Talkin' Baseball (MLB Podcast)

Jake, Plouffe, and Jomboy are answering your voicemails! Is it possible to still be impressed by Jacob deGrom? How will prospects bounce back from losing a year of development? Kyle Lewis is a stud! Clevinger is back up in the show! Who will win World Series MVP for the Tigers? Will individual player celebrations increase? What was Plouffe's college recruiting process like? Learn more about your a...

The trade deadline is somehow less than a week away! Jomboy, Jake, & Plouffe are breaking down the Phillies-Red Sox trade and previewing which teams could be the biggest sellers, which pieces could be available, and which teams are hungriest to make a move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...

Jake's back! The Phillies made a trade, the Blue Jays have the most meat in the game, Baltimore is still in play for the Wild Card. The NL standings are an absolute mess, David Ross has a commercial, White Sox officially join the party, the Rockies collapse. We're a week from the deadline and Having fun! 6:55 East Recap 23:25 Central Recap 36:00 West Recap 50:35 Standout Performance 1:01:00 En Fue...

Trevor attempts to Wally Pipp Jake on today's series recap! The Yankees are all hurt and the Rays sweep 'em, the NL East is funky, Ryu and the Blue Jays are turning it on, Cleveland is tightening the race in the central, the Cubs gotta feel good, Giolito and Berrios make Jomboy eat a bug, we're over the Reds, the Angels are horrific, thew Padres are going crazy, Grichuk hits a buncha homers, Tim A...

What's Yasiel Puig up to? (3:05) How confident should Astros fans be for this season? (13:35) The Tigers are calling up their prospects this week! (20:45) Which players would use the most pine tar if there were no rules at all? (25:45) The Marlins? (35:20) Brewers are heating up! (41:40) What's the future of 7 inning double headers? (46:10) Which unwritten rules are good? (48:55) What moments did...

Baseball is at the forefront of sports as Fernando Tatis Jr. hits a grand slam to pass Mike Trout for the MLB lead in homers, but all anyone cared about is that he swung on a 3-0 pitch (5:05). What a monster! Jomboy, Jake, & Plouffe also share their thoughts on Zach Plesac and Mike Clevinger being sent down by Cleveland (30:50) as well as an inevitable playoff bubble (38:35) Learn more about your...

Jomboy & Jake recap MLB's weekend slate. The Cardinals return from their outbreak, the Indians sweep Detroit, Oakland could run away with the West, Lance Lynn is an ace, Brandon Lowe needs to be talked about more, Franmil Reyes is so hot, 3 guys lead the #RaceTo20, Max Muncy gets off slump watch, Edwin Encarnacion gets on slump watch, everyone got mad, Phillies bullpen remains the worst, and the R...

Jomboy & Jake are back to recap the week that was in baseball! The Red Sox tank job is obvious (7:50), but somehow the Orioles just keep going (12:15). The Cubs have been a fun team to watch (24:40), the entire AL Central is 5-5 in their last 10, Juan Soto and Mookie Betts are incredible (37:40). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

Mark Attanasio, owner of the Milwaukee Brewers, came on the show to talk with Jomboy, Jake, and Trevor Plouffe about baseball's return, his love for baseball, trends he wants to see continue in the game, potential new rules, the slide and sausage races at MillerPark, CC Sabathia's tenure in Milwaukee, and growing up in New York. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Baseball has DRAMA this week. Jomboy, Jake, and Plouffe give their full thoughts on the Astros-A's fight and aftermath (8:00) as well as live reactions to Laureano and Cintron's respective suspensions (45:50), the Cleveland Indians sending Plesac and Clevinger home (37:30), and Marcus Stroman opting out and finessing the Mets (50:45). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

Jomboy, Jake, and Plouffe talk to Matt and Rob Lowe about their Dodger fandom. The duo shares their thoughts and stories on Joe Kelly being their new hero (4:10), concerns about the LA bullpen (11:00), sitting next to Vin Scully during the 2017 World Series Loss (14:00), throwing out the first pitch (17:25), Rob's infamous NFL hat (22:45), and potentially facing Houston in the World Series again (...

MLB had itself a big weekend! The Pirates are bad, but the Tigers are good? The Rockies are still having fun. The Rangers swept the Angels? Do they stink? Tatis and Acuna are so much fun. Is Bumgarner bad or just in a rough patch? Ramon Laureano fought the entire Astros bench! Alex Verdugo gave some great soundbytes, and Jo Adell has an eventful first week in the show. Learn more about your ad cho...

