Baseball and Chain

Shohei Ohtani is staying put and the Angels are making a playoff push, acquiring Lucas "Italian Ice" Giolito and Reynaldo Lopez from the White Sox. The Baltimore Oreos are red hot and shifting the power balance in the American League. Trade deadline buyers, sellers, and fringe teams are enumerated in full for your listening pleasure! All that and more in this episode of Baseball and Chai...

The following statement was released today by Baseball and Chain, through themselves, from Orlando, Florida, outlining their plans for their future: "We're back." We are back from a long month away and it's like we never left! Join us for a recap of our trips to two MLB stadiums in our quest for 30, the biggest headlines while we were away, and a look ahead at the All-Star Break...

In this special episode, we give our takes on the first 33% of the MLB season, including thoughts on baseball's new rules, crazy stats players and teams are on pace for, and we wrap it up with who would be in the postseason if the season started TODAY. ---------- Follow us on all social media @baseballchain (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) OR click here ---> baseballandchain....

The Yankees continue to get themselves in sticky situations, but are the rumors true? This week we're talking mid-season rule changes, high scoring games, downward and upward trending teams, and our own personal psychic's predictions from last week. ---------- Follow us on all social media @baseballchain (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) OR click here ---> baseballandchain...

Who do you think is the best division in baseball? If you said anything but the one we talk about in this episode, you're wrong. Are the Cardinals starting to turn it around after we trashed them last week? You be the judge. ---------- Follow us on all social media @baseballchain (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) OR click here ---> baseballandchain.com for quick access to all...

What in the WORLD are the St. Louis Cardinals doing? Paying $87.5 million for a catcher to... not catch? Also, get introduced to your 2023 New York Pain-kees! We talked about the injury bug hitting the Yankees in Spring Training, but we never could have predicted what they're going through now. To add to their pain, they had to face the best team in baseball this week, and they're last pla...

Join us as we talk about all the major headlines in MLB, including censorship they didn't realize they'd get caught doing! There were some major injuries, the Pirates and Rays stayed hot and are the top teams in the National and American Leagues, and Ohtani just keeps doing Ohtani things. Every SINGLE day with this guy... ---------- Follow us on all social media @baseballchain (Facebook, T...

Join us for a MEGA RECAP of series ranging from last weekend through April 23! Sticky situations are coming up in baseball again, the Oakland A's are terrible, and they may not be in Oakland much longer, and Shohei Ohtani is a magical liopleurodon, Charlie! ---------- Follow us on all social media @baseballchain (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) OR click here ---> linktr.ee/ba...

The Rays continued their historic streak, racking up records not seen for over a century, and also since the new millenium! Y2K, remember that?! Javier Baez inexplicably forgets how many outs there are, Ji-Man Choi and Ji-Hwan Bae make history, and the Mariners and Cubs play a football game at Wrigley Field... at least score-wise. ----------- Follow us on all social media @baseballchain (Facebook,...

Ohtani was at the plate with two outs and bases loaded in extra innings, Andrew McCutchen made his return to PNC Park, and the Rays are doing things that haven't been done in baseball for over a century! 1884!!! Hear about all of these things and more of what happened in MLB in this week's series recap! BASEBALL! ----------- Follow us on all social media @baseballchain (Facebook, Twitter,...

Baseball is back! There are new, exciting rules, and they are starting conversations whether you like them or not. The action has never been faster with the addition of the Pitch Clock, and the bigger bases are changing the game in an unprecedented way. Hear our reactions to the new rules and get the FULL Rundown and Recap of every game from the first weekend of the 2023 MLB season! ----------- Fo...

We've completed all division previews, now we make our picks for each playoff series, including the Fall Classic. Come listen and tell us how wrong we are! ----------- Follow us on all social media @baseballchain (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) OR click here ---> linktr.ee/baseballchain for quick access to all these social media profiles, as well as our Fangrams Google Form!...

Our final division preview leading up to Opening Day! Does anyone have what it takes to contend with the Astros to win the AL West, or is the Houston dynasty too powerful? If there was to be a challenger, who would it be, and who else would it be but the Mariners? The Rangers made a ton of moves to pickup starting pitching after adding a pair of sluggers in 2021. Where do they stand in the divisio...

We're back with another middle America preview, this time looking at the AL Central! Are they as mid or more mid than the NL Central? That's for YOU to decide after you listen to our analysis. -------------- Follow us on all social media @baseballchain (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube) OR click here ---> linktr.ee/baseballchain for quick access to all these social media pr...

Somebody has to finish last. This division is so balanced and competitive. Who will come out on top?  The Red Sox made a lot of moves, adding a handful of wily veterans and international free agent Masataka Yoshida. The Orioles are an up-and-comer and will not surprise anyone if they make a Wild Card berth this year. The Blue Jays improved on defense and still boast one of the best lineups in...

East? I thought you said Weast?  In this episode, we complete the tour of the National League with a preview of the NL West. Are these Dodgers capable of the same as the Dodgers of the last decade? Have the Padres made enough moves to make a run at the division title? Can the Giants still be good even after missing out on Carlos Correa and Aaron Judge? Are the Diamondbacks on the way back? Wi...

Are they mid or just Midwest? Reds fans deserve better, the Pirates are fun, the Cubs could be interesting, the Brewers... they'll be okay, but did they improve? And the Cardinals, well, this is their team, make no mistake about it, gumshoe! If you're confused about what's going on here, just come listen to us explain as we preview all the teams in the NL Central!  --------------  Follow...

In this episode, we're on the clock as we preview all five teams from the National League East and then make our predictions as to where they will finish in the division in 2023!  We also cover the headlines from the opening week of Spring Training, including a few unfortunate injuries to some of the game's biggest stars, Tyler Glasnow and Gavin Lux. Come for the news, stay for the laughs! Adam Ot...

Nestor Cortes and Frankie Montas are both battling injury right as MLB Spring Training opens! How will the Yankees fare with two of their five Starting Pitchers possibly sidelined? We also cover Manny Machado openly opting out of his contract, extensions for Bo Bichette and Cristian Javier, Marlins and A's making a trade, signings including David Peralta and Michael Wacha (Wachagonnado?), and Jaco...

That's right, for a special Valentine's Day episode, we invite Kristen on to our show and play FMK - and Play, Sign Trade, the baseball version of FMK - with the top 3 players voted on by you, the listeners. Included in the game are Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani, Edwin Diaz, Carlos Correa, Shane McClanahan, Yordan Alvarez, and Julio Rodriguez, just to name a few! You'll find something for everyone in...

Welcome to the Base, Ball and Chain Podcast! On this episode, we cover several extensions made by the Rays, Mets, and Royals. Are the Orioles prepared to shock the world and make a run for the American League East? And we talk about Kasumba Dennis, who is inspiring us in a way that goes beyond baseball! And, if you were to choose one player from another team to join your team, who would it be?

Welcome to the Base, Ball & Chain #MLB Podcast! In this episode, we introduce ourselves, the hosts, and break down the biggest news in MLB over the past week, including 3 trades, with the headliner being Luis Arraez going to the Marlins for Pablo Lopez to the Twins!  Come for the news, stay for 107 beers and Crispy Clean Carl Crawford!   ------ Please like, subscribe, and share, it i...