Pitcher List Baseball Podcasts

Chris and Randy do their first live YouTube stream to discuss Juan Soto's potential injury and preview the Los Angeles Dodgers series.  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

The CraftNick and Eno talk about the craft of pitching, with conversations revolving around a select few pitchers.This week's episode focuses on conversations centered around pitch sequence changes, location +, and waste %, with discussions about Bailey Ober, Chris Paddack, Andrew Abbott, Jesús Luzardo, Adam Mazur, DJ Herz, and more Nick Pollack | Eno SarrisProducer | Adam HoweJoin The Discussion | PL+ and PL Pro  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Randy and Chris recap the Yankees' fantastic West Coast trip, discuss Cole's imminent return and Clarke Schmidt's injury, and end the episode with the mailbag.  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Ellen Adair and Eric Gilde discuss the 2004 comedy "Mr. 3000," grading its tools on the 20-80 scouting scale. They introduce the film (1:34), providing background on the director, writer, and some of the cast. After a description a description of the 20-80 scouting grades for those who are unfamiliar (5:06), they begin with Amount of Baseball (6:42), including a player comp (no spoilers). Baseball Accuracy (15:25) touches on Stan Ross's (Bernie Mac) Hall of Fame aspirations and his believability as a player, players with 3,000 hits, baseball "curfew," Roberto Clemente, Juan Soto, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey, Jr., Phillies of the 2010s, the longest MLB game ever played, 1995 playoff race, Paul Molitor, Robin Yount, Cecil Cooper, Cap Anson, Chase Utley, and bat length and weight. Storytelling (36:22) examines the problems surrounding Stan's "Tonight Show" appearance, use of commercials and Charles Barkley, the irony of an Astros pitcher tipping pitches and Stan's early anti-cheating stance, Paul Sorvino's mostly silent manager, the sac bunt, the bottle moment, and the chain of 3,000 stores. The musical Score (1:04:18) looks at usage of "The Natural," Gustav Holst, The Nutcracker, "Jungle Boogie," "It Takes Two," "YMCA," "Let's Get it On," "Whoomp There It is" and "Endless Love." Shout-out to Rhys Hoskins' moustache, which Ellen learns they only loved all along by how sad they are now that it has left us. Acting (1:11:43) discusses Bernie Mac's charisma, Angela Bassett's all-around awesomeness, and performances from Brian White, Amaury Nolasco, Dondre T. Whitfield, Michael Rispoli, Paul Sorvino and Chris Noth. Delightfulness of Catcher (1:16:13) follows, and Eric gives props to Dick Enberg in  Delightfulness of Announcer (1:18:31) follow. Lack of Misogyny (1:22:11) praises Angela Bassett, though Ellen has small tirade on the idealization of tiny women being able to house junk food at all times. No spoilers on the following segments: Yes or No (1:26:00), Six Degrees of Baseball (1:31:09) Favorite Moment (1:32:03) Least Favorite Moment (1:34:37), Scene We Would Have Liked to See (1:36:33), Dreamiest Player (1:37:46), Favorite Performance (1:39:20), Next Time (1:41:13) and  Review Thank You (1:41:55)   Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

