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In Episode 61 Emma and Craig tackle the five teams in the NL Central as we continue our 2020 MLB preview. 1. PECOTA likes the Reds a little bit more than our hosts. 2. PECOTA has a completely reasonable Cubs projection this year. Cubs Twitter might disagree mind you. 3. PECOTA likes the Cardinals a little bit less than our hosts. 4. Does Craig need to update his Billy Beane/Max Scherzer tweet to b...

With baseball right around the corner Mike, Jon, and Samuel welcome in Michael Ajeto and Yancy Eaton from Pitcher List to discuss...well pitchers of course. What else would they come on to discuss? Anyway, Michael and Yancy give their takes on the SP tiers that Mike(too many Mikes/Michaels on this episode) developed before the pandemic began, picking out intriguing names for the shortened 2020 sea...

In Episode 60 Emma and Craig tackle the five teams in the AL Central as we continue our 2020 MLB preview. 1. The Twins are more good than fun, but they are pretty good. And pretty fun assuming you like dingers. 2. Cleveland hasn't changed the team name to the Lindors yet, but maybe they should. 3. The White Sox are more fun than good. They are plenty fun though. 4. The Tigers have exciting young p...

In Episode 231 of For All You Kids Out There, we are hurtling towards actual Mets baseball in 2020, so naturally it was time to have David Roth on to talk mostly about Ty Bashlor.

In Episode 59 (don't listen to Craig), Jeffrey and Craig tackle the five teams in the AL West as we resume our 2020 MLB preview. 1. What a weird year this is going to be for the Astros. They are probably still very good, but maybe not third-best-team-in-baseball good 2. The Athletics have very good uniforms, but the rest of the aesthetics aren't so good. 3. The Los Angeles Adells of Anaheim, IMO 4...

In Episode 58 (don't listen to Craig), Jeffrey and Craig tackle the five teams in the NL East as we resume our 2020 MLB preview. 1. The Washington Nationals are kind of boring as World Series champs go 2. The Mets are never boring, but might have a dearth of starting pitching for a change (this was even before Jacob deGrom tweaked his back). 3. The Braves are probably better than this (this was ev...

In Episode 230, Jeffrey and Jarrett are in midseason form as it takes eleven minutes to introduce the show, and neither of us have any idea how the first half is over an hour, or what we even talked about. We suspect there is a fair bit on the latest Mets ownership news, how the Mets are handling "absences" from Summer Camp, and some Jacob Rhame chat. We also take a wider look at the baseball land...

Mark Barry and J.P. Breen are back as Summer Camp (TM) kicks off across baseball. They discuss Buster Posey opting out and where some recent draftees might fit in your dynasty team plans, including a spirited debate over J.J. Bleday. Email: tinopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @tinopodcast / @hoodieandtie / @GhostRunneron2B Patreon: patreon.com/TINOPodcast Music from https://filmmusic.io “District Four”...

Eric Nusbaum, author of Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught In Between discusses the long tug-of-war over Chavez Ravine, who had it, who lost it, and who was to blame—featuring a cast of thousands. Plus Cap Anson situated in his times (meet the old times/same as the new times) and one more look at Addie Joss’s passing. TABLE OF CONTENTS Ten Men Out of the Hall Revisited (...

In Episode 57, Emma and Craig tackle five more (mostly) baseball topics. 1. My Mind Is Telling Me No...: Ambivalence still reigns over the 2020 season, but there is baseball on TV now, sort of. 2. Situation Normal: All Fucked Up: And here's a bunch of reasons for our ambivalence. 3. There's Always Next Year: Another group of players have opted out of the 2020 season, and they seem to have somethin...

In Episode 229 of For All You Kids Out There, Craig and Jarrett discuss the Mets almost-60-man roster, some new pool players, and what that might all mean for Johneshwy Fargas. There's also chat about intake testing, if baseball really knows what they are doing w/r/t the health of the players, and the first round of opt-outs from some big veteran names. Then Craig answers all your non-Rays, non-wr...

This would normally be around the time when our Midseason Top 50 Podcast would be published. This is not that.

Baseball was not back, but now it is again. It might not be back by the time you hear this, because pandemics don't care about baseball. However, we know what baseball will look like this year if/when it comes back. The big thing that involves is instituting the universal designated hitter for 2020 and 2021. Mike, Jon, and Samuel took some time to break down what that might mean for each NL team,...

