Staffcast

For episode 52 of Staffcast, the war is finally over. Trevor and Richard are joined by Bobby Wagner and Alex Bazeley of Tipping Pitches to talk about how Host Coach Sean is doing, the Hall of Woke, getting acquired by Major League Baseball, hitting Alex Blandino on purpose, Alex Rodriguez, Brian Wilson, brain aneurysm: a breakdown, the 9/11 parlay, Commissioner Trump, pitching in front of Bruce Wi...

For episode 51 of Staffcast, Trevor, Tom, and Richard are joined by Media Matters' Andrew Lawrence to talk about the beautiful Tampa Bay Rays, what makes them so weird and good, Manny Ramirez's grandma repeatedly dying, Hildy getting his only postseason jersey back, watching Fox News for a living, the joys of franchise mode, shooting a gun to preserve your arm, preventing bad players from...

For a very special episode 50 of Staffcast, I don't know what happened, I wasn't there! To mark this milestone, Staffcast has rid itself of Richard Staff with Tom and Lindsey Adler staging a hostile takeover to talk about a bunch of books, the intensity of baseball players, taking coaching feedback, having a crush on Napoleon Dynamite, Max Scherzer's strongest held opinion, and more! Follow your i...

For episode 49 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by The Atlantic's Ellen Cushing and Kaitlyn Tiffany to talk about what Juan Soto is actually doing in the bullpen, baseball as reality TV, our beautiful Pete Alonso, vibing while kids suffer, horror stories of Mets past, asking to get stepped on, pandering Bryce Harper, Hack's first and only game as a fan, amendments on jerseys, naked...

For episode 48 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by Sports Illustrated's Emma Baccellieri to talk about Richard Nixon and his awful first kiss, the White Sox Fan Pope, turning breakfast into a holy relic, getting into the X-Files 30 years late, Old Slop, SODA, the true origin of 7-Up, the real freaks of Quora, r/50Something, scoring games, and more! Follow your incredibly cool hosts and gue...

For episode 47 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by Late Night's Sal Gentile to talk about YouCam5, the Mets becoming "cool", writing comedy about Donald Trump, eating concrete because of AI, how sick it is to be a baseball player, betting on late night television, going slowly insane with Seth Meyers, silly little voices, Spider-Men in Jamba Juice, the worst commercials to air on SNY, and...

For episode 46 of Staffcast, Trevor and Richard are joined by All Elite Wrestling's Anthony Bowens to talk about the 2000s Giants, playing adult league baseball, what goes into performing live on television weekly, changing your gimmick, getting Jane's Addiction, hitting Abraham Lincoln with a chair, deserving a retroactive World Series ring, wrestling in baseball stadiums, the Godfather of Hockey...

For episode 45 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by David Roth to talk about John Rocker getting epic, cool and normal mayor Eric Adams, John Sterling home run calls, having a Wikipedia page, Bosch, low stakes scams, trillballins brands, the surprisingly-good Mets, making Yoenis Cespedes bench press a John Deere mower, and more! Follow your incredibly cool hosts and guest: ⁠David Roth ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

For episode 44 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by Lindsey Adler to talk about baseball phrenology, transitioning...to pitching, asking every important person you come across to rank The Beatles, the new generation of Georgeheads, a Dan Flashes Party, two-tone summer, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Bill de Blasio, and more! Subscribe to Lindsey's Substack ! Follow your incredibly cool hos...

For episode 43 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by MLB's Mike Petriello to talk about going back to school for a Baseball-Reference page, getting killed by a famous person, the best and worst stat abbreviations, Hack's bass, Grok spitting out garbage, the ability to change all recorded pitch classifications, tracking Babe Ruth's body, StatCast's new batter position metrics,...

For episode 42 of Staffcast, Tom, Richard, and guest host and artist Abigail are joined by SNY's John DeMarsico to talk about being around Gary, Keith, and Ron every day, the art of being a good director, experimenting with angles, the scourge of the K-Zone, losing games to national coverage, the weirdos in the crowd, bringing movies to broadcasts, hating Emilia Perez, accidentally putting boobs o...

Welcome to the bullpen. As a special Opening Day bonus, Tom and Richard are joined by relievers Jerry Blevins, Anthony DiComo, Foolish Baseball, David Roth, and Scott Rogowsky, broadcaster Sam Lebowitz, and manager Jeff Passan in the world's first ever true to life Bullpen Simulator. Tom Hackimer - Reliever #1 Richard Staff - Reliever #2 Anthony DiComo - Reliever #3 Foolish Baseball - Reliever...

For episode 40 of Staffcast, Tom, Richard, and guest host Laura Albanese are joined by For All You Kids Out There's Jeffrey Paternostro and Jarrett Seidler to talk about the disappointing half of duos, pitchers being proud of their hitting, Award Winner Richard Staff, criminal Italian cops, Idi Amin, morally reprehensible Hall of Famers, tricking God, awful tattoos, texting Anthony DiComo and...

