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Outside Baseball is a podcast where MLB fanatic, Drew Frank, tries to catch his friend, Seth Nefsky up on the MLB after Seth stopped paying attention to the league in 2016. Hilarity ensues.

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    • Feb 15, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 57m AVG DURATION
    • 29 EPISODES


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    What if Players Could Only Play for Teams They Debuted With?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 81:53


    Drew, Seth and special guest former Richmond Hill Phoenix MVP, Thomas West, discuss how teams would look if they could only be comprised of players that debuted with them, predicting regular season standings and postseason results.

    Reacting to Our Preseason Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 60:18


    Drew and Seth see how many of their preseason predictions came true during the 2020 MLB season.

    Analyzing Tampa Bay's Recent Trade History

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 66:33


    In honour of the Blake Snell trade, Drew and Seth analyze how the Rays have fared in their recent trade history.

    What Every NL Team Wants for Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 46:54


    Seth and Drew go through what every NL team needs for next season while getting into the holiday spirit.

    What Every AL Team wants for Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 46:51


    Recorded before the Cleveland Baseball Team name change, Seth and Drew go through what every AL team needs for next season while getting into the holiday spirit.

    Drafting the Next Ten World Series Winners with Jack "The Problem" Shapiro

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 35:28


    Drew, Seth and guest, Jack "The Problem" Shapiro attempt to snake-draft the next ten World Series winners, with each drafter having five picks.

    Drafting the Next Ten Cy Young Winners

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 44:34


    Because of Shane Bieber and Trevor Bauer's Cy Young wins, Drew and Seth attempt to draft Cy Young winners for the next ten years.

    Dodgers Win and LCS Team Eulogies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 74:22


    Drew and Seth break down the World Series, and do team eulogies (superlatives) for the World Series teams, in the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays, and the LCS losers, in the Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves.

    World Series Analysis and Rule Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 41:42


    Drew and Seth talk about the World Series as well as the possibility of the 2020 rule changes extending to future seasons.

    LDS Breakdown and X-Factors

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 42:22


    Recorded on Thursday morning, Drew and Seth breakdown the ALDS series between the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees, and Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics, and the NLDS series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, and Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins, with Drew also highlighting what players for each team will be the biggest X-factors.

    First Round Breakdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 38:45


    Recorded Thursday morning, Seth and Drew go over the MLB first round while having some fun along the way.

    Late September State of the Union

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 71:12


    This episode Drew and Seth catch up on the standings for every team in the MLB, while touching on baseball's crazy playoff format.

    Analyzing the Randomness of the 2020 Season Compared to 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 80:42


    This episode, Seth and Drew go for a spin down Correlation Lane to explore how predictive the 2019 season was for 2020 compared to 2018 for 2019. Along the way, they talk about the MLB's biggest jumpers and dippers in WAR per game.

    Choosing Shortened Season All-Star Rosters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 72:07


    This episode, Drew gives Seth his All-Star rosters to make up for the fact that the All-Star Game won't actually be played this season.

    Trade Deadline Roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 55:51


    This episode, Drew educates Seth on every deal made before the deadline.

    Comparing the Stars of the NBA to those of the MLB

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 58:40


    In this unorthodox episode, Seth and Drew give MLB comparisons to modern NBA greats like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic and LeBron James in honour of the NBA playoffs.

    Evaluating Upcoming Rookies and Sophomores

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 51:23


    This episode, Drew educates Seth on some of the MLB's most exciting up-and-comers under the age of 25.

    Every Team's Most Likely Player to Fight the Houston Astros

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 54:36


    After the legends of Joe Kelly and Ramon Laureano, this episode, Drew educates Seth on the most likely player on every team to want to retaliate against the Astros after their cheating scandal.

    Early-August State of the Union

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 74:14


    This episode, Drew and Seth go over the records of every team in the MLB and decide what records are flukey and what records are sustainable.

    New Season, Who Dis?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 58:36


    This episode, Seth goes through the current position player and pitcher WAR leaderboards looking for names he doesn't recognize, and Drew explains who these players are and if they are worth knowing.

    Playing MLB Record Over/Under

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 46:05


    This episode, Drew and Seth guess the over/unders for MLB team records just in time for Opening Day.

    Awards Predictions for the 60-Game Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 54:48


    This episode, Seth and Drew go over their awards predictions for the shortened season. The catch is: Drew's only allowed to choose players who haven't yet been voted top five in that award.

    What if the 2019 MLB Season Started on July 1?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 56:53


    This episode, recorded in mid-June, predicts the results of the 2019 MLB Season if it started on July 1? Would Cody Bellinger and Mike Trout be MVPs? Would Jacob deGrom and Justin Verlander win Cy Youngs? Would the Washington Nationals win the World Series?

    Pitching Baseball Documentaries with Jackson Farough

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 50:00


    Because of the release of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's documentary "Long Gone Summer," and the release of Roy Halladay's documentary "Imperfect," this episode Seth and Drew are battling each other, pitching documentaries to friend and Outside Baseball superfan, Jackson Farough.

    Where were the 2019 WAR Leaders in 2016?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 67:18


    Drew and Seth take a look back at where baseball's best were during the 2016 season.

    Where are the 2016 WAR Leaders Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 41:43


    Drew catches Seth up on how the ten best pitchers and ten best position players in the MLB in 2016 have played since then.

    The Weirdest Superstitions in MLB History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 61:39


    This episode, Drew and Seth go through Bleacher Report's "Baseball's 50 Weirdest All-Time Superstitions" article, picking out some particularly odd standouts.

    15 Questions About the National League

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 73:51


    Seth asks Drew one question about each team in the National League.

    15 Questions About the American League

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 57:27


    In this pre-COVID-19 episode of Outside Baseball, Seth asks Drew one question about each team in the American League. The boys get into everything from the Astros' cheating incident to Seth's adventures on ADD medication.

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