The CraftNick and Eno talk about the craft of pitching, with conversations revolving around a select few pitchers.This week's episode focuses on conversations centered around the four elements of four-seamer shape, with discussions about Matt Waldron, Ben Brown, Tylor Megill, Mitch Spence, and Spencer Turnbull. Nick Pollack | Eno SarrisProducer | Adam HoweJoin The Discussion | PL+ and PL Pro  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Randy and Chris discuss Hal Steinbrenner's latest payroll comments, the return of DJ Lemahieu to the lineup, and answer the mailbag.  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Ellen Adair and Eric Gilde discuss the original 1951 version of "Angels in the Outfield," grading its tools on the 20-80 scouting scale. They introduce the film (1:50), providing background on the director, writer, and some of the cast, including a synopsis of the film (6:14). Some interesting facts about the distribution and the film's foreign name (8:51) lead to a funny anecdote of confusion about the film "28 Days Later." After a description of the 20-80 scouting grades for those who are unfamiliar (11:24), they launch into Amount of Baseball (12:26), with both a player comp (no spoilers) and discussion of recency bias. Baseball Accuracy (15:25) touches on baseball parks used in filming, implausible base-running errors, Only Pitcher Disease, the Pirates 1920s-1950s, the Giants in 1951, Black players and managers on the Pirates, Ralph Kiner and Pie Traynor. Some discussion of women's preference for shortstops or third basemen, citing Anthony Rendon, Matt Chapman, Nolan Arenado, Mike Schmidt and Wade Boggs. Storytelling (36:10) examines mixed angelic messaging, eating steak with ketchup, swearing in the film, Shakespeare, the rhyme scheme of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," this version versus the 1994 version, Joe DiMaggio, Ty Cobb, Bing Crosby and Harry Ruby, whether or not baseball managers can go to heaven, what is a reasonable team batting average for angels, Dusty Baker, Ketel Marte, Mike Trout, and Randy Johnson killing a bird. The musical Score (1:10:58) gives props to the angelic soundscape. Acting (1:13:20) looks mostly at the performances of Janet Leigh, Paul Douglas, and Donna Corcoran. Delightfulness of Catcher (1:18:11) and Delightfulness of Announcer (1:18:29) follow. Lack of Misogyny (1:21:22) contains references to Ray Searage, Barbara Billingsley, "Muppet Babies" and Tor Johnson. No spoilers on the following segments: Yes or No (1:27:11), Six Degrees of Baseball (1:32:00) Favorite Moment (1:33:39), Least Favorite Moment (1:34:25), Scene We Would Have Liked to See (1:35:30), Dreamiest Player (1:39:48), Favorite Performance (1:41:15), Next Time (1:43:20) and  Review Thank You (1:43:57).   Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

The CraftNick and Eno talk about the craft of pitching with conversations revolving around a select few pitchers.This week's episode focuses on conversations centered around differences between Nick and Eno's most updated SP rankings. Nick Pollack | Eno SarrisProducer | Adam Howe  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Chris and Randy ask if New York City is a Yankees or Knicks town. They discuss whether the Yankees' hot start is similar to 2022 and discuss the starting rotation.  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Ellen Adair and Eric Gilde discuss the 2014 film "Million Dollar Arm," grading its tools on the 20-80 scouting scale. They introduce the film (1:38), providing background on the director, writer, and some of the cast (2:32). After a description of the 20-80 scouting grades for those unfamiliar (5:00), they launch into Amount of Baseball (6:11), both providing player comps for the amount of baseball in this film (no spoilers here!). Baseball Accuracy (9:42) touches on being able to tell the velocity of a pitch by the sound of it hitting something, differences in cricket bowling vs. baseball pitching, the athletic backgrounds of Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, Rinku's delivery as depicted, with references to Marcus Stroman, Jason Vargas, and Roy Oswalt. Storytelling (33:49) examines some real life differences in JB Bernstein's life and whose idea the "Million Dollar Arm" program actually was. Stay tuned for what the "JB" in JB Bernstein stands for! They also discuss the party scene, the visit to the villages, the Lame Romantic Subplot, "Class A Jerks," Scotch faux pas, capitalism cake, and the importance of representation. A sub-section on India Accuracy (54:25) does not include grades. The musical Score (1:02:45) may or may not have made one of these scouts get up and dance. Acting (1:08:52) looks at the performances of Lake Bell, Jon Hamm, Alan Arkin, Bill Paxton, Aasif Mandvi, Allyn Rachel, Pitobash Tripathy, Suraj Sharma, Madhur Mittal, and Darshan Jariwala. Delightfulness of Catcher (1:12:44) and Delightfulness of Announcer (1:13:44) follow, rounded out by Lack of Misogyny (1:15:33). No spoilers on the following segments: Yes or No (1:19:10), Six Degrees of Baseball (1:23:02) Favorite Moment (1:24:53), Least Favorite Moment (1:27:12), Scene We Would Have Liked to See (1:28:01) including references to Josh Bell, Didi, Ji-Man Choi, Cole Hamels, Curt Schilling, plus baseball luminaries and nemeses, Dreamiest Player (1:32:08) with a bonus Baseball Accuracy fact that makes "Pride of the Yankees" into a verb, Favorite Performance (1:34:50), Review Thank You (1:37:07) and Next Week (1:37:40).  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Randy and Chris discuss Aaron Judge and the surging Yankees following their sweep of the Minnesota Twins.  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

