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New episode. Really good games this week. Some wild card teams playing each other. Giants vs Phillies, Reds vs D-Backs, Yankees and Nationals had a great game at the stadium. And then I touch on big news in the game. Shohei Ohtani torn UCL and how that really puts somewhat of a damper on his free agency pursuit. And Terry Francona intimates this will be his final season managing. 

Good games this weekend. Lots of drama. Yankees vs. Red Sox had a great finish Sunday. Braves and Giants played a nailbiter Saturday night. Julio Rodriguez and Pablo Lopez were the story as far as individual performances from the weekend. Jose Altuve makes history. I conclude giving the series results. 

Another recap of some of the best games from the week. Mariners and Royals played a couple of nailbiting games. Astros and Marlins played a couple games that came down to the wire. White Sox and Cubs had a dramatic finish Wednseday night. As far as storylines, Yankees and Dodgers are front and center as they're two teams going in opposite directions and Brandon Lowe makes history doing something no second basement has done. 

Another recap of some of the best games from the weekend. Huge 9th inning comebacks from the Marlins and Yankees game and Nationals and A's game. Great drama with the Orioles and Mariners from Sunday. And also touch on some stories. A great story of perservance from Jon Singleton who hadn't played in MLB in eight years prior to this season. And I recap the series results from the weekend. 

Similar to last episode I touch on what I thought were some of the best games and finishes from the week Monday-Thursday. Then touch on some noteworthy statistical things that happened in the week, standout performances, statistical oddities. Matt Olson, Josh Bell, Miguel Cabrera involved in some of these. Then I conclude providing the series results from the week so far. 

First episode in a while - tried to do a little something different with this episode. It is more news, journalistic related. Little old school but had some fun with it. But touched on some of the best games and finishes from the weekend, standout performances, key moments, noteworthy statistics. Concluded the episode by giving series results from the weekend.

Different kind of episode this time. Instead of focusing on one topic I just touched on a few things that were on my mind. I start out talking about the absurd amount of money's sports broadcasters are making and give my thoughts on compensation in some more meaningful fields.  I then talk about watching Breaking Bad and give praise to the show as I just finished season 3. (10:13) I finished reading Catcher in the Rye and give some thoughts on that. (15:48) I conclude with giving my thoughts on St. Peter's unlikely miraculous run and how I've really rallied behind their success and newfound notoriety. (19:25)

Getting back at it posting content for the pod. For this episode (solo show) I give my take on the who I think the top five teams in the league are and the top five NBA candidates raking them both 5-1. Feel free to debate or provide feedback.

For this episode I (Chris Grosso) am joined by longtime Seattle Mariners broadcaster Dave Sims. I got his take on the overwhelming reaction his game-winning call got on Mitch Haniger's go-ahead single Saturday night which garnered nearly three million views on the Mariners Twitter account. We also talked Mariners fan base and their playoff drought. For any Mets fans, we also talked Jarred Kelenic, Robinson Cano as well. 

For this episode I’m joined by former Super Bowl winning running back with the New England Patriots Antowain Smith. I start out asking what he’s been up to and what life is like when you transition into retirement from the game (:56) I then ask how he only played high school football his senior year and how he played only  because of a “dare” from his friends. He then talks about how he left a scholarship from Auburn on the table to take care of his ailing grandmother I ask about his experience playing under Bill Belichick and what Bill was like and the environment of the organization. (5:05) I then ask what Tom Brady was like in the early stages of his career and he talks about how some veterans like Ty Law and Lawyer Milloy molded him early on (7:56). I then get his take on the success Brady is having nearly 20 years later (11:15) We then talk about the 2001 season and how the team had little expectations going into the season and especially after Drew Bledsoe went down (13:20). I then ask the team’s mindset, game plan going into Super Bowl 36 as 14 point underdogs to the Rams(15:15). I ask about his iconic celebration as he was the first Patriot to rush the field after Vinatieri’s field goal (16:45). We then talk Super Bowl 38 and the flipped script with the Pats being heavy favorites in that game (19:00) I then ask his thoughts on Brady getting the ball with less than two minutes in Super Bowl 36 and 38 and whether he had confidence in him (21:05). He then talks about what is was like scoring a touchdown in front of his hometown friends and family in Houston in Super Bowl 38 (23:10). I get his thoughts on the current game and the differences in regards to safety from the time he played (23:50). I ask about an epic run he had on 10/17/1999 (YouTube if you want) with the Bills when he trucked Raiders safety Eric Turner on the way to a 50 plus yard TD run (25:15). I ask about some of the intangibles and ingredients that goes into championship teams and he sheds light on a lot of the team bonding things those Patriots teams did (26:40) and he concludes talking about some of the guys he still is close with on those Patriots teams.

