The Playing Catch-Up Podcast

We're 40 games in, and Father and Son see what teams are meeting their lofty expectations and which need to go back to the drawing board in the National League.

Father and Son are feeling like losers this week, as we talk about what the new CBA rules mean for losing teams trying to turn it around. Should teams keep spending? And what can the MLB do to avoid more teams like the Reds?

Mad Bum got thrown out for no reason this week, and Father and Son have had it! Join us as we talk about what the league should do, what the state of scandals in baseball looks like this year and a few random things along the way.

This week father and son look at just why so many people are still getting hit by pitches in MLB. And then, we see what current players belong alongside Miguel Cabrera as sure fire hall of famers when they call it quits. And who else might just miss.

This week Father and Son are feeling drafty, as we celebrate the latest surge of international stars in MLB by drafting our dream teams by selecting one player from different countries. Chaos, but in a fun way.

This week, father and son are pissed at Angel Hernandez's bad calls and the Reds. We also talk about the best in the NL so far this year.

This week, Father and Son welcome the latest member of the 3000 hit club, and also discuss who looks good so far in this very early season.

Father and Son notice that a short spring training wasn't very helpful to players this year, and we also talk about the legacy of Albert Pujols.

Clayton Kershaw was almost perfect last week, so Father and Son talk about just how hard it is to have a perfect game, and the history of those who came up just short.

Father and son are all fired up after two bench-clearing brawls happened to open the season. We talk about why so many guys got hit by pitches already this year, and also about the new pitch-calling wrist bands.

This week, father and son are pumped about opening weekend! They put more spin on this past weekend than a Shane Beiber curve ball before he couldn't use sticky stuff.

Happy Opening Day! Father and Son talk about who the teams to beat are in the AL, and the Twins too.

With Opening Day this week, Father and Son talk about who the teams to beat are in the national league.

Is Ichiro better than Junior? Father and Son talk about that and every other great AL West player they can think of to discuss each team's greatest contributors ever.

This week, Father and Son start to discuss who's going to win each division this year. Pete and Jake begin with the AL West, and see if they can think of any reason to not pick the Houston Astros.

With Free Agency wrapping up, Father and son talk about what opt-out filled contracts, more spending, more restrictions for big spenders, and small-market teams spending big means for the future of the league.

Father and Don have a super-sized episode to try and cover all of the highlights of MLB's free agency, and even more unbelievably, the Twins spending money.

In this episode, Father and Son talk about who stands out from each NL East team as their best players of all-time. Yes, even the Marlins.

Father and Son celebrate the return of baseball! We talk all things CBA, what the agreement means for baseball, and what each side got out of this compromise.

Howdy! Father and Son discuss what player from each AL East team maybe the best in that franchises' history and their legacy on the game.

In this episode Father and Son talk about the Hall of Fame class of 2022, whether Bonds and Clemens should have gone in, and what the odds of those remaining look like. Oh, and Jake accidentally kills a superstar...

Dad and Son do the impossible this week: Save Baseball. In all seriousness, we talk about why baseball is mostly ok, but needs to make a couple adjustments to keep evolving and get better. Also, who knew Ken Griffey, Sr. was so good??

Jake and Pete talk about what's made baseball great in the past and why it's still great now... despite being on hiatus.