The Clueless Joe Podcast

Segment 1: Alongside co-hosts Zach Schritenthal and Ryan Gaynor, host John Crist wonders just how much Shohei Ohtani's impending free agency has been altered due to anther impending Tommy John surgery. What kind of contract can he now command on the open market? Segment 2: We welcome D-BAT Nashville assistant manager and baseball instructor Trey Vanderpool to the hot seat. Did he enjoy his JUC...

Segment 1: Alongside co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist discusses the various training tools on the market for young baseball and softball players. Do any of them actually work? Are some of them just a waste of money? Segment 2: John is joined by Caleb Gregory. Not only is he one of the top CrossFit coaches in Nashville, but he also has a son making the leap fro...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist wonders if being on a good travel team trumps being on a good high school team at this point. Has prep baseball now turned into how basketball is with AAU? Segment 2: For the first time, the guys answer an e-mail question from a listener. Many dads are asked to coach rec-ball teams, and even if they're...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist looks back on the punch from Jose Ramirez that dropped Tim Anderson... both literally and figuratively. Is this a dubious Robin Ventura-like moment for the irritable Anderson? Segment 2: With both John and Sam getting out of the way, Ryan interviews Zach about his upcoming stint as an assistant coach for t...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist wonders if Shohei Ohtani will actually be on the move before next week's trading deadline. Are the Angels forced to pull the trigger, or do their wild-card aspirations take priority? Segment 2: With John getting out of the way, Zach, Ryan and Sam go over some dos and don'ts for parents and players...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal and Ryan Gaynor, host John Crist puts together his list of the Top 5 pitches in Major League Baseball this season. Clayton Kershaw's curveball got a mention from everybody, but who else has an offering that's seemingly unhittable? Segment 2: With tournament season coming to an end for travel baseball and softball teams alike, it's tryout...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal and Ryan Gaynor, host John Crist reviews this week's Home Run Derby. While Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was a deserving champion, is the event itself losing some steam? What can be done to make it better? Segment 2: With Zach and Ryan now joined by fellow co-host Sam Bragg, John reviews the first half of the baseball season with the full crew. Can the...

Segment 1: Alongside co-host Zach Schritenthal, host John Crist reviews LSU's win over Florida to capture its seventh College World Series title. Is the transfer portal now more important than high school recruiting? Can the SEC's dominance be stopped? With so much player movement these days, trying to predict next year's favorite feels like a waste of time. Segment 2: Long overdue to...

Segment 1: With co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg unavailable this week, host John Crist flies solo to talk about some of the regrets he still has from his playing career decades ago. Will he be able to pass his love of the game on to his son Conrad, or is it up to him to blaze his own trail? Segment 2: John brings on one of his favorite former high school teammates, Chris Guye...

Segment 1: Co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg review this past weekend's Super Regionals. Is it inevitable that No. 1 national seed Wake Forest wins the national championship? Segment 2: Along with Ryan, host John Crist is joined by local baseball umpire Joe Gaynor -- he just happens to be Ryan's dad, as well. How hard is it to call a consistent strike zone that’s fair t...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal and Sam Bragg, host John Crist takes a look back at Regional action in the NCAA Tournament from this past weekend. Which teams look good enough to win the Supers this coming weekend and advance to the College World Series? Segment 2: A lot goes into being a closer at the Major League level, plus the definition of that position has changed a lot over...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist reviews a handful of All-Stars in Major League Baseball from 2022 that are having a much tougher time in 2023. Are any of them primed for a bounce back the rest of the way? Segment 2: A lot of work has to be done before and after every game if you're a player in college or the minor leagues, both baseb...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal and Ryan Gaynor, host John Crist tries to figure out exactly happened this week in Toronto. Was Aaron Judge of the Yankees getting signals from his own dugout against the Blue Jays? Segment 2: Like most every extra-curricular activity, baseball has developed its own vocabulary over the years. It's not just a home run. It's a homer, or a ding...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist wonders if the last-place New York Yankees have dug themselves too big of a hole in the AL East. Are they even contenders for a Wild Card at this point? Segment 2: While discussing some of baseball's all-time greats, John sets a starting lineup for Hall of Famers that he never got a chance to see play....

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist asks everybody to put together a list of their most exciting players in baseball. Needless to say, Shohei Ohtani made everyone's Top 5. Segment 2: As much as we all love going to baseball games, be it the Major Leagues or one of the local college teams, there are certain fans that just don't get it...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist focuses on the surprising National League Central, where the Pittsburgh Pirates are playing well and the St. Louis Cardinals are playing poorly. Has the dye already been cast in this division? Segment 2: We're joined by D-BAT instructor Carter Smith, who played for a Florida State team in 2019 that mad...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist discusses the teams that have somewhat unexpectedly gotten off to slow starts thus far in Major League Baseball. Are any of them in danger of being all but eliminated early? Segment 2: On the flip side, a handful of franchises not really expected to compete in 2023 have exceeded expectations thus far. Whil...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist wonders if the Tampa Bay Rays are really as good as their 11-0 record suggests. Are they just off to a hot start or legitimate World Series contenders? Segment 2: With all the new rules in place this season, it's been interesting to see how some of the umpires are adjusting in Major League Baseball. Ho...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist breaks down the first week or so of the Major League Baseball season. Who looks good? Who looks not so good? And how do the Tampa Bay Rays keep doing it? Segment 2: Baseball agent Hunter Bledsoe, a founding member of the Bledsoe Agency based locally here in Nashville, joins the show to talk shop. How does...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist asks everyone to officially make their picks in MLB this season for division winners and wild cards. Who takes the World Series in 2023? Segment 2: The staff at D-BAT Nashville held its annual fantasy baseball draft this past Sunday, so we discuss everyone's team in greater detail. Where are we strong?...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist puts a bow on what turned out to be an incredible two weeks at the World Baseball Classic. How often should this event be played? Segment 2: Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani was one of the best hitters and also one of the best pitchers at the World Baseball Classic, living up to his growing legend. Will he...

Segment 1: With host John Crist on Spring Break, co-hosts Ryan Gaynor, Sam Bragg and Zach Schritenthal dive into pool play at the World Baseball Classic. How are their pre-tournament predictions doing thus far as we move into the quarterfinal round? Segment 2: Ryan, Sam and Zach get incredibly honest with each other about some of the regrets they have from their respective baseball careers. If the...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist dissects the handful of teams that (unfortunately) have no chance to win the World Series in 2023. What about the Kansas City Royals? Los Angeles Angels? Chicago White Sox? Segment 2: James Jones, president of the Redbirds Baseball Club in Middle Tennessee, makes a special guest appearance. What drew him t...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist takes the temperature of the room on the new pitch clock in Major League Baseball. Do pitchers or hitters have more of an advantage? Segment 2: With the World Baseball Classic set to begin next week, the panel breaks down the rosters of all the participating nations. When it's all said and done, can the Un...

Segment 1: Along with co-hosts Zach Schritenthal, Ryan Gaynor and Sam Bragg, host John Crist plays Top 5 with MLB starting rotations. Where do the defending World Series champion Houston Astros rank? Segment 2: College baseball at the D-I level just had its opening weekend, and the SEC looks as strong as ever with so many ranked teams. Don't sleep on the ACC, though. What about Music City programs...