Jomboy & Jake catch you up on everything that happened on the field this week in baseball. We got our first look at 7-inning double-headers (8:00), Dylan Bundy makes Jake look like a moron (29:25), Aaron Nola carved up the Yankees (33:40), and the Blue Jays and the umpires had a mix-up (52:10) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz com...

Jomboy, Jake, and Plouffe are answering your voicemails! How do you get out of a slump? (1:50) Is the Extra inning rule an advantage for the home or away team? (6:25) Will Nelson Cruz get some MVP votes? (12:00) Is the Cubs rotation better than we thought? (14:20) When are fans allowed to freak out? (22:00) Hwat is Detroit's ceiling? (31:45) Should Bosotn have taken the original Mookie Betts trade...

Yoenis Cespedes opted out of the 2020 season and at least one of him or the Mets is lying about how it went down. The Cardinals are the latest team with an outbreak but it is going much better than the Marlins outbreak. Mike Soroka tears his Achilles and will miss the season for Atlanta. Jomboy, Jake, and Plouffe run through the standings and break down which teams they believe in early. Trevor sh...

Another week of baseball in the books! Are the mets a disgrace? Are the White Sox starting to click? Is Aaron Judge the most dangerous man on the planet right now? Tyler Alexander struck out nine (9!) batters in relief! Hot boy Dansby Swanson is REALLY hot right now. Can Tyler Chatwood be real? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz co...

Big week for baseball! Teoscar Hernandez and Christian Vazquez (the usual suspects) had multi-homer games, baseball got mad at Joe Kelly, Nate Pearson debuted for Toronto, Shane Bieber is far from Cleveland's only good pitcher, and James McCann needs more at bats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

Jomboy, Jake, and Trevor Plouffe answer your voicemails! The Astros Bullpen is full of bad rookies (7:40), we get some perspective on the Folty situation (12:55), the Padres are a postseason lock? (19:45) The Reds are stumbling out of the gate (25:15) but the Jays look good (31:20). Would Plouffe have opted out this year if he were still any good at baseball? (37:00) How concerned should Cubs fans...

The Marlins season has been suspended due to a virus outbreak within their locker room. Jomboy, Jake, and Trevor Plouffe try to break that situation down without getting too scared. The guys also discuss our first samples of the extra inning rule (18:35) along with the rather stunning decision by the Braves to DFA Mike Foltynewicz (28:45). You can also hear their live reactions to the news that th...

Series Recaps are back! We're recapping the Eastern (5:10), Central, and Western Regions (15:50) from this weekend. We've got a whole bunch of standout performances (27:20) and En Fuego players (32:20). We've got to put some guys on Slump Watch (40:20) and who got mad watch (45:00). Finally we give out our awards (49:30) and do Elevator Talk (1:00:10). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

The season is here, but baseball demanded that we talk about non-gameplay one more time! Mookie got a 12-year extension to stay in LA (2:30), the Blue Jays are currently without a home (16:55), and MLB and the MLBPA agreed to expand the postseason to 16-teams! (21:55) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

Baseball is SO close! Jomboy, Jake, and Trevor Plouffe take one last look-ahead at the 2020 season in this episode. We give you a recap of the new rules for the 60-game sprint (4:45) and recap the free agent signings that went down this winter (11:30) before giving our picks and highlighting some storylines from each division: the NL West (20:35), AL West (28:55), AL Central (28:55), NL Central (3...

Baseball is BACK this week, so it's time for you guys to call in and let Jomboy, Jake, and Trevor know what your biggest fears are for the 2020 season! Do the Cardinals and DBacks have enough depth? Do the Cubs have enough quality arms? Will San Francisco call up Joey Bart? Can Joe Girardi do miracle work with the Phillies' pen? What if the Yankees have to face Houston again? Do either of them hav...

Jomboy, Jake, and Trevor Plouffe wrap up their 2020 season preview with the two west divisions! Are the Dodgers the clear-cut best team in baseball? How will the Astros bounce-back after a tough offseason? Will the Mariners start to bring up exciting prospects? Why watch the Giants? Can the Padres make a push? Will the Rockies get enough pitching? Should the A's be the AL West favorites? Why don't...

Jomboy, Jake, and Trevor Plouffe previewed the Eastern Region on earlier this week, so now they're looking at the Central Region! Before that, Yasiel Puig lands with the Braves! What do Tigers, Royals, and Pirates fans have to look forward to? Does any team want to see Cleveland in a playoff series? How well do the pitchers have to perform for the White Sox to break through? Does Minnesota have en...