Greg Walker & Brendan Stepek

Bat Flips and Infield Shifts

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The worst baseball podcast on the market. On Thursdays we bring you the MLB show, breaking down storylines around the league, things we like and don't like, and playing some games. On Mondays we bring you the college baseball show, covering all the notable action in the D1 sport.

Author

Greg Walker & Brendan Stepek

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Sports

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jun 26, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 28A: Manager Hirings, CBA, and Qualifying Offers 14.11.2021

Greg and Brendan breakdown various news around the league that we missed during the postseason. Postseason final thoughts (03:35) Some news! (11:27) Collective bargaining agreement (33:57) Qualifying offers (48:27) Intro music: Fuck Gravity - Virtual Riot Outro music: Dream Logic - Virtual Riot

Episode 27: World Series Recap and End-of-Season Awards 03.11.2021

Greg and Brendan breakdown the Atlanta Braves' 6 game victory over the Houston Astros in the 2021 World Series, as well as give our their Bat Flips and Infield Shifts end-of-season awards. Game-by-game recap (4:10) Series breakdown (12:07) AWARDS (34:37) Intro music: Fuck Gravity - Virtual Riot Outro music: Dream Logic - Virtual Riot

Episode 26: 2021 LCS Recap and World Series Preview 24.10.2021

Greg and Brendan breakdown the ALCS and NLCS and preview the upcoming World Series, as well as discuss the recent news concerning minor league housing. Intro music: Fuck Gravity - Virtual Riot Outro music: Dream Logic - Virtual Riot Minor league housing (02:34) ALCS (09:22) NLCS (32:25) World Series (53:07)

Episode 25: 2021 Division Series recap 15.10.2021

Greg and Brendan breakdown the division series' and preview the upcoming championship series'. Intro music: Fuck Gravity - Virtual Riot Outro music: Dream Logic - Virtual Riot

Episode 24: 2021 Wild Card recap 07.10.2021

Greg and Brendan recap the Red Sox win over the Yankees and the Dodgers win over the Cardinals in this year's Wild Card matchups. Intro music: Fuck Gravity - Virtual Riot Outro music: Dream Logic - Virtual Riot

Episode 23: 2021 Postseason preview 05.10.2021

Greg and Brendan discuss the outcome of the last games of the regular season, preview the wild card games, and make our postseason picks. Intro music: Fuck Gravity - Virtual Riot Outro music: Dream Logic - Virtual Riot

Episode 22: Regular season awards and World Series matchups we want to see 01.10.2021

Greg and Brendan shout out some nice storylines from the regular season, make picks for the regular season awards, and breakdown intriguing potential World Series matchups. Intro music: Fuck Gravity - Virtual Riot Outro music: Dream Logic - Virtual Riot

Episode 21: Comebacks, scouting reports, and good players on bad teams 24.09.2021

Greg and Brendan discuss the solidifying of postseason positions, draft tailgate foods, and go off on several tangents. Wildcard races (4:00) Shane Baz (19:55) Anthony Gose (22:36) Luis Severino (27:58) Salvador Perez (30:57) Nicky Lopez (34:45) Bryan Reynolds (41:22) Shane Bieber (48:48) Max Scherzer (1:01:34) Kevin Kiermaier (1:07:00) Weekly game (1:15:38) Season contest which is now over (1:35:...

Episode 20: Do you like downtown stadiums? 17.09.2021

Greg and Brendan look at the Cardinals' place in this messy NL wild card race, admire the greatness of Max Scherzer, and investigate who benefited most from the 2019 juiced ball. San Francisco Giants (05:32) St Louis Cardinals and the wild card races (15:40) Kansas City Royals (28:18) Jake Odorizzi (43:45) Max Scherzer (50:50) Corbin Burnes (1:02:21) Brendan's Underappreciated Pitcher of the Week...

Episode 19: It's Overreaction Season 10.09.2021

Greg and Brendan breakdown the hot stretch of the Toronto Blue Jays, discuss the Cy Young Race, and argue about the Abraham Toro-Kendall Graveman trade. Toronto Blue Jays (06:14) Tampa Bay Rays (19:47) San Diego Padres (28:56) Abraham Toro-Kendall Graveman trade (43:31) New York Mets (57:39) Cy Young races (1:13:50) AL MVP and Vlad Guerrero Jr. (1:29:50) Texas Rangers starting pitching (1:47:41) G...

Episode 18: Stretch Run Preview 03.09.2021

The playoff race is on! Greg and Brendan review each contending team's strengths and weaknesses, how they performed in August, and what lies ahead in September as they make a push for the postseason. Intro music: Fuck Gravity - Virtual Riot Outro music: Dream Logic - Virtual Riot

Episode 17: Miguel Cabrera Appreciation Pod 27.08.2021

Greg and Brendan breakdown the struggles of various teams, stand in awe of Miguel Cabrera's greatness, and investigate the splits of the Colorado Rockies. Baltimore Orioles (02:49) Oakland A's (14:12) Chicago White Sox (24:05) San Diego Padres (32:34) Miggy! (42:36) Colorado Rockies (1:03:00) Greg's Unusual Statline/Brendan's Underappreciated Pitcher (1:12:30) Weekly Game (1:25:45) Season Contest...

