Peanuts & Popcorn

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, black armbands are on after the death of Maury Wills; Albert Pujols joins an exclusive club. We’ll react to what some of the players and managers are saying about the proposed rule changes. Garrett Cole takes an early shower, while the Mets and the Reds make history. The Cubs have been thinking about the 2023 season, while the White Sox can now join them. This wee...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros clinch their respective divisions. We get the inside dirt, on the infield dirt. We talk about the evolving art of informing a young player he’s made it to the Bigs. Big Albert is gunning for #700, will we ever see his like again? We’ll react to an open letter by Ken Rosenthal to Tony La Russa as well as three players the...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, new rule changes are in store for 2023, we’ll break down their possible impact. Joe Maddon goes public on the problem with analytics. A union for minor league players is recognized and Jerry Seinfeld blames Timmy the Trumpet for the Mets collapse. Tony La Russa may be back in the manager’s chair sooner rather than later and Pat Hughes and Jose Cardenal are inducte...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the MLB season has less than a month to go. Which teams will find themselves vying for the World Series? Austin Meadows of the Tigers takes some time off to improve his mental health, while the Cincinnati Reds debut a promising star as well as an unlikely one. John Morosi sends Cubs Nation into hysterics, while the White Sox show signs of life.  Finally, our Popco...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, Rod Carew corners the Commissioner at the Hall of Fame banquet and lets him know what he thinks. We react to the 2023 MLB schedule. A group of Texas Ranger relievers decides to leave the bullpen. Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols make their final career appearances at Wrigley Field while the White Sox can’t seem to get out of their own way.  Finally, in our Pop...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Texas Rangers make a change in their front office as Mark DeRosa is named manager of Team USA. It’s apparently become too dangerous to allow Alex Bregman to occupy second base as Albert Pujols is approaching some rarified air. The Cubs acquire a big stick while the White Sox get a reliable infield glove. Finally, in our Popcorn discussion, at the 35:25 mark, w...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, Baseball says goodbye to Vin Scully as Tom goes to Comerica Park to see the Tigers honor Lou Whitaker. Pete Rose visits Philadelphia and it does not go well. Shohei Otani passes Ichiro and ties Babe Ruth.  Verlander continues to shine. The Chicago White Sox are hanging on by their fingernails while the Cubs play the Reds in the corn in Iowa. Finally, in our “...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the MLB trade deadline is Tuesday, we’ll talk about the trades that have happened while speculating on those yet to come. How many of you know about the magic mud from the Delaware River that helps pitchers get a grip? We’ll reminisce about Will Clark and Greg Maddux and a time where pitchers didn’t try to conceal their mound discussions and Pete Rose will make an...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Toronto Blue Jays part ways with their manager, while MLB ponders a possible way to combat shifting. As the trade deadline approaches, some big names are being thrown around. We compare two recent inside the park home runs, while the lion’s share of the Kansas City roster waves goodbye to their teammates on the tarmac as they play a road trip in Toronto...with...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, We find popcorn in our peanuts as A League of Their Own turns thirty. Mark Appel makes his Major League debut at the age of thirty; some nine years after he was drafted as a can’t miss prospect. Josh Naylor nails down another thriller for the Guardians and we react to an ugly brawl between the Angels and the Mariners. Finally, our popcorn discussion is at the 43:1...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, an unemployed Joe Maddon says he wants to manage again, we ask where he might end up . Angel Hernandez sues MLB for denying minorities opportunities as crew chiefs, does he have a case? Dusty Baker is suspended while Madison Bumgartner gets surly after a Joey Votto milestone double. We’ll talk Cubs and Tony LaRussa's problems on the Southside; while our Popcorn di...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we look at the players who are most likely to be traded at the deadline. Stephen Strasburg has pitched a grand total of 8 starts for the Nationals since he signed a $245 million dollar contract in 2019. Mike Trout talks about baseball’s most interesting Fantasy Football league and we re-visit our preseason predictions. Finally, our Popcorn discussion is at the 36:...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Philadelphia Phillies fire Joe Girardi while the Los Angeles Dodgers use Pride Month as a platform to right an ancient wrong. Jim Kaat puts his foot in his mouth, again. We’ll talk about the Cubs and the Sox and in the wake of the passing of Ray Liotta---our popcorn begins at the 32:17 mark, as we discuss the Martin Scorsese classic, Goodfellas. Next week: Med...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, tragic events in Uvalde, Texas move Gabe Kapler to stay in the dugout during the National Anthem. Fantasy Football leads to Tommy Pham bitch-slapping Joc Peterson. The 3-0 fastball has been replaced by the 3-0 slider and Josh Donaldson apologizes to the Robinson family while he languishes on the 15-day IL. The Cubs take the Red Line to the South Side to play the S...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we mourn the passing of baseball literary giant, Roger Angell. The Red's Hunter Green and Andrew Warren of the Reds combine to no-hit the Pirates, and Cincinnati still loses. Matt 'Batman' Harvey pleads guilty to distribution of drugs, and we look at Tim Anderson's allegations against Josh Donaldson. We'll run the bases on Chicago baseball and our popcorn discussi...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, the Mets and the Guardians come back from 6-run deficits to stun the Phillies and the White Sox. Reid Detmer of the Angels throws an unlikely no-hitter.  We discuss the King of Throws: Tom House.  We’ll talk about the Cubs and the White Sox and the weight of expectations. Our Popcorn segment at the 36:42 mark, our Movie of the Week is David Lean's Doctor...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, after six games were postponed due to rain on Friday night, can MLB do anything about the weather? The Cincinnati Reds are currently 4-23. Will they go down in history as one of the worst teams of all time? Dusty Baker gets his 2,000th win as the Cubs and White Sox face off in the first leg of the Crosstown Classic. Our Popcorn segment at the 41:44 mark, our Movie...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, home runs are way down. We ask why. Umpire, Angel Hernandez, has another bad day behind the plate and Kyle Schwarber lets him know about it. Trevor Bauer will be sitting for the next two years and Miguel Cabrera joins an elite club. We will talk Chicago baseball and In our Popcorn segment at the 32:54 mark, our Movie of the Week is Bullets Over Broadway  Next...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, we give a crunch of the nut to Rachel Balkovik, the first female manager of a professional baseball team . We run down some of the more dramatic highlights around the league including the Cubs and White Sox. In our Popcorn segment at the 38:02 mark, our Movie of the Week is Under the Volcano , directed by John Huston.  Next week:  Bullets Over Broadway

