Podcast by Batting Around
The Batting Around Podcast is a truly enjoyable and entertaining podcast for any baseball fan out there. Hosted by Stephen, Lauren, and Jane, this show brings a unique mix of humor, insight, and analysis that keeps listeners engaged from start to finish. Whether you're a die-hard baseball fanatic or just have a passing interest in the sport, this podcast has something for everyone.
One of the best aspects of The Batting Around Podcast is the chemistry between the hosts. Stephen, Lauren, and Jane have a fantastic dynamic that makes their discussions feel like you're sitting down with a group of friends at a baseball game. Their banter is witty and lighthearted, creating an enjoyable atmosphere throughout each episode. They know the game inside and out, providing valuable analysis on players' performance while also being unafraid to poke fun at the absurdities of baseball.
Another standout feature of this podcast is its unique approach to player analysis. While many sports podcasts focus solely on statistics and performance on the field, The Batting Around takes it one step further by delving into player hotness. Yes, you read that right - these hosts are not afraid to discuss which players they find attractive. This refreshing take adds an extra layer of entertainment to their discussions and sets them apart from other podcasts in the genre.
However, like any podcast, The Batting Around does have some drawbacks. Occasionally, certain episodes may veer off-topic or include discussions that some listeners may find irrelevant or uninteresting. Additionally, while the hosts' chemistry is generally excellent, there are times when their conversations can become overly casual or personal, potentially alienating some audience members who prefer a more professional tone.
In conclusion, The Batting Around Podcast is an absolute gem for baseball fans looking for an enjoyable blend of humor and analysis. With its engaging hosts and unique approach to player evaluation, this show delivers on all fronts. Whether you're seeking a fun and lighthearted podcast to brighten your day or a source of valuable baseball insights, subscribing to The Batting Around is well worth it.
Jane, Stephen, and Lauren talk about their experience 6/7ths of the way through the Fan Exchange Program, including Stephen's inexcusable breech of the rules. Stephen then gives a review of the Blue Jays' Pride Night. Chip Caray accidentally says a slur and it was pretty funny. More White Sox Pope stuff and Jane makes her case for why she should be the next Pope. More Devers drama as he makes his debut for the Giants and reports of the Red Sox using AI for job interviews. Then it's a bunch of stuff about the Chickenshit Dodgers. Finally we wrap it up with a proposal for the Great Tour of Ohio 2025. Go to patreon.com/battingaround and sign up to support the show and get access to bonus episodes.
The Red Sox trade Devers out of nowhere, the Fangraphs Fan Exchange Week begins, the pope wears a White Sox hat and posts about sports, the Dodgers slide further into the bad kind of villainhood, Justin Turner caught on camera with prosthetic testicles, and Mr. Met and Mrs. Met aren't fooling us. Support the show by subscribing on Patreon.com/BattingAround and get access to bonus episodes.
Fangraphs' Michael Baumann is here to talk about the 2025 Fan Exchange Program. We also talk about another weird Dbacks game, Taylor Walls' helmet tap ejection, and Willi Castro: Probably Trans Ally. Support the show and get access to bonus episodes, including one we did with Charles Star on Friday, by signing up at the Slapdick Prospect level at Patreon.com/BattingAround. Fangraphs Exchange Program: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-2025-fangraphs-fan-exchange-program-introduction-and-entrance-survey/
It's just Jane and Lauren again and we did a great job staying on topic because there was a ton of great baseball stuff to talk about. Dbacks have another weird game, this time giving up nine runs before recording an out. Jose Ferrer learning to play saxophone in the bullpen. Yankees/Dodgers. Paul Goldschmidt is having a great season. Twins/Mariners series is outrageous so far and Cal Raleigh is dumping dingers all over the place. MLB makes an investment in Athletes Unlimited. Then of course we had to talk about Pride Month and a terrible Pride article from Outsports. We unlocked our Pride Guide for 2025 on the main feed, but you should still go support the show at Patreon.com/BattingAround by signing up at the Slapdick Prospect tier.
This is a reupload from our patreon and we're making it available to everyone for Pride Month. We'll have a regular episode out in a few hours as we normally do, but enjoy this one as well. If you like it head to patreon.com/battingaround and sign up to support the show.
some baseball news but a lot of Lauren talking about the muppets. support the show by signing up at Patreon.com/BattingAround
Rivalry weekend, another weird DBacks loss, broadcast booths getting existential about mortality and the nature of time, a touching tribute to the POOP scorebug, the Twins have the longest win streak of the season, new Green Monster city connects are good, and some mailbag. Sign up at patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to our bonus episodes.
Derek Shelton fired, White Sox Pope, Keith Hernandez weird, Rockies bad, sweater Crocheted. Support the show at Patreon.com/BattingAround to get access to bonus episodes.
A cool new cheering section at Giants games, high tech toilets in the Dodgers clubhouse, two hot mic moments from games this week, Austin Wells gets his own burrito at Yankees Stadium, and Lauren asks if she's allowed to wear certain ballpark giveaways. Check out Patreon.com/BattingAround to support the show and get access to bonus episodes.
