fabian ArdayaExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 7, 2024 • 43min
The Walkoff | Breaking down the MLB Top 40 Free Agent Big Board
Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. The guys break down The Athletic's MLB Top 40 Free Agent Big Board article that just came out today. They talk about some of the big names in the Top 10 and where they could go and they look for some possible sleeper players that could really help out some teams.Here is the the Top 40 Free Agent Big Board article- https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5891633/2024/11/07/2024-25-mlb-top-40-free-agmlb-top-40-free-agents-2024-big-boardent-big-board-welcome-to-the-juan-soto-sweepstakes/-Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt-Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad JenningsExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 1, 2024 • 50min
The Walkoff | Dodgers win the World Series
Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. The guys talk about the Dodgers winning the World Series in 5 games vs the Yankees. They talk about all the stars who did their thing and the role players who stepped up. They talk about the amazing story of Freddie Freeman's season that ends with the World Series MVP trophy. Also, they talk about what is next for the Yankees and Dodgers this offseason.-Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt-Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad JenningsExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 30, 2024 • 47min
The Roundtable | Yankees stay alive, but for how long
Welcome to The Roundtable! Sam Miller is in this week with Andy and Grant. They talk the Yankees big Game 4 win to stay alive in the series, why is Judge struggling and what have we really learned so far from the first 4 games. Also, they try to explain the crazy fan interaction with Mookie Betts in Game 4 when a fan tried to steal Mookie's glove.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 28, 2024 • 45min
Starkville | Ned Colletti & Sean Casey review the 1st 2 games of the World Series
Starkville | Ned Colletti & Sean Casey join Starkville this week to talk about where things stand after 2 game of the World Series between the Dodgers and Yankees. They talk about the struggles of Aaron Judge, Ohtani's injury, if the Dodgers pitching is a concern for the rest of the series, how much they think Soto will make this offseason and where he might end up.Strange But True- Freddie Freeman hits an insane walk-off grand slam to win Game 1 of the World Series for the Dodgers. Lot's of strange, but true tidbits came out of it.Trivia will return after the MLB PostseasonFollow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanvilleHosts: Jayson Stark & Doug GlanvilleProducer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 25, 2024 • 44min
The Walkoff | True or False- World Series Edition
Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. The guys play a game of True or False about the upcoming World Series between the Yankees & Dodgers. Also, they talk about the passing of Fernando Valenzuela, what hat will Juan Soto wear in the Hall of Fame and they give their predictions for the World Series and who will be the MVP.-Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt-Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad JenningsExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 23, 2024 • 44min
The Roundtable | Yankees-Dodgers World Series breakdown & Fernando Valenzuela passes away
Welcome to The Roundtable! The Athletic's Dodgers writer Fabian Ardaya is in this week with Grant and Andy. They breakdown the Yankees-Dodgers World Series match-up and talk about the passing of Fernando Valenzuela.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Fabian on X/Twitter: @FabianArdayaHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Fabian ArdayaExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 22, 2024 • 55min
Starkville | David Cone & Jerry Hairston Jr preview the Dodgers-Yankees World Series
Starkville | David Cone & Jerry Hairston Jr join Starkville this week to talk about the World Series match-up between the Yankees & Dodgers. They talk about the crazy star power in this series, how this is a big World Series for MLB, they break down the epic Juan Soto homer from Game 5 and how Ohtani vs Judge is gonna make this series even more specialStrange But True- In Game 5 of the NLCS, the Mets didn't strike out in the entire game vs the Dodgers. Even some of the Mets players didn't realize it until after the game.Trivia will return after the MLB PostseasonFollow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanvilleHosts: Jayson Stark & Doug GlanvilleProducer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 18, 2024 • 48min
The Walkoff | Feliz Navidad!
Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking about the LCS round of the MLB playoffs, the amazing homerun call from the Guardians walkoff win over the Yankees, and check in on the Mets and Dodgers. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt-Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad JenningsExecutive Producer: Brian SmithProducer: Dave DuFour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 16, 2024 • 45min
The Roundtable | Some interesting managerial decisions this postseason
Welcome to The Roundtable! Sam Miller is in this week with Andy and Grant. They talk about how some of the hot take of the postseason have been cold, some of the interesting managerial decisions that have happened so far, how the ALCS has been kinda boring and they try to explain the Monty Hall Problem to Andy.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.