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For Major League umpires, COVID-19 has changed everything. How often do you need to get tested? How do you get from city to city? How different are things between the white lines? MLB umpire John Tumpane takes us through his day-to-day routine after six years in the Majors. This podcast is produced and sound designed […]
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In 2020, any excuse to have fun is welcome. And no team is having more fun right now than the San Diego Padres. Second in the National League, they have one of baseball’s best players in Fernando Tatis Jr. and dominated the trade deadline. Just as fun as their baseball team is their broadcast team. […]
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Roberto Clemente was more than just a Hall of Famer. He remains a hero to baseball fans in Puerto Rico, Pittsburgh and elsewhere. Dan is joined by Carlos Delgado, Charlie Montoyo, ESPN’s Marly Rivera and Pirates manager Derek Shelton to celebrate the memory of one of baseball’s most influential figures. This podcast is produced and sound […]
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Despite two significant coronavirus outbreaks and a lot of concern, we are now in baseball’s stretch run. MLB has reportedly planned for postseason bubbles — of sorts. Two ballparks in Texas for the National League and two in California for the American League, with the World Series scheduled for Globe Life Field in Arlington. Andrew […]
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Dante Bichette enjoyed an outstanding 14-year big league career. Part of the feared ‘Blake Street Bombers’ in Colorado, Bichette was a four-time All-Star who finished with a .299 batting average and 274 home runs. During the 2013 season, he served as the Rockies’ hitting coach before deciding to spend more time at home, in part […]
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North Carolina Tar Heels coach Roy Williams is a legend in the college basketball world; a Hall of Famer who has achieved everything there is to be achieved in the sport. But Williams has never lost his inner child — the one who idolized Mickey Mantle and knew everything there was to know about the […]
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As hard as it is to believe, it’s September. Baseball is still here, and we have pennant races. Today, in Part 2 of our chat with MLB Network Radio’s Casey Stern, we look back at the trade deadline and discuss which teams put themselves in a good spot for the stretch drive. This podcast is […]
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Imagine loving a team so much, it consumes you. Now imagine that team provides you with more anguish than joy, to the point where you wish that you never loved it to begin with. A case can be made that nothing in baseball is harder than being a fan of the New York Mets. MLB […]
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This year no one knew quite what to expect at the trade deadline, but it felt strangely… normal. Deals were made; contenders bulked up; the scene was set for the push to October. Dan and MLB Network’s JP Morosi break down the winners and losers. This episode is produced and sound designed by Amil Delic, and […]
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Cavan Biggio has a keen eye, both between the white lines and beyond. Whether it’s forcing a pitcher into the strike zone or having a great sense of what is right and wrong in the world, he has quickly become of the most important Blue Jays. Biggio joined Dan Friday afternoon, Jackie Robinson Day, to […]
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Jeff Dufine got the promotion of a lifetime over the winter when ESPN gave him the chance to produce Sunday Night Baseball. And then the pandemic shut everything down. When baseball started back up and it was time to get to work, nothing was like he thought it would be back in March. From the […]
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The Chicago White Sox are often overlooked — the “second team” in their own town. Now, they’re forcing people to take notice about what’s happening on the South Side. So, who is this team? And why is it having so much fun? Chicago local and TV voice of the White Sox Jason Benetti brings us […]
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Any other year, if player agents are fortunate enough to have a few major league clients, things go smoothly. They negotiate contracts, look for client endorsement opportunities — everybody’s happy. But in 2020, nothing is as it used to be. Many players are flat out worried about how to make it through, now and in […]
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The 2020 baseball season is unlike any we’ve ever seen before, for many obvious reasons. Not only at the Major League level, but perhaps even more so for young players trying to make it to the bigs. The same goes for Keith Law, prospect guru and senior baseball writer for the The Athletic, who tells […]
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Richard Deitsch is a sports reporter, and a big part of his job is covering sports media. Who’s calling which games for which network, the business of sports television, and so on. Of course, for a few months, there were no sports on television so there was nothing for him to cover. Now, they’re back […]
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Jamie Romak is a ballplayer. And he’s been around. Part of seven major league organizations with some time in the big leagues a few years back. Since then, he’s been in Japan and, for the past four years, South Korea. He loves playing there and was looking forward to his wife and two sons joining […]
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For decades, segregation in the U.S. meant many of the best ballplayers in the world were forced to find their own league to play in, and thus, 100 years ago, the Negro Leagues were born. Bob Kendrick, the President of the Negro Leagues Museum, talks about the players who came before Jackie Robinson and the […]
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All Ryan Borucki ever wanted was to be a big-league pitcher. As a skinny high-school kid, his chances didn’t look great — until a growth spurt took him to about 6-foot-3 and his velocity ticked up. He was drafted in the 15th round by the Toronto Blue Jays, but with three elbow surgeries and three […]
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COVID-19 has made this a weird season for everyone in baseball, especially prospects. Simeon Woods Richardson, 19, is on the Toronto Blue Jays’ 60-man roster, honing his skills at their alternate training site. For 17-year old Los Angeles Angels pick David Calabrese, that’s not the case. This is how both are turning a negative into […]
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The 2020 baseball season is unlike any we’ve ever seen before. From health and safety protocols, to the season being just 60 games, to rule changes — you name it. So many things are different, for obvious reasons. Let’s find out what ESPN’s Buster Olney, one of the best observers in the business, thinks of […]
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