Episodes
-
Craig Elsten and Sean Riley wrap up the week with a creative grid...while Sean highlights some key stories (A-Rod out of the HOF, comparison between Dwight Evans and Andre Dawson), Craig got a creative wind in the morning and filled his grid out exclusively with first basemen! Plenty of fun baseball conversation follows, wide-ranging and we hope engaging.
-
Craig Elsten and Sean Riley navigate their way through Immaculate Grid #186, which as of the time of recording was only conceding 4.6 correct answers on average out of 9! The guys talk about the eternal difficulty of finding players with 200+ hit seasons, as well as some great stories about the Ulitmate Grid Sicko, the Lou Brock-Ernie Broglio trade, and more!
Send an email for tomorrow's mailbag episode: [email protected] -
Missing episodes?
-
Craig Elsten and Sean Riley go through one of the more challenging Immaculate Grids of the week (5.4 average correct), talking about the 1993 Blue Jays, low-average power hitting shortstops, the brilliant strand rate of Rollie Fingers, and much more!
-
Craig Elsten is joined by the baseball Immaculate Gridmaster himself, Adam Darowski, for a special episode that begins with mailbag questions from the listeners for Adam. Then, the boys go square-by-square through Grid #180, including a secret theme (and sub-theme) for Craig's grid, and a "junk wax grid" from Adam!
-
Sean Riley returns for his second appearance of the week, joining Craig Elsten to go square-by-square through Immaculate Grid #179, including:
A great example of the dangers of overuse from a former Reds aceA closer who Sean gave up on far too early thanks to some bad scoutingA Hall of Famer who was also a Comeback Player of the Year...and much more!
Send in any questions for tomorrow's mailbag at [email protected] -
Craig Elsten is joined by the Gridmaster himself, Adam Darowski, Director of Product for Sports Reference and the man who helps plan the Immaculate Grid daily. After answering some questions about how the grid is made, the guys go square-by-square through Grid #178, filled with Hall of Famers and some great players from the past.
Make sure to send email questions for Craig and Adam to [email protected], we'll have a mailbag episode on Friday! -
Craig Elsten is joined by former White Sox and Dodgers GM Dan Evans for a special edition of Immaculate Talk! Dan knows his stuff, and today's Sicko Tuesday edition of the show will feature Dan running circles around Craig in a Rookie of the Year performance! Enjoy the baseball banter...
-
With Joe Sheehan on hiatus, Craig Elsten is joined by former Strat-o-Matic World Champion Sean Riley to go square-by-square through Immaculate Grid #176, including
The heartbreak of growing up an Angels fanSomething you'll never believe Mike Trout didn't doThe second-best leadoff hitter of the 1980sA couple different Shawn Green stories...and more! -
Today's show starts with a pair of non-grid topics. First, Craig Elsten talks about his trip to the ballpark last night, watching the Padres come within three outs of a no-hitter, and the guys talk about Blake Snell's dominant pitching performance. Then, Joe Sheehan discusses why he needs to take a brief hiatus from the show in order to concentrate his schedule on writing the newsletter during the postseason.
Immaculate Talk will take Thursday and Friday off this week, and Craig will return with rotating co-hosts the following week, find out who on the podcast.
Last but DEFINITELY not least, the guys go square-by-square through Grid #171, with some eerie coincidences along the way...
Same two players, swapped into adjacent boxesBoth Joe and Craig brick the same boxThe guys match an ENTIRE ROW -
It's a Sicko Tuesday on Immaculate Talk, as Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten compete to try and come up with the lowest rarity score on today's Immaculate Grid. This one comes down to less than two points difference!
-
Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten are back for another week of Immaculate Talk! It's a MAX PERCENTAGE MONDAY, meaning we're playing the Immaculate Grid "Family Feud style", looking for the #1 answer given by the gridsters. Along the way, we talk a LOT about the changing style of pitching in MLB, how a Jack Morris-style workhorse would be valued in modern baseball, and how it's also mostly impossible...plus plenty more baseball stories and guys we remember along the way!
Tomorrow is SICKO TUESDAY looking for the lowest score. Play along and email the grids you're proud of to [email protected] -
Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten wrap up the week with a check of the mailbag ([email protected]), with some great stories about Jim Palmer, Julio Franco and more. Then, the guys go square-by-square through Grid #166, including...
The very weird 1984 AL MVP votingTWO pitchers who won Silver Slugger awardsa WWII era MVP up the middle...and more! -
Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten start the podcast with a listener email remembering one of the more obscure and well-traveled journeymen of the past few decades. Then, the boys go square-by-square through Grid #165, including...
Multiple Hall of Famers discussedComparing a modern Cy Young winner (Blake Snell) to winners of past decadesA player who was drafted six consecutive years in the MLB June draft...and more! -
Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten go square-by-square through Immaculate Grid #164, including...
Matches in all three boxes on the right column!A Reds favorite who both hosts placed in different boxesA forgotten innings-eater who's known for only one pitch...and much more! -
Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten start with a look back at Saturday's "sicko" grid, and a rarity score of 3! Then, the guys go square-by-square through Grid #163, including...
A bad trade for the Giants48-year-olds playing MLBThe record for consecutive complete games pitched...and more! -
Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten are back for another week of baseball stories and Immaculate Grids filled out, including a square-by-square tour of today's Grid #162. We talk about...
Kenny Lofton's Hall of Fame caseThe disappearing knuckleballerWhat should be the expected career arc for a modern power pitcher...and much more! -
Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten open today's show with a trip into the Immaculate Talk mailbag ([email protected]) where they get some great stories of listeners' favorite squares and more. Then, they go square-by-square through Grid #159, featuring some surprisingly random matches from our co-hosts!
-
Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten were delayed in recording today because the Immaculate Grid was down early in the morning, preventing the show from being done until the afternoon. Hope the wait was worth it, because the guys have plenty of great stories, including...
One of Billy Beane's worst-ever tradesThe Cy Young winner who went to Kansas City and did nothingOne of the best pitchers of the '70s you may not have heard ofSeveral great players who were also great peopleEnjoying the show? Please leave us a five-star review and positive written review on Apple Podcasts! -
Okay, we went a little longer than intended on today's show, but it's because there was a TON of fun to discuss in Immaculate Grid #157! Craig went for the show's all-time single box sicko score, we debated the Giants' team-building philosphy in a center square that didn't involve the franchise (you'll find out why), and one of our loyal listeners set the stage for some really fun players to talk about. We'll deal with...
Deer meat-related injuriesThe sexiest lines on the back of baseball cardsand, one-time All-Stars galore! We'll try and be shorter tomorrow. - Show more
