Battery Mates - the Podcast

Episode 105: Any Punishments Handed Out for This Year Just Seem Sarcastic Battery Mates Matthew and Toby somehow have quite a bit to talk about. The boys go around the horn on the Nationals book Matthew is featured in, the prize for last season’s preseason prediction contest winner, the fallout from the Red Sox cheating scandal, and MLB’s Operation: Restart.

Episode 104: The Value of a Walk Battery Mates Matthew, Toby, and Kate Stayman-London are back for another edition of Battery Mates at the Movies to unpack the 2011 Academy Award-nominated film Moneyball , the statement it makes on feminism in hiring practices, and the fact that they stole a key line for Brad Pitt directly from Jennifer Aniston.

Episode 103: Dogs Cannot Get the Pandemic Battery Mates Matthew, Toby, and Kate Stayman-London dip their toes into some current events before diving into the extremely second-screenable 2001 HBO film, 61* , for another segment of Battery Mates at the Movies.

Episode 102 - Leg Ashtray Battery Mates Matthew and Toby touch on the latest agreement among players and owners before diving deep into Bill Veeck, Steve Dahl, and the disgraceful disaster that was Disco Demolition Night.

Episode 101 - C'est Fromage, N'est-ce Pas? Battery Mates Matthew and Toby (and Kate Stayman-London!) engage in some casual pandemic chat, discuss some baseball deprivation coping mechanisms, and then settle in for a Battery Mates at the Movies deep-dive on Eight Men Out.

Episode 100 - Let's Blame the Astros Battery Mates Weird times, weird episode. Matthew and Toby try to unpack what’s going on without getting too depressed or freaked out. In lieu of a new baseball season to cover, the program is taking requests for topics (epic games, memorable moments, etc.) to discuss during the shutdown.

Episode 099: Like One of Those Calmness Apps Battery Mates Matthew and Toby catch up on the Spring Training haps, the latest on who’s hating the Asterisks, MLB’s very, very dumb proposal to expand the playoffs, the new three-batter minimum rule, the Battery Mates upcoming Texas roadshow, and a plug for your preseason predictions.

Episode 098: Nacho Is Also Upset with the Astros Battery Mates In a very special Valentine’s Day episode, Matthew and Toby interview known Houston fan Ross Morales Rocketto about the Asterisks—and, in the meantime, stumble upon a pretty compelling rumor about Bryce Harper.

Episode 097: Dik-Dik Jokes Battery Mates On the eve of pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training, Matthew and Toby discuss the latest developments with the Houston Asterisks, the impact of the Mookie trade on Mitt Romney’s behavior, and USA Today ’s predictions for the 2020 season.

Episode 096: The Trash Can Is Going to End Up in Cooperstown Battery Mates Matthew and Toby drop everything to discuss the breaking news of the MLB report on Houston’s “banging scheme” and unpack the ensuing fallout.

Episode 095: Happy to Grab a Pitchfork with the Rest of You Battery Mates Matthew and Toby wrap up the fourth season of Battery Mates with a check-in on our teams’ offseason, including a fan-demanded look at what’s up with the Kansas City Royals, with special guest James Hupp.

Episode 094: How Good Life Can Be Sometimes Battery Mates Matthew tells Toby what it’s like.

Episode 093: At Peace Battery Mates Matthew and Toby record a bite-size episode mere hours before the first pitch of Game Seven, which brings baseball in 2019 to an end. All thoughts, prayers, and hugs are welcome.

Episode 092: Maybe We Should Get a Boat Battery Mates Matthew and Toby catch up on the World Series (!), taking a look back at Game One and the marvel that is Juan Soto, talking about what’s at stake in Game Two (prior to first pitch), and previewing Matthew’s World Series weekend in D.C. Toby updates BM Nation on our preseason predictions contest, and Matthew tries to name this episode “My Asshol...

Episode 091: Some Advice for Matthew Battery Mates Battery Mates Nation offers up advice (and a few well wishes) for Matthew on the eve of his team playing in the World Series.

Episode 090: We Can't Be Bought Battery Mates Matthew records a quick solo pod to revisit one of our film reviews, provide an update on his World Series plans, and let Battery Mates Nation know how they can partake.

Episode 089: Playing the Circus Clowns for a Bonus Point Battery Mates Matthew and Toby convene on the heels of the Nationals winning the pennant to discuss, well, the Nationals winning the pennant, the impending World Series, and various crowdfunding schemes Matthew could employ to afford to go to a game.

Episode 088 Addendum: A Strange Sensation Battery Mates Moments after the Game Five finale, Matthew and Toby check in on how we’re all feeling.

Episode 088: Losing Is Probably the Best Thing for My Sleep Battery Mates Matthew and Toby have a quick chat before Game Five begins in the National League Division Series, and take a big deep breath before everything changes. And the boys check in on how those preseason predictions are holding up.

Episode 087: I Was Allowed to Talk to Her Again in the Morning Battery Mates Matthew and Toby discuss strategies to watch October baseball from distant time zones, analyze every detail from the bottom of the 8th inning of the National League Wild Card Game, scurry past the end of the Cleveland season, and make some bold (and similar) predictions about the Division Series.

Episode 086: It's Gotta Be Your Bull Battery Mates Matthew and Toby get one more friendly recording in on this, the final week of the regular season, and discuss their teams, their countries, and their emotional states. Matthew talks about one of the best things that’s happened to him this decade, and Toby short-circuits over the (pretty unlikely) possibility of a three-way tie for the AL Wild Car...

Episode 085: Welllllllll Battery Mates Matthew and Toby check in quickly on their respective teams’ efforts to reach at least one October baseball game (spoiler alert: it’s not going … awesome) and go around the horn on Mariano Rivera being a damn Yankee, Norwich City’s victory over cousins of the Yankees, and our ex Trevor’s sour grapes.

Episode 084: The September Glide Towards Doom Battery Mates Matthew and Toby catch up on three weeks of baseball and discuss what’s saddest about the impending end of the season. Matthew gets very upset about postseason nomenclature, Toby gets very nervous about his hats, and both reflect on the glory days of mid-August. The boys go around the horn on MLB’s announcement about PEDs in sexual enhanc...

Episode 083: Only Daddy Likes Baseball Battery Mates Matthew and Toby record a new episode during a particularly stressful Sunday afternoon, going around the horn on the beauty of baseball crowds (with internet assists from past guests Peter Bondi and Kelly Kreft), Puig Fever in Cleveland, and avoiding sweeps. And the boys finally get the technology to cooperate to have Joe Rospars, CEO of Blue St...

Episode 082: Actually Not Fake This Time Battery Mates Puiiiiiiiiig!!! Matthew and Toby unpack the trade deadline and react in real time to some last-minute swaps, while going deep on the big three-way that sent Yasiel Puig, Franmil Reyes, and more to Cleveland and Trevor Bauer to Cincinnati—as well as the gigantic brawl involving Puig that happened AFTER THE TRADE. Finally, Toby bids Trev a fond...