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, all these years and it’s only just now that we find out second base was in the wrong place the whole time! The 2022 season will see umpires mic'd up and  announcing their decisions and reversals, while Nippon Baseball finds creative ways to present their product. Albert Pujols is back with the Cardinals and Jacob deGrom’s injury may sink the Mets chances this...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, with MLB camps open for business, most free agents have been spoken for, but we’ll take a look at some of the players who “ahem”, still might be able to help a club. Seiyu Suzuki makes his Spring debut for the Cubs, while the White Sox force their best starting pitcher to endure an arbitration hearing for less than $500,000. And finally, on the morning of the day...

This week on Peanuts and Popcorn, Carlos Correa shocks the world and signs with the Twins for $35 million a year. In other news of the 1%, Chicago Cubs owner teams up with an Illinois billionaire to attempt to purchase the Chelsea football club.  Our popcorn talk begins at 28:00 and it's on the Academy Award nominated, Coda.  Next week is Oscar night and we'll discuss all of the Best Pic...

This week on the Spring Training edition of Peanuts and Popcorn, the lockout is over. The owners and the player’s association have FINALLY agreed to a deal that will allow for the 2022 season to begin. With the new labor deal comes new free-agent signings. Tom and I will break down what you can expect this season including some of the new rule changes.  The Baseball Writers Association elects...

This week on a special Hot Stove edition of Peanuts and Popcorn, Major League Baseball make slow progress on their collective bargaining. We react to the recent transactions that happened BEFORE the lockout began and we give our votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame, if someone would ever give us a ballot. Our Popcorn discussion begins at the 50:12 mark with our review of what looks to be a surefire...

This week on on the 2021’s final installment of Peanuts and Popcorn, the World Series is over and the Atlanta Braves are the last team standing . We’ll discuss the contributions of Jorge Soler and Brian Snitker. The Astros have committed to Dusty Baker for 2022.  Buster Posey hangs up his catchers mask, we ask if he is a Hall of Famer? The players offer a proposal to the owners; what will hap...