Cheap Seats: Baseball and Beer

We are back for our opener of season 5 (after a very short season 4). This episode sees a brief recap of the playoffs and the World Series. Afterwards, there is a dive into each team's needs for the following season. 

We dive in on our final previews of the AL Central and AL East. Vlad gets passionate about the White Sox for 10 minutes and the rest is the usual fun and sensible discussion. There are TWO beer reviews this time around, and they're in a random portion of the podcast. Happy baseball to everyone!

We get into our AL West preview, discuss a book I read, and go over our usual. The AL West isn't great, but it is still a lot of fun to discuss. Tune in for some banter and even a beer review. 

In another late release episode, we discuss the news from a few weeks ago and preview the NL East.  In an insanely interesting division from top to bottom, we try to sound smart and make intelligent predictions you can rely on.

We discuss some of the old, very old, news. Due to delays in production we are posting the previews a bit later, so excuse the timing. Either way, the NL Central preview is here and, folks, the division is very, very bad. We went at it anyway. 

On today's podcast, we preview and discuss the NL West. Additionally, we dive into the latest happenings in the offseason. Drew has a beer or two and brings up a weird national holiday. All of this and a bit more from the cheap seats!

The title speaks for itself. Our main discussion centers around the Yankees "incredible" offseason so far, and we go deep into making Cashman sound like a fool. We also dive into the White Sox signing of Hendriks and whether or not they have enough to be the best in the AL. Scattered along is other offseason discussion, and Drew finally drinks and rates a beer!

We welcome back the podcast after a long hiatus due to the weirdness of 2020. Bringing in the new year, we discuss the weird season that was, the new rules changes to baseball, the situation around the league, offseason moves so far, and how we see the landscape for next year so far. No beer is flowing today, but the podcast is back in action.  

We try something different as we make our first attempt to pod remotely and, fellas, it sounds amazing. We also discuss some of the happenings in baseball over the week including the blockbuster deal involving Mookie Betts (or potential lack thereof). We finish up by previewing the NL Central and predicting where everything will stack up. No beer this time but there's enough content for everyone. 

In the first episode of the third season, we go into our NL West preview for the 2020 season where, once again,  the Dodgers are the team to beat. No beer to digest this week, but some good conversation was had. 

We discuss some offseason moves. the Hall-of-fame selections, and the Astros sweet summer loving to some trash can music and we wonder, is it really cheating when you're banging trash cans? 

On this World Series edition of the podcast, we dive in to the new managerial hires, the controversy surrounding the Astros and their front office executive, and, finally, we dive in to the World Series and the phenomenal run of the Nationals. 

We discuss the Division Series' and the exciting finishes for each end (outside of the Yankees/ Twins). Then, we dive into the Championship Series' and discuss why Yankees fans gotta be so rude. No beer this week but an abundant amount of baseball talk anyway. 

We are in the thick of things with playoff baseball. We discuss the four series coming up today and give our predictions to finish up. We also discuss manager firings and the wild-card games that just happened. Finally, we dive in to an October Fest beer from the Houston area.

We dive in to the final weekend of the season and where teams are currently. We then discuss end of season awards and debate whether Verlander or Cole deserve the AL Cy Young. We finish up by giving some end of season grades and discussing the state of the baseball. Not baseball. The baseball. 

We go over where we messed up on our pre-season predictions at the midway point, then dive into trade rumors, the mlb home run derby, and we finish up discussing the juice ball era. We also have delicious DogFishHead Brewery 90 Minute Imperial IPA. Listen for our review and our incredible baseball commentary. 

We discuss the happenings in Major League baseball, dive into the home run derby, and finish up with our Cy Young and MVP predictions. We do all of this while drinking Sierra Nevada Hob Bullet Double IPA and rate it to finish.

We discuss the happenings in the major leagues as we near the half-way point. Some feel untouchable, others feel within range, and some teams are just.... bad. Also, we go into the final all-star selections and find ourselves decently content with the winners. We finish up with everyone's favorite side-show:the New York Mets. 

Today we recap the league at the almost halfway mark through the season. We then dive in to the all-star voting and the very, very weird proposal the Rays are in on. We finish up by discussing "Astroball," a book we read during our time off.  

We are back discussing what has been going on in the majors the previous week. We dive into the draft, specifically the first round. We then go into the Cubs' acquisition of Craig Kimbrel and potential acquisition of Keuchel by other teams. We finish up discussing unwritten rules and how smart or stupid they can be. 

Today we discuss what's going on with Harper, Manny, Brantley and other big signings from the off-season. We try to discern how each one is working out currently, and where we see these signings headed in the future. Additionally, we discuss the Cubs Astros series from earlier this week. We finish up by diving into Brian Kenny's book "Ahead of the Curve" and how the analytics revolution is impacting the game we love. 

A quarter to 30% of the way through the season and Andrew and I discuss what is going on in the MLB. Who should be buyers or sellers? What do we buy or sell? Also, an excellent beer brewed in Michigan. 

We discuss the AL West and wonder whether the Astros are, once again, the favorite to win an increasingly competitive division. We also rate and review a new IPA

We discuss and preview the NL East, and see if there is a new team that is waiting to go on top.

In today's episode, we discuss the difficult NL Central. We go from bottom to top and make some end of season predictions. We also get back to drinking and rating beer. This time, we entertain a new brew from Colorado. All the while, we continue to be angry at the free agent situation. 

