The Windup: A show about Baseball

DVR and Keith discuss the unusual development path for Charlie Morton and a pair of potential late-bloomers available via free agency this winter before saying goodbye to the 2021 Red Sox and Dodgers.  Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Save 33% on a subscription to The Athletic by visiting theathletic.com/baseballshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence & Grant Brisbee have a fresh cup of World Series talk. MLB Network Analyst & former major leaguer "The Mayor" Sean Casey joins the guys. They break down Game 1 of the World Series and how the injury to Charlie Morton is a big problem for Atlanta. They talk about how the 2 teams are very evenly matched and however has the best pitching and plays the be...

Andy McCullough is joined by our Houston Astros beat writer Jake Kaplan to recap Game 1 of the World Series. The Braves lose a valuable part of their rotation with pitcher Charlie Morton out with a broken leg. Astros pitcher Framber Valdez struggled on the mound. How will the Astros pitching match up be going forward? The Braves do not play like an eighty-eight win team. And a preview of Game 2. H...

Jayson and Doug are getting you ready for Game 1 of the World Series with a trip down memory lane. Astros skipper Dusty Baker and Braves President of Baseball Operations Alex Anthopoulos are both friends of Starkville. This week we look back on their visits to the show for some insight into how the Astros and Braves reached the Fall Classic. Plus Dusty Baker themed trivia and a Strange But True wi...

Ken sets up the most interesting storylines between the Braves and Astros heading into this week's Fall Classic. Dusty Baker, Brian Snitker, Yordan Alvarez, Eddie Rosario and the Astros cheating past. In the mailbag... -Will the Yankees sign Corey Seager? -How to get better umpires working postseason. -Scrutinizing the Rockies for not looking outside org for GM. -Is the shortened 2020 season respo...

DVR and Keith discuss a few potential lessons learned in the 2021 Postseason, changes in St. Louis in the wake of Mike Shildt's firing, the Giants' path to run it back to the playoffs in 2022, and more observations from Keith's week spent in Arizona at the Fall League. Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Save 33% on a subscription to The Athletic by visiting th...

The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence & Grant Brisbee is back with some more hot takes from the MLB Playoffs. Giants-Dodgers Game 5 was an epic way to end a great series. The guys talk about how it shouldn't have ended the way it did with a check swing. They talk about how that game might have taken a toll on the Dodgers in their series vs the Braves. The Braves went up 2-0 in the series with...

Andy McCullough is joined by Dodgers beat writer Fabian Ardaya and Braves beat writer David O'Brien to discuss the Dodgers dramatic comeback victory in the NLCS Game 3. The Braves plan to go with a bullpen game in Game 4 and how they haven't had many bullpen games this season. A look at the Dodgers knack for finding random late bursts in a game. And how the Braves lineup is a lot better than peopl...

Starkvillians are known for their perseverance! Doug embodies our modus operandi as he navigates a crazy last seven days of baseball with Jayson from the shoulder of a Connecticut highway whose traffic is stagnant because of a jackknifing trailer. No matter the obstacle, Starkville persists! Speaking of persists, the dissent stemming from last out of game five from the Dodgers-Giants NLDS still pe...

Ken checks in this week from Boston where he, along with the Red Sox and Astros are getting ready for Monday night's Game 3 of the ALCS. A series that may be suffering a serious lack of starting pitching. That's where the podcast begins and then it's on to your questions in the mailbag... -Why did MLB assign umpires with low ball-strike accuracy to the Dodgers-Giants series? -Will the Dodgers-Gian...

DVR and Keith discuss the next steps for the recently eliminated Rays, Brewers and White Sox as all three teams looked to return to the postseason in 2022. Plus, Keith shares his observations from the first day of Arizona Fall League action. Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence and Grant Brisbee have a fresh cup of playoff baseball takes ready for you. They are joined by 3-time World Series Champion reliever Jeremy Affeldt. They give their thoughts on Giants-Dodgers Game 5 for all the marbles and how the bullpens will be a big key. Oracle Park will be jumping just like it was when the Giants won their World Series titles in 2010,201...

Andy McCullough is joined by Boston Red Sox writers Chad Jennings and Jen McCaffrey to discuss how the Red Sox have been able to weather the storm throughout the season. How they maximized their players to be in a position to contend. The decision to bring back manager Alex Cora. How the Astros and Red Sox matchup. And is the trade of Mookie Betts still painful for Red Sox fans? Hosted on Acast. S...

PLAYOFF BASEBALL CHAOS! Jayson and Doug from Starkville's Playoff Baseball Chamber of Madness react to all the "ground rule" mishaps, the Garcia cloning methods, and the running lane controversies! The Athletic's Evan Drellich, and soon-to-be author of a book about the 2017 Houston Astros, is on deck to explain why the Astros' stigma remains pervasive in baseball. Was Ryan Tampera justified in hin...

Ken starts the show with the background behind Drew Rasmussen's return to the Rays before his ALDS Game 3 start. Then it's on to your questions... -Why doesn't MLB use more tie breakers when deciding playoff teams? -Will Nolan Arenado ever hit in the postseason and will the Cardinals be back next year? -Will Tony La Russa and Dusty Baker's success lead to more experienced managers like Buck Showal...

DVR and Keith discuss the four LDS matchups including a few changes to the Rays' roster compared to their 2020 World Series run, a likely great matchup between the Astros and White Sox (despite Houston's dominance in the series opener), potential changes in the Bronx in the wake of this year's early exit from the playoffs, and excitement about the players included on the Arizona Fall League roster...

The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence & Grant Brisbee are ready to bring you a fresh cup of playoff baseball takes. 4-Time World Series champion pitcher Javier Lopez joins the guys to talk about the 2021 Giants team, playoff pressure and they give their World Series picks. The Giants pitching has really impressed Javier this season. He thinks that having to grind all season to keep the Dodger...

Senior baseball writer Andy McCullough is joined by Cardinals beat writer Katie Woo and Dodgers beat writer Fabian Ardaya to discuss the 2021 NL Wild Card. The difference that led to the Cardinals offensive emergence. How insane it is that Dodgers win 106 games only to land them in the wild card. The confidence the Dodgers have in Max Scherzer. How much rope will manager Mike Shildt give Adam Wain...

There's PLAYOFF BASEBALL in Starkville! Jayson and Doug discuss the tie-breakers that could have been, the Dodgers' "meager" 106-win season, and if the MLB's playoff format should reward teams like LA for their regular season performance. Plus, our World Series predictions! The guys then welcome in the manager of Major League Baseball's winningest club, Gabe Kapler of the San Francisco Giants! Kap...

Ken and DVR discuss the fantastic final weekend of the 2021 regular season, two loaded Wild Card matchups on tap for this week, and several mailbag questions including a possible change to playoff seeding in the future, concerns about expansion depleting the talent pool, how to account for defensive value in MVP voting, and much more.  Follow Ken on Twitter: @Ken_Rosenthal Follow DVR on Twitter: @...

DVR and Keith discuss several players who have taken big steps forward in 2022, including the of Nathan Eovaldi and Robbie Ray, concerns about the long-term health of Carlos Rodón, Freddy Peralta’s great season behind two other Cy Young candidates in the Brewers' rotation. Plus, the excellent campaign from Bryan Reynolds in Pittsburgh, Paul Goldschmidt’s quietly great season in St. Louis, Cedric M...

The Baseball Barista with Hunter Pence & Grant Brisbee have a fresh pot of baseball takes for the last week week of baseball's regular season. The guys talk about the crazy AL Wild Card race, if the Cardinals are peaking too soon & the Dodgers and Giants battle for the NL West. The AL Wild Card race is getting really tight with only 5 games remaining in the regular season. The Mariners are...

Come for the jovial conversation and astute insight, stay for the 3-2-5-4-2-8-6 double play. Jayson and Doug roast their marshmallows in front of the St. Louis Cardinals' magma-like win streak. Kevin Kiermaier subterfuge! Raúl Ibañez, who serves as MLB Senior Vice President of On-Field Operations, catches up with Jay and Doug! The triumvirate talk pitching clocks, its efficacy in the Minors, and a...

Ken and DVR wonder if the Cardinals will lose another game in 2021 and examine the final week of action in the battle for the NL West, the down ballot cases for the NL MVP award, before opening up the mailbag for another batch of questions.  -What was the biggest surprise among NL second-half collapses? -Is a shorter regular season a realistic long-term possibility? -Why are managers from the Ster...

DVR and Keith discuss Keith's Prospect of the Year selections -- and several standouts from the 2021 minor-league season -- plus the bright future in Kansas City, next steps in the Orioles' rebuild, and the Mariners' bid to become the Blue Jays of 2022. Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Keith on Twitter: @keithlaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.