The Diamond Duo Podcast

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony get the ball rolling on their coverage of the World Baseball Classic! The rosters for all 20 countries participating were recently announced, so the two spent some time analyzing each one with the tournament just two weeks away! But first, they comb through the most recent batch of trades and signings from across the league! Some of the more notew...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony breathe a sigh of relief as the BBWAA did not let us down for a change and elected someone deserving into the Baseball Hall of Fame! Before the duo gets to that though, there's always a fresh batch of trades and transactions to comb through! This week's highlights include Miami acquiring the reigning AL batting average champ, the Rays GM rememberi...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony relish in not having to think about Carlos Correa or his free agency madness for another wee-oh wait we spoke too soon. The duo begins this one with another look at the Hot Stove for the latest moves and transactions (as of 1/15/23)! These moves are headlined by Boston actually paying one of their superstars in Rafael Devers to keep him in town lo...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony are ready to kick off the new year with a bang and are relieved to not have to record more than one time throughout the editing process! That's in part to the Hot Stove cooling off, but not entirely. The duo go through the biggest deals of the past two weeks (as of 12/30/22), including Daulton Varsho's trade to the Blue Jays, Alex Anthopoulos cont...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony think they're free from the horror of having to re-record segments in the middle of the week, but alas, they underestimate the power of Steve Cohen's wallet and his desire to build a super team. The two begin innocently enough by listing off what they think are the biggest transactions of the past two weeks; this includes names like Xander Bogaert...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony are thankful for reaching 50 episodes of the show! Thank you to everyone who's supported us so much in the journey and we look forward to having you onboard for a long time! In Episode 50, Tom and Tony realized recording during the Winter Meetings was a terrible, terrible mistake! Deals continue to pour in and the duo can barely keep up! In the en...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony usher in the offseason with a little free agency special as they look forward to the many transactions they'll see over the next couple of months! Before any soon-to-be proven wrong prediction are made, as always, there's some stories to go over! First off, to cover the barrage of awards season, the duo rapid fire their thoughts on the big four ma...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony grit their teeth and let out a disgruntled sigh as they are forced to congratulate the Houston Astros for winning the 2022 World Series. The two pick up right where they left off last week and cover the final four games of the Fall Classic right out of the gate! All stories and key moments from Philly's Game 3 offensive showcase, Houston's combine...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony ready themselves for what is very likely the final episode they record with baseball still going on this season! To celebrate the occasion, the two pull out all the stops and prepare to cover every last morsel of a story from games 1 and 2 of the Fall Classic, But first, there's always a few smaller stories to tend to. First off was the fact...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony grit their teeth and clench their fists as they prepare themselves to discuss one of the most lopsided Championship Series in baseball history, that their team, of course, was on the wrong side of! But first, the two address the shuffling of managers amongst the teams no longer in contention. These moves include the Rangers coaxing Bruce Bochy out...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony take a good, long look at the four division series as heavyweights are knocked out, underdogs rise, and their own team gives them chest pains! Before they can go straight into that, they must touch upon a pair of non-playoff related stories that transpired amidst the madness. Firstly, the two offer their goodbyes and more sincere of condolences fo...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony welcome MLB's first ever full Wild Card weekend with open arms as they break down all four series! Before they tackle the postseason, however, the two tie up some loose ends left over from the regular season. One of which being the first formal discussion of Aaron Judge breaking Roger Maris' AL home run record with his 62nd home run! Its significa...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony play a little game of catch up to recap the big stories we missed out on last week (sorry about that by the way). They begin with the big fish of Albert Pujols clobbering his 700th career home run followed by a look in on Aaron Judge's race for 62 (which if you couldn't tell happened after our recording). The two then rapid fire a series of storie...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony hunker down for the avalanche of milestones and home run chases currently coming down to the wire all across baseball! But first, the two offer their most sincere condolences for the recent passing of John Stearns and Joan Hodges; what they meant to the Mets, the game of baseball, and most importantly their loved ones cannot possibly be measured i...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony take a moment to step back and thank all you wonderful people who have been with us through one year of the show! Whether you've been with us for just one episode or all 41, thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts and we can't wait for many more years to come. Following these sentimentalities, the two dive into some seismic rule changes co...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony recap the MLB roster expansion and note all the significant prospects given a September call up! These young prospects include Gunnar Henderson and his electric start in Baltimore, Corbin Carroll and his contributions to a surging Diamondbacks club (weird, right?), and even the impossible - the Yankees calling up top three prospect in the system,...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony gawk in awe at the latest mega deal to fall in the lap of one of baseball's brightest young stars. Today's recipient of the "set for life" contract is Mariners superstar Julio Rodriguez and it's a deal with the potential to outlast even the likes of Bobby Bonilla. There's a ton of conditions to the contract, but Tom and Tony are prepared to break...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony brush aside their analytical arguments in favor of the cries of an unhappy fanbase. That's right. They're tackling the Yankees recent struggles. They discuss everything from the lackluster offense to the plethora of injuries to the main reasons as to why the Bronx Bombers have collapsed so hard. There's witty banter and only a modest amount of aim...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony bid farewell to one of the most hated men in Detroit baseball as well as a temporary farewell to someone quickly becoming one of the most hated men in all of baseball! The Detroit Tigers are now free from the eternal torment known as Al Avila's tenure and the duo reflect upon his tarnished legacy of bad trades and poor roster construction in addit...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony break down the aftermath of the trade deadline! Before they analyze the deadline, they first pay tribute and honor the legacy of Vin Scully. Next, the duo dishes out their thoughts on the trades they didn't mention in last week's episode and rate them individually for each team involved. After the actual trades, Tom and Tony grade the overall perf...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony previewed the trade deadline before it actually came and past! Before everything though, Tony had to settle a lost bet to Tom (once again)! This time, to the musical genius that is Joe Pesci! Back to the subject at hand, due to recording on 7/31, the duo gave their predictions and reasoning as to where many of the most notable players on the marke...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony send off the first half of the season by recapping the festivities of All Star Week! The duo began with the Futures Game despite not being able to watch it (thank for that one Peacock). The two highlight the most noteworthy prospects on display including two Yankees youngsters and the future A's backstop who took home MVP. With baseball's future o...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony revisit the All Star Game as the final rosters were recently revealed. The two review who will be starting, who will be a reserve, and who was wrongfully left out - trust us there were plenty in the latter category. Apart from that, they revive the Around The Horn segment to ceremoniously laud the hottest teams in baseball: the Orioles and the Mar...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony return from a week off by having to begrudgingly accept that a few Blue Jays and Braves players are All Star finalists. They explain their thoughts as to why the All Star voting process has become subject to more ridicule again and also select who they would like to see start in this year's Summer Classic! In other news, Tom and Tony congratulate...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony open things with bad news on the injury front as two MVP favorites in Mookie Betts and Manny Machado both got hurt this past week. Though things are look up for the two, the implications in the NL West division race could be massive in their absence. Unfortunately, things would not look up for Anthony Rendon and Hyun Jin Ryu, both of whom will see...