The CraftNick and Eno talk about the craft of pitching with conversations revolving around a select few pitchers.This week's episode focuses on conversations centered around Robert Gasser, Joe Ross, Kyle Harrison, Jack Leiter, Paul Skenes, Dean Kremer, and more. Nick Pollack | Eno SarrisProducer | Adam Howe  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Andy Martino joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Yankee Way. We cover the unsung architects of the Yankees dynasty, the Jeter-A-Rod-Cashman dynamic, and the process of writing a book for a sports journalist. We also answer the mailbag.  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Ellen Adair and Eric Gilde discuss the 1976 classic "The Bad News  Bears," grading its tools on the 20-80 scouting scale. They introduce the film (2:03), summarizing its premise (3:23), and providing background on the director, writer, and some of the cast (5:00). After a description of the 20-80 scouting grades for those unfamiliar (11:00), they launch into Amount of Baseball (12:18), also discussing shooting conditions and set practices, the difficulty of filming exteriors, and Ian Kinsler having 55 WAR. Baseball Accuracy (17:25) touches on rules kids would be confused about, ad-libs in the film, the 2018 Phillies defense, pitching low and outside, some Catfish Hunter history and the implications of this comparison, Vince Velasquez, and the Ellen Adair Breakdown of Amanda's purported curveball vs. curveballs in MLB. Storytelling (33:49) includes discussion of the film's depiction of childhood, generational differences, and the appropriateness of Denny's as a sponsor to the Yankees team. Pizza Hut and Book It also fondly remembered. The racism and intolerance depicted are discussed at length, along with the different kinds of beer, Kelly Leake's hustling, Coach Buttermaker's journey, montages, surprises, contradictions, and the ending of the movie. The musical Score (1:09:40) is debated, before Acting (1:13:18) looks at the performances of Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Joyce Van Patten, Vic Morrow, and other child actors. Delightfulness of Catcher (1:18:42) and Delightfulness of Announcer (1:20:35) follow. Ellen has many conflicts grading Lack of Misogyny (1:21:36), with a brief diversion into an interesting fact about the Mexican characters on the team. No spoilers on the following segments: Two Surprise Questions (1:25:41), Yes or No (1:28:38), Six Degrees of Baseball (1:34:21) Favorite Moment (1:35:36) with a small shout-out to Maria Aitken, Least Favorite Moment (1:37:51), Scene We Would Have Liked to See (1:39:47), Dreamiest Player (1:41:53), Favorite Performance (1:45:02), Review Thank You (1:45:02) and Next Week (1:45:04).   Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Long Ball Legacies Host Daniel Port evaluates the Atlanta years of one of the greatest pure hitters ever as he chased Babe Ruth's Home Run Record, Hammerin' Hank Aaron!THE LIST  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

The CraftNick and Eno talk about the craft of pitching with conversations revolving around a select few pitchers.This week's episode focuses on conversations centered around Jack Flaherty, Walker Buehler, Sonny Gray, and Cleveland's absurd park factor.Nick Pollack | Eno SarrisProducer | Adam Howe  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Gracie Cashman, daughter of Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman, joins the podcast to discuss her new show, "The Story of My Number." Then Randy and Chris discuss the Tigers series, Nestor Cortes, and answer mailbag questions.  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Ellen Adair and Eric Gilde discuss the 1993 film, "Rookie of the Year," in which young Henry Rowengartner's broken arm heals in such a way that he can now throw a blazing fastball. Ellen lists all of the reasons why the Chicago Cubs clearly have no other relief pitchers, while Eric comes up with either the best or worst little league team name. Scoring this film on the 20-80 scouting scale includes discussion of Daniel Stern's extra-zany performance, Scott White's nickname for the Mets slugger, and wondering what's up with that boat. Also, we learn the name of Eric's fictional scouting director!  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Mike Petriello from mlb.com and Baseball Savant joins the show to discuss all things Yankees. This episode covers trends with the Yankees offense, Aaron Judge, Carlos Rodòn, and Clay Holmes. We also discuss the Orioles series and answer the mailbag.  Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

The CraftNick and Eno talk about the craft of pitching with conversations revolving around a select few pitchers.This week's episode focuses on conversations centered around Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo, Chris Sale, Spencer Arrighetti, Zack Wheeler, Hunter Brown, Framber Valdez, and more.   Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network