• Shohei Ohtani celebrated by the Angels
• MLB Standings Rundown
• AL East
  • Yankees beat down Blue Jays with Ejection Fest – 3 Jays kicked out
  • Espinal Homer denied, Kikichu working on a no-hitter
  • Yimi Garcia hits Josh Donaldson & is ejected without warning - Umpires overreact
  • Aaron Judge Walk-Off Home Run
    Manuel Margot, Tampa Bay Rays – Player of the Week injured
  • Orioles rise and Red Sox fall to bottom of rankings                                                                       
• AL Central
  • Twins leading division
  • White Sox climbing back
  • Royals & Tigers suffering – both on a losing streak
  • Carlos Correa back from IL
• AL West
  •  Angels leading with Astros on their tails
  • Athletics taking last spot
  • Ohtani awards – AL MVP, Silver Slugger, Commissioner Historic Achievement award, ESPY, Players Choice award
  •  Angels Rookie, Reid Detmers performs no-hitter against the Rays, 2020 10th pick in first round draft
  •  Brett Phillips takes the mound again – it should have been Brandon in the bullpen
  • Justin Verlander worked on a no-hitter through 7 innings
  • Mariners, Logan Gilbert Pitcher of the Month
• NL West
  • Dodgers leading the pack
  •  Strongest division 
  •  Don Bellino, Arizona Diamondbacks & Madison Bumgarner hand massages
• NL Central
  •  Brewers leading the pack
  •  Reds starting to hit a hot streak but still trailing both leagues from the basement
  • Brewer, Rowdy Tellez, Player of the week with 8 RBIs
  • Pirates lose both catchers in 1 game, Andrew Knapp ejected & Roberto Perez is injured. Position player picks up the Catcher’s mitt
• NL East
  •  Steve Cohen’s Mets lead the pack
  • Marlins stuck in the middle of a nasty sandwich between Diamondbacks & Padres 
  • We Love Jorge Soler 2x World Series winner on Cubs & Braves
  • We expected more from Atlanta
  • Cubs are basement dwellers
  • Dayn Perry from CBS Sports.com reports on juiced balls
  • Eric Chavez, hitting coach for NY Mets, notices baseballs may be more juiced with nationally broadcasted games
• MLB Umpires losing memorials to FTX advertising – SportsLogos.net 
•  Sponsors keep the lights on in NASCAR, Kentucky Derby Jockeys & Progressive insurance
• Fluffy, Gabriel Iglesias, fills Dodger Stadium – We need more comedians in the ball park during 7th inning stretch

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No Judgement Before Memorial Day from BaseballBiz

• Tommy & Jimmy fightin for the clickah
• Merry Month of May Defrosted with Stanley Cup, Kentucky Derby & Baseball
• Dusty Baker wins his 200th game as an MLB manager–
• How many TVs do you need for a Sports Bar (80)
• Urinal TV & Replays
• Roster Reductions & Pitcher Count
• Tampa Bay Rays Tyler Glasnow warming up
• MLB Standings, AL, NL
• Yankees & Blue Jays farce
• Alejandro Kirk doubles & then Espinal hits an RBI for Kirk to slide home
• Vlad Jr gets robbed of a Hot Box out – no challenges left
• AL Central, Twins are owning it
• Detroit Tiger Lttle League mistakes
• AL West – Where are the Rangers? Angels may reach their potential
• Brandon gives us “No Judgement Before Memorial Day”
• National League –AL East - Max Scherzer leading Mets, Miami Marlins are looking good.
• Atlanta Braves have Acuna back but are still suffering from a Freddie Freeman World Series Hangover?
• NL Central – Are the Reds a Major League team? What do you want us to do. Fans waiting for the Bengals to take the field
• Milwaukee Brewers, AL Player of the Week, Willy Adames
• NL West – wishing for a 3 way team race before post-season
• Dodgers – LA “City of Champions” in 16 mos.  Tampa Bay won 3 in 10 months
• Dead or Juiced balls? It feels like 2021 all over again. 
• MLBPA said What!
• Worst batting average & runs since last century
• Bleacher Report - avg barrel distances fall from 386 ft to 378 ft
• Max Scherzer expects bats will wake up
• Dave Roberts is not a conspiracy theorist . . . but
• Some baseballs with raised seams and some without
• Trevor Bauer suspended
• Who would pick Trevor Bauer up after suspension?
• NFL suspends players for “conduct detrimental to the league”
• MLBPA has to give Trevor Bauer representation in his appeal to MLB
• Sam Dyson, Starlin Castro, Ozuna others suspended & fined for domestic abuse
• Where does the fine money go
• Baseball Assistance Team helping others
• Rays Green Ribbon, NAMI, National Mental Health Awareness month, 
• Joe West @JoeWest5460 podcast – guest suggestions Madison Bumgarner, Angel Hernandez, CC Sabathia & Jomboy. Ejections & Bobby Valentine 
• People we would like to see with their own podcast  - Ken Griffey Junior, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, Johnny Gomes 

