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Brandon Noe’s suspension has been lifted and he returns to visit BaseballBiz 

• We watched LIVE the end of Game 1 ALDS w/ Houston Astros & Seattle Mariners
• Tampa Bay Rays & Cleveland Wild Card Games  -  Shortest & Longest games 
• Willy May Hayes
• How many NFL football games can you fit into a 15 inning game
• Brandon chooses the Atlanta Braves for this year’s WS champions
• Will some team have to knock off some of the rust with too many days off between games
• Mark emulates Dave Wills
• Yordan Alvarez 3-run home run walk off in bottom of 9th
• Brandon asks are there other sports with as many variables in a game as baseball
• Scott Servais was an Astro catcher
• Did we like the new 2022 Wild Card format for the MLB PostSeason
• MLB trying some new questionable partnerships
• Umps give Musgrove a Wet Willie
• Bob Melvin steps up for Musgrove
• MLB “Up in Smoke” or “Charlotte’s Web” sponsorships on the horizon
• What kind of CBD promotions will be in the stadiums
• Brandon gives his take on the 10th inning Manfred Man
• Aroldis Chapman could have been on the New York Yankees roster if he had only shown up
• Rundown on Division game teams
• San Diego Padres will be facing the Los Angeles Dodgers
• What the heck happened to the NY Mets -  Tommy Trumpet tune stopped and no place to sit
• Padres are doing it without Tatis
• San Diego will need an exorcism to prep for the Dodgers
• Mark was greedy and wanted to see 3 AL East teams in the Wild Card
• Moving the fences in Camden Yard
• Brandon Hyde could be Manager of the Year with his development of the Baltimore Orioles
• Cannabis on my mind
• Robby Ray faces Yordan Alvarez at the bottom of the 9th &  . . . 
• Tommy & Jimmy explore CBD Gummies
• Apologies to Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong

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@Mat_Germain_ joins the show and shares his insights into the Rays

• Wild Card Game 1 is here.
• Tampa Bay Rays face the Cleveland Guardians 
• Have the Rays suffered with their last 9 games on the road
• Kevin Cash v Terry (Tito) Francona - Friends, Rivals & Pranksters
• Yandy Diaz pivotal to Rays success
• Friendship on the field Wander Franco 
• Shane McClanahan v Shane Bieber
• Pedro Martinez assessment of McClanahan
• Tyler Glasnow for game 2 who will be relievers
• Jeffrey Springs & Drew Rasmussen could  be on the mound if there is a Game 3
• Taylor Walls brings it on for Defense how will his Offense fare
• Rays Minor Leagues successes - breeding new talent
• Why did we not see Taj Bradley make it to the big league
• Where will you watch the PostSeason games
• I'm Free Jerry 

Mat Germain can be found on Twitter @Mat_Germain
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• MLB Wild Card Schedule
• Tommy & Jimmy cable cord cutter workaround - do not try at home
• Atlanta Braves clinch NL East Division
• How to break a  101 / 61 win/loss tie between 2 teams
• Jesus Luzardo was happy to play the role of Spoiler to the Braves if just for one day
• King or no King, Aaron Judge rules with HR #62
• Stop playing in the rain - Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays & Colin Poche
• NL Wild Card - Padres @ Mets  plus Phillies @ Cardinals
• How will you watch the games
• Breakdown of channels/stations that will be carrying the games, ESPN & ABC
• What is your choice Cable, Stream or Corner Bar

MLB PostSeason Prep part 1

• Seattle Mariners - Scott Servais shares his postseason joy
• American League & National League updates
• New York Yankees AL East Division Champions
• Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Wild Card
• Cleveland Guardians, AL Central Champions
• Chicago White Sox came up short as Tony LaRussa leaves
• Astros AL West Champions
• Seattle’s Cal Raleigh delivers a Walk-Off Home Run to clinch a Wild Card position
• Young Mariners fan delivers (free of charge) Cal the gift of his game winning ball 
• Braves & Mets final games toward the NL East Championship
• LA Dodgers NL West Champions 110 wins
• St Louis Cardinals, NL Central Division 
• Charlie Morton re-signed for 2023 with $20 million dollar 1 year contract
• A brief history of Charlie Morton and his impact on the game
• Travis d’Arnaud & Charlie make a great team
• Rob Thompson turns things around for the Phillies
• Bryce Harper injured 
• Summary for Tuesday October 4th on postseason teams
• Cardinals will be there as NL Central
• San Diego Padres will be in the postseason

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Aaron Judge rules with 60th Home Run of the Season

Maris record at his fingertips

Pirates the game they almost won

Yankees Magic happened as some fans left the stand

Bottom of the 9th and down by 4 runs - what do you do  a HR & an Ultimate Grand Slams

We walk through the bottom of the 9th

Giancarlo Stanton delivers the Ultimate Grand Slam

Michael Kessler the Ultimate Fan who caught Judge’s 60th Home Run

What would you do if you caught the ball

AL East Standings

American League Wild Card Standings
Seattle, Toronto & Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Rays swept at home in a 3 game series

Tampa Baseball Museum in Ybor showcases local talent – Lance McCullers Jr, Kyle Tucker, Pete Alonso & Al Lopez