For this episode I (Chris Grosso) have on Jon Heyman as we talk all things baseball. First we start with the Mets and the thumbs up thumbs down fiasco and we transition to the on-field performance of the team and the struggles of Lindor and the rest of the offense this season. Then we talk Yankees turnaround and Gerrit Cole's CY Young candidacy especially rebounding after the spider tack scandal. We talk Yankees chances as well in the wild-card game.  We also talk Rays unlikely success year in and year out. The NL West race between the Dodgers and Giants. The unlikely success of the Giants. We talk awards and the candidates for NL, AL CY Young and MVP. We debate whether the MVP award should go to a player on a winning team. We also debate whether Shohei Ohtani should remain a two-way player and how good he'd be if he dedicated himself to hitting or pitching. We conclude by talking rule changes (7th inning DH's, runner on second to start extra innings) and whether he likes them or not.  

It seems the world is aligned again as the Mets and Yankees are playing the way we're used to seeing them play. Mets are out of first place after three months hitting rock bottom getting swept in embarrassing fashion. Yankees lose yesterday but overall are playing better since the trade deadline as they look to secure a spot in the Wild Card game. 

I start out recapping a little bit of my trip to Chicago from this past week and then get into the trading deadline for the Mets and the Yankees. While the Mets got Baez i don't think they addressed the more glaring needs with their team which was the rotation and bullpen while the Braves and Phillies upgraded their needs. Yankees get some left-handed power but they're essentially playing to get into the one game wild card. Even if they get into the playoffs how deep of a run can they make? 

Recap of the Mets and Yankees performances from this weekend. Mets underperform but get big comeback win yesterday. Yanks finally show some life vs. Red Sox 

New episode of the podcast is up as I recap the first half for the Mets and Yankees and chronicle the good, bad and ugly (although with the Mets I couldn’t really come up with any ugly as it’s been mostly good). 

My first ever guest on the podcast comes back for a triumphant return as I have on Bob Wankel, Phillies writer for CrossingBroad.com to talk some Phillies baseball. We talk about their disastrous bullpen despite their better play as of late, whether they will be buyers or sellers at the deadline and if they can make a run at the Mets, Aaron Nola, Zack Wheeler, Joe Girardi among many more things. 

Nightly recap of some of the games last night. Yankees vs. Angels, Mets vs. Braves, Nats vs. Rays, Phillies vs. Marlins, Padres vs. Reds and more 

Nightly recap of all 13 games from June 14th. Good series starting between the top two teams in the AL in the Rays and White Sox. Blue Jays, Red Sox conclude a 4 game series in which Vladdy Jr. just went OFF. Reds and Beermakers start a big series in the AL Central. Mets, Cubbies get a series going. More good pitching, more good ERA'S. We'll see if that changes with the monitoring of the foreign substances going into effect today

Know there were a few games last night but recapped all the series from this past weekend starting with Yankees/Red Sox(1:30) Mets/Padres (6:00) Giants/Cubs among many more.  Touched on the ridiculous amount of good pitching performances, Jesse Winker's monster 3 homer game Sunday, Cedric the Entertainer going 9 for 9 over a stretch (26:11), Beermakers go 9-1 in their last 10 games, Whit Merrifield does something that hasn't been done since 1980 (29:46)  

For this episode this is a solo show as I breakdown and provide a little recap of each series from this weekend. I touch on the key moments, plays, performers, storylines and just talk some baseball. Might try and make this a weekly episode.