Ordinary Effort (Baseball Podcast)

It's fantasy baseball season! We went LIVE with Chris Towers (CBS Sports) and Joe Orrico (FanGraphs) to remember some guys and talk fantasy baseball. Highly recommend watching the stream for the full experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_vYc_PzvlU ------------------ 🚨 JOIN OUR GRID DISCORD 🚨 https://discord.gg/tKb7X6dvQ6 ------------------ For more of our baseball content: Subscribe...

We used a favorite grid hack we learned in our discord server to score a hidden gem. 🚨 JOIN OUR GRID DISCORD 🚨 https://discord.gg/tKb7X6dvQ6 ------------------ Timestamps (0:00) Intro (3:35) Twins/Yankees (5:08) Twins/Rangers ( 7:01) Played CF/Yankees ( 9:47) Twins/30+ HR season ( 11:55) Guardians/30+ HR season (15:39) Played CF/30+ HR season (18:23) Played CF/Rangers (22:25) Guardians/Rangers (...

We reached back to the 1988 Topps podcast to pull an old White Sox pitcher. Josh tells the story of an MLB player who asked his teacher to prom but stood her up to practice baseball. 🚨 JOIN OUR GRID DISCORD 🚨 https://discord.gg/tKb7X6dvQ6 ------------------ Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (0:34) Stats (2:51) Pitched 1 game/White Sox (4:45) Pitched 1 game/40+ WAR career (7:08) Pitched 1 game/Mets (9:33)...

This week, we've got a really special episode. We chatted with Chris Baker, the great grandson of Hall of Famer Frank "Home Run" Baker. We spoke about Frank's legacy, lesser known facts about his career, untold stories, and more. Watch the livestream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wt8hTSPTOg ------------------ 🚨 JOIN OUR GRID DISCORD 🚨 https://discord.gg/tKb7X6dvQ6 ------...

Jeff Snider from the Locked On Dodgers podcast joined us to talk about memorable moments from the Dodgers recent playoff runs. We dove into what makes an MVP and how the award is voted on. Go check out Locked on Dodgers : https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnDodgers ------------------ 🚨 JOIN OUR GRID DISCORD 🚨 https://discord.gg/tKb7X6dvQ6 ------------------ Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (0:41) Jeff&#39...

Mark and Jeff from Two Strike Noise hung out to chat about their time working in MLB. We talked about our favorite baseball moments, from attending perfect games and no-hitters, to autograph signings and playoff games. Go check out Two Strike Noise : https://twostrikenoise.podbean.com/ ------------------ 🚨 JOIN OUR GRID DISCORD 🚨 https://discord.gg/tKb7X6dvQ6 ------------------ Timestamps: (0:00...

We went LIVE with John Bowen (Frivolous Baseball) to talk Brewers, baseball memories, and also debuted the WHEEL OF GRID. This was a long one, so we highly recommend watching on YouTube for the full experience: https://youtube.com/live/wGE824sJWZw?feature=share Frivolous Baseball on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@frivolousbaseball John's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Baseballs-Most-Frivoliti...

The hosts of 1988 Topps Podcast stuck around after our grid to talk bobbleheads and baseball cards. We talked about our favorite grid players, and the impact of team performance on individual awards. Go check out 1988 Topps : https://1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/ ------------------ 🚨 JOIN OUR GRID DISCORD 🚨 https://discord.gg/tKb7X6dvQ6 ------------------ Timestamps: (0:00) Intro (0:35) Bobbleh...

It pains us but... the Dodgers run baseball. So, we invited Jeff Snider from Locked On Dodgers to play grid and talk Dodgers. Go check out Locked On Dodgers : https://www.youtube.com/c/LockedOnDodgers ------------------ 🚨 1/10/25 LIVESTREAM w/ MLB PLAYERS 🚨 HUGE news. We're going LIVE with Atlanta Braves Alumni Denny Neagle, Mike Hampton, Pete Smith, Michael Tucker, and Steve Avery on Friday...

Jeff and Mark from Two Strike Noise brought their pop culture and baseball history knowledge to this episode. They shared clubhouse stories from their time working in the AL West to pull players for this grid. Go check out Two Strike Noise : https://twostrikenoise.podbean.com/ ------------------ Timestamps: (0:00​) Intro (0:19) Welcome to Ordinary Effort (0:32) Introducing Two Strike Noise (4:50)...

MVP and Cy Young are some of our worst grid categories. After getting rocked with an astronomically high score on our first box, we used the memory of a Pizza Hut cup featuring the 1991 MLB MVPs to avoid biffing Grid 3. ------------------ Timestamps: (0:00​) Intro (0:29​) Stats (1:46​) Braves Cy Young (2:48​) Dodgers Cy Young (3:43​) Tigers Cy Young (4:32​) Braves MVP (5:30​) Dodgers MVP (6:06​) T...

It's a New York Yankees episode! 🍎 Josh was joined by BBD & Max Mannis from Jomboy Media to talk Yankees offseason, the plan after Juan Soto, Cody Ballinger, the next moves coming, and play a Yankees Immaculate Grid. Re-watch the stream : https://youtube.com/live/pXLpOhyh11A? ------------------ 🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨 We officially opened our Immaculate Grid Discord. The server is a place to share...