Unsanitary beer drinking by Padres fans, another weird Diamondbacks game, Tommy Pham makes a crude gesture to a fan, and everyone needs to freak out a little less because it's not even Memorial Day. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround and sign up at the Slapdick Prospect level to get access to our bonus episodes, including our recent episode on baseball curses with Annie Parnell.
The Cubs and Diamondbacks were both Batting Around, one player is way more intense than necessary when the benches clear, another Tim Robinson lookalike does some fan interference, Stephen tried the blue cotton candy fries, and more. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround and sign up at the Slapdick Prospect level to get access to our bonus episodes and also claim a free month of the Tipping Pitches patreon.
The fascism is bad but the baseball is still pretty good. Sign up for our patreon at the Slapdick Prospect level or higher and not only will you get access to all our bonus episodes but you'll also get a free month of the Tipping Pitches patreon. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround
Charles Star is back to talk about a variety of stories from the week including the PNC Roberto Clemente controversy that bubbled up on twitter, Michael Kay talking about One Piece, a couple of stories about animals at ballparks, and Tyler Wells' frozen burrito ranking project. Our main topic is the piece in The Athletic where MLB players are asked about the ways they save money on little things and if that's frugal or cheap. Check out Charles on the ALAB and City Saint/Country Saint podcasts as well as @ugarles.bsky. social on Bluesky. Support Batting Around by signing up at Patreon.com/BattingAround. For $6 per month you get access to bonus episodes. This month our subscribers also get one free month of the Tipping Pitches patreon. Look for that link on the patreon post for the crossover episode we did with Tipping Pitches last week.
We're promoting the patreons for our show and Tipping Pitches, so this bonus episode is also going in the free feed. Enjoy! Every November we record an episode with our sister podcast, Tipping Pitches, where we talk about the dumbest things that happened in baseball that year. This year is shaping up to be the dumbest year yet, so we decided to get in front of it an talk about the dumb things we're monitoring throughout the year. If you like our show and haven't listened to Tipping Pitches, check them out ASAP. This month we're giving each others' patreon subscribers a free month our respective subscriptions. Sign up for our Slapdick Prospect tier on patreon and look for this episode's post to find the gift link.
It's opening weekend and there's plenty of baseball stuff to talk about. Go to patreon.com/battingaround to get access to our bonus episodes and support the show. Also, leave us some nice reviews on the podcast apps.
DoD erases Jackie Robinson, MLB attempts to quietly pull down its diversity program website, Tokyo series, new ballpark foods for the season, and some pre-opening day predictions for 2025. Support the show and get bonus episodes at Patreon.com/BattingAround
Mr. Met is upsettingly jacked now, Japan Series, Ohtani in Fortnite. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround and sign up to get access to our bonus episodes including the annual pride guide we just published.
The Yankees have elbow problems, baseball is having a moment in East Asia, and there are some dumb new hats. Go to patreon.com/battingaround and sign up at the Slapdick Prospect level to support the show and get access to our bonus episodes.
No more POOP scorebug, Trump's baffling Pete Rose diatribe, one player's carnivore diet, and scheming viziers chat. Go to patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to bonus episodes.
The Yankees change their grooming policy, spring training games have begun and are using the ABS challenge system, Ozzie Albies gets a new 6,000 gallon aquarium, Bryce Harper gets a Phanatic tattoo, Justin Ishbia pulls out of buying the Twins to increase his stake in the White Sox. Support the show at patreon.com/battingaround and get access to our bonus episodes.
Can Stephen name three Miami Marlins? Can MLB players name new generation pokemon? Can salad kill you? All these questions, and more, answered on this episode of Batting Around. Go to patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to our bonus episodes.
President Xi, please make us the official podcast of The Chinese Professional Baseball League. Go to patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to our bonus episodes.
Some baseball news plus we struggle our way through basketball stuff. Support the show at patreon.com/battingaround
New Mets uniforms, Hall of Fame inductees, Orioles owner saying dumb shit, 11 year old finds Paul Skenes patch and denies Bob Nutting, sports subreddits banning twitter links.
We're back from our time in the holiday mines to talk about all the baseball stuff that happened while we were gone. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for bonus content and to help support the show.
Had to keep it short and sweet for this one but we get into all the big signings and trades that went down since our last episode. Sign up at patreon.com/battingaround to support the show.
Jane was really sick and we had some stuff going on with zoom so this one sounds weird.
We do eventually get around to baseball talk but first we had to talk about Conclave for a while. Support the show at patreon.com/battingaround and get access to bonus episodes.
We talk about the teams courting Juan Soto, where some other teams stand in their pursuit of free agents and trades, the faux outrage of anonymous MLB execs spreading rumors about the Dodgers, then we go over the big 2024 award winners and who we'd give down-ballot votes to if we had the opportunity. Subscribe at patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to bonus episodes.
