Three Tool Players Podcast

On this episode of Three Tool Players, we congratulate the first woman umpire to call a game behind the plate and discuss the prospects of women playing baseball in the big leagues. Also, something is rotten in the Empire State with both the Yankees and Mets tanking, and Mo Rivera needs to stop shagging flies. All this and more on this episode of Three Tool Players!

On this episode of Three Tool Players, we discuss the Mets, Phillies, Yankees and the rest of the Major Leagues’ progress after the trade deadline by way of a game called True or False. The Hammers go to the Phillies game and Brian is punished for wearing Yankees gear, and “is very bad” to send Jobu to a New Kids concert. All this and more on this episode of Three Tool Players.

On this packed episode of Three Tool Players, congratulations and backhanded compliments are handed out to the 2025 Hall of Fame inductees, we gauge our prognostication prowess as we review our preseason predictions at the two-thirds mark and Brian somehow got hit on in summer school by a college girl. All this and more on this episode of Three Tool Players!

On this episode of Three Tool Players, we pit the Hammer Brothers against each other again in a trivia context to fill in some all-time baseball top ten lists. We’re talking baseball cards, Cy Young award winners, winning managers and losing teams, all this and more on this episode of Three Tool Players!

On this episode of Three Tool Players, we’re celebrating the eve of the 2025 All-Star Game with some baseball trivia! The Hammer brothers will duke it out to see which one knows more and which one mom loves the most, all this and more on this episode of Three Tool Players!

On this episode of Three Tool Players, we each give the definitive versions of who is on the Mount Rushmore for each of our teams, the Mets, Phillies and Yankees. Also, who do you want standing behind you in a barroom brawl? The ’86 Mets? The ’93 Phillies? Or Derek Jeter? All this and more on this episode of Three Tool Players.

On this episode we play a new game called “Who Would You Rather” where we debate dramatic scenarios and which player we’d want for them. We also debate positional battles like Willie Mays vs. The Kid and The Wizard of Oz vs The Captain. Plus why you need to watch the Baseball Bunch! All this and more on this episode of Three Tool Players!

On this episode of Three Tool Players, we talk about the who, what and especially why of the Rafael Devers trade. Also, what was the value for both the Red Sox and Giants, was Devers a true Yankees killer, Brian needs a research staff, and the Hammers give a tribute to their dad. All this and more on this episode of Three Tool Players.

On this episode of Three Tool Players, we cast our votes for the starters of the 2025 American League All-Star team. Brian loses a bet because he’s a homer, Dan put his special gifts on display, and Spear looks forward to a clam bake down the shore, all this and more on this episode of Three Tool Player!

On this episode of Three Tool Players, MLB All-Star balloting is open and we’re ready with our starters in the field and on the mound for the National League. There may be a stuffing of the ballot box in Pittsburgh, Shohei Ohtani is very good at baseball and we discuss the worst players to ever take the field for the National League, all this and more on this episode of Three Tool Players!

On this episode of Three Tool Players, we debate questions around baseball with our favorite segment True or False. Is the AL East the most disappointing? Did the Phillies make a mistake trading Kody Clemens? Is Freddie Freeman a first-ballot Hall of Famer? And who is or isn’t a good boy when it comes to PEDs?

We’re at the one-third mark of the season and we each give some rest of the season predictions for the Mets, Phillies and Yankees. Spear tries his hand at optimism, Dan wants some bullpen help, and Brian tempts the baseball gods.

On this episode, Jose Alvarado gets caught taking PEDs for swimsuit season, Spear warns Dan of hubris with thinking the Phillies have too much starting pitching, Juan Soto gets mercilessly booed in the Bronx and Brian has a new business model for baseball team consultants.

On this episode of Three Tool Players, Pete Rose is reinstated into Major League Baseball and we discuss his candidacy for the Hall of Fame. Also, should the players who have been confirmed to have used PEDs deserve a second look for the Hall and how will the story of baseball history be told.

We take a look at the first month of the season by way of a little game called True or False, an ESPN writer riles Brian up, and the Orioles are bad but local Baltimore eateries are great and we pursue a sponsorship, all this and more on this episode of Three Tool Players.

We go deep into what defines a good or a bad closer, Spear is flying high with the Mets winning streak, Dan wants the Phillies bats to wake up and Brian thinks Pete Alonso owes Devin Williams an apology. Show Notes:  1:33 - Devin Williams is “A” “B”roken “C”loser in the Bronx and it’s Pete Alonso’s fault 5:29 - The Hammer Bros. have a sibling rivalry over which has the worst bullpen 7:56 - Definit...

We talk about the worst trades and transactions of all time, the Yankees are flying high thanks to Paul Goldschmidt who might have found the Fountain of Youth, no lead is safe when Jordan Romano comes into the game for the Phillies, and Pete Alonso’s family might be being held hostage with how well he is playing.

On this episode of Three Tool Players, The Phillies have made Dan sad, the Yankees might be in trouble, are Mike Trout and the Angels for real, what is going on in Sacramento with the Athletics,  and Dan gives his all time top-ten baseball movie list.

On this episode, Vladdy gets the bag, the Pirates plunder the legacy of Roberto Clemente, the Phils stare down the Dodgers and Brian really needs to get to sleep.

We recap the opening weekend of Major League Baseball by weighing in on the #YankeesBats controversy and lament the fact that the Mets bats are ice cold.

We continue our MLB Preview with a deep dive into the National League. Also, Dan doesn't like his brother very much.

In part one of our MLB Preview, we deep dive into the American League by way of a game called True or False. Brian is feeling good eating children's snacks.

In this, our very first episode, we introduce ourselves to the world and talk about why we think our rivalries are going to spice up the baseball conversation, and we give a preview of the Mets, Phillies and Yankees for the 2025 season.