Will the fate of Freddie Freeman be the model for Judge’s post season decisions

Chipper Jones foresaw Freddie’s future

Wes Singletary, baseball author, will be at Tampa Baseball Museum for book signing this Saturday

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@Mat_Germain_  shares his insights into the Tampa Bay Rays organization 

• Rays win the 3 game Yankees series at Home 
• Real problem with Game 3 was Ji-man Choi in the #2 spot of the lineup
• Yandy Diaz let final call of the game to the umpire on 3 – 2 count
• David Peralta or Jonathan Aranda should have been moved up in the lineup
• Kevin Cash is loyal to his players to a fault
• Watching the Montgomery Biscuits
• Mat’s analysis with 3-D pitching models 
• Tracking command with Corey Kluber
• Aggressively Attacking the Zone
• Stretching Corey as Rays head to the playoffs
• Kluber incognito on the bench extended to 7th 
• Mat’s process in evaluating Tampa Bay Rays minor league players & teams
• Tracking players through the levels of the minor leagues
• Outfielders – competitive positions – Miles Mastrobuoni, Grant Witherspoon
• Infield Glut  -  Vidal Brujan & Xavier Edwards may be playing in the Outfield
• Taylor Walls – elite defender at SS or 2nd
• Will Rays trade Brandon Lowe in off season
• Josh Lowe may be keeping an eye on Jose Siri
• Wander Franco is warming up now with the Durham Bulls, 
• Will Tyler Glasnow & Yonny Chirinos be back by playoffs
• MLB potential changes – number of pitchers on team rosters
• Umpires not giving the right calls & extending the pitch count 
• RoboUmps & Pitch clock are on the horizon
• MLB takes over MiLB Operations in Vero Beach 
• Double the camera angles to reduce human error on calls in baseball
• Orioles continue to fly higher this season
• Twins, Guardians & White Sox what is happening, AL Central banner  “Nobody wants it.”
• Great Fans of the game – love your team – love the game – respect the competition
• How Rays move pitchers like Taj Bradley & Shane Baz through the Rays minor league farm system
• Rays have the extra boost and momentum to close the gap with the Yankees

Special Thanks to Mat Germain  @Mat_Germain­_ on Twitter for his insights, analysis and news on the Tampa Bay Rays

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Tim Neverett, Author of Covid Curveball & Los Angeles Dodgers Play-By-Play Radio & TV announcer. Tim takes us through his journey of the 2020 MLB Covid Season with the  World Series Champions.

• Covid first shut down in the middle of the PAC 12 Basketball Tournament
•  So many unknowns in the beginning
•  A couple of months in hibernation
• Rick Monday takes up camp in a RV @ Dodger Stadium parking lot
• Getting back to normal
• Orel Hershieser & Tim calling the games in the booth without fans
• Calling Away games with the lights off @ Dodger Stadium
• Coyotes in the parking lot
• Stadium protocols Temperatures taken & Covid testing
• Tracking the ball on the all-9 monitor system
• Funky Arizona Center Field with the Yellow Line of demarcation
• Nothing happens until you say it does in radio
• Relieved to be back on the road in 2022
• Dodgers Announcers but feels free to remark on poor play
• Testing positive in the middle of a double header
• Dodgers director of travel one of the best in the business
• Joe Kelly and his Red Sox history with the Astros
• Joe Kelly Fight Club stickers everywhere
• Alex Cora conversation with Tim about knowing what the Astros do
• Talking Trash
• Dusty Baker the great ambassador for baseball
• Carlos Correa did not get a warm welcome @ Dodgers Stadium
• Tim worked a couple of games for the Astros last year
• Mookie Betts is a positive leader for the team
• “Don’t Run on Mookie” 
• Dave Roberts & Game 5 with Clayton Kershaw
• World Series Game 6 – Kevin Cash pulling Blake Snell turned the tide
• Justin Turner removed from Game 6 due to Covid. 
• How would Turner’s Covid status impacted Game 7 taken place if Rays won Game 6?
• 2022 MLB NLCS title?
• Looks like Dodgers will skip Wild Card series
• Expectations are high for 2022
• Reggie (Tim’s dog) makes every day better 
• Orel Hershiser builds a bridge between 1988 to 2020 Dodgers World Series in the Forward to the book

Special Thanks to Tim Neverett, Author of "Covid Curveball" Tim can be found @TimNeverett on Twitter and you can hear him call play by play on  Los Angeles Dodgers Play-By-Play Radio & TV

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• Blue Jays & Canadian Baseball History 
• Are the Yankees running out of ink to write their story?
• Injuries that have hurt Giancarlo Stanton, DJ LeMahieu, Matt Carpenter
• Yankees needed to keep Jordan Montgomery to defeat the Blue Jays
• George Springer goes 5 for 5
• Blue Jays score 28 runs record setting in Boston
• Jays shutout Yankees at Home with Kevin Gausman
• Mitch White from Dodgers now on the mound for Toronto
• Jackie Bradley Junior will he make a positive difference
• Aaron hicks get to watch Whit Merrifield and his bouncing ball
• Mysterious firing of Charlie Montoyo - what happened – Ask Ross Atkins
• Players – Sunglasses needed &  a hole in Vladdy’s glove
• John Schneider elevated from minors to Blue Jays bench coach to manager 
• Charlie Montoyo is a nice guy
• There’s no place like home – where was home
• Covid NY – Patrick O’Neill
• Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team later moved to Louisville, KY
• Babe Ruth, Sparky & Jack Hankook alums for the Maple Leafs
• Roy Halladay featured
• 8 year anniversary of the Cardy Show coming up
• Brent Cardy is on twitter @CardyShowItUp