(this episode had a problem uploading in apple podcasts, so this is hopefully the full version) We talk about the end of the World Series then make a smooth transition into offseason Batting Around by talking about breakfast. Support the show by subscribing at patreon.com/battingaround
We talk about the end of the World Series then make a smooth transition into offseason Batting Around by talking about breakfast. Support the show by subscribing at patreon.com/battingaround
We talk about the first two games of the World Series, gay versus straight Halloween, playing beer pong in your mid 30s, coastal pizza rivalries, and the utility of booing your own players. sign up at patreon.com/battingaround for bonus episodes and access to our watchalong for game three on Monday night.
It's a special all-New York episode of the show GREATEST CITY IN THE WORLD BABY! We have Defector's David Roth back on to talk about the incredible Mets run that just ended and host of Chapo Trap House and New York sport evangelist Will Menaker to talk about the Yankees ahead of the World Series. Check out Patreon.com/BattingAround to support the show and get access to our bonus episodes and watchalongs.
We talk about the postseason so far, the upcoming world series, why it's good actually, the true nature of haterdom, and the white sox going up for sale. go to patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to bonus episodes and watchalongs.
We go over the DS series results, talk about the Trop getting all fucked up, the Pohlads putting the Twins up for sale, shitty owner letters to fans after failed seasons, and do some mailbag. Go to patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to our bonus episodes and discord watchalongs.
We recap the first round of the MLB postseason and preview the divisional series. Check out Patreon.com/BattingAround to support the show and get access to our bonus episodes and watchalongs.
Michael Baumann is here to talk about the upcoming postseason, Scandal, and French Canadian McDonald's. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for bonus episodes and access to our postseason watch alongs!
A lot of new this week! Ohtani founds the 50-50 club, the wild card races are tense, CJ Abrams' punished for staying at a casino all night, concession workers for Philly's big sports teams call for a boycott, some big gambling sites are being sued by the players, and the A's have one last shitty giveaway. Support the how at patreon.com/battingaround and get bonus episodes and access to our watch along later this week.
Kumar Rocker debut, Bowden Francis has another no-hit bid broken up in the ninth, the NL East is gonna have a fun last two weeks, the Nats and Reds are going buckwild on the basepath, the A's bunt three times in a row in extra innings, and a bizarre story about the Twins prospect released for purposefully tipping pitches to opponents. Check out patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to bonus episodes and our upcoming watch along.
The playoff picture, the White Sox clinch worst team in the league already, Ohtani chasing 50-50, Ludacris dusted off the big arms, Aaron Judge and the Paw Patrol Curse, and a lesson in the dangers of being horny but not normal about baseball players. check out patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to our back catalogue and future bonus episodes.
Lauren and Jane talk about their night at "the internet/baseball" table at their friends' wedding and the stuff they've been up to in Minneapolis. Ohtani gets to 40-40. Joey Votto retires. Stephen goes to an evil home décor store. To get bonus episodes and support the show go to patreon.com/battingaround
A lot of topics this week! Jarren Duran's extremely Boston moment gets him a two-game suspension. Mets celebrity first pitches. The Padres and Diamondbacks are nipping at the Dodgers' heels. Players' Weekend. Obama's summer playlist. The Phillies are bizarre. The ump who wore a Kramer shirt during a game. The Onion returns to print. John Kruk. A bunch of White Sox/Yankees stuff. Alex Verdugo is allergic to batting gloves and his own tattoos. The suggest six inning minimum for starting pitchers. Support the show at patreon.com/battingaround
We talk about Grifol getting canned, Lauren does a Guess the PItcher segment, then we talk about the Olympics and Billy Bean before getting into some mailbag. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for bonus episodes.
Defector's David Roth is back on the show to talk about the bare minimum amount of ball required by law in the month of August, including the Mets playing pleasantly adequate baseball and the White Sox being on the verge of historical terribleness.
We talk about our new boundary setting king, the big trades so far, some littler trades, and come up with a plan for the White Sox. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for more episodes, including a bonus episode out Tuesday.
We're back and we're gaming it out. We're plotting. We're Vizierpilled. We're Jafarmaxxing. patreon.com/battingaround
Stephen's back and we're pivoting to business. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for bonus episodes and to support the show.
ALAB's Charles Star is back to talk about the historic game-ending pitch clock violation, Buck Showalter talking about butts, Willie Mays, and the Rickwood Game. Sign up at patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get bonus episodes.
This week's episode is a little shorter because Jane had to go do stuff for Father's Day, and we released a whole extra episode on cricket late last week. Also check out patreon.com/battingaround for our crossover with Tipping Pitches where Stephen and Alex talk about their experience in London for the Phillies/Mets series.
SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE We had a really great conversation with Nat (@styloshka on twitter) about cricket as the US team makes an underdog run through the T20 World Cup. She tells us not only about this team but also the state of cricket in the US and where it's going. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for extra episodes
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