For episode 39 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by returning guest Jeff Passan to talk about felon coaches, e-sports, BeastMode getting one hit KO'd, sportswriter brawls, Bob Photography, John Cena betraying hundreds of make-a-wish kids, the loathsome Geoffs, playing catch with fast throwers, stepping on rakes for 30 seconds, and more! Follow your incredibly cool hosts and guest: Jeff Pass...

For episode 38 of Staffcast, Trevor, Richard, and guest host Laura Albanese are joined by LJ of ArtButMakeItSports fame to talk about page 250 of Janson's History of Art, "cheating" in art class, tweets reaching the subjects, the beauty of sports photography, the perks of the account, the universal dread of sports fans, the state of the Yankees, keeping artists alive forever, and mor...

For episode 37 of Staffcast, Sean, Tom, and Richard are joined by A Closer Look's Nate Fisher and Will Sennett to talk about broadcaster apologies, iPad players, the beautiful TV show Reacher, getting Sean's legs extended, striking out Timothee Chalamet, players fearing the train, their movie Eephus, and more! Listen to A Closer Look ! Go see Eephus ! Follow your incredibly cool hosts and guests:...

For episode 36 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by MLB dot com's Anthony DiComo to talk about getting yelled at on TV, Port St. Lucie's largest non-smoking billiards hall, AI slop, the death of X, The Everything App, the bright future of the Mets, Terminal Moneyball Brain, causing a big scene at the Chik-Fil-A drive thru, the wonders of hypotheticals, and more! Follow your incredib...

For episode 35 of Staffcast, Sean, Tom, and Richard are joined by Taking Back Sunday's John Nolan to talk about his Mets fandom, the return of Pete Alonso, the baseballer to musician pipeline, the anxiety and adrenaline of being on stage, songwriting, hearing yourself at the grocery store, Bob Dylan's Christmas album, music superstitions, and more! See Taking Back Sunday on tour ! Follow your incr...

For episode 34 of Staffcast, Tom, Richard, and surprise guest host Sean O'Connor are joined by Quiz Daddy Scott Rogowsky to talk about naming your audience, Make-A-Wish home runs, disgraced honorary Harlem Globetrotters, Sean and Scott's start in comedy, making pitchers better, baked baseballers, Neutral Drop, whether Roki Sasaki knows OJ, Trump on Wendy Williams, and more! Subscribe to Sc...

For episode 33 of Staffcast, Sean, Tom, and Richard are joined by tortured Pirates fan Charles Star to talk about Sean's new glasses, winning a World Series because of cheating on eye exams, the horrors of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Nasty Bob Nutting, players going to external facilities, being relatable as a coach, throwing players into the meat grinder, and more! Listen and subscribe to ALAB Se...

For episode 32 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by FanGraphs' Meg Rowley to talk about the great Decoy Ohtani conspiracy, Bryce Harper's raw milk, northwestern beer, Waymo, Meet Joe Black, the upcoming height apocalypse, Mormon rulings on coffee, and more! Follow your incredibly cool hosts and guest: Meg Rowley ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sean Doolittle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Trevor Hildenberger⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard...

For a very special episode 28 of Staffcast, Sean, Trevor, Tom, and Richard are joined by tech writer and podcaster Ed Zitron to talk about America's greatest cultural victory: baseball, spending 2024 becoming a baseball freak, what players talk about to pass the time, the worst people ruining the joy of the computer, AI slop, emailing Rockies owner Dick Monfort, and more! Subscribe to Ed's...

For episode 31 of Staffcast, Sean, Tom, and Richard are joined by writer Parker Molloy to talk about cars getting hit by trains, using sports as an outlet, the magic of attending games, ASMR walkup songs, Sean Doolittle Giving Up Absolute Bombs, betting with Literally Fanatics, pitching with intrusive thoughts, and more! Subscribe to Parker's The Present Age newsletter ! Follow your incredibly...

For episode 30 of Staffcast, Sean and Richard are joined by Fox Sports' Deesha Thosar to talk about New Years resolutions, getting gifts from fans by the bullpen, getting ideas as a national writer, the best thing for a PitchCom to tell you, falling behind on the culture because of baseball, getting into The Sopranos way too late, feeling elderly, Deesha's favorite story of the year, and more! Fol...

For episode 29 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard spend the final day of the year with Newsday's Laura Albanese to talk about Tommy Hunter's bull semen, covering fights, being in the presence of Alex Rodriguez, Eric Adams using Girl Scouts as a shield, the Wilpon Mets, that time Regis dressed up as Shrek, and more! Subscribe to Laura's First Time Listener, Long Time Caller Podcast ! Follow your incredi...