Special Thanks to Brent Cardy of "The Cardy Show" podcast he can be found @TheCardyShow on Twitter and on most popular podcast directories

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Author, John Vampatella visits to talk about what is happening with the Boston Red Sox.
We take a close look at the players, trades and mindset of the team & the fans.

• Red Sox pitcher, Michael Wacha returns to the mound
• Aaron Judge strikes out 3X between Wacha & Whitlock
• What is Aaron Judge worth, would the Red Sox pick him up
• How is Aunt Irene taking the Yankees losing streak?
• Giancarlo Stanton, Matt Carpenter, and DJ LeMahieu what their loss means to the Yankees
• Baltimore Orioles are competing again – only 1.5 games out of the MLB Wild Card
• Rougned Odor fiery fellow with Pete Fairbanks
• John sees parallel between how Astros & Orioles strategy in building a strong team
• Being bad can help you build an inexpensive team through the draft
• Chaim Bloom knows Boston needs to build a strong farm system while still staying competitive
• Please be patient Red Sox fans 
• Christian Vasquez sent to Astros, Tommy Pham joins Boston
• Pedro Martinez and headache criticism of the Red Sox and their bullpen
• Vasquez will be a Free Agent by the end of the year – long term strategy may bring him back
• Jackie Bradley Junior, one of the best defensive Center Fielders in the game – but not a huge loss
• Rafael Devers, 25 years old, will Red Sox back up the Brinks’ truck for him 
• Juan Soto trade with Padres
• Chris Sale bike fall unfortunate – take the rest of the year off – low mileage on the arm
• Red Sox have a chance to get back into the Wild Card Race 
• Paxton may be coming back and making a difference
• Chaim asks who has the Chris Sale voodoo doll
• Schadenfreude with the Yankees
• Ring Worm kills 80 games for Fernando Tatis Jr  – questionable meds – 80 game suspension 
• Padres not compassionate to Tatis Jr's plight  
• Wander Franco lost $650,000 in jewelry left in his car
• Mentoring needed for younger players
• Nature of some young players thinking they are invincible
• Doc Gooden & Darryl Strawberry stories on young players who face challenges & addictions
• UConn Sports Ministry – Working with young athletes to provide guidance on life’s challenges
• Life of a student athlete can be like living in a pressure cooker.
• Teams should have a vested interest in keeping a player clean and on track
• New England Sports fans can look forward to Football Season
• Will there be 4 AL teams in the MLB playoffs

Thanks again to Boston Red Sox fan & Author, John Vampatella for visiting BaseballBiz and sharing his thoughts on the team.

John Vampatella's book "The Forgotten Game: Game 5 2004 ALCS Yankees at Red Sox" can be found on Amazon.com. John is on Twitter @JohnVampatella

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Tommy & Jimmy are suffering Red Sox fans
Big Picture who is leading the American League with 7 Wins for the last 10 games?

Who will be the division winners?

National League

• Steve Cohen’s Amazing Mets pitching is amazing 
• Mets Manager, Buck Showalter speaks about Jacob deGrom’s return’, “He was something”
• After 13 months deGrom delivers 12 SO’s in 5.2 innings against
• Max Scherzer delivers 11 SOs
• Mets took 4 of 5 against the Atlanta Braves
• Braves & NY Mets Fights in the stands are not acceptable – 
• Little League players can teach us all something on sportsmanship
• Tight NL Central Cardinals leading the division by 1 game over the Milwaukee Brewers
• Reds, Cubs & Pirates unlikely Wild Card candidates
• NL West
• Dave Roberts LA Dodgers leading the pack
• Padres made major moves bringing on Juan Soto & Josh Bell from the Nationals

American League 

• Astros are now co-leaders with the Yankees with a .640 winning average
• Yankees & Mariners 13 inning game began with Gerrit Cole facing off with Luis Castillo 
• Mariners used 5 pitchers & Yankees used 7 pitchers in that game
• Yankees slow slide down from a .724 winning percentage to .640 today
• Reflecting on Mark & Brandon’s predictions 
• AL Central – Expected the White Sox to have a strong.
• AL West – Dusty Baker’s boys are leading strong 
• Mariners are coming on strong
• Expectations of the Angels have been dashed 
• Sadness for the Red Sox – as Chris Sale was in a bike accident and has a wrist injury that will take him out for the remainder of 2022
• AL Wild Card likely candidates  – Toronto, Seattle, Tampa Bay Rays or Baltimore Oriole

Special Thanks to Brandon Noe for his baseball insight & news reports

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Best wishes to Chris Sale. May he have a speedy recovery.