GSMC Baseball Podcast

This is Patrick's makeup episode for missing last Sunday! Patrick opens by updating everyone on MLB and MLBPA meetings for the first time in over 40 days. In short, the news was not amazing, and it looks ever more likely that the start of spring training will be delayed. Patrick also talks about Genevieve Beacom becoming the first professional female pitcher to play baseball in Australia. Followin...

Kevin starts the episode by giving an update on the current Hall of Fame voting results. We know approximately 42% of the ballots and how they are voting and right now David Ortiz, Barry Bonds, and Roger Clemens would have enough support to be enshrined in Cooperstown. It will be interesting to see if this continues with the non-public ballots. Kevin then discusses the announcement of Jon Lester r...

Patrick is back with another episode! In this episode, Patrick starts out by covering the news between MLB and MLB Players Association. The News is that both sides with sit down (via Zoom) to discuss core-economic concerns. Patrick then covers Jon Lester announcing his retirement from Major League Baseball, and he reads quotes from Lester's former teammates. Patrick then covers the life and career...

Kevin starts the episode by reacting to the news that Ken Rosenthal is out at MLB Network. The reason was "he was too harsh to the Commissioner" during the pandemic season negotiations. It is just another embarrassing move by Rob Manfred. He also talks about the new "Kay/Rod" broadcast that will take place during Sunday Night Baseball programming. Kevin then gives an update on multiple coaching st...

Kevin starts the episode by discussing the universal DH that feels inevitable for the 2022 season. Kevin breaks down the current situation for every National League team and who could be on the market for an upgrade. Kevin then gives his take on the recent "Baseball Roadtrip" article that appeared on mlb.com. The list provides one baseball location to visit in every state. Kevin goes through all 5...

Patrick is back with a packed episode that flies by! Patrick opens the show by talking about the MLB Network deciding not to renew Ken Rosenthal's contract with the company after 12 years. The issue is that Rosenthal appears to have been let go due to Rosenthal's criticism of MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. Patrick reads one of the articles in question and gives his own thoughts on the situation. Fo...

Kevin starts the episode by discussing Shohei Ohtani being named AP Male Athlete of the Year. Ohtani makes history once again by becoming the first male winner from Japan. Kevin then talks about the surprising news of Kyle Seager's retirement. Seager put together a very solid career with the Mariners and is only 34 years old. Kevin next gives his Way-To-Early Predictions for the 2022 season. Kevin...

Patrick opens today's episode by updating everyone with some stories from around the league. 23 full-time staff members of the Iowa Cubs received a portion of the profits from the team's sale. Kyle Seager has also announced his retirement after 11 seasons with the Seattle Mariners. Following that Patrick goes into oral histories of Dave Concepcion of the 'Big Red Machine and Roger Maris. Patrick t...

Patrick opens today's show talking about some of the most underrated players in MLB history. Some of these players won multiple MVPs, broke records, and more but might not get the recognition they deserve. Players Like Roger Maris, Scott Roland, and even someone on the Big Red Machine. Following that segment, Patrick breaks down the career of a hero to many. Tommy John was fantastic as a player in...

Kevin starts the episode by looking back at the top 10 moments from the 2021 season. In a year that started with a home run in the snow and ended with the Braves winning the world series, Kevin is able to break down the top 10 moments from the year. Kevin then discusses the top 10 storylines from the 2021 season. It was a wild year that had everything from players dropping their pants to be search...

Patrick welcomes everyone into today's episode by covering a 1-season wonder for every club. This segment bleeds into the next where Patrick talks about one of the most interesting teams ever. The Yonkers Hoot Owls lived for only one year, and while the friendships that formed with some of these players have lasted ever since, this team was built like the Cleveland Indians in Major League (1989)....

Kevin starts the episode by giving his thoughts on the recent managerial hires of Buck Showalter to the Mets and Mark Kotsay to the A's. Showalter is chasing his first World Series championship and will have high expectations in New York. On the other hand, this is Kotsay's first managerial opportunity and will have a tough assignment with a team entering a rebuild. Kevin then discusses this years...

Patrick opens today's show by updating everyone on the Oakland Athletics managerial search. The Oakland A's have hired Mark Kotsay as their new manager. Patrick also updates everyone on a new lawsuit against MLB for the drastic shrinking of minor league teams. Following that segment Patrick talks some Free Agency rumors. After that, he talks about some of the perfect landing spots for the best rem...

