Padres prospect MacKenzie Gore talks his outing, emotion, and putting his blister behind him. Tin Caps Manager Anthony Contreras on Gore’s curveball and his progress this season. Column – https://www.gaslampball.com/2018/7/6/17538566/mackenzie-gore-independence-day-performance-2018 Check out our Sponsor, RotoWear – https://rotowear.com/ We’re on Stitcher, Spotify, the Apple Podcast app, and SoundCloud (NEW)! Follow me on Twitter – @LanceBrozdow The post From the Field – MacKenzie Gore, Anthony Contreras appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Nick Pratto (KC) discusses two-way players and his approach to lefties (2:15 – 5:32). Column: https://www.royalsreview.com/2018/6/19/17473908/nick-pratto-kansas-city-royals-future-2018 Bryan Dobzanski (STL) discusses transitioning from starting to the pen and slider action (5:28 – 9:30). Column: https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/6/21/17486148/bryan-dobzanski-peoria-chiefs-2018 Austin Beck (OAK) talks about quieting down his swing. Column: Coming soon for Athletics Nation! Check out our Sponsor, RotoWear – https://rotowear.com/ We’re […] The post From the Field – Nick Pratto, Austin Beck, Bryan Dobzanski appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Thoughts on the 6/5 starts of Carlos Martinez (STL) and Madison Bumgarner (SF), both starting their first games off DL stints. How wild was Martinez? Bumgarner the CH king? Each pitcher’s final line from their Tuesday, June 5 start… Martinez – 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 5 K Bumgarner – 6 IP, […] The post 6/5 Pitcher Thoughts – Martinez, Bumgarner appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Thoughts on the 5/22 starts of Walker Buehler (LAD) and Gerrit Cole (HOU). Buehler more dominant than Cole? Each pitcher’s final line from their Monday and Tuesday, May 21-22 start… Buehler (5/21) – 7 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K Cole (5/22) – 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, […] The post 5/22 Pitcher Thoughts – Buehler, Cole appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Thoughts on the 5/15 starts of Jose Berrios (MIN), Jack Flaherty (STL), and Noah Syndergaard (NYM). Berrios dominant. Flaherty and Syndergaard strong. Each pitcher’s final line from their Tuesday, May 15 start… Berrios – 7 1/3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K Flaherty – 5 2/3 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, […] The post 5/15 Pitcher Thoughts – Berrios, Flaherty, Syndergaard appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Emily Waldon, most notably of The Athletic Detroit, joins Two Strike Approach for a conversation on sports media, her experience covering players, and what the future holds for baseball coverage. Emily is @EmilyCWaldon on Twitter. You can follow Lance as well, @LanceBrozdow. Check out our sponsor, Rotowear, at https://www.RotoWear.com/ for their selection of 80-grade […] The post Emily Waldon of The Athletic on Sports Media, Journalism appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Thoughts on the 5/8 starts of Luis Castillo (CIN), Blake Snell (TB), and Lucas Giolito (CHW). Castillo locked in. Snell strong late. Giolito struggling. Each pitcher’s final line from their Tuesday, May 8 start… Castillo – 5 2/3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K Snell – 6 1/3 IP, 4 H, […] The post 5/8 Pitcher Thoughts – Castillo, Snell, Giolito appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Thoughts on the 5/1 starts of Mike Soroka (ATL), Michael Wacha (STL), and Jon Gray (COL). Soroka’s sinker is devastating. Wacha’s perplexing curveball usage. Gray’s slider has settled in. Each pitcher’s final line from their Tuesday, May 1 start… Soroka – 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Wacha – 5 IP, […] The post 5/1 Pitcher Thoughts – Soroka, Wacha, Gray appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Thoughts on the 4/24 starts of Luke Weaver (STL), Charlie Morton (HOU), and Tanner Roark (WSH). Weaver roughed up again, does it matter? Merely a blip for Morton too? Will Roark stop hanging curveballs? Closing out the show is a brief recap of every game on Tuesday’s slate. Here is each pitcher’s final line from […] The post 4/24 Pitcher Thoughts – Weaver, Morton, Roark appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Thoughts on the 4/17 starts of Shohei Ohtani (LAA), Lance McCullers (HOU), and Nick Pivetta (PHI). Was Ohtani tipping his pitches or was it the blister? McCullers back on track? Pivetta’s surviving without his curveball? Closing out the show is a brief recap of every game on Tuesday’s slate. Here is each pitcher’s final line […] The post 4/17 Pitcher Thoughts – Ohtani, McCullers, Pivetta appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Thoughts on the 4/10 starts of Patrick Corbin, Tyler Skaggs, and Sean Manaea. Lance dives into three starters he watched on Tuesday night, providing granular analysis of each outing and his impressions. Closing out the show is a brief recap of every game on Tuesday’s slate. Here is each pitcher’s final line from their Tuesday, […] The post 4/10 Pitcher Thoughts – Corbin, Skaggs, Manaea appeared first on Big Three Sports.
“An Interesting and Bad Suggestion for Billy Hamilton.” The title of Travis’ column says it all. Taking you into a Spring Training clubhouse, the author of “Big Data Baseball” files another fantastic column into his portfolio. LINK TO COLUMN https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/an-interesting-and-bad-suggestion-for-billy-hamilton/ “Spoke Columns” is a short-form audio podcast that talks about fantastic baseball writing across […] The post Spoken Columns – Billy Hamilton (by Travis Sawchik, Fangraphs) appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Recapping the happenings around the MLB for Tuesday April, 3. Breakdown of Jack Flaherty’s start in Milwaukee. Literal breakdown of the Cardinals’ bullpen. Clayton Kershaw still trying to find his groove. Sun Trust Park the new Coors Field? Bryce Harper already won Player of the Month (I think). Yasiel Puig looks great. Shohei Ohtani isn’t […] The post 4/3 MLB Recap – Flaherty, Ohtani, Kershaw, Brewers appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Aaron Nola is primed for a stellar 2018. Lance takes a look at a column by Ben Harris, The Athletic, about the Phillies’ ace and what changed during 2017. LINK TO COLUMN https://www.theathletic.com/144618/2017/11/02/how-a-change-to-aaron-nolas-windup-helped-kickstart-his-2017-season/ “Spoke Columns” is a short-form audio podcast that talks about fantastic baseball writing across the internet. The post Spoken Columns – Aaron Nola (by Ben Harris, The Athletic) appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Host Lance Brozdowski returns with a brief intro to what’s in store for the 2018 season. “Spoken Columns”, gameday recaps, and classic longform interviews will all grace this feed. We’re honored to have you on board. Check out our sponsor, RotoWear.com for the best fantasy sports t-shirts on the market. The post We’re Back! appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Thank you to Sean Lahman, Sahadev Sharma, and Dan Blewett for their time and insight. This podcast is a compilation of interviews conducted by Lance Brozdowski during 2017. Each interview can be viewed in its entirety on Apple’s “Podcast App” archive of the show Two Strike Approach: A Baseball Podcast. Or by navigating to Stitcher.com and […] The post Relationships appeared first on Big Three Sports.
A bit of reflection on the season that was and the individuals I interviewed and spoke to. My appreciation extends far beyond the words which I speak, I sincerely mean that. ***After recording, I realized I forgot to mention Eric Roseberry, a writer for SportingNews and the Red Reporter, and an individual who I came […] The post Thank You, For Now appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Former Pitcher and Saberseminar speaker Dan Blewett opens up about his Tommy John surgeries, pitching in the Atlantic League with the Long Island Ducks, his personal development on the diamond, and provides some candid glimpses into the life of a professional baseball player (0:00 – 1:04:00). Check out DanBlewett.com and Dan’s own podcast, “Dear Baseball […] The post Ep 15: A Conversation with Dan Blewett appeared first on Big Three Sports.
Ralph Lifshitz, of Razzball.com, has been anointed the “Prospect Jesus” by many, and rightfully so. It’s an honor to bring the man himself onto the Two Strike Approach podcast to talk through construction of his top 100 prospect list, and banter about the most appealing prospects around the minors. Some of the prospects we cover […] The post Ep 14: On Prospects, with Ralph Lifshitz and Mrs. Gore appeared first on Big Three Sports.
TRADES, TRADES, TRADES! Lance and Tom preview a few match ups they like for August 4th’s FanDuel slate, followed up with a peek at fantasy implications of the 2017 trade deadline. Thanks to SB Nation’s FakeTeams for letting us stream the podcast on their fantastic outlet of fantasy content. Follow the show on Twitter – […] The post Fake Teams 8/4 DFS Slate, Trade Deadline appeared first on Big Three Sports.