Inside Intercounty

Join IBL veteran pitcher Chris Lazar and co-host Andrew Stuetz talk all things Intercounty Baseball right here every Tuesday or Wednesday on “Inside Intercounty”

From IBL to CBL: Initial thoughts and reactions

A new era of Canadian baseball has begun... The Intercounty Baseball League is no more.Enter the Canadian Baseball League.But what does that mean?

11-28
01:22:48

Episode 21: Off-season talks on Hamilton, Guelph, and "The Room"

Introductions (0:00 - 9:15) Today's episode (9:15 - 12:49) Hamilton Cardinals (12:49 - 20:07) Cardinals' pitch (20:07 - 22:30) Guelph Royals (22:30 - 24:35) "The Room" interrupts (24:35 - 31:05) Back to the Royals (31:05 - 36:17) Super, super early prediction (36:17 - 37:08) Playoff format (37:08 - 42:44) Wrap it up (42:44 - 44:41)

11-16
44:40

Episode 20: Off-season talks on Brantford and London

Introductions (0:00 - 4:54) Brantford (4:54 - 6:08) Backhanded compliments (6:08 - 6:55) Are the Blue Jays haters? (6:55 - 8:55) Back to Brantford (8:55 - 9:50) Expectations (9:50 - 12:24) How to market? (12:24 - 16:57) Wrap-up Red Sox (16:57 - 17:19) London (17:19 - 19:05) Lazar's thoughts (19:05 - 24:57) Expectations (24:57 - 27:42) Renovations and prison parties (27:42 - 28:35) Lazar's closing remarks (28:35 - 31:36) Extro (31:36 - 32:51)

10-31
32:50

Episode 19: The off-season begins...

0:00 - Introductions 9:43 - IBL All-Stars 15:23 - Spoilers 19:51 - MVP 24:53 - ROTY 32:01 - MLB Talk 39:42 - Paul Sewald Memes 43:50 - The Lazarbeam's Announcement 46:30 - Merch & Ryan Harrison 47:40 - Our plan moving forward 50:18 - Castellanos and McCutchen 52:01 - Outro

10-26
54:24

Episode 17: Semi-Final Roundup and Finals' preview

Introductions (0:00 - 2:57) Barrie sweeps Kitchener (2:57 - 9:55) Welland/Toronto go the distance (9:55 - 32:40) Favourite playoff moment so far (32:40 - 36:31) Finals preview (36:31 - 39:42) Lazar gets series (39:42 - 44:22) His pick is in... (44:22 - 48:10) Andrew goes to game three (48:10 - 49:00) Kiss of death (49:00 - 52:19) Closing thoughts (52:19 - 55:36)

09-09
55:36

Episode 16: Round One roundup, Round Two preview

Introductions (0:00 - 3:19) Talking fours (3:19 - 5:01) Andrew has a donation (5:01 - 7:49) Kitchener/London recap (7:49 - 18:36) Roop rant (18:36 - 36:10) More Boon talk (36:10 - 41:46) Chiming in (41:46 - 43:54) Scheduling gripes (43:54 - 46:37) Postmortems (46:37 - 49:32) Admissions (49:32 - 51:01) Postmortems continued (51:01 - 57:00) Bracket reminder (57:00 - 58:09) Round Two previews (58:09 - 1:09:35) Round two schedules (1:09:35 - 1:13:26) Final thoughts (1:13:26 - 1:15:10)

09-01
01:15:10

Episode 15: Playoff Predictions and Bracket Challenge

Lead-off thoughts (0:00 - 7:10) Welland vs. Brantford (7:10 - 15:31) Kitchener vs. London (15:31 - 24:48) Barrie vs. Hamilton (24:48 - 34:07) Alek Manoah's pressure analogy (34:07 - 38:06) Toronto vs. Guelph (38:06 - 49:40) Prediction recap (49:40 - 52:47) Lazar's switch-up (52:47 - 55:59) Bracket challenge (55:59 - 1:16:27) Crossing home (1:16:27 - 1:20:27)

08-24
01:20:26

Episode 14: Who's got the edge?

Introduction (0:00 - 4:43) "The Conductor" Documentary (4:43 - 12:05) Lazar's admission (12:05 - 12:39) More Conductor talk (12:39 - 15:50) Fantasy land (15:50 - 16:28) Power Rankings breakdown (16:28 - 18:21) Amazon announcement (18:21 - 18:57) PR breakdown continued (18:57 - 42:02) The Stuntman's idea and brain malfunction (42:02 - 43:52) Top two teams (43:52 - 50:27) Extra and goodbyes (50:27 - 52:25)

08-17
52:24

Episode 13: VIBES

1. Intro (0:00 - 5:03) 2. Barrie/Welland (5:03 - 17:21) 3. Message to Welland (17:21 - 21:55) 4. Four in four (21:55 - 25:49) 5. Where’s Howard? (25:49 - 30:10) 6. Concern about Cote (30:10 - 31:21) 7. Brantford (31:21 - 34:17) 8. London (34:17 - 37:30) 9. Guelph (37:30 - 39:07) 10. Hamilton (39:07 - 41:50) 11. Toronto (41:50 - 45:43) 12. Kitchener (45:43 - 49:40) 13. Barrie’s new stadium (49:40 - 53:57) 14. Goodbyes (53:57 - 54:29) 15. Special message (54:29 - 57:23)

08-09
57:22

Episode 12: What if the playoffs started today?

