Baseline Baseball

Aside from the usual baseball talk, the guys deviate mid-show to discuss the rise of their favorite basketball team: The New York Knicks! Plus, Aaron Judge keeps chasing history, a quick look at the trade deadline, and are the Cubs threatening to blow it all up already?

The week opens on a somber note as the guys speak on the recent passing of Willie Mays. How much did The Say Hey Kid mean to the game, and on how many levels? Just how great was he? Plus, the state of the NL Wild Card and general happenings around the league.

Baseline Baseball welcomes the Caught Looking podcast's Max Greenfield, a man who truly knows his baseball. Max joins James, Josh, and Dante to discuss, essentially, what's happening in MLB two months into the season? The guys recap the Yankees-Dodgers series, the influx of great young pitching from Paul Skenes to Luis Gil, and try and predict the hot mess of the NL Wild Card. Plus, hear A...

Baseline Baseball gives Angel Hernandez the sendoff that only MLB's most popular umpire deserves. Plus, James laments how everyone from Corbin Carroll to Blake Snell stinks. And let's open up some baseball cards!

The guys are back in their regular weekday timeslot with their latest baseball beef: Why isn't Kyle Tucker a household name? Josh shares a story about Astros fans who barely notice him and still give all the attention to Jose Altuve. Plus, the Houston Astros are back in the race, but for how long? And can anything slow down Shota Imanaga?

The guys are back and continue singing Paul Skenes' praises in a general hodgepodge of baseball talk. James offers his take on what should happen if the Pirates trade Skenes, plus Juan Soto keeps rolling in New York. And while we're at it, who's more exciting: the Kansas City Royals or Baltimore Orioles?

Baseline Baseball is back with a special episode recorded this past Saturday, Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes' major league debut! James, Josh, and Dante break down just how and why Skenes is the most exciting prospect in years. Plus, the San Diego Padres feed the shortstop addiction again with Luis Arraez

What more can the guys say about Mike Trout's injury than their usual Angels rant? Plus, Josh and Dante recap the recent four-game set between the Yankees and Orioles and how Baltimore baseball is alive once again. Ralph's Italian Ices, please sponsor us!

Baseline Baseball is back to discuss the Orioles finally demoting the struggling Jackson Holliday to the minors and the general history of recent No. 1 draft picks. Plus, the first Good Month/Bad Month of the season as the guys get silly on a Saturday recording.

Baseline Baseball returns to discuss MLB's ongoing Angel Hernandez problem. Why is one of the game's worst umpires still employed, and what can be done about bad umpiring down the road? Plus, Tyler Glasnow gets spicy and Jack Leiter graduates from a Big Wheel to a Harley

Baseline Baseball is back after a week off to tackle a wild first week of the 2024 Major League Baseball season. Unfortunately, it all came with too many elbow injuries. Oh, and John Fisher still sucks.

Baseline Baseball returns as the guys pick up where they left off and discuss the ongoing Shohei Ohtani gambling drama. Just how much gambling in sports is too much? Plus, Jordan Montgomery and Blake Snell are finally off the market, and which Opening Day games are ones to watch?

Josh, James, and Dante finish up their full MLB preview with plenty of ranting and raving. How can the Los Angeles Angels want to win so bad and yet be so incompetent? Has Oakland/Las Vegas A's ownership ever cared? Oh, and by the way, Shohei Ohtani's got some gambling drama too.

Baseline Baseball is back with its MLB Preview to cover the NL West. Josh, James, and Dante all agree that first place belongs to the Los Angeles Dodgers, but who finishes second? Plus: How do the Arizona Diamondbacks get back to the World Series? Are the Padres back in it with Dylan Cease aboard? And what of the skittish Giants and comatose Rockies?

The guys are back to discuss how the NL Central has so much potential, except its teams' owners just don't care. James goes off on the Brewers, Josh crucifies the Pirates, and Dante lambasts the billionaires.

The guys are back again as they begrudgingly preview the MLB-worst AL Central. Josh, James, and Dante slog through the first-place Twins and the rest of the division's also-rans. What's with the Guardians and hitting singles? Is there any hope for the White Sox. If the Royals are the best worst team in MLB, then why are we so excited about the Detroit Tigers?

The boys are back and talking how top heavy the National League Eastern is and will continue to be. What's the Atlanta Braves' secret sauce? How much does Bryce Harper mean to the Phillies? Will the Marlins, Mets, or Nationals win the race to last place?

The Baseline Baseball podcast kicks off with baseball fanatics Josh Benjamin, James Kelly, and Dante Singleton previewing the AL East! Dante offers up how the Baltimore Orioles didn't just overachieve last year. James rails against bunting and the Rays' mishandling of pitching. Josh tees off on Red Sox and Blue Jays management, and of course everyone has thoughts on the Yankees