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Could the best hitter on the Kansas City Royals have been sitting in the minor leagues this season? Everyone is about to find out as one of the top prospects in baseball, Jac Caglianone, gets the call. Jake and Jordan reflect on his impressive collegiate career and discuss how it may translate in the majors.Even some of the best athletes in the world get sleepy at work. Shohei Ohtani was caught falling asleep in the dugout during a World Series rematch vs. the New York Yankees this weekend. Jake, who may or may not have slept through his alarm before recording this episode, has some (hypocritical?) thoughts on what happened in LA. A full weekend of baseball with sweeps, mops and even some college drama occurred. The guys give a full recap on all that happened in the world of baseball. Start off your week with the Baseball Bar-B-Cast (1:51) - How Sweep It Is(2:46) - Blue Jays mop A's(10:18) - Brewers sweep Phillies(20:02) - Mets sweep Rockies(24:11) - Orioles sweep White Sox(30:44) - Tigers over Royals(32:40) - Jac Calgianone called up(37:35) - Mariners over Twins(41:07) - Nats over Diamonbacks(44:57) - Dodgers over Yankees(51:48) - Shohei falls asleep(55:02) - Turbo Mode(1:05:18) - College Baseball(1:09:24) - Lou Gehrig Day Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

The Boston Red Sox are 27-31 with May coming to a close and what was a season that started with optimism is beginning to sink into a sour reality as the season pushes past its one-third mark. Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman talk about Boston's floundering 2025 campaign, the issues with roster construction and how manager Alex Cora isn't entirely to blame.Can the Red Sox pull out of their early-season hole? Will fortunes change after their first series against the New York Yankees next week? Only time will tell, but it's hard to be optimistic about their chances this season sitting at 4th in the AL East.Meanwhile out west, the Los Angeles Dodgers have made a trade! The guys explain the reasoning behind acquiring Cincinnati Reds reliever Alexis Diaz for prospect Mike Villani. Diaz, who was an All-Star just two seasons ago has regressed significantly, but with the injuries throughout LA's pitching staff, the move made sense for both sides.Closing out the episode, Jake and Jordan dive further into the mechanics of the bullpen phone before closing out the week with a new edition of The Good, The Bad & The Uggla where pitching injuries reign supreme, the MLB partners with the AUSL & the Miami Marlins have a new baserunning tactic in the minor leagues.(2:25) - Are the Boston Red Sox cooked?(22:15) - Dodgers trade for Alexis Diaz(27:40) - Previewing Dodgers/Yankees rematch series(36:40) - More bullpen phone questions(41:30) - The Good, The Bad, The Uggla Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Have the Dodgers lost their claim as the best team in baseball? After a few rough weeks, they are no longer in the lead of the National League. Jake is on the road this week, visiting Jordan in Cleveland where the Dodgers are facing the Guardians and so far have taken two of three. The guys give a live report from what they've seen so far as the defending champs visit northeast Ohio.You have questions and we have answers! Jake and Jordan reach into the mailbag to discuss a few fan questions including about bullpen phones, players announcing they are joining Team USA & more.According to Tom Hanks, there's no crying in baseball. It seems Jake is not the only person that disagrees with this sentiment. The guys discuss tears on the infield, a walk-off grand slam, animals on the field at a ball game and more news from around the league.Join us for this mid-week edition of Baseball Bar-B-Cast. (3:02) - Dodgers update from Cleveland(20:40) - Guardians update(25:42) - Mailbag(42:14) - Around the league(44:38) - Ronny Simon tears(48:39) - Christian Yelich(51:13) - Bryce Harper hit(53:31) - Animals on the field Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

The Detroit Tigers' ace continued to mesmerize the league, and a raucous Detroit crowd, over weekend with a career day. The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, Tarik Skubal, threw his first career complete game shutout on Sunday. Jake and Jordan dive into the impressive 13 strikeout performance that saw the final pitch of the game reach 102.6 mph.Also, Ohtani stepped onto the mound in New York with a crowd of both teams, the media and others looking on. In a big step towards his return to pitching, Shohei Ohtani took his first live bullpen since 2023. Jake witnessed it live and talks about where the Dodgers' superstar goes from here.Plus, the guys give you a recap of every series from the weekend. Join us on this Memorial Day at the Baseball Bar-B-Cast. (2:37) - Tarik Skubal(21:01) - Cardinals sweep Diamondbacks(33:18) - Rays sweep Blue Jays(36:37) - Mets/Dodgers(40:52) - Shohei Ohtani pitching(57:01) - Yankees/Rockies(1:00:19) - Astros/Mariners(1:02:02) - Orioles/Red Sox(1:04:35) - Padres/Braves(1:06:04) - Turbo Mode Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

