GSMC Baseball Podcast

The moments that we have all been waiting for is finally here. The 2021 Major League Baseball postseason is finally here. Patrick opens today's show by covering game 1 of the San Fransico Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers, as well as the other game one from the NL between the Brewers and the Braves. Patrick does not think that they way the Chicago White Sox is good enough to win in postseason basebal...

Kevin starts the episode recapping both Wild Card games. The Red Sox beat up on Gerrit Cole and the Yankees to advance and face the Rays. The Yankees have now headed into an offseason with plenty of questions and drama ahead. The Dodgers beat the Cardinals on a walk-off home run in a pitchers duel. The Cardinals had their chances but going 0-11 with RISP ultimately doomed them. Kevin then talks ab...

PLAYOFF BASEBALL IS HERE!!!!! Patrick is so excited that baseball games that really matter are being played. To start out today's show Patrick goes over the Yankees and Red Sox game from Tuesday. With a surprising outcome of the first Wild Card Game, what is in store for when the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Los Angeles Dodgers? Patrick spends the rest of the show going over the upcoming NL Wil...

Kevin starts the episode by looking back at the 2021 regular season. He discusses every team preseason over/under and how they fared in comparison. The Giants were the biggest surprise hitting the over by 30 games, and the Diamondbacks being the biggest disappointment hitting the under by 22 games. Kevin then talks about the league leaders in each statistical category. History was made all over th...

Patrick opens the last show of the regular season by giving some outlook on the playoff picture headed into Saturday's games. Patrick gives his thoughts and predictions of what he feels might happen. Following that segment, Patrick reacts to which teams need to win this World Series the most, or at least it would mean the most to fans. To start the second half of the show Patrick tries to answer t...

Kevin starts the show with a news and notes segment. History has been made all over the field the past couple of days. Salvadore Perez ties the franchise record for HRs in Kansas City, Marcus Semien breaks the record for HRs by a second baseman, and Wander Franco ties Frank Robinson's on-base streak at 43. Kevin then breaks down all of the on the field action this week and where we currently stand...

Patrick opens today's show in absolute shock! Is it 2011 again? The Cardinals have been playing amazing baseball this month and Patrick goes over how historic this run has been. Following that Patrick takes a look at the playoff picture for the National League and runs through some likely scenarios. Following that Patrick takes a look that the utter insanity that is happening with the American Lea...

Kevin starts the episode by diving into where it team stands with one week remaining in the regular season. The AL Wild Card race is going to come down to the final day of the season, while the race in the NL East could be decided by this Thursday. Exciting baseball is on tap all across the league for the final six games. Kevin then talks about individual and team statistics entering the final wee...

Patrick welcomes everyone into today's episode updating everyone right away on the playoff races. A few races have already been decided, like the AL East and Central Division Titles. Patrick also takes a look at races like the NL East and tries to predict who will win the division. Then Patrick ways the pros and cons of the MVP debate. Harper or Tatis, Gurrero or Ohtani who is more deserving and w...

Kevin starts the episode by discussing the report that the grievance filed by the MLBPA against MLB for only playing 60 games last year will be heard beginning next week. The MLBPA is contesting that MLB did not negotiate in good faith to play as many games as possible last season. This is an interesting story to follow during what are current CBA negotiations. Kevin then talks about each teams' "...

Kevin starts the episode by discussing the ten players who have been the biggest surprises this year. These players came into this season with little or no expectations but have put together great seasons and are some of the biggest reasons why their teams are currently in playoff positioning. Kevin then discusses the biggest disappointments across baseball. Players certainly have "down" seasons a...

Patrick opens today's show with an oral history of the career of Mickey Mantle. This was a man who had a lot of pain, his body betrayed him at almost every turn. Mantle is believed to have torn his ACL during his rookie season, and to have played with a partially torn ACL his entire career. Evidence does point to this toward the end of his career, where Mantle would fall to the ground in pain afte...

Kevin starts the episode by discussing Roberto Clemente Day. Roberto tragically died in a plane accident but is remembered not only for his Hall of Fame career but also for the humanitarian work he did off the field. Kevin talks about this year's nominees for the Roberto Clemente Award and all the work they are doing in the community. Kevin then talks about Vlad Guerrero Jr, the year he is having...

