Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss whether or not the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers are peaking too early. They also talk about San Diego Padres' Yu Darvish becoming the all-time strikeout leader for a Japanese born pitcher. Ben and Alex answer the question of which duo is the most valuable in the National League and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes Arizona Diamondbacks all-star Zac Gallen to the show! They discuss the Diamondbacks' playoff push, playing at North Carolina, his draft day & call to the big leagues story and playing in the all-star game this year. Gallen also discusses being traded twice from St. Louis to Miami and finally to Arizona. He also has a bone to pick with Ben from their minor league days and mor...

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss all things Shohei Ohtani in 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News'. Ben and Alex talk about Ohtani hitting his 41st homerun and skipping his next start. Ben and Alex also discuss Ohtani ranking top 6 in all 6 triple crown categories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry each give their 1 Up, 1 Down, hitting the Mariners, Dodgers, Reds and Angels. Ben explains why hitting a baseball is the hardest thing in all of sports, fills out an Immaculate Grid in 90 seconds, & answers some fan questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the red hot Atlanta Braves and how Matt Olson has continue to drive their offense. Ben updates his MLB Power Rankings with the Seattle Mariners cracking the top-10. Ben talks about the continued struggles of the New York Yankees. Ben gives his Team of the Week with Houston Astros' Jose Altuve leading the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Ben Verlander welcomes MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show and they discuss the wild brawl between Chicago White Sox Tim Anderson and Cleveland Guardians Jose Ramirez. They also discuss Arizona Diamondbacks' Zack and Smoltz gives his thoughts on both the AL & NL Cy Young races. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry deep dive into the teams on the MLB postseason bubble including the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, Seattle Mariners and decide if they think they're going to make the playoffs. They look into the Cubs and Blue Jays weekend series in 'Tale of the Tape' and another edition of 'Things That Make You Go Hmmm'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry tackle some HOT statements such as the Tampa Bay Rays' World Series chances are over after the Shane McClanahan injury news, Baltimore Orioles will win the AL East, and more. Ben also deep dives into the Chicago White Sox news regarding their nonexistent culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes Cincinnati Reds rookie sensation Matt McLain to the show. McLain talks about the impact of Joey Votto, what's it like playing with Elly De La Cruz and his call to the big leagues story. Ben and McLain get to react live to Justin Verlander being traded back to the Houston Astros in the middle of the interview. McLain talks about opting to go to UCLA instead of turning pro out...

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the continued greatness of Shohei Ohtani despite the Los Angeles Angels continued struggles. Ohtani owns the MLB's lowest ERA since July 25th. Ohtani continues to deal with cramping and Rapper Drake rocks a Shohei Ohtani jersey! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the top new faces in new places after the MLB Trade Deadline including Houston Astros' Justin Verlander, Chicago Cubs Jeimer Candelario & more. Ben talks about how more teams need to have post-game celebration songs like the Chicago Cubs 'Go Cubs Go. There's a new edition of 'Would You Rather' and Ben and Alex answer fan questions! Learn more about your ad choi...

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the big brawl in Cleveland between Tim Anderson and Jose Ramirez. Ben gives his updated MLB Power Rankings and has the Texas Rangers cracking the Top-3 along with the Baltimore Orioles and Atlanta Braves. Ben dives into the current status of the New York Yankees and gives his Team of the Month. Ben and Alex tackle some hot topics in another edition of 'Overreac...

Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show and they discuss the current state of the New York Mets after their fire sale. They also discuss the trade deadline moves by the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves. Ben asks Smoltz about the Los Angeles Angels' decision to keep Shohei Ohtani and to go all in at the deadline. Smoltz also points out some other teams that he thought did we...

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the BIG weekend series between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees. They also give an update on the MLB postseason picture with some division winner predictions and another installment of 'Things That Make You Go Hmmm'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Ben Verlander and Alex Curry as they discuss some hot statements such as 'this is the greatest Braves team of all-time' & 'The Astros are set up to repeat as World Series Champs'. Ben gives an update for his Top 5 players in the MVP race & they also discuss Framber Valdez's no-hitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry dive into everything Shohei Ohtani related in 'This Week in Shohei Ohtani News'. They discuss the Los Angeles Angels' playoff chances after choosing to not be sellers and whether or not that helps them in their pursuit to possibly re-sign Ohtani. They also talk about Ohtani's chances to take home the AL Triple Crown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Join Ben Verlander Alex Curry as they discuss all the BIG moves from the MLB Trade Deadline including the New York Mets sending Justin Verlander back to the Houston Astros. Former Detroit Tigers General Manager Al Avila joins the show. Ben grades out the five biggest trades and decides which teams are winners and losers on this LIVE MLB Trade Deadline episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Ben Verlander hops on for an emergency podcast to talk about the big trade between the New York Mets and Houston Astros that sends Justin Verlander back to the Houston Astros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry dive into what teams you should be on the look out for as the MLB Trade Deadline nears. Ben discusses MLB attendance being up 9% this season, another installment of 'Would You Rather' & Ben answers some fan questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down all of the most recent MLB Trades including the New York Mets to sell and the Los Angeles Angels & Texas Rangers going all in. Ben gives his updated MLB Power Rankings, Team of the Week & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander asks Hall of Famer John Smoltz who he thinks is the best team in the state of Texas - The Houston Astros or the Texas Rangers? Ben also asks Smoltz's thoughts on the NL Central race between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds. They also discuss the trade deadline and the difference between now and when Smoltz played as well as Smoltz's thoughts on Robot Umpires. Learn more...

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the BIG NL showdown between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds. Ben gives his X-Factors for the NL West and another edition of 'Things That Make You Go Hmm'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander hops on to do an emergency episode after Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani threw his 1st MLB complete game shutout where he struck out eight & allowed just one hit in the 6-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Ben Verlander and Alex Curry as they preview the MLB trade deadline and break down other storylines across the MLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes MLB On FOX report Ken Rosenthal to the show to discuss all the latest trade deadline rumors. Ken talks about the latest news regarding the New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, and Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices