Breaking Balls with Emily Nyman

Emily & John discuss NY baseball, spin rates, the commissioner’s memo, who’s to blame for this mess, ball tampering, player-on-player crimes, Pete Alonso’s conspiracy theory, Jack Leiter’s draft intentions, voicemails, checking in on their Bold Predictions for the month of June & more!

Emily & John discuss Red Sox breaking out the brooms, what’s wrong with the Yankees, MLB’s crackdown on “sticky stuff”, Gerrit Cole, if Bauer is a hero, the role analytics have played in the modern game’s evolution, ump scorecards, voicemails, Top 4 Things Made Better With Foreign Substances & more! 

Emily & John discuss the Yankees embarrassing weekend vs the Blue Jays & Tigers, upcoming schedules, offense rankings, elite pitching, crosstown similarities, voicemails, Top 3 Bold Predictions for June & more!

Emily discusses Kluber’s no hitter, the current state of the Yankees, possible OF choices, the NL East, unwritten rules, voicemails, Top 3 Reasons Emily is Looking Forward to John’s Return & more! 

Emily & John discuss league-wide injury woes, Yankees outfield, Sunday Afternoon Baseball, Manny Machado, swinging on 3-0, Tony La Russa is at it again, Jeter’s six-part docuseries, voicemails, Top 6 & more! 

Emily & John discuss the Yankees home stand, Mets clubhouse scuffles, why NY sports media  sucks, legendary DFA’s, voicemails, Top 3 No-Hitters of 2021 & more! 

Emily & John discuss Yankees resurgence, managing whatcha got, All-NY Pitchers of the Month, a wild series in Philly, the shake up in Queens, umpire accuracy, voicemails, Top 3 Reasons We Were Right to Switch Recording & Release Day, & more!

Emily & John discuss their new recording & episode release schedule (record on Tuesdays, release Thursdays), Padres vs Dodgers, friend-of-the-show Diego is a fortune teller, Yankees on the upswing, Mets can’t buy a run, Mike Tauchman: Yankee Legend, 7-inning no-hitters, voicemails, & more! 

Emily & John discuss slow starts, fan panic, hustle, canned press conferences, shaking it up, positive outlooks, early season fluctuations, Padres v Dodgers, Cole v Bieber, the role of a hitting coach, voicemails, Top 3 Performances of the Past Week & more! 

Emily & John discuss ARod heartbreak, more MLB rule changes, Yankee struggles, beanball bonanza, if the Mets will ever play again, no-no’s, Umpire Hall of Fame, voicemails, a Top 3 & more! 

Emily & John discuss HBP walk-off wins, Yankee struggle bus, Judge out of the lineup, Ohtani making history, booing players, Texas Ranger revenge, DH vs Pitchers hitting, voicemails, Top 6 Things to Happen on April 8 Besides Emily’s Birth & more! 

 Emily & John discuss all things Opening Day, Lindor’s extension, Mets postponement, the Sanchize, voicemails, Top 6 MLB Pranks & more! 

Emily & John go back to their roots to discuss 52 weeks of Breaking Balls, the ever-growing IL, MLB’s foreign substance crackdown, end-of-season award predictions, voicemails, bad takes from the past year (with flashbacks!) & more! 

 Emily & John discuss J-Rod’s trouble in paradise, Kay & Sterling reunion, Yankees lineup construction, Guillorme’s marathon plate appearance, Spring Training correlations, 2021 predictions, voicemails, Top 3 Things We’re Most Looking Forward to at the Ballpark & more! 

Emily & John discuss NBA Dunk Contest vs. Home Run Derby, JBJ finds a home, banning the shift, deadening the ball, voicemails, the Home Run Improvement finale & more!

Emily & John discuss the start of Spring Training, live fans, Yankees & Mets back in action, sample size fun, voicemails, Spring Training Hero & Side Kicks, Top 6 Things Less Entertaining than Spring Training & more!

Emily & John discuss MLB players mixing it up, the legend of Turk Wendell, Judge 2.0, Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club KO’s Mariners CEO, voicemails, Emily & John premiere their HR calls, Top 6 Reasons You Should Send in a HR Call, & more!

Emily & John discuss Tatís Jr. mega extension, Yankees & Mets Off-Season wrap-up, Stroman, what’s bad for baseball, voicemails, Top 6 Things to Look Forward to in Spring Training, new contest info & more! 

Emily & John discuss Bauer’s contract, Breaking Balls track record, 2021 rule changes, off-season spending trends, Home Run Improvement, voicemails, Top 6 Reasons Why Jose Canseco Lost the Fight, & more! 

Emily & John discuss the Arenado trade, Bob Nightengale tweets, Cohen: Twitter’s Shooting Star, Callaway, Pedroia announcing retirement, voicemails, Top 3 MLB The Show Cover Snubs & more! 

Emily & John discuss the Yankees & Mets pitching staff shakeup, NL & AL East turn up the heat, Hall of Fame voting finale, Schilling having a normal one, BBWF Royal Rumble, voicemails, Top 3 Moments of Pitchers Raking, & more! 

Emily & John discuss Jared Porter, Yankees finally making moves, Blue Jays, 3-way trades, Padres at it again, Crowd Humor: The Wave, voicemails, Top 3 Celebs We Want to See Canseco Fight, & more! 

Emily & John discuss relief pitchers on the move, Theo Epstein’s new role in MLB, sports on Nickelodeon, how to make baseball fun again, crowd humor, voicemails, Top 3 Stadium Traditions/Superstitions & more!

Emily & John discuss their hall of fame ballots, Lindor and Carrasco to the Mets, DJLM, Arod vs Jeter, hall of fame character clause, blank ballots, voicemails, & more! 

Emily & John discuss Bauer fatigue, Padres going for it, Rays trading fan favorites, Cubs clearance sale, “how hot was the stove in offseason’s past?”, voicemails, Top 3 New Year Resolutions, & more! @BreakBallsPod