New York vs. Boston always provides baseball drama. But this week, it wasn't the Yankees & Red Sox doing the honors. The New York Mets, of all teams, brought the sizzle to Fenway in a wild mid-week series that saw Walker Buehler get ejected and Alex Cora breaking the dugout phone…all while Juan Soto continues to slump. Jake and Jordan dive into all the drama from the Boston/New York series this week.Plus, the season nears its one-third mark, the guys give their take on who is in command for awards at the end of the season, and if they think those picks will stay the same come year's end. Can Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani repeat as AL and NL MVPs, or will new entrants challenge them for the respective league crowns?Finally, a new edition of The Good, The Bad & The Uggla is here to close out the week, featuring Rich Hill, the possibility of baseball going to NBC and the OMG sign making a debut in San Diego, of all places. (2:15) - Red Sox/Mets(25:48) - Awards Check-in(43:22) - Why haven't you homered yet?(51:01) - The Good, The Bad & The Uggla Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Spring cleaning was in full effect in the MLB over the weekend. Seven teams pulled out brooms and swept their series. Jake and Jordan break down each series including surprising sweeps of the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, while the Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds broke out the brooms in their grudge matches against the Orioles and Guardians, respectively.Someone gets fired, someone gets suspended and someone gets booed. The guys discuss everything that happened around the league, on and off the field, and what it could mean going forward.Your weekend recap is here. Come listen at the Baseball Bar-B-Cast. (1:32) - Nats sweep Orioles(15:51) - Phillies sweep Pirates(25:52) - Angels sweep Dodgers(32:46) - Mariners sweep Padres(34:58) - Reds sweep Guardians(40:31) - Giants sweep A's(42:18) - Subway Series(50:55) - Braves/Red Sox(55:31) - Turbo Mode Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

MLB's inaugural rivalry weekend is here! Jake and Jordan take a look at how this weekend came to fruition and draft what series they'd most like to attend. The Cardinals and Twins have been on a roll recently. The guys break down what's been going on and if they can keep it up. Lose one pitcher, gain another. Jake and Jordan talk about what's going on in the Dodgers' dugout and some new additions to the team.A few players retire and the guys share their thoughts.Finally, they close the week with The Good, The Bad & The Uggla.Come kick off the weekend at the Baseball Bar-B-Cast.   (1:53) - MLB's Rivalry Weekend(7:21) - The rivalry draft(35:40) - Cardinals and Twins on a hot streak(45:53) - Dodgers shake-up(57:27) - Retirements(1:00:24) - The Good, The Bad & The Uggla Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Pete Rose is now Hall of Fame eligible. Commissioner Manfred made a huge rule change, Tuesday, which now reinstates Rose and makes him eligible for the Hall of Fame. What exactly happened, what does this mean going forward and will he get in? Jake and Jordan have plenty of thoughts.Paul Skenes is joining Team USA. Skenes announced Tuesday that he will be pitching for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic in 2026. He joins Aaron Judge on the roster. The guys breakdown what this means for Team USA and the potential of other stars joining as well.Javier Báez is back. Jake and Jordan discuss the new and improved Javier Báez this season. Plus, a recap of a wild Tuesday night in the MLB.Take a mid-week break and come on over to the Baseball Bar-B-Cast. (2:51) - Pete Rose reinstated (43:13) - Paul Skenes to Team USA(53:31) - Tuesday night recap(56:34) - Javier Baez Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Bud Black is out. Jake and Jordan breakdown the Rockies' decision to fire their manager and explain why the situation was more out of his control than it may seem. Three teams did some cleaning this weekend and swept their series, the guys dive into those.The Rafael Devers soap opera continues. An update with what is going on in Boston and a recap of the rest of the games from the weekend.Start your week at the Baseball Bar-B-Cast. (2:27) - Rockies fire Bud Black(19:42) - Cardinals sweep Nationals(25:33) - Twins sweep Giants(29:49) - Blue Jays sweep Mariners(36:21) - Cubs/ Mets(41:48) - Phillies/ Guardians(51:03) - Dodgers/ Diamondbacks(57: 02) - Turbo Mode(1:04:16) - The Tim Elko Story Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

The Pope is a baseball fan! Pope Leo XIV was elected yesterday, becoming the first Pope from the United States. Hailing from Chicago, it was revealed he's a White Sox fan! Jake and Jordan discuss this amazing development.Ryan Spilborghs joins the show and talks with the guys about the Rafael Devers situation and the state of the Colorado Rockies. Plus, the Pirates fire their manager, and we get to a Good, Bad and Uggla you do not want to miss.Come finish up your week at the Baseball Bar-B-Cast. (2:31) - The Pope is a baseball fan(23:43) - Ryan Spilborghs joins the show(25:36) - Rafael Devers(46:17) - Colorado Rockies(57:01) - Pirates fire their manager(1:05:46) - The Good, The Bad & The Uggla    Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

The Dodgers took a trip to Shohei's favorite park in Miami. He then proceeded to hit a couple more home runs on the year. At 10 home runs and 10 stolen bases, is he going to go back-to-back 50-50 seasons? Jake and Jordan discuss.What is happening in Seattle? The Mariners sit at the top of the AL West and the guys discuss what is clicking for the team.Plus, Jake and Jordan get into other news around the league, including what podcaster just became an MLB hitting coach.Take a mid-week break and join us at the Baseball Bar-B-Cast.  (2:42) - Dodgers/Marlins(4:05) - Shohei Ohtani(27:23) - other Dodgers takeaways(33:38) - What is going on with the Mariners(48:19) - Bret Boone hired by Rangers(1:00:06) - East West Classic Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