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• Bobby V tell  us his stories from his book, Valentine’s Way
• Transition from Player to Manager
• Roving instructor in Minor Leagues to coaching 3rd base on NY Mets
• Texas Rangers bringing in Analytics
• Bringing in Tom Howe as Strength & Conditioning coach for Rangers
• Introducing Pitch Count as a tool to Extend Nolan Ryan’s career 
• Goose Gossage from Plant City
• Working with Steve Buechelle & Tom Grieve
• Bobby V works to build a new stadium for Texas
• Teams needing a new stadium used Tampa as a tease to where they may move
• 1st non-Japanese person to manage a team in Japan w/ Chiba Lotte Marines
• Managed the New York Mets for 7 years
• Now advising the GM for the LA Angels seeing Mike Trout & Shohei Ohtani everyday
• Left Japan for Mets offer. The offer was not as initially advertised
• Bobby’s journeys with Mentor & Friend, Tommy Lasorda with travels from Ogden Utah, Spokane, Dominican Republic, Santa Domingo, Venezuela & Caracas
• Tommy Lasorda joins Bobby V at the All-Star game & avoids collision with the bat of Vladimir Guerrero Sr. 
• Giants Defensive End & Hall of Famer, Andrew Robustelli introduces Bobby to Tom Landry
• “Make sure your coaches speak your language” - advice from Tom Landry to keep your lines of communication open with your coaching staff. 
• Japan ritual after winning - hoist manager into the air 3x as symbol of trust and being together.
• 100 Fenway - Boston brought in to weed out the weak, clean up the mess, chicken & beer & dissension. 
• Director of Athletics at Sacred Heart University
• Now active with the Los Angeles Angels
• Passion is what you want to follow - What you are good as it what you should pursue.

Baseball sports book,  Valentine’s Way by Bobby Valentine is available in hardback & Kindle formats
https://www.amazon.com/Valentines-Way-Adventurous-Life-Times/dp/1637580940/ref=monarch_sidesheet 

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Chaos comes to BaseballBiz

• Nate Andrews Host of the “Full Count Chaos” podcast visits BaseballBiz
• Nate unveils the 2022 world of the Baltimore Orioles 
• 2022 with a Season of Hope for the Baltimore Orioles
•  Orioles fans are passionate with a strong team
• Nate walks us through the Depth of the Orioles Roster
• Who is coming up from the farm - Adley Rutschman #1 Prospect
• Powerful New Guys on the scene
  •  Austin Hays – flashy & fast
  • Jorge Mateo – Speedy, one of the fastest in the league
  • Felix Bautista – Machine throwing up to 100
  •  Grayson Rodriguez
  • Kyle Bradish
• Ryan Mountcastle – 2022 Rookie of the Year nominee - great things to come 
• Rebuild & Patience are curse words on “Full Count Chaos”
• John Means goes down will Kyle Bradish come up – all eyes now on GM Mike Elias
• Bruce Zimmerman & Spenser Watkins steps up 
• What is happening in Cincinnati?
• Camden Yards as a blueprint for other ballparks
• Home Run Friendly park 
• Pushing the left field wall back in Camden Yards
• Calm Down folks this is a positive move for the team
• Mike Elias makes the park more pitcher friendly
• Nate asks about Tampa Bay Rays Trop
• What is the best ballpark food at Camden  -  Crab Cakes, Crag Pretzel & the Boog Powell BBQ Pit
• Light at the end of the tunnel, new prospects
• Orioles’ Bruce Zimmerman takes down Shohei Ohtani
• Trey Mancini Out at First? Intent to Advance?
• Angel Hernandez
• When  does poor performance move an umpire down to the Minor for instruction
• Brewers & Phillies game – Kyle Schwarber spoke out
• Retired Ump Joe West offers his insights on Angel
• Joe West, Multiverse of Madness, Stranger Things all premiering in May 2022
• Humidors are not just for cigars anymore
• Dry out & deaden your balls – every team’s stadium must now have a humidor for their balls
• What will be the result of the humidors? Chris Towers of CBS Sports Fantasy provides the numbers to date
• Yankees Right field gives home run love
• NY Yankee fans Bad Behavior continues as Guardian player is injured in the outfield
• Hooligans throwing stuff on the field at Yankee Stadium – Kick them out of the Stadiums
• Good Things – Baltimore Orioles GM, Mike Elias making some positive moves – recent good games with Yankees & Angels
• Our Guilty Pleasures summary in other sports, Tampa Bay Lighting, NHL, NBA Playoffs, NASCAR, Kevin Kiermaier 
• Special Thanks to Nate Andrews for sharing knowledge on The Baltimore Orioles
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• Reds, Tommy Pham breaks dry spell of 0 hits with 15 ABs as he faces Padres
• Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers advances to 3,000 hits milestone  
• Shorter Games for the fans
• The Passan of Time --  Pitch Clock study info from Jeff Passan
• Minor League teams w/ pitch clock see reduction of 20 minutes per game
• Out West Officials - Kenley Jansen had  limited warm up pitches on the mound
• Balks - Blue Jays game  - Finger Lickin good - Angel Hernandez
• Dodgers Welcome Home Kenley Jansen scoreboard tribute
• Freddie Freeman gets Silver Slugger from old coach Snitker
• Dodgers Budget SNAFU with Kenley Jansen
• Jake Arrieta
• NCAA D1 Softball - Oklahoma has 1st loss after 40 games
• Bristol Dirt Race 
• Next Week - Season of Hope  with Baltimore 0rioles,  Full Count Chaos
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• Yankees run into the Toronto Blue Jay with Vlad Jr buzzsaw
• NL West – The Rockies will they rule over the Dodgers & Padres
• Texas Rangers is the big salary going to be worth it?
• Giants, Mike Shildt apologizes to Padres, Antoan Richardson
• Alyssa Nakken 1st woman base coach position in MLB
• Aaron Judge salary negotiations – Keep the energy on the field
• Reds, President Castellini apologizes for remarks on WLW
• Bobby Valentine account on threatening to move to Texas Rangers to Tampa mausoleum 
• Craig Calcaterra “Rethinking Fandom” – Teams that moved Dodgers & Giants
• Dodgers & Cubs owners looking to buy Chelsea team from Russian oligarch
• Red Sox, Fenway Group investing in NASCAR & NHL Pittsburgh Penguins
• Cleveland Guardians, Steven Kwan rises with 0 strike outs in 76 plate appearances
• Great performances from Cubs, Seiya Suzuki – Killer OPS, Mets - Pete Alonso, Rays - Ji-Man Choi & Freddie Who
• Brett Phillips hi-jinks as Outfielder turn Pitcher
• Chloe Grimes “Warrior Princess” – great spirit
• Sports beyond baseball – F1 in Australia, NBA Playoffs, Stanley Cup playoffs, NASCAR Dirt races, NCAA Softball

