Mr. Baseball: Remembering Bob Uecker; Mets Impatient with Pete Alonso; The Air-Tight HOF Case for Andruw Jones
Tim Kurkjian, Dave Schoenfield and Buster discuss the passing of Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker, the Mets growing impatient with Pete Alonso, feedback from Roki Saski’s meetings, and which team is confusing them the most. Then, Hembo on his air-tight Hall of Fame case for Andruw Jones, why the Orioles should chase Pablo López and a surprise team he sees emerging.
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8:33 Tim Kurkjian & David Schoenfield
32:04 Hembo
35:04 Part of Bob Ueker's HOF speech
49:19 Bleacher Tweets
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59:06
Squirrelly: Red Sox's Walk Buehler on Choosing Boston & Closing the World Series; Jake Peavy's Top 3 Rotations; Hembo on the Most Obvious Rebuild Candidate
Hembo and Buster discuss the Red trading for Gavin Lux, which team needs to sign Alex Bregman the most, which team is an obvious rebuild candidate, if the Mariners could sign Pete Alonso, and Chase Utley’s Hall of Fame case. Then, new Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Walker Buehler stops by to talk about his first time in free agency, landing in Boston, his rough 2024 season, when it came together in the playoffs for him, and what he was thinking before closing out the World Series. Later, Jake Peavy on his top three starting rotations, which teams need to sign Jack Flaherty, and his Hall of Fame-hopeful friends Billy Wagner and CC Sabathia.
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Another Shocker: Deep Dive on the Roki Sasaki Sweepstakes; Diamondbacks Manager Torey Lovullo on His New Ace Corbin Burnes
Jesse Rogers fills in for a vacationing Buster Olney. He is first joined by Jeff Passan to discuss the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes and what will be the deciding factor for Sasaki with all the money being equal. Then, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo stops by to talk about Arizona signing Corbin Burnes, when he became aware of Burnes’ interest, his Opening Day decision, if the team will trade a starting pitcher, and bringing in Josh Naylor.
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0:00 Jeff Passan
16:38 Torey Lovullo
29:58 Bleacher Tweets
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40:42
You're Wrong: The 10 Best MLB Teams of All-Time
Buster, Tim Kurkjian and David Schoenfield assemble and reveal their 10 best MLB teams of all-time. Unsurprisingly, there was some disagreement! Later, Sarah Langs shares her 3 best MLB teams of all-time.
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0:00 10 best MLB teams of all-time
35:06 Sarah Langs
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48:28
Willingness To Be Injured: Reaction to MLB’s Pitching Study; Kyle Tucker to the Cubs; Cody Bellinger to the Yankees
Jesse Rogers and Alden Gonzalez join Buster to discuss MLB’s study on pitching injuries, how chasing pitches in the offseason is a big problem, players and teams benefitting from the current system, and who can drive change on this issue. Then, Jesse evaluates the Cubs trading Cody Bellinger to the Yankees and trading for Kyle Tucker from the Astros. Next, Alden talks about Brian Cashman’s successful post-Juan Soto pivot, the Braves needing a starter, if the Mariners will trade Luis Castillo for offensive help, the Dodgers’ offseason strategy, the Padres getting creative, and the Yankees still needing lineup protection for Aaron Judge.
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