This week we get into our preseason previews, and divisional predictions. While we are not drinking beer this week, due to Super Bowl circumstances, we are still having an entertaining discussion. Also, we briefly discuss Harper and Machado. We do this because we are gluttons for punishment. 

On our second episode of the second season, we discuss the most recent additions to the hall of fame, and we also go into the current state of baseball. This time, successfully edited!

In our return episode, after a long break, we discuss the offseason and the two biggest names on the mind of every fan in baseball. When will it end? We apologize for the poor editing on our part. Our program was being a pain, and we had issues editing. Still, for the most part, this is good quality. 

We discuss what happened in the NLCS and ALCS. Why did the  Brewers and Astros lose? Also, where do they go from here? Finally, we dive into the World Series, and try to figure out if we will ever get a single prediction right 

We go into a discussion of what has happened through the first round of playoff baseball, and what will happen in the upcoming League Championship Series. We do all of this while trying a new beer from New Orleans!

Today we discuss the previous week in baseball as we head into the final week to decide some divisions and wild- card games. We finish up by discussing whether baseball should consider reformatting how it seeds each baseball team in their respective leagues. We do all of this while trying a new beer out!

We discuss the tight races in the NL Central and NL West. We also discuss how correct (and wrong) we were with our preseason predictions. We finish up our baseball discussion by talking about UCL injuries and whether their impact is as deeply felt as they used to be. Also, BEER IS BACK!!

We give out our awards at this point of the season. Well, not really give out. We predict who is going to win what in baseball.

We dive into the biggest trades of the deadline, and where we think this will take each franchise that made a move.

We discuss what went right and wrong with the first half of the season. We also talk about what we think will happen the rest of the way. As always, we have some choice words for Scott Boras.

We discuss each All- Star leader, in terms of votes. We compare the All- Star team and laugh at how absurd the disparity in talent is between the AL and the NL. We also dive into the excellent wild card races going on in the majors. 

Today we discuss the incredibly top- heavy AL East, and how we see the battle between the Yankees and Red Sox panning out. We then jump into what we believe should happen next in baseball in terms of trades for possible contenders. 

We discuss the AL Central and the poor poor poor play we have seen from that division. We then dive in on Cano's steroid results, and our feelings about the topic on the whole. Finally, we get back into drinking and rating some beer for all of you.

We discuss the week's progress in baseball, and the AL West. Are the Astros still the best, or are the Angels in the discussion?

We sit down for our fifteenth episode and discuss the Red Sox/ Blue Jays, Minnesota/ Cleveland, the ridiculous amount of postponed games, baseball rule changes, and an overall discussion about the NL East. 

We discuss our four notables this week in baseball that include the mets, yankees, Astros, Angels, and we finish up with our discussion of the NL central. What the heck are the Pirates doing in first place?

In today's episode, we discuss what happened in the first week of baseball. We dive into topics like the rambling Mets, the hilarious Kapler situation in Philadelphia, the teams we see bottoming out or staying on top, and our continued Ohtani watch (with a possible catch phrase). We finish up by discussing the NL West, and worry a little bit about the Dodgers. 

In the podcast posted four FOUR days before the start of the regular season, we make some final observations about spring training, we then pick our top two players at each position, and we finish up with our regular season predictions. We finish this up while drinking Mosaic IPA from the great state of Texas.

We are back, and to make up for our absence, we have successfully achieved a two hour pod. Enjoy our discussion of spring training baseball. We discuss the prospects and how they are performing so far, our sleeper teams for the year, the FINAL free agent signing list, and our usual review of our chosen beverage. We're back, baseball is going, and we couldn't be happier.

We discuss the AL East and where we think it is headed in the latest podcast. The Orioles and their confusing place in the AL East, the Blue Jays and their possibility of coming back to being good, the Rays and their continuous ability to play despite their lack of resources, and the come back of a great rivalry between the Red Sox and Yankees. We do all of this while drinking a cold one from a brewery in New York.

In this episode, we discuss the AL Central and preview what we see happening in the upcoming season. Are the Twins the real deal? Are the Indians going to run the Central for the foreseeable future? Do the White Sox have a shot at being decent this year? Are the Royals and Tigers actually rebuilding? We also drink a beer from Founders brewery in Michigan. 

In this episode, we discuss the AL West and go over who we believe has a shot to do something, and who has no shot to do anything. We also drink some beer from a Dallas brewery. Additionally, we discuss the possibility of a player strike.

In today's episode, we discuss the NL East from top to bottom, preview where we think it is headed, and make fun of the charitable organization that is the Miami Marlins. We also talk about some movement on the trade and free agent front (finally), and congratulate this years class of Hall of Fame players. We do all of this while drinking some beer from Atlanta, Georgia. 

In today's episode, we introduce our monthly game: the wheel of baseball. In the wheel, we introduce random topics that are related to baseball, and completely specific to us. Also, fun topics this week include "best game of thrones baseball player", "why the cubs suck", and "why the Sox suck". We do all of this while drinking beer from Hawaii. 

In this week's episode we go over our NL Central preview. We timed it well as the Pirates traded Gerrit Cole to the Astros right as we started recording. Besides our preview, we also drink some delicious Goose Island beer from Chicago. 

We give our team by team overview of the NL West, talk about what happened last year, what we believe needs to happen to improve, and what we think will happen next year. We also drink Bourbon Barrel Aged Arrogant Bastard, and Drew has a very odd reaction to it.