It's a New York Mets episode! 🍎 Mike was joined by Ryan Finkelstein, host of Locked On Mets, for a special livestream. They talked Mets 2025 outlook, offseason rumors, Juan Soto, Frankie Montas, Clay Holmes, and played an All Mets Immaculate Grid. Re-watch the stream : https://youtube.com/live/ccCx_BMr0k8 Watch Locked On Mets: https://www.youtube.com/@lockedonmets ------------------ 🚨 BIG NE...

We finally did the always popular all stats Immaculate Grid that people wait for on Saturdays. ------------------ 🚨 We built a community of grid fans on Discord. It's a place to share grids, talk baseball, and PLAY grid together. Join here: discord.gg/DbgZ7d3EZ2 ------------------ Timestamps : (0:00) Intro (0:26) Stats (3:04) 30+ SB season/.300+ AVG season (5:10) 100+ run season/Played 2B (mi...

For our third stream, we were joined by Eric + Jacob - the creators of an addicting new daily baseball trivia game: Daily Walkoff. Re-watch the stream: https://youtube.com/live/FDlrCKZ9vY4 Play Daily Walkoff: https://www.dailywalkoff.com/ ------------------ 🚨 BIG NEWS 🚨 We officially opened our Immaculate Grid Discord. The server is a place to share daily grids, learn about grid legends, and tal...

When you have a chance to use your first MLB player to follow your show... you take the chance. We did that, pulled some hidden gems, and scored a 21 on this teams / stats grid. ------------------ 🚨 We're going LIVE with the creators of Daily Walkoff on Friday, 11/22 at 10 pm ET. Save the link and come play grid with us: https://youtube.com/live/FDlrCKZ9vY4 ------------------ Timestamps : (0:...

The 2024 MLB Season is over, and we're highlighting the players who reached stat thresholds that fit on Immaculate Grid. From SB to WAR to position players pitching... we've got you covered. Head over to our Bluesky for more detailed stats . ------------------ Timestamps : (0:00) Intro (1:49) A look back at the 2024 season (2:42) Surprises from the season (7:22) Position players pitching (...

We went LIVE with Bryce Whitlow, host of MLB Hall of Good Podcast for a night of Immaculate Grid. We talked Dodgers World Series win, Juan Soto's potential landing spots, offseason plans, and, of course, played Immaculate Grid. Prefer to watch? Watch the stream here ! Check out MLB Hall of Good Podcast ------------------ Timestamps : (0:00) Intro (1:02) 2024 Postseason Recap (2:33) Shohei got...

We're joined by the hosts of 1988 Topps Podcast for a special episode. We talked baseball cards from the '80s, insane stories, and managed to keep our rarity score in single digits! Want more baseball content? Check out the 1988 Topps Podcast ------------------ Timestamps : (0:00) Intro (0:53) Introducing 1988 Topps Podcast (5:20) Topps meets Grid (7:53) Orioles/Rangers (10:56) Orioles/Whi...

It's a group grid! 🚨 After the most basic answer to start this grid, we managed to keep our rarity score under 100 and Maddux this one. ------------------ Timestamps : (0:00) Intro (0:25) Stats (1:12) Rays/Silver Slugger (2:55) Angels/Silver Slugger (5:09) Rangers/Silver Slugger (6:09) Rays/Red Sox (6:37) Angels/Red Sox (7:51) Rangers/Red Sox (8:44) Rangers All-Star (10:02) Angels All-Star (1...

Bryce Whitlow is the host of the MLB Hall of (Pretty) Good Podcast. He joined us for this episode to tackle a grid with Red Sox, Mets, Nats, Pirates, and some fun position boxes. ------------------ Timestamps : (0:00) Intro (0:28) Stats (1:31) Introducing Bryce Whitlow (3:06) Red Sox/Played RF (min 1 game) (5:48) Red Sox/Played LF (min 1 game) (8:27) Red Sox/Mets (11:41) Pirates/Mets (14:07) Natio...

It's our first Ordinary Effort livestream! We had a blast playing grid with our followers. If you want to relive the full experience, watch it here: https://youtube.com/live/SKfu1IRlgkY ------------------ Timestamps : (0:00) Intro (1:43) 2024 Playoffs Chat (3:24) Immaculate Grid 551 (31:49) Introducing Infinte Grid (33:44) All Relievers Grid (51:42) Thank You (53:43) Speed Grid (1:00:03) Recap...

BIG NEWS 🚨 We're going LIVE to play grid with our followers on Friday, October 4th at 10 PM ET. 🔗 Join the stream here: https://youtube.com/live/SKfu1IRlgkY ------------------ 75% of our rarity score came from the Rookie of the Year column... but we managed to pull some good names nonetheless. ------------------ Timestamps : (0:00) Introduction (0:36) Welcome to Ordinary Effort (1:27) Braves...

Mike is a suffering Mets fan. Josh is a diehard Yankees fan. When a grid features both their teams, it's going to be a good one. We went all the way back to Immaculate Grid 2 for this week'e episode. ------------------ Timestamps : (0:00) Intro (1:22) Astros World Series Champ (2:30) Astros All-Star (3:35) Astros/Nationals (4:58) Yankees World Series Champ (6:44) Mets World Series Champ (7...

Jessica Brand is a former MLB Network researcher and the creator of the rarity score for Immaculate Grid. She joined us for Grid 514 and did not disappoint. We talked guys from the 1800s, a player who is responsible for the Pirates name, and a trade that almost sent Mariano Rivera to the Guardians! ------------------ Timestamps : (0:00) Intro (1:19) Introducing Jessica Brand (2:48) Origin of the r...