The San Diego Padres finally get the coveted opening segment for Jake and Jordan. The guys break down the Padres sweep over the weekend and what their season might look like going forward. What does it mean when a team's GM faces the music of the media early in the season? Jake and Jordan talk about 3 GMs who have already done exactly that.Plus, a dive into what the Triston Casas injury means for the Red Sox. Finally, the guys go Turbo Mode to recap every series of the weekend.Start your week off right here at the Baseball Bar-B-Cast. (2:20) - Padres Sweep(23:52) - Red Sox post Triston Casas injury(36:53) - Yankees fall to Rays(38:17) - Bonds/Judge debate continued(42:43) - GMs face the media(44:00) - Orioles' GM(47:48) - Angels' GM(50:01) - Rangers' GM(53:28) - Cubs/Brewers(56:46) - Dodgers/Braves(1:00:43) - Turbo Mode Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Aaron Judge is the best player in the MLB. Jake and Jordan say he's probably a lock for the Hall of Fame. So what is there to debate? What about when you compare him to hitters of the past? The Judge vs. Bonds debate. How does Aaron Judge stack up against Barry Bonds, and are they really in the same category? The answer might surprise you.Plus, Standings Golf is back! The guys, hesitantly, make their picks for this year's Standings Golf matchup. If you forgot exactly what that is, don't worry, they give you a reminder.And you waited all week for it. The Good, The Bad and The Uggla! All of this and more on today's Baseball Bar-B-Cast (2:12) - Standings Golf(28:43) - Judge vs Bonds Debate(46:38) - The Good, The Bad & The Uggla(1:02:57) - Naming Sweeps Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Kris Bubic joins the show and talks about the ups and downs of his career, coming back from injury, pitching in the playoffs and what it's like being a part of this Royals team. Plus, Jake and Jordan breakdown what is happening in Baltimore and what has caused the Orioles' season to go into a tailspin. Also, Jake is MAD about a new City Connect jersey. He and Jordan break down why.All this and more when you join us for today's Baseball Bar-B-Cast (2:02) - Orioles falling apart (25:58) - Kris Bubic interview(50:55) - White Sox City Connect Jersey controversy(1:01:35) - Daulton Varsho highlight catch(1:05:27) - Odd NL West schedules Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

It's another Monday edition of Baseball Bar-B-Cast where Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman recap the weekend in baseball. The duo dive into the four sweeps that occurred and debate if the Colorado Rockies can truly go down as the worst baseball team ever. After the break the two discuss pitching concerns for the Dodgers and Yankees despite winning their respective weekend series. After Turbo Mode, to end the show Jordan and Jake debate what we should call a minor league 6-game series sweep and pick a professional sports team to become a fan of. You will never believe the professional sports team they actually picked. (2:05) - How Sweep It is: Tigers sweep Orioles (14:20) - How Sweep it is: Rays sweep Padres(20:20) - How Sweep it is: Twins sweep Angels (23:50) - How Sweep it is: Reds sweep Rockies (27:35) - Around the league: Braves might be getting back on track (31:40) - Around the league: Roki Sasaki's major red flag (41:10) - Around the league: Yankees closer issuee(45:05) - Around the league: Red Sox keep impressing (49:35) - Turbo Mode: Recapping the rest of the weekend action (55:00) - Mailbag question: What do you call a 6-game sweep (1:00:30) - Jake and Jordan decide a team to become a fan of  Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman break down the 2026 MLB free agency class and take a look at what type of deals we can expect to see this winter. The boys give us their takes on how much Kyle Tucker's contract will be, where Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman will land & how the rest of the class stacks up.Jake and Jordan then bring out the mailbag to answer your questions. What should be the term for a 2-game sweep? Jake also gives us his best sponsorship tie-ins for players with specific nicknames.Later, Jake & Jordan bring back The Good, Bad & Uggla and react to Steve Cohen's most recent hilarious social media post.(1:30) - What contract can Kyle Tucker expect?(12:00) -  Where will Pete Alonso & Alex Bregman land?(16:45) - Where other 2026 free agents will measure up(24:30) - Ranking pitchers in the 2026 free agent class(30:00 ) - Answering your questions from the mailbag(53:00) - The Good, The Bad, The Uggla Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Who is the best team in the AL? Jake and Jordan dive into what to make of the American League and give their pitches for who is the best team.Plus, are the Cubs the most entertaining team to watch in baseball? Someone says that might just be the case. Come try to figure out the American League and more on today's Baseball Bar-B-Cast.  (1:37) - Who is the best team in the American League?(4:25) - A's(7:14) - Angels(9:47) - Royals(13:59) - Twins(17:50) - Orioles(22:12) - Mariners(24:42) - Blue Jays(29:20) - The State of Interleague Play(31:20) - Rangers(35:14) - Rays(40:17) - Yankees(44:55) - Guardians(48:16) - Tigers(52:43) - Astros(56:40) - Red Sox(1:01:57) - Cubs the most exciting team in baseball  Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Juan Soto may be off to a slow start, but the Mets have a lot of excitement stirring at Citi Field. Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss the Mets mopping the Cardinals, Pete Alonso's hot start and why no one should be worried about Juan Soto.Plus, Ronald Acuña Jr. calls out his manager, the Yankees play an away game at their home field, Shohei Ohtani has a baby which creates a hot take about maternity leave in the MLB and the guys go Turbo Mode to recap the weekend.All this and more when you join us for Baseball Bar-B-Cast. (2:20) - When MOP-purtunity knocks - Mets sweep 4-game series against Cardinals(23:00) - How sweep it is: Braves sweep twins amidst Acuña drama(35:40) - How sweep it is: Guardians out-class Pirates in Pittsburgh(39:05) - Yankees take 2 out of 3 in Tampa homecoming(44:05) - Dodgers take 2 out of 3 in Texas(52:45) - Sorry for your mentions: Orioles get ROASTED on social media after 24-2 loss(59:20) - Turbo Mode: Jake and Jordan recap rest of the weekend action Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman break down how good the NL West has been so far with the Dodgers, Padres, Giants and Diamondbacks all vying for the top spot. Can this division end up having 4 great teams? Are the Dodgers still the favorites?Jake and Jordan then bring on ESPN's Buster Olney to chat the Dodgers, Yankees & why there are so few dynasties in baseball.Later, Jake & Jordan bring back The Good, Bad & Uggla and tell us why Cal Raleigh is the best catcher in baseball. (2:00) - 4 teams vying for NL West crown?(8:00) -  Buster Olney joins the show(45:00) - The Good, The Bad, The Uggla Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman react to the news that Aaron Judge will captain Team USA in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. Is he the missing piece Team USA needs to win? The boys then The boys then attempt to predict the Team USA roster for the WBC.Jake and Jordan then bring on “Hoo Lee Gans” founder Kyle Smeallie to chat the inpsiration behind baseball's newest fan group.Later, Jake gives Jordan some baseball trivia and the boys break down news around the league, including Alex Bregman's perfect day. (2:30) - Why Jackie Robinson Day should be thought provoking(8:00) - Predicting Team USA 2026 WBC roster(38:00) - “Hoo Lee Gans” founder joins the show(52:15) - Baseball trivia(59:30) - News around the league Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

It's another Monday edition of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast with Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman. The guys recap all the action around MLB from this weekend and start the pod by discussing the San Diego Padres domination of the Colorado Rockies. The pair look at the stellar pitching the Padres have and why they may have the best home field advantage in all of baseball. The two also breakdown the big Cubs-Dodgers series and take an early season pulse on the wild AL East. (2:45) - How Sweep it is: Padres demolish Rockies at home (10:25) - How Sweep it is: Mariners take down Texas(14:30) - How Sweep it is: Reds dismantle pitiful Pirates (20:40) - Concern for Dodgers after Cubs series? (28:45) - AL East check in: Concerns for Yankees and Red Sox? Can we trust Toronto's hot start? (42:05) - To statue or not to statue? Who has one and deserves one in baseball? (50:30) - Turbo Mode: Recapping the rest of the weekend series  Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Kyren Paris' shift to Aaron Judge's hitting coach seems to be paying off. Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz break down how Paris has been a key to the Los Angeles Angels' surprisingly hot start. Are you a believer? That's what the guys try to decide as they break down whose breakout starts to the season are for real and whose aren't in a new segment. Plus, Jung Hoo Lee has two fan sections in San Francisco, a game with 22 walks and the Cody Bellinger vs. the chicken wings saga continues in this week's rendition of The Good, The Bad & The Uggla. All of this, this weekend's previews and more. Come join us for this Friday Baseball Bar-B-Cast.(1:32) - Kyren Paris and the Angels fast start(22:19) - Am I a believer? Whose hot starts are the real deal?(53:58) - The Good, The Bad & The Uggla(1:14:24) - Weekend Preview Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman react to the Los Angeles Dodgers' mounting injuries, particularly on the mound. How much longer will we have to wait to see Shohei Ohtani pitch again? Could he have suffered a setback in his rehab?Jake and Jordan then bring on MLB writer, Michael Clair, to chat Yeshiva University's first win after 100 consecutive losses and how two slumping D3 baseball teams made history.Later, Jake and Jordan react to the Boston Red Sox's new Netflix documentary, “Watching the Clubhouse”. They also go around the league and take a look at the Giants new city uniforms & Cody Bellinger's chicken wing bravery. (2:00) - Dodgers & Ohtani continue to deal with injuries(27:30) - Michael Clair tells us about Yeshiva University's historic win(47:00) - Netflix release Boston Red Sox documentary(58:45) - Around the League Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

It's another Monday edition of Baseball Bar-B-Cast with Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman hitting your feeds. Another week, another massive extension is handed out and this was the BIG one. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is a Toronto Blue Jay for life after signing a historic 14-year, $500 million extension with the club. Jake and Jordan look at what this contract means for Toronto and baseball as a whole. The two also dive into all the weekend series and their biggest takeaways from a potential NLCS matchup in the Dodgers and Phillies. (2:00) - The Opener: Vlad Jr. signs blockbuster deal to stay in Toronto (25:35) - How Sweep it is: Jake and Jordan look at all the series sweeps this past weekend(42:45) - Turbo Mode: Biggest takeaways from Dodgers-Phillies series Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, we talk extensions, exciting starts and not so exciting starts to the season. Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman react to the surprising extension the Boston Red Sox handed their rookie star Kristian Campbell. The two also dive into Arizona's extension of their superstar Ketel Marte. In the second half of the show, the guys dive into the undefeated starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres and the winless start for the Atlanta Braves. They end the show with 'The Good, The Bad, and The Uggla.'  (2:40) - Red Sox extend rookie star: Kristian Campbell signs 8-year, $60 million deal(16:20) - D-Backs extend Ketel Marte:  2B gets 5-year, $116.5 million extension(21:55) - Dodgers haven't lose a game: LA living up to the hype so far this season(30:05) - Dodgers need a nickname: We review your submissions!(33:50) - Padres are also undefeated: Is San Diego a legit threat to LA?(42:00) - The Good, The Bad, and The Uggla  Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman react to Garrett Crochet's new contract with the Red Sox and what it will mean for the team going forward. They also break down Jurickson Profar's 80-game suspension for PED use and whether the Braves can weather a bad start to the season without him.Jake and Jordan then react to your e-mail questions including what torpedo bats could mean for baseball tech going forward & who their players to watch are this season.Later, Jake and Jordan react to Jackson Merrill's shocking new 9-year deal with the San Diego Padres. They also go around the league & react to Jake Mangum's debut, Colton Cowser's injury & Lance Lynn's retirment announcement.(2:00) - Garrett Crochet signs new 6-year deal(13:15) - Jurickson Profar suspended 80 games for PED use(29:45) - Answering all your e-mail questions(57:00) - Jackson Merrill agrees to 9-year deal(1:00:45) - News around the league Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz recap all the action from Opening Weekend in MLB including the two diving into the "torpedo bats" that helped the Yankees mash homers over the weekend and spark debate across the baseball world. Jake explains the origins of the torpedo bats and how players on the Yankees embraced them heading into the season. He also explains why they're totally legal and not a cheat code. Jordan believes the bats represent hitters finally embracing new technology to combat pitchers who've been ahead of the curve in recent years. After torpedo talk the two recap the rest of the series around baseball, including the Padres getting the first 'mop' of the year in their four game sweep of Atlanta. The two also discuss that despite the Dodgers dominance over the Tigers there should be real concern about Rōki Sasaki's starts so far. (1:30) - The Opener: Torpedo bats take over bronx and internet(3:50) - Torpedo bats 101: What are they? Who came up with them? Why now?(23:20) - First MOP of the year: Padres sweep Atlanta in 4-game series (28:00) - Dodgers dominate Tigers: But is Roki's second start a cause for concern?(38:40) - Emergency Uggla: Wilson Contreas eats his batting tape in a panic move (49:00) - Turbo mode: Jake and Jordan recap the rest of the series on Opening Weekend   Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman recap all 14 opening day matchups. Jake tells you why he's already out on the Pirates and Jordan gives Framber Valdez some love.Jake and Jordan then react to the Pirates, Reds & Angels embarrassing losses. Jake and Jordan also give their opening day overreactions including a case for Mackenzie Gore winning the Cy Young and Adley Rutschman winning MVP.Later, Jake and Jordan give us their good, bad and Uggla. Jake cherishes Joe Buck's return to baseball while Jordan react to Tanner Bibee's hilarious social media defense of Chipotle. (1:35) - Around the league: Recapping every opening day game(41:20) - Sorry for your mentions: Reds, Angels & Pirates lose embarrassingly(52:25) - Jake and Jordan's nuclear overreactions(59:50) - The Good, The Bad, The Uggla(1:12:05) - Opening day starter draft update Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman give one bold prediction per team heading into the 2025 season. What craziness will the 2025 season have in store?Jake and Jordan then bring on Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson to chat being on the cover of MLB The Show as well as his predictions for the upcoming season.Later, Jake and Jordan bring back the MLB opening day starter draft. They also give us their predictions for MLB season awards as well as postseason winners. (2:00) - Jake's MLB offseason recap(6:35) - 30 bold predictions for 2025 season(47:05) - Gunnar Henderson joins the show(1:02:10) - Opening day MLB starter draft(1:19:00) - Playoff and Awards predictions Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Opening Day week has finally arrived and the Baseball Bar-B-Cast pod is ready with a jam packed pod to kick off the week. Jake Mintz shares his top 50 most important MLB people of the 2025 season with Jordan Shusterman and highlights a handful of people that will define the upcoming year in baseball. The two also sit down with Cincinnati Reds superstar shortstop Elly De La Cruz to discuss being on this year's cover of 'MLB: The Show' video game. The two end the show catching up on all the baseball news they didn't cover during the division preview weeks: (4:30) - The Opener: Jake reveals his top 50 most important people in MLB this season (6:45) - No. 42 - Munetaka Murakami(8:50) - No. 50 - Chandler Simpson(10:40) - No. 35 - Jed Hoyer(13:35) - No. 32-24 - S. Alcantarra | L. Robert Jr. | N. Arenado(15:45) - No. 31. Jasson Dominguez(18:45) - No. 27-30  - J. Merrill | J. Chourio | J. Jobe | J. Holliday(21:30) - No. 22-23 - Jose Altuve | Cam Smith(23:45) - No. 9 - Roki Sasaki (24:45) - No. 7-8 - Spencer Strider | Ronald Acuna Jr. (26:45) - No. 2 - Vlad Guerrero Jr(29:20) - No. 6 - Paul Skenes (34:10) - Elly De La Cruz interview (43:00) - Baseball news catchup  Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman break down the entire AL West ahead of Opening Day. The two first break down the Los Angeles Angels and tell you why their success will hinge upon Mike Trout's health. They also react to the Athletics' offseason and what fans can expect amongst an uncertain future for the team.Jake and Jordan then preview the three division contenders. Will the Seattle Mariners be able to bring some consistency to their lineup? Can the Texas Rangers finally win the division or will the Houston Astros continue their division dominance?(1:30) - AL West preview: Los Angeles Angels(19:00) - AL West preview: Oakland Athletics(33:15) - AL West preview: Texas Rangers(46:10) - AL West preview: Seattle Mariners(57:30) - AL West preview: Houston Astros Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

In a very special edition of the Bar-B-Cast, Jordan Shusterman joins Jake Mintz in person in the Yahoo NYC studio to record the pod. The two recap the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs and continue their preview series by looking at the AL Central. Jake and Jordan marvel at the Dodgers domination of the Cubs while also pointing out some potential red flags for LA this season. The two then dive into a truly unpredictable AL Central in 2025. Except the White Sox, we know they'll be terrible: (1:50) - The opener: Recapping the Tokyo Series between Dodgers and Cubs(16:45) - Chicago White Sox: Projected lineup and rotation, key players, one big question and predicting season record(29:05) - Minnesota Twins: Projected lineup and rotation, key players, one big question and predicting season record(39:00) - Detroit Tigers: Projected lineup and rotation, key players, one big question and predicting season record(50:55) - Kansas City Royals: Projected lineup and rotation, key players, one big question and predicting season record(1:02:05) - Cleveland Guardians: Projected lineup and rotation, key players, one big question and predicting season record Want to compete against Jake, Jordan and the entire Yahoo Sports crew in this year's NCAA tournaments? Enter the Men's and Women's contests to claim the ultimate bragging rights.Subscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

The division preview pods roll on as Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman preview the AL East. Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman breakdown the 2025 season outlook for the Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. The duo looks at the projected starting lineups and rotations for each team, asks one big question for each team and tries to predict if each of the five teams will go over or under their total win projection for 2025. (3:00) - Tampa Bay Rays: Projected lineup and rotation, key players, one big question and predicting season record(17:25) - Toronto Blue Jays: Projected lineup and rotation, key players, one big question and predicting season record(29:30) - Baltimore Orioles: Projected lineup and rotation, key players, one big question and predicting season record(46:25) - Boston Red Sox: Projected lineup and rotation, key players, one big question and predicting season record(1:04:15) - New York Yankees: Projected lineup and rotation, key players, one big question and predicting season recordSubscribe to Baseball Bar-B-Cast on your favorite podcast app:

Welcome to Episode 126 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball! WE'RE BACK! FINALLY! While our real life jobs made it difficult to find time to do our usual research ahead of the season, we didn't wanna just disappear. Our first episode of 2024 takes a closer look at the 25 teams in the latest Top 25 poll, and offers some bonus thoughts on several conferences and familiar contenders from the last few seasons. In order: Shenandoah Endicott Baldwin Wallace Salisbury  East Texas Baptist Denison UW-La Crosse Aurora Johns Hopkins Rowan + NJAC thoughts Birmingham-Southern Trinity (Texas) Salve Regina La Verne Lynchburg Pomona-Pitzer Misericordia Christopher Newport Benedictine Mary Hardin-Baylor North Carolina Wesleyan Chapman + SCIAC thoughts Arcadia Kalamazoo UW-Whitewater Quick thoughts on Wheaton (MA), Cortland, Webster, Marietta, UW-Stevens Point, Eastern Connecticut, Ithaca go listen to the NWC pod BIAS BALL: WashU Bears are looking GOOD but in a very different way Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

[From Jan. 17, 2022] Bobby and Alex are back with a very special episode this week. They've invited on their friends Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman of Céspedes Family BBQ to do the unthinkable: draft the owners who they would actually want — or wouldn't hate — to have running their team. Some of the choices may surprise you and some may not, but the episode reveals the colorful history of some of baseball's lesser known owners and is sure to give you a better understanding of the billionaires who run the sport we love to hate and hate to love. Follow Céspedes Family BBQ on Twitter at @CespedesBBQ. Songs featured in this episode: H.E.R. — "Do To Me" • Booker T & the M.G.'s — “Green Onions” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tipping-pitches/message

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Welcome to Episode 125 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball! We did it, friends -- we made it to Cedar Rapids. Together. Okay, not really, we aren't in Iowa, but we are here in podcast form to preview what should be a very fun World Series. We preview the eight teams competing for a national title, in order: Johns Hopkins (at 3:20) Misericordia (at 7:15) Endicott (at 13:35) Baldwin Wallace (at 17:00) Salisbury (at 19:20) East Texas Baptist (at 23:35) Lynchburg (at 27:40) UW-La Crosse (at 31:15) Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Welcome to Episode 124 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball! We begin with our quick reactions to the regional weekend and which moments stood out the most. Then, we preview all eight super regionals. In order: Wheaton (MA) at Johns Hopkins (at 2:55) Ithaca at Endicott (at 8:50) Misericordia at Marietta (at 14:15) Baldwin Wallace at Aurora (at 17:45) UW-Stevens Point at UW-La Crosse (at 21:05) Shenandoah at Lynchburg (at 24:20) La Verne at East Texas Baptist (at 30:10) Rowan at Salisbury (at 35:10) Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Welcome to Episode 123 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball! We begin with our reaction to the field of 60 and how we felt about our projections, and the surprising exclusion of UW-Whitewater (but also why it made sense). Then, we discuss all 16 regionals, with each regional covering seeds 1, 4, 2, 3 in that order: Baltimore (11:38) Johns Hopkins, PSU-Altoona, Randolph-Macon, St. John Fisher New London (19:52) Wheaton (MA), Husson, Tufts, Mitchell Cortland (32:43) Cortland, St. Joseph's (L.I.), Ithaca, Eastern Connecticut Bridgewater (42:48) Endicott, Bridgewater State, Middlebury, Johnson and Wales Marietta (49:46) Marietta, Adrian, Mary Washington, Case Western Dallas (57:19) Salve Regina, Keystone, Misericordia, Washington and Jefferson Granville (1:06:28) Denison, Beloit, Baldwin Wallace, Spalding Aurora (1:13:55) Aurora, John Carroll La Crosse (1:18:58) UW-La Crosse, Bethany Lutheran, Buena Vista, Bethel Stevens Point (1:24:50) UW-Stevens Point, Augustana, Webster, Loras Winchester (1:32:16) Shenandoah, TCNJ, Christopher Newport, Immaculata Rocky Mount (1:39:52) Lynchburg, Lebanon Valley, North Carolina Wesleyan, Elizabethtown Birmingham (1:45:35) Birmingham-Southern, Lewis and Clark, La Verne, Franklin Marshall (1:51:56) East Texas Baptist, Cal Lutheran, Pacific, Trinity (TX) Glenside (1:59:00) Arcadia, Susquehanna, Rowan, Brockport Harrisburg (2:03:57) Salisbury, PSU-Harrisburg Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Welcome to Episode 122 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball! In this episode, we do our best to project which teams will receive the 19 at-large bids to the 60-team 2023 NCAA tournament field. We perform a mock selection of all the teams just as the national committee will do ahead of the official selections at noon ET on Monday, May 15. This is never an easy task but we hope we at least made sense while making our selections! We look forward to seeing how wrong we are.   Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Welcome to Episode 121 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. The third and final public regional rankings were released, giving us one final look at how the committee views the best teams in each region. Some regions deserve far more conversation than others, but we touch on all the teams we deem at-large relevant during our bubble talk at the end. In order: Region I - New England (at 1:20) Region II - New England (at 1:50) Region III - New York (at 2:25) Region IV - Mid-Atlantic (at 3:25) Region V - Mid-Atlantic (at 4:50) Region VI - South (at 6:00) Region VII - Mideast (at 12:00) Region VIII - Central (at 13:40) Region IX - Midwest (at 15:35) Region X - West (at 18:15) Finally and most importantly (at 25:15), we go through and present where we believe the bubble currently stands if we assume all the favorites win their conference tournaments and which teams are in best position to claim the 2 Pool B and 17 Pool C at-large bids.  Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Welcome to Episode 120 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. The second regional rankings were released and this time they are actually in a real order instead of alphabetical! We provide some caveats about how we go about this exercise projecting the at-large picture at this stage before discussing all 10 regions and the teams ranked within. In order: Region I - New England (at 1:50) Region II - New England (at 3:40) Region III - New York (at 5:30) Region IV - Mid-Atlantic (at 8:30) Region V - Mid-Atlantic (at 11:20) Region VI - South (at 14:00) Region VII - Mideast (at 20:35) Region VIII - Central (at 22:30) Region IX - Midwest (at 24:35) Region X - West (at 28:40) At the end (32:45), we go through and present where we believe the bubble currently stands if we assume all the favorites win their conference tournaments. It's VERY early to attempt this but we did our best to paint a realistic picture of which teams are in best position to claim the 2 Pool B and 17 Pool C at-large bids.  Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Welcome to Episode 119 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. The first regional rankings were released and while they aren't in a particular order, the teams included are the ones we know are in best position to receive at-large bids should they not win the conference tournament. We set the stage for this year's postseason picture before discussing each of the 10 regions. In order: Region I - New England (at 9:10) Region II - New England (at 12:30) Region III - New York (at 17:00) Region IV - Mid-Atlantic (at 19:50) Region V - Mid-Atlantic (at 24:15) Region VI - South (at 32:30) Region VII - Mideast (at 40:20) Region VIII - Central (at 46:40) Region IX - Midwest (at 53:40) Region X - West (at 1:00:35) Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Welcome to Episode 118 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This week, we take a look at the latest Top 25, sharing our thoughts on every team in the poll, how much we believe in each team long-term, and where we had them roughly ranked in our personal Top 25s. We then hit some of the other teams just outside the current Top 25 including UW-Stevens Point, Cortland, NC Wesleyan, Salve Regina, North Central (IL), Buena Vista, East Texas Baptist, and a few others. Finally, we discuss the frustrating challenges of evaluating teams in the Northwest Conference and why no one is really right or wrong in terms of the discourse surrounding those teams. Then we say goodbye. Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Welcome to Episode 117 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This week, we take our first look at the Top 25, sharing our thoughts on every team in the poll and where we had them roughly ranked in our personal Top 25s. We then discuss the hot starts of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Lewis & Clark and the challenges of judging West region teams early in the season. Finally, we shoutout the hitters off to the hottest starts in 2023: Alma's Avery Carnicom, Claremont's Julian Sanders, and Lewis & Clark's Jack Thomson. Then we say goodbye.  Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Welcome to Episode 116 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. It's time for the second of two New England preview pods, this one covering Region 2. Preview finale! In order: CCC (at 1:00) Endicott might be the most (re-)loaded team in the region if not the country and is primed for a World Series run Salve Regina looks more impressive on offense than on the mound for the first time in a while but they should still be balanced enough to challenge the Gulls Roger Williams may have missed their window with a ton of talent graduating but we still expect them to be good Suffolk has one of the more fascinating players in the entire region LEC (at 13:40) THE CHAMPS Eastern Connecticut are coming off one of the more remarkable D-III seasons ever and will have to perform the encore with a new head coach and practically entirely new pitching staff Rhode Island College has an impressive offense mostly intact but has some important innings to replace UMass-Boston is looking ready to return to the postseason for the first time in a weirdly long time for them (4 years lol) Southern Maine has the talent to bounce back from a rare season missing the regionals MASCAC (at 31:50) Bridgewater State came outta nowhere with one of the best starting rotations in D-III and the cool thing is all those arms are back Westfield State can always be counted on to be in the mix atop this conference NECC (at 37:30) Mitchell is good but it is very goofy that this 4-team conference still has an AQ *sigh* UAA (at 42:10) Brandeis has built their program up to respectability but has a lot of offense graduating We conclude (at 43:00) with our player and pitcher of the year picks, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye.  Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Welcome to Episode 115 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. It's our second Mid-Atlantic preview pod, as we dig into the teams in Region 4. In order: CUNYAC (at 2:00) This isn't a relevant conference as long as they don't have an AQ but they are still playing baseball and that's cool MAC Freedom (at 5:35) Arcadia had one of the more surprising dominant seasons in recent D-III history and look poised to be a regional contender once again Misericordia finally got knocked off their MACF throne but look ready to re-claim it Stevens might be able to ride their always-excellent pitching staff back to the postseason but have a lot of offense to replace NJAC (at 18:00) William Paterson finally won the NJAC with one of the nation's best offenses despite extremely poor run prevention; they should be tremendously entertaining again in 2023 Rowan is as solid as it gets but may need to rely on some transfers on the mound to stay at the top of this loaded conference Montclair State can bang with the best of 'em but will need some pitching depth to step up to make noise in a regional Kean had a down year but still boasts some of the best pitching in a suddenly offense-friendly conference TCNJ leads the rest of the pack of several teams that could reasonably make noise in this annual gauntlet UEC (at 43:30) Penn State-Harrisburg has a loaded lineup coming back but a ridiculous amount of innings to replace that could make a title defense challenging Salute to Ryan McCarty but it's somewhat unclear what to expect from Abington moving forward UAA (at 53:55) NYU continues to baffle us but we can usually expect them to be solid even if the SOS is blah We conclude (at 57:10) with our player and pitcher of the year picks, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye.  Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Welcome to Episode 114 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. If you can make it in Region 3, you can make it anywhere. We do a random tangent on the Netflix series "Blown Away" and then we preview the four conferences in the New York region, in order: Empire 8 (at 4:00) St. John Fisher should continue to dominate this league with an elite offense that is mostly intact from 2022 Liberty (at 10:26) Ithaca re-emerged as a legit regional contender and has an intriguing player returning to their roster in 2023 Rochester was also a strong regional team last year and has a good chunk of that team returning as well Keep an eye on Skidmore as a program trending up that could challenge the Bombers and Yellow Jackets sooner rather than later Skyline (at 27:55) St. Joseph's (Long Island) looks like the team to beat in this conference but we've seen a bunch of different teams come out on top in recent years so who knows? SUNYAC (at 41:30) Cortland has a lot of familiar faces to replace but we know they have the talent to do just that and make the postseason for the bajillionth year in a row Oswego State is gonna need a whole new lineup but at least almost the entire pitching staff is back! Brockport finally broke through and returned to the postseason in 2022 and now has one of the oldest rosters in D3 gunning for a SUNYAC title We conclude (at 55:00) with our player and pitcher of the year picks, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye.  Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link 

