Stealing Signs

Timestamps:00:00 - Welcome and episode overview00:22 - Remembering Phil Garner and baseball legends01:37 - The meaning behind popular baseball nicknames02:24 - The story of Wade Boggs and player nicknames05:01 - Fan interaction: Scorekeeping and love for baseball history05:34 - First encounter with Wade Boggs and celebrity in baseball06:39 - Baseball names quiz: Real vs. fake names challenge10:17 - The story of Wade Boggs' legendary beer-drinking feats20:47 - Pitcher mentality with Zach Greinke's approach to velocity38:44 - Player development advancements and early MLB debuts44:09 - Pitching injuries, Tommy John surgeries, and recovery trends55:01 - Fantasy league trades, prospect prospects, and team strategies58:50 - Controversy around umpire challenges and technology's role61:53 - Closing thoughts and community engagement

Sound Bites"Connor Griffin was brought up too early, not ready.""Technology can make umpiring more accurate and fair.""Fans are loving the challenge system and ABS stats."

Sound Bites"Umpires are the biggest receivers of charity in sports""The pace of play is much better with the pitch clock""Players are right more than 50% of the time on challenges"

Looking at the Pirates, The A's and the Red Sox

Meetup Test

The Psuedo Scout and Tim discuss MiLB unionization and its potential impact on prospects, the new rule changes that break Justin's dusty old heart, and an interesting debate about John Bonham

Tim and The Psuedo Scout talk about the proper indoor soccer footwear, what to look for in the upcoming MiLB playoffs, Justin's Arizona Fall League prep on game-day, and the Caribbean Championships coming this winter

The thrill of a great rookie debut

Justin and Tim talk Tatis and his stupidity, Nippon Professional Baseball Records and Tim's Stupidity, and stupid good minor league home run cycles

The Psuedo Scout and Tim talk Soto trade prospects, Psuedo's technical disappointments, prospects breaking our hearts, and the Reds showing they are the real Masters of the Universe (at least in MLB trade deadline prospect deals)

Justin and Tim explain the eye test and examine the Futures Game Rosters

The start of a mini-series on how to do the best prospect scouting you can to win your leagues

Looking at the first week of live MLB games, and what it means for your fantasy dominance

With COVID-19 wreaking havoc on professional sports, what are fantasy players supposed to do?

The cornerstone of your dynasty championship run is on this episode

Pitching prospects to grab or avoid this year

Making our way around the horn, Swag and Mikey break down the backstops

Time to break down this year's surprises at the hot corner

Rookies to draft and rookies to avoid as you set out to win your fantasy league this year

Swag and Mikey are back, this time breaking down the Shortstop position for redraft

Swag and Mikey break down the keystone for redraft

Swag and Mikey break down the "other" hot corner for redraft

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