Baseball Is Not Dead

Today, we list the Top 10 free agents. Then, where do those players may end up based on internet rumors from reporters and our best educated guesses? Finally, we play a game called “NOT TAKE”, a baseball version of two truths and a lie.

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In MLB, check swing is widely accepted as being a swing that breaks the plane above the front of home plate. Is this the correct rule? If so, did San Diego Padres infielder Jurickson Profar really not check his swing in Game 3 of the NLCS against the Philadelphia Phillies?

In this episode, we discuss this incident AND we preview the 2022 World Series against the Phillies and the Houston Astros.

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Today, a trio of Baltimore Orioles players - Jorge Mateo, Ryan Mountcastle, Cedric Mullins - tell what rules they would implement if they were commissioners. Also, we hear from you, the heartbeat of the show.

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For the first time ever, the MLB Playoffs will include a best-of-three Wild Card series. This poses a matchup problem for the Divisional Round. In this episode, we discuss how MLB can improve the Postseason format moving forward.


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Are players pitching around Aaron Judge because they’re afraid of being on the receiving end of No. 62? In this episode, we break down why experts and analysts are disappointed by the opposition's approach to the New York Yankees slugger. Then, we reveal the REAL reason Judge hasn't hit a home run in close to a week.
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Fifty years ago, Roberto Clemente recorded his 3000th and final hit. Today, Luis Clemente discusses his father's influence on MLB, the prestigious award named after him, and what his mother, Doña Vera means to him.
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What is the future of baseball Broadcasts? Over the last couple of years, MLB has experimented with an alternate telecast on MLB Network and ESPN ala the ManningCast on Monday Night Football.
It's a clear indication that the days of strict play-by-play and color commentary are numbered and a more laid back approach will take its place.
In today's episode, we break down the pros and cons of these types of simulcasts. Then, we deliver the steps necessary to make them better.
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What's up, everybody! You used to know us as Bodega Baseball - and before that Welcome to the Show. Now, we are Baseball Is Not Dead.

This podcast dedicated to ushering in the future of MLB - new rules and all - because baseball is great and deserves to be America's pastime again. New episodes - not including bonus episodes - drop every Thursday. See you there!

This week, we discuss why MLB has finally decided to ban the shift. Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde chimes in on the rule change.

How will the new rule look like and how will it impact the game? You’ll have to tune in to find out.

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Every American professional sport abides by a clock of some sort except for baseball. In 2023, that is finally going to change as MLB is set to introduce the first ever pitch clock.

In this episode, we cover the ins and outs and the pros and cons of the pitch clock. Also, find out where does Boston Red Sox slugger Rafael Devers feels about all these changes.

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