Talkin' Baseball (MLB Podcast)

Jomboy, Jake, and Plouffe talk to Matt and Rob Lowe about their Dodger fandom. The duo shares their thoughts and stories on Joe Kelly being their new hero (4:10), concerns about the LA bullpen (11:00), sitting next to Vin Scully during the 2017 World Series Loss (14:00), throwing out the first pitch (17:25), Rob's infamous NFL hat (22:45), and potentially facing Houston in the World Series again (24:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

MLB had itself a big weekend! The Pirates are bad, but the Tigers are good? The Rockies are still having fun. The Rangers swept the Angels? Do they stink? Tatis and Acuna are so much fun. Is Bumgarner bad or just in a rough patch? Ramon Laureano fought the entire Astros bench! Alex Verdugo gave some great soundbytes, and Jo Adell has an eventful first week in the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jomboy & Jake catch you up on everything that happened on the field this week in baseball. We got our first look at 7-inning double-headers (8:00), Dylan Bundy makes Jake look like a moron (29:25), Aaron Nola carved up the Yankees (33:40), and the Blue Jays and the umpires had a mix-up (52:10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jomboy, Jake, and Plouffe are answering your voicemails! How do you get out of a slump? (1:50) Is the Extra inning rule an advantage for the home or away team? (6:25) Will Nelson Cruz get some MVP votes? (12:00) Is the Cubs rotation better than we thought? (14:20) When are fans allowed to freak out? (22:00) Hwat is Detroit's ceiling? (31:45) Should Bosotn have taken the original Mookie Betts trade? (36:05) How optimistic can Nats fans be about their future? (46:30) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yoenis Cespedes opted out of the 2020 season and at least one of him or the Mets is lying about how it went down. The Cardinals are the latest team with an outbreak but it is going much better than the Marlins outbreak. Mike Soroka tears his Achilles and will miss the season for Atlanta. Jomboy, Jake, and Plouffe run through the standings and break down which teams they believe in early. Trevor shares his ghost story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another week of baseball in the books! Are the mets a disgrace? Are the White Sox starting to click? Is Aaron Judge the most dangerous man on the planet right now? Tyler Alexander struck out nine (9!) batters in relief! Hot boy Dansby Swanson is REALLY hot right now. Can Tyler Chatwood be real? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Big week for baseball! Teoscar Hernandez and Christian Vazquez (the usual suspects) had multi-homer games, baseball got mad at Joe Kelly, Nate Pearson debuted for Toronto, Shane Bieber is far from Cleveland's only good pitcher, and James McCann needs more at bats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jomboy, Jake, and Trevor Plouffe answer your voicemails! The Astros Bullpen is full of bad rookies (7:40), we get some perspective on the Folty situation (12:55), the Padres are a postseason lock? (19:45) The Reds are stumbling out of the gate (25:15) but the Jays look good (31:20). Would Plouffe have opted out this year if he were still any good at baseball? (37:00) How concerned should Cubs fans be about Kimbrel? (38:40) Will the Phillies have to make a tough choice? (45:00) Voicemails: 917-426-2796 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Marlins season has been suspended due to a virus outbreak within their locker room. Jomboy, Jake, and Trevor Plouffe try to break that situation down without getting too scared. The guys also discuss our first samples of the extra inning rule (18:35) along with the rather stunning decision by the Braves to DFA Mike Foltynewicz (28:45). You can also hear their live reactions to the news that the Marlins and Phillies' seasons have been suspended as the Yankees pivot towards playing in Baltimore (35:30). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Series Recaps are back! We're recapping the Eastern (5:10), Central, and Western Regions (15:50) from this weekend. We've got a whole bunch of standout performances (27:20) and En Fuego players (32:20). We've got to put some guys on Slump Watch (40:20) and who got mad watch (45:00). Finally we give out our awards (49:30) and do Elevator Talk (1:00:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices