Batting Around Podcast

President Xi, please make us the official podcast of The Chinese Professional Baseball League. Go to patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to our bonus episodes.

Some baseball news plus we struggle our way through basketball stuff. Support the show at patreon.com/battingaround

New Mets uniforms, Hall of Fame inductees, Orioles owner saying dumb shit, 11 year old finds Paul Skenes patch and denies Bob Nutting, sports subreddits banning twitter links.

We're back from our time in the holiday mines to talk about all the baseball stuff that happened while we were gone. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for bonus content and to help support the show.

Had to keep it short and sweet for this one but we get into all the big signings and trades that went down since our last episode. Sign up at patreon.com/battingaround to support the show.

Jane was really sick and we had some stuff going on with zoom so this one sounds weird.

We do eventually get around to baseball talk but first we had to talk about Conclave for a while. Support the show at patreon.com/battingaround and get access to bonus episodes.

We talk about the teams courting Juan Soto, where some other teams stand in their pursuit of free agents and trades, the faux outrage of anonymous MLB execs spreading rumors about the Dodgers, then we go over the big 2024 award winners and who we'd give down-ballot votes to if we had the opportunity. Subscribe at patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to bonus episodes.

It sure is the offseason

(this episode had a problem uploading in apple podcasts, so this is hopefully the full version) We talk about the end of the World Series then make a smooth transition into offseason Batting Around by talking about breakfast. Support the show by subscribing at patreon.com/battingaround

We talk about the first two games of the World Series, gay versus straight Halloween, playing beer pong in your mid 30s, coastal pizza rivalries, and the utility of booing your own players. sign up at patreon.com/battingaround for bonus episodes and access to our watchalong for game three on Monday night.

It's a special all-New York episode of the show GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD BABY! We have Defector's David Roth back on to talk about the incredible Mets run that just ended and host of Chapo Trap House and New York sport evangelist Will Menaker to talk about the Yankees ahead of the World Series. Check out Patreon.com/BattingAround to support the show and get access to our bonus episodes and watch...

We talk about the postseason so far, the upcoming world series, why it's good actually, the true nature of haterdom, and the white sox going up for sale. go to patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to bonus episodes and watchalongs.

We go over the DS series results, talk about the Trop getting all fucked up, the Pohlads putting the Twins up for sale, shitty owner letters to fans after failed seasons, and do some mailbag. Go to patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to our bonus episodes and discord watchalongs.

We recap the first round of the MLB postseason and preview the divisional series. Check out Patreon.com/BattingAround to support the show and get access to our bonus episodes and watchalongs.

Michael Baumann is here to talk about the upcoming postseason, Scandal, and French Canadian McDonald's. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for bonus episodes and access to our postseason watch alongs!

A lot of new this week! Ohtani founds the 50-50 club, the wild card races are tense, CJ Abrams' punished for staying at a casino all night, concession workers for Philly's big sports teams call for a boycott, some big gambling sites are being sued by the players, and the A's have one last shitty giveaway. Support the how at patreon.com/battingaround and get bonus episodes and access to our watch a...

Kumar Rocker debut, Bowden Francis has another no-hit bid broken up in the ninth, the NL East is gonna have a fun last two weeks, the Nats and Reds are going buckwild on the basepath, the A's bunt three times in a row in extra innings, and a bizarre story about the Twins prospect released for purposefully tipping pitches to opponents. Check out patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get...

The playoff picture, the White Sox clinch worst team in the league already, Ohtani chasing 50-50, Ludacris dusted off the big arms, Aaron Judge and the Paw Patrol Curse, and a lesson in the dangers of being horny but not normal about baseball players. check out patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to our back catalogue and future bonus episodes.

Lauren and Jane talk about their night at "the internet/baseball" table at their friends' wedding and the stuff they've been up to in Minneapolis. Ohtani gets to 40-40. Joey Votto retires. Stephen goes to an evil home décor store. To get bonus episodes and support the show go to patreon.com/battingaround

A lot of topics this week! Jarren Duran's extremely Boston moment gets him a two-game suspension. Mets celebrity first pitches. The Padres and Diamondbacks are nipping at the Dodgers' heels. Players' Weekend. Obama's summer playlist. The Phillies are bizarre. The ump who wore a Kramer shirt during a game. The Onion returns to print. John Kruk. A bunch of White Sox/Yankees stuff. Alex Verdugo is al...

We talk about Grifol getting canned, Lauren does a Guess the PItcher segment, then we talk about the Olympics and Billy Bean before getting into some mailbag. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for bonus episodes.

Defector's David Roth is back on the show to talk about the bare minimum amount of ball required by law in the month of August, including the Mets playing pleasantly adequate baseball and the White Sox being on the verge of historical terribleness.

We talk about our new boundary setting king, the big trades so far, some littler trades, and come up with a plan for the White Sox. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for more episodes, including a bonus episode out Tuesday.

We're back and we're gaming it out. We're plotting. We're Vizierpilled. We're Jafarmaxxing. patreon.com/battingaround