A Father and Son Having Fun Talking Baseball
Eric & Peter discuss this offseason's free agent class, and give our predictions of where the Top 10 free agents will land (and for how much and for how long).
Eric & Peter discuss the Nationals’ sweep of the Cardinals (yay!) as well as the ongoing Yankees/Astros series.
Now that the playoffs are in full swing, we decided maybe it would be a good idea to podcast again.…
MLB All-Star balloting began this week, and Peter & Eric give their picks on who should be the starters in the American and National Leagues. Spoiler Alert: We both picked Mike Trout for the AL outfield.
After a too-long break, Eric & Peter take a look at the status of the season as it nears being one quarter finished. We also look at how called-up top prospects have performed so far this season.
Peter & Eric look at early-season performances by teams and players and predict whether they will continue.
In our first episode of the regular season, we talk about Reds Opening Day, Christian Yelich (of course), Trevor Bauer’s…
As we anxiously await the beginning of the regular season (almost there!), Eric & Peter discuss the slew of extensions, and praise the teams that have called up their top prospects to begin the season.
After discussing the "team-friendly" Mike Trout mega-deal, Eric & Peter make their previews of the AL & NL West divisions.
Eric & Peter preview the AL & NL Central divisions for 2019.
Eric & Peter preview both the AL & NL East divisions
Eric & Peter discuss the Harper contract, the history of big contracts, Reds Opening Day, and then look at Eric's article published at Fangraphs.
In this episode, Eric & Peter discuss the miracle that happened this week: a big-name free agent signed! We also debate whether the MLB has parity, and give some reasons for each team to be pessimistic going into this season.
Eric & Peter answer a listener email about MLB marketing, talk about Michael Lorenzen, unsuccessfully try to ignore Bryce Harper and Manny Machado, and then delve into a topic dear to both: youth baseball.
After going through some recent news (the Realmuto trade, Lindor's injury, an alien signing a minor-league deal), Peter & Eric discuss potential MLB rules changes
Eric and Peter (and Peter's sister Maria) discuss their favorite MLB ballparks.
After noting a very special anniversary and discussing the Most Interesting Team in Baseball, Eric & Peter continue to discuss who they think are the best and their favorite players on each team, this time in the American League.
There's still not a lot going on in the offseason, so after some discussion of this week's (minor) moves, Peter & Eric debate who they think are the best players on each National League team...and who are their favorites.
After a couple-week hiatus, Eric & Peter are back! Today we discuss the latest news from the offseason (including the blockbuster trade between the Dodgers and the Reds), and then talk about this year's Hall of Fame nominees.
Lots of rumors abounded at the MLB Winter Meetings this week, but not a lot was actually accomplished. Peter & Eric discuss the few trades and signings that did happen, and ask, "What the heck are the Reds doing?"
We finally have something to talk about this offseason! Eric and Peter discuss the trades and free agent signings that happened in the past week, as well as the possibility of banning the shift.
Peter and Eric give our Top 10 List of Favorite Active Players. There's a lot of overlap, but controversy ensued with our respective #1 picks.
Everyone seems to be worried that MLB can't attract young people due to pace of play and other problems. Well, Peter is a young person, so let's see what he has to say about that.
Eric & Peter review the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award winners (briefly, because they're dumb awards), then make our predictions on who will, and who should, win the BBWAA Awards next week.
The free agent class that's been eagerly anticipated for years is upon us. Bryce Harper and Manny Machado are at the head of the class (with Clayton Kershaw now signed), but there are a lot of other solid free agents. Eric & Peter give their predictions on where they will land (and for how much).
After some technical difficulties (i.e., Eric deleting the first recording of this episode), we're back to review the just-completed 2018 World Series, rank the 2018 Red Sox among the all-time great teams, and discuss the Dodgers' use (or overuse?) of analytics.
Eric & Peter discuss the first three games of the 2018 World Series, which went from boring to epic after thrilling Game 3. We go through each game, and also talk about the LVP of Game 3 (Ian Kinsler), as well as the issue of the Red Sox quickly running out of starting pitchers.
Eric & Peter preview the World Series, with Peter making an incredibly precise prediction on how he thinks the series…
Eric & Peter talk about the new manager hires for the Reds and Angels, review the just-completed AL & NL LCS, and discuss whether they like Yasiel Puig's on-field antics.
Eric & Peter discuss the AL & NL Championship Series currently going on, as well as the on-field behavior of Manny Machado, whether Major League players "choke," and the miracle of David Price starting a playoff game his team won.