Baseball Bar-B-Cast

The San Diego Padres have been a franchise since 1969, and while they’ve won two National League pennants, the ever-elusive World Series championship still eludes them. However, on Monday, there was a renewed sense of optimism and commitment to the team when the baseball world was introduced to the team’s new owners, who hope to finally end the club’s 57-year drought.

On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman recap all the highlights from the introductory press conference of new Padres owners José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones, including their backgrounds, why this should be viewed as a separate investment beyond their other business dealings and why this is a different type of ownership group than we’re used to seeing. They also talk about the Padres’ game Tuesday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates, which saw Mason Miller finally give up a home run and Paul Skenes show signs of life in their victory.

Later in the show, Jake and Jordan take a look at the Triple Crown case that Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez is making, what might be the one category in which he could lose a step and which stat they would sub out to make the achievement more modern. The guys also highlight the Cleveland Guardians looking to pull away in the AL Wild Card race, highlight Boston Red Sox starter Payton Tolle’s success on the field and give props to Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh for finally getting hot after a sluggish season.



1:28 - The Opener: Padres' new owners say hello

25:36 - We Need To Talk About: Alvarez and the Triple Crown

46:16 - Around The League: Paul Skenes looks better

51:16 - Payton Tolle continues to impress

55:18 - Cal Raleigh is finally hot

57:41 - Guardians are in Wild Card position

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As the baseball world enters the final month of the regular season, teams are all ready to make their final push to try and lock in their spot for the postseason. While the Wild Card spots have allowed more teams into the dance, some are still eyeing a possible division championship. With the Atlanta Braves being a mainstay at the top of the NL East, the Philadelphia Phillies, on their hot streak, look ready to make a move to the top of the division.

On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman talk about the Phillies' nine-game win streak after sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals and completing an incredible ninth-inning comeback on Sunday. Even though the Phillies and Braves will face off six more times before the season ends, there’s a real reason to believe that the City of Brotherly Love is not ready to settle for an NL Wild Card spot just yet.

Later in the show, Jake and Jordan talk about the incredible game from Randy Arozarena on Saturday, as well as Kade Anderson’s debut in the same game and why the Seattle Mariners still have a good chance to possibly snag the AL West with their schedule the rest of the way. The guys then react to the breaking news that the Houston Astros are parting ways with GM Dana Brown, Shohei Ohtani getting closer to being back on the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers and recap all the other action from this weekend in baseball.

2:15 - The Opener: Phillies on Fire

14:51 - We Need To Talk About: Randy Arozarena

27:38 - How Sweep It Is: Encouraging News for Dodgers

37:39 - Sweeps from the Weekend Recap

49:26 - Astros Part Ways with GM

1:00:02 - Turbo Mode: Weekend Recap

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Jordan Shusterman is back from vacation, and he re-joins Jake Mintz to take stock of the stretch run as October rapidly approaches. The hosts kick off the show by drafting their "main characters" for the remainder of the regular season—the 10 key individual players who will dictate, impact, and define the playoff picture, including Fernando Tatis Jr., Kyle Schwarber, Ronald Acuña Jr., Pete Crow-Armstrong, Jose Ramirez, and Cal Raleigh.

 

Next, the guys break down the Seattle Mariners calling up the top pitching prospect in baseball, Kade Anderson. They discuss what makes the former LSU star so special, how he fell to the Mariners at the third pick in the draft, and what to expect from his debut against the Cubs. They also address the bizarre update surrounding Ketel Marte, who was moved from the restricted list to the 10-day IL following a team meeting with Diamondbacks executives.

 

Finally, it’s Friday, which means an action-packed edition of "The Good, The Bad, and The Uggla”. Highlights from "The Good" include Milwaukee Brewers prospect Sawyer Strosnider hitting his first pro home run directly to his dad on the party deck and a gamer throwing a perfect game on MVP Baseball 2005. "The Bad" touches on Jorge Polanco's season-ending ankle surgery and a non-definitive foul pole camera replay in Baltimore. "The Uggla” features a raccoon reaching through the Citi Field floorboards for peanuts and Russian tennis star Daniil Medvedev revealing his diehard obsession with the Cincinnati Reds.

 

Timetamps:

(00:00) — Introduction & Jordan Returns From Vacation

(01:57) — Rest-of-Season Main Characters Draft (Tatis, Schwarber, Acuña, PCA, J-Ram & More)

(37:48) — Mariners Call Up #1 Pitching Prospect Cade Anderson

(48:30) — Ketel Marte's Bizarre IL Update & Diamondbacks Meeting

(56:15) — The Good: Dad Catches Son's 1st Pro HR & MVP 2005 Perfect Game Milestone

(01:05:10) — The Bad: Jorge Polanco's Season-Ending Injury & Orioles Foul Pole Camera Controversy

(01:13:55) — The Uggla: Citi Field Raccoon & Daniil Medvedev's Diehard Reds Obsession

(01:21:28) — Weekend Series Preview & Outro

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The reigning back-to-back World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers have overwhelmingly been the odds-on favorite to win their 10th championship this season and become the first team to three-peat since the ’90s New York Yankees dynasty. However, despite their big offseason acquisitions and trading for Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal before the trade deadline, could there be something — or even someone — that will get in the way of the Dodgers pulling off the ultra-rare feat?

On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz is joined by MLB writer for The Athletic Katie Woo as they try to figure out which players, despite the Dodgers’ success this season, could get in the way of Los Angeles being the last team standing in October for a third straight year. They also dive into Edwin Díaz landing back on the injured list and why the yips chatter is growing louder for Kyle Tucker this season.

Later in the show, Jake and Katie talk about the curious situation involving Ketel Marte not showing up for Monday’s game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park and whether there’s a larger problem at play here. They then discuss how Mark Walter’s recent selling spree could affect the Dodgers at some point, the concerning situation of ICE detaining a coach from the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners getting bludgeoned by the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.

 

1:44 - The Opener: Dodgers’ Threat to Three-Peat

22:28 - We Need to Talk About: Marte Going MIA

35:40 - Around the League: Walter’s Selling Spree

44:01 - ICE Detains a Padres Coach

49:42 - Brewers Bludgeon the Mariners

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Every season, we see baseball players make their long-anticipated debut in the bigs. It’s the culmination of hard work and time paying off to achieve one of the hardest goals a baseball player can work toward. However, what we saw on Saturday at Wrigley Field might’ve been the most incredible debut by a player in the history of the sport.

On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz is joined by broadcaster Kevin Brown as they recap the amazing debut by Joshua Báez of the St. Louis Cardinals, which included him hitting three home runs in his first MLB game and helped the Redbirds take the series from their divisional rivals. They then discuss Báez’s background that led to him getting the call-up and how a broadcaster like Kevin goes about handling the moment for TV.

Later in the show, Jake and Kevin take a look at the current crazy American League Wild Card standings, which have the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox leading the way, all the while seven other teams are vying for the third and final spot. They then get into the troubles that Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker is facing while playing at home, Paul Skenes’s start getting bumped to Wednesday and recap all the other action from baseball this weekend.

2:23 - The Opener: Joshua Báez’s debut

21:33 - We Need To Talk About: AL Wild Card standings

51:43 - Who gets the last spot?

54:30 - Turbo Mode: Tucker’s home issues

1:03:35 - Paul Skenes gets bumped

1:06:43 - Weekend action recap

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