The Diamond Duo Podcast

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony return to action and catch up on everything they missed from last week! They begin by reviewing the teams who saw themselves go on long streaks to begin June. These teams include the Braves, Phillies, and Yankees that saw excess winning and the Angels, Brewers, and A's that have seen better days. Once that's done, the two discuss the managerial si...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony get flashbacks to this year's Oscars as an altercation between Tommy Pham and Joc Pederson turned (slightly) violent before a Reds-Giants game. The two analyze the situation and have a laugh once it's discovered what this is all about (spoiler alert: it isn't much). The focus is then shifted to the White Sox making a smart organizational decision...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony sift through the massive slew of injuries that has been swept across the MLB landscape as of late. The injury bug has taken down noteworthy players like Max Scherzer, Chris Paddack, Chad Green, Clayton Kershaw, and Tyler O'Neill. In lieu of a traditional Around The Horn segment, the two proceed with some of the week's biggest stories which include...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony offer their congratulations to two exciting players on the Angels on some impressive milestones! First is former first rounder, Reid Detmers who became the youngest player in franchise history to toss a no-hitter, doing so in his 11h career start! Second is Shohei Ohtani (ever heard of him?) who clobbered his 100th career home run, becoming only t...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony plunge into the unforgiving wasteland that is MLB umpiring. They take an especially close look at one recent incident where an umpire looked for a reason to eject Madison Bumgarner by gazing longingly into his eyes. The duo follows this bout of strangeness up by (*gasp*) praising the New York Mets! This praise comes from their release of strugglin...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony juggle the dichotomy of celebrating Clayton Kershaw becoming the Dodgers all-time leader in strikeouts and acknowledging disgraced starter Trevor Bauer after being suspended for two full seasons! Before they dive into those stories, they conduct an abridged version of Around The Horn! Teams ending the month on hot streaks like the Yankees, Marlins...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony congratulate Miguel Cabrera for reaching the 3,000 hit plateau while simultaneously lambasting the Yankees fans who threw trash at Cleveland Guardians players! Before that, the duo host another edition of Around the Horn, where they reflect on the success of the two NY teams and the Mariners and proceed to bash the Reds, Nationals, and A's for a v...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony reflect on the first fully complete week of the MLB season! To achieve this, the two bring back a revised format of Around The Horn! This version is designed to zero in on the best and worst players and teams around the league! (and save time as well lol). Once the week in review is done, the two cover the biggest (and strangest stories) from the...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony are thrilled to talk about Opening Day across baseball! Before that day, many stories made headlines. These include the extensions signed, the few not signed, a trade, and some possible beef between Ronald Acuna Jr. and Freddie Freeman! Moving on, the Diamond Duo discuss their favorite moments from Opening Day Weekend! From new technology being im...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony tackle predicting what will happen during the 2022 regular season and postseason! Who will they pick to win each division? How many wins will each team wind up with? How stupid could the Diamond Duo possibly be? All of those questions are answered in this episode! Plus, it wouldn't be a good prediction episode without discussing who Tom and Tony's...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony take one final look at the MLB offseason and the many moves that have come with it! They go over every major transaction with special focus given to some of the larger deals such as the signings of Freddie Freeman and Carlos Correa. Once each move is analyzed, the two proceed to grade the offseason of some of the most noteworthy teams who actively...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony pop the champagne and celebrate because we have a new CBA and we have baseball back! The two open the show deep diving said CBA and the many changes it brings to the game; such changes include a 12 game playoff format, a raise in the minimum salary, and a 6 pick draft lottery. Once that's done, they proceed to tackle the ever-growing flood of tran...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony face the cold reality of cancelled MLB games due to a lockout for the first time since 1994. The two cover the lockout up to this point, shining a light on the proposals put forth by both the players and the owners and going over what both sides look to achieve. The 24 hour timeline between February 28 and March 1 is looked at in great detail from...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony bring on the show's second ever guest to cover a big offseason buyer in the New York Mets! For this discussion, the two turned to their close friend, the creator of the Raise The Apple Instagram page: Eddie Gardner! Eddie is as die-hard a Mets fan as it gets, and he brings his immense knowledge of the team to the show as the three judge the team's...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony ooh and ahh over the results of the BBWAA's voting for the 2022 Class of the Baseball Hall of Fame! While they are ecstatic for David Ortiz and each of the committee's selections, they explain why Bonds, Clemens, and Schilling missed out for the tenth and final time on the ballot and the hopes that they have for consideration in the future. The du...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony go over the little bits of news that have emerged from the darkness of the MLB lockout! This news ranges from the newest faces of Sunday Night Baseball, to some groundbreaking hires and progress for women in baseball, to the first (failed) attempt from both sides to come to an agreement. On the topic of both sides of the lockout, Tom and Tony deci...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony dive deep into the topic that is this year's Hall of Fame ballot! They cover some of the more prominent names on the ballot (such as Bonds, Clemens, and Schilling) as well as some players not getting as much attention (such as Abreu, Hunter, and Nathan). This discussion is concluded with the two constructing their own mock ballots for the coming e...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony welcome their first ever guest to the show to talk all about one of the most interesting teams of the offseason, the Detroit Tigers! They couldn't think of anyone better to talk to about the Tigers then the only Tigers fan they know, Jack Halsted! Jack's been a fan of the team for most of his life and breaks down how the Tigers are shaping up to b...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony would love to gush over all of the moves made in free agency for the entire show! But, the Lockout made them depressed and now they are forced to express their wide range of emotions for Robert D. Manfred and MLB executives! Plus, they weigh in on the league supposedly using two separate baseballs for national and local broadcasts! In addition to...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony are back from their first two-week hiatus to soak in all that the offseason has had in store up through 11/22! They look back on the Hot Stove to see what teams have had cooking, applaud the Mets for hiring a new GM, and ridicule how some MLB awards were voted on! In addition, Tony brings a brand-new segment to the table called "The How F'd Are Th...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony put a bow on the 2021 MLB Season with one final wrap-up of the World Series, and hence, one more round of gloating over the Houston Astros' second defeat in the Fall Classic in three years. From there, the two dive headfirst into the wide open terrain of the Offseason! Tune in as Tom and Tony construct a first of its kind, Diamond Dozen! This edit...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony break down the first four games of the 2021 World Series leading up to the Atlanta Braves taking a 3-1 series lead over the Houston Astors (uh oh). This, along with a metric ton of news and, errr, interesting stories to close out the baseball season are covered. All topics from a shake up of the managerial scene, to the Silver Slugger & Gold G...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony would rather sing "99 Bottles of Beer" than discuss The Houston Astros making the World Series after defeating the Boston Red Sox in the ALCS! They also broke down the NLCS and how the Atlanta Braves knocked the second-best team in baseball, The Los Angeles Dodgers, out of the postseason! Plus, can the Braves pull off the upset in the World Series...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony wrapped up the ALDS and NLDS with their analysis of how each series ended! They also dreaded discussing the ALCS between their two "favorite" teams, but persevered on and did so anyway! And don't think they forgot about the NLCS too! Plus, in honor of some of the questionable calls this postseason (*COUGH* Gabe Morales *COUGH*), The Diamond Duo pr...

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony are pumped up to talk about the postseason (as of 10/10/21) and scoff at the fact that the Yankees won't be going so far! We analyzed both the American League and National League Wild Card games and discerned what went wrong for the losers of those games! We also gave our thoughts on the ALDS and NLDS and how the four series' have shaped out so fa...