Should baseball even be playing at all in 2020? Mark Barry and J.P. Breen aren't sure, but discuss what the 60-game schedule means for pitchers, high-variance fantasy outfielders, and Rockies infielders (and yes, their closer too). Also, they once again try and troll their producer w/r/t Dom Smith. Email: tinopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @tinopodcast / @hoodieandtie / @GhostRunneron2B Patreon: patre...

Craig Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus returns to discuss the MLB reopening, how the “legitimacy” question is misapplied to this season, and repudiates greeting cards. Plus: Tales of a Native American ace who overlooked the many slurs he heard and an owner who tried to retaliate against a manager and got burnt—but maybe he should have been heard. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chief Bender Copes*Wear Your Mask...

Jesse Spector returns to discuss the non-return of baseball, an old baseball arcade game, and his decision to join the revived Deadspin. Plus: Tales of an early Cuban star who might have been a very young revolutionary and the poison dispensed by the most evil Red Sox player/manager/executive of all time. TABLE OF CONTENTS The Brief, Laudatory Career of Armando Marsans*Earl Wilson’s Cryptic Reply*...

In Episode 56, Bradford, Emma and Craig tackle five more (mostly) baseball topics. 1. Pool Party: A discussion of the 60-player pools and some trends we noticed about them. 2. F You, F You, F You, You’re Cool, and F You, I’m Out: Players opting out 3. Ian Desmond's IG Post: Walking through the issues he brought up in his InstaGram Post. 4. Everything’s Bigger In Texas, Including COVID Spikes: Heal...

Baseball is....back? The contentious negotiations between the owners and players continue, but on Wednesday at recording time it looked like the two parties were close to an agreement to return to the field. Mike, Jon, and Samuel break down what this looks like as they record, and vent about the entire process. It's about baseball, but it does take some turns because would it be a FFF podcast if i...

Mark Barry and J.P. Breen return after Major League Baseball officially announced a league-imposed shortened season. They talk about Liverpool (because J.P. required it), Trevor Bauer’s feelings, and taxi squads. Plus, they discuss whether starters will be worth it in fantasy this year. Email: tinopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @tinopodcast / @hoodieandtie / @GhostRunneron2B Patreon: patreon.com/TINOP...

“That's maybe the reason he does so many things, so that he will not have to think.” - Gabriel García Márquez

In Episode 55, Bradford and Craig tackle five more (mostly) baseball topics. 1. So we beat on, boys against the current, borne ceaselessly back into the town: Baseball is officially back, although it's probably a bad idea and they made the process as messy as possible. 2. Bad Medicine: About it being a bad idea... 3. Let's play, too: The Grand Ole Opry will have a Grand Ole Taxi Squad. 4. Haha, Th...

In Episode 227 of For All You Kids Out There Jeffrey and Jarrett get you up to speed on another long week of "negotiations" over the 2020 MLB season. Now it might not even matter since Covid cases are on the rise in Florida, Texas, and Arizona, and it's not clear that sports should happen at all. We also talk about Jo Adell's comments in The Undefeated and a major report on the corruption in the I...

Mark and J.P, are back to consider the latest round of MLB/Players negotiation, reflect on Jo Adell's comments in The Undefeated, and figure out how to handle a 50ish game fantasy baseball season. Email: tinopodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @tinopodcast / @hoodieandtie / @GhostRunneron2B Patreon: patreon.com/TINOPodcast Music from https://filmmusic.io “District Four” by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompete...

This week on Flags Fly Forever, it's the episode that inevitably occurs when three writers podcast regularly. That's right, it's a podcast all about writing. Mike, Jon, and Samuel spend time talking about how they became writers, how they found their way to BP, and what advice they might have for anyone that potentially wants to pursue writing as a creative endeavor. Also Samuel tries out a new mi...

In Episode 226 of For All You Kids Out There, we have several important revelation, like the episode title, and that Jeffrey had the wrong mic setting for the first ten minutes. We also chat about This Week in Labor Agitating, This Week in Mets Ownership, and review the 2020 Mets draft class with BP's Senior MLB Draft Writer, Keanan Lamb.