Welcome to Episode 113 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. It's way too cold to start playing baseball in the Midwest Region (Region 9) but that's not gonna stop us from previewing all the D-III baseball teams within it. In order: ARC (at 2:40) Loras was definitely good but not "16-0" to start the year good; how will they keep the momentum going after a breakout season? Buena Vista can mash but will need some arms to step up Coe are the defending champs despite a bizarre season and have a lot of experience to replace Luther leads the rest of the pack within a very balanced conference on the whole MIAC (at 15:30) Bethel dominated in 2022 and has basically everyone back ready to do it again -- watch out for this squad Gustavus Adolphus and Saint John's (MN) are the likeliest to push the Royals Remember the name Kiefer Lord!!! (even if he isn't pitching in the MIAC anymore) MWC (at 29:10) We've seen a few different teams challenge for this conference title and the latest team on top was the Lawrence Vikings, who return an excellent lineup led by one of 2022's national HR leaders basically everyone else in this conference is solid, we'll see if UChicago can finally get over the hump UMAC (at 37:30) Crown was one of the best stories of 2022 and now has plenty back to defend their UMAC title Don't forget about Northwestern (MN), though, even if they have a ton of impact talent lost to transfer/graduation WIAC (at 45:50) UW-Stevens Point loudly re-established themselves back atop the D-III baseball world and look like the favorite again UW-Whitewater will need a ton of inexperienced arms to fill in a lot lost to graduation but the offense should roll again UW-La Crosse was ultra-young a year ago and might be ready to jump back into contention UW-Oshkosh was disappointing in 2022 but still has a good amount of talent to get back in the mix atop this conference Don't sleep on Eau Claire; that's a program clearly on the rise We conclude (at 1:01:10) with our player and pitcher of the year picks, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye.  Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link 

Welcome to Episode 111 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. It's time to talk about the Central region AKA Region 7,  previewing all the favorites in each conference. In order: CCIW (at 1:25) North Central (IL) looks to bounce back with another loaded squad after an injury-plagued 2022 Augustana is going to Florida two different times?! and also looks pretty damn good, especially on the mound Millikin should be solid again, we trust this program HCAC (at 14:30) Earlham are the defending champs and also one of our new favorite teams for understandable reasons Franklin should be good again but have some elite talent to replace Rose-Hulman and Transylvania should be competing in a very balanced middle of this conference NACC (at 29:15) Aurora continues to mystify us in some ways but we think they'll be pretty awesome again Benedictine has some good pieces back, including a big HR threat MSOE looks to defend their title with some elite pitching SLIAC (at 42:30) Webster is as good a regional bet as any in all of D-III and now looks more offense-heavy than pitching for the first time in a while UAA (at 55:37) It was tough to follow the 2021 World Series team but we're hoping (and believing) the 2022 campaign was just a down year for the WashU Bears We conclude (at 1:02:20) with our player and pitcher of the year picks, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye.  Follow us on Twitter @d3baseballpod (DMs are open if you want to reach us there) and @CespedesBBQ.  Send us your best D-III stories or any other comments or questions to thed3baseballpodcast@gmail.com Subscribe + rate/review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-podcast-about-division-iii-baseball/id1342691759  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uk8q4iUrMUZRriKM1Akfx?si=b6820eb311f847f1  Support us on Patreon -- this will never be behind a paywall but we appreciate any support to help cover our podcasting hosting fees and all the hours we put into making these pods possible! https://patreon.com/user?u=87461961&utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link