Pop Flies and Grounders

Ack and Kiz return for a holiday edition of PFG. Recorded minutes before the Padres traded for Yu Darvish, the guys nevertheless discuss the Blake Snell trade and all the other moves that have been made so far in the offseason, before getting into some speculation on what other moves are to come. They also … Continue reading 70: Firing up the Hot Stove →

Coming off their longest layoff ever, Ack and Kiz make their triumphant return! Unsurprisingly, there is a lot of ground to cover. The guys discuss their takeaways from the 2020 season, including the storylines, the surprise teams who are for real, and memorable individual performances from the whacky 2020 season. In our Baseball Reference Page … Continue reading 69: A Very Nice Episode →

Ack and Kiz still aren’t able to meet in person, but the streak of guests continues with AJ Flores joining the program. The topics go from very specific to us (Bullets heroics and playing for Mike Lauterhahn) to some broader interest things (choosing/playing D3, Independent baseball, and the progression of youth/AAU baseball). To close out … Continue reading 68: Quarantined 5 with AJ Flores →

Ack and Kiz are social distance podcasting once again. This time they welcome onto the show former Cubs minor leaguer and Frontier League veteran, Robert Robbins. The three of them discuss their adopted KBO teams and all the goings on in Korean baseball along with discussion of the latest COVID return negotiations and Rob’s experiences … Continue reading 67: Quarantined 4 with Robert Robbins →

For the third consecutive episode, Ack and Kiz are limited to Skype. However, for the third straight episode, they’re joined by a guest! This time it’s Zack Raab (@ZackRaab) who joins the guys all the way from Israel to tell his story about growing up in South Florida as a Marlins fan, moving to Israel, … Continue reading 66: Quarantined 3 with Zack Raab →

2 Episodes in a week?? When you can’t leave the house, it’s amazing the content that can emerge. Ack and Kiz are joined by all-time guest Matt Ack to discuss how stoppages and delays have affected seasons in the past and baseball equivalents to Tom Brady leaving the Patriots. In our Baseball Reference Page of … Continue reading 65: Quarantined 2 with Matt Ack →

The baseball/entire world is standing still for the Corona Virus, but never fear. Ack and Kiz have come to the rescue with some baseball content to keep the people sane. They are joined by fellow Stevens Duck alum and current coach Jayson Yano to discuss his background as a California HS player crossing the country … Continue reading 64: Quarantined with Jayson Yano →

With the punishments for the Astros being handed out in the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal, Ack and Kiz get together with old friend Matt Ack to discuss the fallout out from this scandal and how it compares to a few scandals from baseball history. Baseball Reference Page of the Day is Buck Weaver. Hooray … Continue reading 63: Scandal →

After an agonizingly long layoff, the public clamoring for the return of Pop Flies and Grounders paid off! Ack and Kiz return with the 62nd installment in the series and discuss all the things that happened since they last convened. The Nats winning the World Series, the Astros scandal, and most importantly…an active Hot Stove … Continue reading 62: Hot Stove Season →

Ack and Kiz return for Episode 61 to discuss the Christian Yelich injury (bummer), the award races, and the playoff hunt in both leagues. Later on, the guys discuss the 18th anniversary of 9/11 and the baseball connection with it from 2001 and to this day. Fittingly, Mike Piazza closes things out in Baseball Reference … Continue reading 61: Remembering 9/11 →

The Mets came back from the dead, the Phillies needed a shot in the arm from a Baseball Lifer, the Nats need someone to get bullpen outs, and the Braves are quietly going about their business. It’s the NL East! Ack and Kiz break down all the news from the most interesting division in baseball … Continue reading 60: NL East Front and Center →

The trade deadline has passed and there are no more deals to be made. Ack and Kiz are back to talk about every deadline move: who was involved, how it affects the playoff picture, how it changes a team’s future.  A quick foray into Baseball Aesthetics brings up the many throwbacks of the last couple … Continue reading 59: Trade Deadline →

Live from the road in Kiz’s car, he and Ack are back with episode 58 talking about the disastrous New York Mets and the most important day of a lost Orioles season. After they get through the teams in disarray, they move onto some good things in baseball: the Yankees, Mike Trout, Cody Bellinger, and … Continue reading 58: Going Mobile →