Episodes

  • We're moving Starkville (The whole town!)

    We're moving Starkville (The whole town!)
    Mar 25 2021
    Starting the week of March 29th, Starkville is moving. Jayson and Doug will bring you the same great baseball talk, guests, and trivia that you've come to expect as part of The Athletic Baseball Show. Head on over and subscribe now. In addition to Starkville, the Baseball Show will feature Ken Rosenthal, Hunter Pence, Keith Law, Grant Brisbee and Derek VanRiper. Navigate to the links below... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-athletic-baseball-show-a-show-about-mlb/id1558220009 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TovFTucYh4BtSCDGenO1k?si=XZiAT84PQiaSw2wsa2moEg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 mins
  • Dick Vitale on the Rays, what he's missing this college hoops season and why he's so dedicated to battling childhood cancer

    Dick Vitale on the Rays, what he's missing this college hoops season and why he's so dedicated to battling childhood cancer
    Dec 8 2020
    Baseball's virtual Winter Meetings are here and so is college basketball season so who better to talk Rays baseball and hoops than the one and only Dick Vitale! Dickie V laments the Rays pulling Blake Snell from Game 6 but confirms hit commitment to Tampa Bay baseball. He explains what he misses most while calling college games from home and he shares some life lessons that have helped him along the way. In honor of Dick, Jayson and Doug attempt to tackle some basketball trivia and discuss baseball's Winter Meetings which have gone virtual this year. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Dickie V on Twitter: @DickieV Follow Michael Model on Twitter: @mhlmdl Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Ken Rosenthal sets up the Hot Stove season, and three-time Jeopardy champion Andrew Baggarly remembers Alex Trebek

    Ken Rosenthal sets up the Hot Stove season, and three-time Jeopardy champion Andrew Baggarly remembers Alex Trebek
    Nov 10 2020
    Things are heating up in Starkville for the Hot Stove season and Ken Rosenthal visits to get us ready for all the major storylines. -Predicting this week's BBWAA Awards -Will free agency be a "blood bath" for middle class? -How will Steve Cohen factor into the market for Springer, Bauer and Realuto? -Will the Indians finally trade Francisco Lindor? -Could the Rockies move Nolan Arenado? -Will the Cubs breakup their championship core? -Plus... Hot Stove over/under Jayson and Doug couldn't play listener trivia without paying tribute to the great Alex Trebek. Three-time Jeopardy champion and Giants reporter at The Athletic, Andrew Baggarly joins the show to share his memories. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Ken on Twitter: @Ken_Rosenthal Follow Andrew Baggarly on Twitter: @extrabaggs Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Orel Hershiser on the 2020 Dodgers, the 1988 Dodgers and much more

    Orel Hershiser on the 2020 Dodgers, the 1988 Dodgers and much more
    Oct 30 2020
    Orel Hershiser guided the 1988 Dodgers to a World Series title and watched as a club broadcaster as they did it again 32 years later. Who better to visit Starkville this week: 6:45 - Orel remembers 1988 and one of the greatest seasons a pitcher has ever had 18:40 - Why the Rays should have ignored the analytics with Blake Snell 31:10 - Justin Turner's decision to leave quarantine to celebrate on the field after testing positive for COVID-19 33:03 - What does this mean for Clayton Kershaw's legacy 37:45 - What Mookie Betts meant to this team 42:00 - Sport and baseball as a conduit for change in America 50:30 - The future of the Dodgers 53:00 - 1988 Dodgers trivia After the interview, Jayson and Doug take a shot at listener trivia and look back at the World Series' Strange but True moments. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Orel Hershiser on Twitter: @OrelHershiser Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Follow Jeffrey Gao on Twitter: @LIBOR_and_taxes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • David Price gets us ready for the World Series

    David Price gets us ready for the World Series
    Oct 20 2020
    David Price was drafted by Rays and helped get Tampa Bay to the World Series in 2008. Twelve years later, Price finds himself with the Dodgers as they take on the Rays in the World Series. What a perfect guest to get us ready for the Fall Classic. 6:15 - His decision to opt out of the 2020 season 11:00 - Mookie Betts the player, the teammate, the person 14:10 - The trade that sent Price and Betts to Los Angeles 18:00 - Dodgers president of baseball ops Andrew Friedman's impact on the Rays organization 20:25 - The changing role of starting pitchers 29:20 - Know your Dodgers/Rays trivia After the interview, Jayson and Doug take a shot at listener trivia with John Fisher, make their World Series picks and look back at last week's Strange but True moments. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow David Price on Twitter: @DAVIDprice24 Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • Brian Kenny is killing the error, shortening games and remembering Bob Gibson in Starkville

    Brian Kenny is killing the error, shortening games and remembering Bob Gibson in Starkville
    Oct 5 2020
    Brian Kenny is loving the expanded MLB Postseason and he's visiting Starkville with ideas to make the future of baseball just as much fun. After his successful campaign to #killthewin, Brian is now lobbying to #killtheerror. BK, Jayson and Doug also remember the great career and life of Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. After the interview, Jayson and Doug take a shot at listener trivia, make their Division Series picks and look back at some playoff Strange by True moments. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Follow Chris Isidore on Twitter: @YankeesNerd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Tim Kurkjian on the 2020 Postseason, the always complicated Joe West and which rules should stick

    Tim Kurkjian on the 2020 Postseason, the always complicated Joe West and which rules should stick
    Sep 29 2020
    While getting ready to call every single postseason game, Tim Kurkjian still found time to visit Starkville. The guys start with some October travel nightmares before previewing some of the best 2020 Wild Card matchups. Tim explains his love of tracking the 25 lifetime home run leaders for every letter of the alphabet (it's a thing). Jayson, Doug and Tim go on to share Joe West stories and decide what rules should stick in 2021. Finally Doug blows Tim's mind with the unlikely tale of Michael Jordan losing a pickup game to a bunch of baseball players. As always the guys finish with listener trivia and Strange but True. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Follow Tim on Twitter: @Kurkjian_ESPN Follow Jimmy Hawkins on Twitter: @JHawk26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Expanding MLB's postseason with Bob Costas

    Expanding MLB's postseason with Bob Costas
    Sep 22 2020
    Bob Costas makes a return visit to Starkville before the MLB postseason starts. Jayson and Doug get his take on the 2020 season and what expanded playoffs should look like moving forward. Bob also explains why fans think broadcasters hate their teams before putting the current state of the game into historic perspective. Also in this episode, a Ron Gardenhire inspired trivia question and our weekly Strange But True segment featuring a Yankees big inning and an unlikely intentional walk. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Follow Austin Gates on Twitter: @Extollllllll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 31 mins