Kevin starts the episode by staying in the holiday spirit. With Christmas less than a week away, Kevin gives his list for Santa for each team in the National League. Starting out in the NL East where teams like the Mets and Phillies are working to end the hold that the Braves have had on the division over the last few years. Kevin then discusses the NL Central where the Brewers have to be asking f...

Patrick opens today's show on the news that Buck Showalter will become the 5 managers in MLB History to lead both the Yankees and the Mets. Patrick goes through Showalter's career and how he got to Queens. Following that segment, Patrick goes into a two-part segment covering which teams need to do more in free agency once it opens again. Patrick talks about the Dodgers, Astros, Padres, Angels, and...

With this lack of progress with CBA negotiations between the MLBPA and MLB Patrick turns toward George Steinbrenner for guidance. Just kidding, but Patrick does take a look at the man who helped shape baseball into what we know it as today. The man who is the reason the the world was robbed of seeing Ken Griffey Jr. in a Yankee uniform. The man that fired and rehired 20 managers in his first 23 ye...

Kevin starts the episode by getting into the holiday spirit. Kevin starts with the AL East and breaks down the top three players on every teams wish list when we return on the other side of the work stoppage. The Red Sox, Yankees, and Blue Jays are all still looking for big-time upgrades before next season. Kevin then discusses the AL Central. The White Sox are the favorite once again but still ne...

For years now, mostly the last three, baseball fans have pondered which All-MLB to win in a series. Patrick takes this hypothetical and takes the rosters of the 2020 and the 2021 All-MLB teams and pins them against each other. In this battle of supremacy, Patrick goes through both lineups and reads why each player deserved to be there. Unfortunately, the site that Patrick uses to make this content...

Kevin starts the episode by discussing the recent report that MLB used two different styles of baseball this past season. The pandemic led to shortages with the "new" baseball, which then made MLB use "juiced" balls from previous inventory. The problem with this is that no one knew this was happening or which balls were used in which games. The integrity of the sport is certainly even more in ques...

Patrick opens today's show by continuing the telling of the 1994-1995 player strike. Patrick discovered an interesting story about the Hall of Famer Dave Winfield which leads him to close the show by talking about his amazing career. Dave Winfield has one of the most insane stories's that Patrick has ever heard, from being drafted in every professional sport to staying with the New York Yankees to...

Kevin starts the episode by discussing the history of the relationship between MLB and MLBPA. This is the ninth labor stoppage in baseball history. He breaks down the timing and reasoning for each of the first eight dating back to the 1970s. Kevin then gives his thoughts on the current lockout. He talks about the key factors that have been brewing for the past five years that have led to the animo...

The Collective Bargaining Agreement expired on December 1st, 2021 at 11:59 pm EST. Major League Baseball then proceeded to lock the players out at 12:01 AM December 2. Patrick opens today's episode by explaining what the CBA expiring means right now, and what it means for the future. Patrick reads the commissioner's letter and then goes into what both of the sides are fighting over. Once Patrick e...

Kevin spends this episode discussing all of the free-agent signings that have taken place over the past 72 hours. It was an electric couple of days for MLB and free agents. Many top free agents will now have new homes in 2022. Max Scherzer signs with the Mets, Javier Baez to the Tigers, Corey Seager and Marcus Siemian to the Rangers, and many more. Kevin gives his thoughts on all of the signings a...

THE CBA EXPIRES TODAY! Don't worry just yet and Patrick explains why the CBA expires on 11:59 EST, December 1, 2021, and why it is not a major deal if the MLBPA and MLB cannot come to terms before the deadline. But, before Patrick can get to that Patrick updates everyone on who all has signed. Due to the CBA set to expire free agents have been drooping like fly's this past week. The Texas Rangers...

Kevin starts the episode by breaking down all the signings and the trade that took place over the holiday weekend. The New York Mets made waves by signing Starling Marte, Mark Canha, and Eduardo Escobar. The Astros added reliever Hector Neris and The Rays added Corey Kluber. As Kevin continues the show, he is interrupted by breaking news being reported. As Byron Buxton signs a 7-year extension to...