A Few More Words

Joe Posnanski and guest host Ellen Adair welcome acclaimed baseball writer Keith Law to discuss his new book, "The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves." (1:21)

The book dives into how the inner workings of the game of baseball can forever impact baseball history. You can get your copy anywhere that books are sold!

The group discusses the various shortcomings with baseball movies "Trouble With The Curve" and "The Babe" (30:42) before laying out what they think baseball will look like if and when it returns from its hiatus (35:36). For the draft, the group posits their life lessons that were learned because of baseball (49:52).

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Joe Posnanski and guest host Ellen Adair welcome acclaimed baseball writer Keith Law to discuss his new book, "The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves." (1:21)

The book dives into how the inner workings of the game of baseball can forever impact baseball history. You can get your copy anywhere that books are sold!

The group discusses the various shortcomings with baseball movies "Trouble With The Curve" and "The Babe" (30:42) before laying out what they think baseball will look like if and when it returns from its hiatus (35:36). For the draft, the group posits their life lessons that were learned because of baseball (49:52).

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Joe and Michael welcome in Stefan Fatsis and Jonathan Hock for a delightful primer to the 2020 Name of the Year Bracket that takes place on unnamedtemporarysportsblog.com. Get your fill of some of the zaniest, real-life names and pick your favorites at @NOTYtourney on Twitter!

Following the names discussion, the crew drafts the first baseball players that pop into their minds. Frank Duffy? Lee Lacy? Mark Quinn? The possibilities are endless!

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Joe and Michael welcome in Stefan Fatsis and Jonathan Hock for a delightful primer to the 2020 Name of the Year Bracket that takes place on unnamedtemporarysportsblog.com. Get your fill of some of the zaniest, real-life names and pick your favorites at @NOTYtourney on Twitter!

Following the names discussion, the crew drafts the first baseball players that pop into their minds. Frank Duffy? Lee Lacy? Mark Quinn? The possibilities are endless!

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Another week in quarantine and another PosCast featuring a pair of former big league pitchers. Longtime Atlanta Braves reliever, Peter Moylan jumps aboard the pod alongside co-hosts Joe Posnanski & Brandon McCarthy! He tells all about his journey from Australia all the way to the major leagues. This one has more twists and turns than the typical success story (15:20).

Hear how Peter has utilized his time in quarantine from jumping back into video games to ensuring that he now has the greenest grass on the block (29:30).

Finally, the trio drafts the funniest things they've ever seen happen on a baseball diamond (39:11). With 25 combined years of MLB experience plus Joe's illustrious baseball writing career, you're in for some big time comedic relief!

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Another week in quarantine and another PosCast featuring a pair of former big league pitchers. Longtime Atlanta Braves reliever, Peter Moylan jumps aboard the pod alongside co-hosts Joe Posnanski & Brandon McCarthy! He tells all about his journey from Australia all the way to the major leagues. This one has more twists and turns than the typical success story (15:20).

Hear how Peter has utilized his time in quarantine from jumping back into video games to ensuring that he now has the greenest grass on the block (29:30).

Finally, the trio drafts the funniest things they've ever seen happen on a baseball diamond (39:11). With 25 combined years of MLB experience plus Joe's illustrious baseball writing career, you're in for some big time comedic relief!

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Host Michael Schur returns to The PosCast alongside Joe Posnanski as they break down the Baseball 100 series with C. Trent Rosecrans and special guest, Joey Votto!

Votto gives his thoughts on the Baseball 100 list, Mike Trout's ranking and who should be No. 1. Plus, hear how baseball history has influenced his career.

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Host Michael Schur returns to The PosCast alongside Joe Posnanski as they break down the Baseball 100 series with C. Trent Rosecrans and special guest, Joey Votto!

Votto gives his thoughts on the Baseball 100 list, Mike Trout's ranking and who should be No. 1. Plus, hear how baseball history has influenced his career.

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It's an all baseball pod as host Joe Posnanski welcomes in former MLB pitcher Brandon McCarthy and reigning World Series Champion Sean Doolittle for this hilarious episode!

Find out how often Brandon and Sean check out their Baseball Reference pages and get an inside look on how Sean is handling the extended delay of the start of baseball season. The trio drafts the everyday things they're missing most during quarantine and Sean hints at what might be his new entrance song when baseball does finally resume.

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It's an all baseball pod as host Joe Posnanski welcomes in former MLB pitcher Brandon McCarthy and reigning World Series Champion Sean Doolittle for this hilarious episode!

Find out how often Brandon and Sean check out their Baseball Reference pages and get an inside look on how Sean is handling the extended delay of the start of baseball season. The trio drafts the everyday things they're missing most during quarantine and Sean hints at what might be his new entrance song when baseball does finally resume.

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