Intro (0:00 - 5:26) Penthouse v. Basement (5:26 - 15:42) Kitchener v. Guelph (15:42 - 25:00) Scotty 2 Hotty (25:00 - 27:29) Average v. Average? (27:29 - 38:25) Calling out Steve Phillips (38:25 - 43:28) Honeymooning (43:28 - 50:53) More from the Lazarbeam (50:53 - 54:53) Chatter in Chatham (54:53 - 58:02) Final thoughts (58:02 - 59:51) Goodbyes and a surprise! (59:51 - 1:01:23)

07-31
01:01:22

Episode 11: Welcome to the show: Barrie Baycats DH Ryan Rijo!

Introductions (0:00 - 1:46) Fuel to the fire (1:46 - 6:15) Back to reality (6:15 - 9:10) Depth is key (9:10 - 12:45) Bench clearing clarity (12:45 - 15:54) Being a Phillie (15:54 - 18:12) Who's got your eye (18:12 - 20:38) Ward 3's future DH [ft. The Bushmen] (20:38 - 23:29) Giving Barrie the push (23:29 - 26:33) Hitting streaks (26:33 - 27:45) Over the years (27:45 - 31:21) MVP season (31:21 - 33:29) The good ole days (33:29 - 35:32) Why should people pay attention to the IBL (35:32 - 36:50) Congratulations are in order! (36:50 - 38:38) Goodbyes (38:38 - 40:39)

07-28
40:38

Episode 10: Transaction Day Wrap-up

Introductions (0:00 - 4:09) What does the Transaction Deadline mean? (4:09 - 8:10) Guelph Royals (8:10 - 20:28) WWE & IBL Connection (20:28 - 21:48) London Majors (21:48 - 29:28) The right Wilbur (29:28 - 31:13) Hamilton taking risks (31:13 - 39:31) Everyone else (39:31 - 40:03) What do these moves mean? (40:03 - 45:14) We’re outta here (45:14 - 46:43)

07-26
46:42

Episode 9: What you need? What, what you need?

This week on Inside Intercounty, Chris and Andrew chat Power Rankings, the Maple Leafs' woes, Brantford and Welland, along with a Lazarbeam rant to wrap things up! Introductions: 0:00 Major announcement: 2:15 Where are the Power Rankings?: 6:31 Worried about Toronto?: 10:29 Kitchener's needs: 16:18 Mound visit: 21:07 Brantford can break free: 22:06 "It's bad...": 26:29 Welland wrap-up: 29:44 Wrap this up, for real: 42:53

07-20
45:46

Episode 8: Hey now, you're an All-Star

On this week's episode of Inside Intercounty, Chris and Andrew talk about each team's mid-season All-Star while breaking down this week's Power Rankings and bring you their own Inside Intercounty All-Star team in preparation for All-Star Week in the MLB.

07-10
01:13:34

Episode 7: Surprise! Let's talk recent IBL moves!

In a surprising turn of events, Chris and Andrew return with another episode this week breaking down recent trades in the IBL like the one between Welland and Hamilton, other signings across the league (we see you Toronto), and some more "Chatter in Chatham!"

07-07
42:09

Episode 6: "If you don't like it, play better!"

This week, Chris and Andrew breakdown Welland and Barrie drama, Kitchener's offensive surge, London (maybe) turning things around, Baycats' pitcher Frank Garces, and this week's IBL Player's of the Week!

07-04
51:17

Episode 5: Eric Spearin Interview

On this week's interview episode of Inside Intercounty, Chris and Andrew spoke with Hamilton Cardinals' owner Eric Spearin and talked Cardinals' baseball, Eric's career, and even Eric's Mount Rushmore of wrestling!

06-29
44:55

Episode 4: Canada Day Weekend Pre-Game

This week, Andrew and Chris breakdown Toronto needing a new owner, umpiring, chatter in Chatham, and more! Introductions (0:00) Toronto needs an owner (4:25) Umpiring (21:00) Chatter in Chatham (35:36) Booming Baycats (43:21) Canada Day weekend games (52:10) New IBL pitcher? (1:03:39) Ending tease (1:05:15)

06-27
01:09:03

Episode 3: Welcome London Majors' outfielder Byron Reichstein to the show!

Join Chris and Andrew as they welcome their first guest to the show, London Majors' outfielder Byron Reichstein.

06-22
21:33

Episode 2: Father's Day Weekend Roundup

Chris and Andrew breakdown the IBL Week #6 Power Rankings and tease a guest for later in the week!

06-20
46:32

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