Patrick is excited to welcome everyone back for another episode! In today's episode, Patrick starts out by talking about Ryan Braun and his announcement to retire from the game of professional baseball. Following Ryan Bruan, Patrick talks about how the San Fransico Giants have become the first team to clinch a playoff spot! From there Patrick goes into a three-part oral history of the amazing care...

Kevin starts the episode by remembering September 11, 2001. He discusses where he was for the events that took place and how baseball helped America return to a bit of normalcy following the horrible events that took place. Kevin then discusses the record 9th no-Hitter thrown in 2021. It was a combined no-no thrown by the Brewers Corbin Burnes and Josh Hader. This no-hitter was historical in more...

Patrick opens today's show with standings accurate of September 12, 2021. Patrick goes through which teams are likely to make the playoffs based on their team's schedule as well. Following that segment, Patrick begins an oral history of Derek Jeter's career going over every moment from the time he was drafted to his final games. Derek Jeter and Larry Walker both had amazing careers and Patrick fee...

Kevin starts the episode by talking about the Hall of Fame ceremony that took place on Wednesday. Derek Jeter and Larry Walker were finally enshrined in Cooperstown after waiting almost two years. Kevin gives his take on why MLB would have the ceremony on a Wednesday in the middle of the afternoon when almost no one can watch or attend. Kevin then discusses the latest news and notes across basebal...

Patrick cannot wait to get into this long episode for you all. Patrick has fantasy drafted two teams the first from the 1890s-1960s. This team has Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Eddie Mathews, Pete Rose, and so many more LEGENDS! That team is called the "Old Timers" Patrick had a blast drafting this team, and he explains this roster in the first segment. In the second segment, Pat...

Kevin starts the episode by talking about Labor Day and all the news and notes around the league for the weekend. Scherzer and Wheeler had excellent starts and Wander Franco continues his historic on-base streak. Kevin then discusses an update to the betting odds for all of the awards. Ohtani remains the runaway leader for the AL MVP and Fernando Tatis Jr. returning from injury remains the favorit...

The more the season ramps up so does Patrick. He starts this episode off by going over the teams that blew a playoff spot because of how bad they played in the final month of the season. Then Patrick then goes into a segment called "September Hero's" where Patrick goes into each team's best player in the month of September. This time Patrick goes over teams from the past, but Patrick will revisit...

Kevin starts the episode by talking about Hurricane Ida and the damage done across the Northeast over the past 2 days. Kevin sends his best wishes to everyone who was affected by the storm and talks about a wild story out of NYC. Kevin then discusses the latest injuries across the MLB. Division and Wild Card races could be changed by injuries that occur to key players down the stretch. Multiple te...

The New York Mets have been in the news a lot lately due to their poor performance. Patrick breaks down what these players did that has got them so much attention, and breaks down whom fans should be upset with. Following that segment, Patrick looks ahead at prospects that could definitely make a major impact for certain playoff hopeful teams. Patrick starts the second half of the show on a much l...

Kevin starts the episode by discussing the recent poll ESPN conducted with current MLB Players on the changes they would make to baseball. It is a fascinating segment to understand how some of the current top players feel about the sport, and if they would make any major changes moving forward. Kevin then talks about the Atlantic League and their recent change in coordination with MLB to move the...

Patrick starts this exciting episode off by talking about the worst teams of all time. Patrick mentions that this year Baltimore Orioles could go down as one of the worst teams ever because of the massive 19 game losing streak by the club. Then Patrick goes into his list of some of the worst teams ever. Some teams include the 1916 Athletics and the 2003 Detroit Tigers. Patrick then goes into the a...

Kevin starts the episode by talking about the incredible Ray Caldwell story, where he was struck by lightning while pitching in a game back in 1919. He also talks about his own experience while pitching during a tornado in Fort Worth, TX in 2000. Kevin then discusses the latest news and notes happening around the league. MLB is working with prototypes of "Pre Tacked" baseballs to implement for nex...