Episode 16: The Vacation Ep 20.08.2021

Greg and Brendan discuss Nicky Lopez, rank City Connect uniforms, and compare the names of baseball players and 19th century American politicians. Intro song: Fuck Gravity - Virtual Riot Outro song: Dream Logic - Virtual Riot

Episode 15: 2010 All-Stars Miguel Cabrera, Adam Wainwright, and Albert Pujols 14.08.2021

Greg and Brendan discuss the Rookie of the Year races, breakdown the hot streak of Oakland, and argue about the value of RBI as a stat. Old guys playing well (6:14) Rookies of the Year (19:05) Starling Marte (39:42) Are RBI a good stat? (56:55) Empty batting average (1:10:40) Hard hit balls and expected stats (1:22:25) Fernando Tatis Jr., outfielder (1:36:45) Yeli and Belli (1:42:25) Braves and NL...

Episode 14: Would You Like to be the GM of the Rockies? 06.08.2021

Greg and Brendan discuss the recent trade deadline, the Mets not signing Kumar Rocker, and the struggles of rookie hitters. Trade Deadline thoughts (4:44) Our playoff picks (48:07) Jo Adell and rookie hitters(1:06:46) Kumar Rocker (1:14:18) Adalberto Mondesi (1:22:33) Olympic baseball (1:28:10) Cole Hamels (1:32:26) Very Unusual Statlines: Gerrit Cole (1:38:53) Weekly Game (1:47:37) Season contest...

Episode 13: The Hot Stove is HOT 30.07.2021

Greg and Brendan discuss the trades that happened before Friday, breakdown the division races, and flash back to the 2016 trade deadline.

Episode 12: The Pre-Pre Trade Deadline Pod 24.07.2021

Greg and Brendan discuss the recent trades of the Rays, trade fits for Starling Marte, and the state of Toronto's starting pitching. Rays trades (4:18) Cleveland Guardians (19:50) Yermin Mercedes (23:45) Starling Marte (26:52) Eric Hosmer (40:52) David Fletcher (53:23) Alex Reyes (1:00:45) Blue Jays starting pitching (1:06:42) Detroit Tigers (1:16:41) AL Rookie of the Year (1:27:42) Angels right f...

Episode 11B: The Anger Pod 16.07.2021

Greg, as promised, eviscerates the Royals, while Brendan decimates the A's.

Episode 11A: The Post All-Star Ep 16.07.2021

Greg and Brendan breakdown the MLB draft and all-star festivities, discuss the upcoming trade deadline, and bury a few more teams. Draft recap (5:01) All-Star festivities (17:30) Mic'd up players (24:40) Cubs collapse (31:00) Trade deadline rumblings (37:22) Ronald Acuña Jr. (1:06:48) Gerrit Cole (1:23;45) Rule changes (1:30:50) Luis Castillo (1:36:33) 5-tool player game (1:48:08) Season contest (...

Episode 10: The Tangent Pod 09.07.2021

Greg and Brendan discuss the upcoming MLB draft, the best pitching rotations, and the rash of injuries in baseball. Trevor Bauer (5:10) MLB Draft (14:07) All-Stars (33:46) Homerun Derby (38:18) Injuries (48:38) Sixto Sanchez and the best rotations (55:35) Tampa Bay Rays (1:15:00) Toronto-Milwaukee trade (1:22:01) Tim Locastro, Yankees CF (1:28:52) Season contest (1:57:19)

Episode 9: Gerrit Cole, Kyle Schwarber, and Hector Santiago 02.07.2021

Greg and Brendan give their all-star picks, breakdown the NL Central race, and draft teams of players named Michael. (PSA my mic got real staticy around 1:33:42 because evidently it doesn't like having phone calls next to it. Beware) College World Series recap (1:43) All-Star picks (10:14) Kyle Schwarber (40:20) NL Central race (43:00) Cole Irvin (54:15) Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants (59...

Episode 8: College World Series Preview 28.06.2021

Greg and Brendan recap the paths of Vanderbilt and Mississippi State on their way to the College World Series final and preview the series.

Episode 7: Rookies of the Year 25.06.2021

In this episode, Greg and Brendan share their front-runners for Rookie of the Year, discuss the season and future of the Arizona Diamondbacks, and present their thoughts on the current enforcement of the new foreign substance rules. College World Series (1:13) Taylor Ward (14:31) Rookies of the Year (21:30) Arizona Diamondbacks (37:00) Talented, Injury-Prone Players (47:15) Yasmani Grandal (57:52)...

Episode 6: Pay Minor Leaguers More 18.06.2021

Greg and Brendan breakdown the College Baseball Super Regionals, bury several major league teams, and implore organizations to pay their minor league players living wages.  Super Regionals (2:24) Jacob DeGrom (37:08) A's vs. Royals (51:27) Hitting, Pitching, Baserunning, or Defense? (54:40) Burying Teams (1:03:40) Pay Minor Leaguers (1:31:45) CWS Picks (1:44:44) Season Contest (1:57:12)

Episode 5: Foreign Substance Abuse 11.06.2021

Greg and Brendan discuss foreign substance use in MLB, the recent and upcoming action in college baseball, and the problems with replay review. Sticky Stuff (1:23) College Baseball Regionals (18:15) Prospect Patience (26:32) Replay Review (33:50) Rays Middle Infield (43:00) Why Aren't You Getting More Strikeouts? (50:54) Run Support (1:01:20) College Baseball Super Regionals (1:14:55) Season Conte...

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