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RaysUp BaseballBiz Opening Day & Pitching woes

• Tampa Bay Rays Sold Out on Opening Day
• Shane McClanahan – Opening Day Pitcher
• First pitch HBP & Shane’s apology 
• Kyle Snyder brings peace and calm to the mound
• Bright lights & Rays we love - Wander Franco, Randy Arozarena, Ji-Man Choi
• Lowe & Behold
• Kevin speaks to McClanahan
• Oakland A’s  – Patino – only lasted 13 pages  - oblique injury  - could be out 2 months
• Kevin Cash remarks about Patino
• Rays Pitcher Injury List grows
• Nick Anderson , Pete Fairbanks, Yonny Chirinos, Tyler Glasnow, Brendan McKay 
• Shane Baz, Ryan Yarbrough, Luis Patino (pending) 
• Brett Phillips – Keeps Baseball Fun on the mound against the Oakland A’s
• Ex-Rays – Opening Week across the Leagues
  •  Marlins – Joey Wendle, Avisail Garcia, Jesus Aguilar
  • Atlanta  - Charlie Morton, Travis d’Arnaud
  • Detroit Tigers – Austin Meadows
  • Angels –   Matt Duffy 2B, Aaron Loup pitched 1 inning after Ohtani 
  • Astros -  Jake Odorizzi (Friday) pitched 4 innings – Astros won 13 to 6
  • Milwaukee Brewers -  Willy Adames, Mike Brosseau, Hunter Renfroe & Coach Ozzie Timmons
• AL East – one of the toughest divisions
• Watch Chicago White Sox in the American League
• Where will the Rays land at the end of the 2022 season
• Brandon reminds us of the Golden Rule – Don’t Worry Until Memorial Day

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Good Guys Talk Back's Nick Murawski talks White Sox in 

• Locked On White Sox visits BaseballBiz
• Chicago White Sox led AL Central 2021 by a 13 win margin 
• 2021 ALDS – what happened – no competition, no push?
• 2022 will be a tighter division race
• 13 of the Sox first 21 games will be in the AL Central
• Make sure to bring a blanket and poncho to the game
• Andrew Vaughn in outfield takes a fall and an injury
•  GM Rick Hahn made some swift decisive moves to keep the Sox strong 
• Dodgers & Sox quick trade pitching closer Craig Kimbrel & bring in AJ Pollock
• Lance Lynn injury 
• Another pitcher injured -  Garrett Crochet – Tommy John surgery future
• Pitcher rotation – Giolito, Cease, Kopech, Kuechel & Velasquez or Lopez
• AL Central teams  -  Twins & Tigers are building 
• Rick Hahn brings the business when needed most with Kimbrel trade
• Tony La Russa speaks to “True White Sox fans”
• Opening Day experience at the stadium – get ready for some tailgating
• The Full ballpark experience

Special Thanks to Nick Murawski of @Nick_GGTB @GoodGuysTB https://anchor.fm/good-guys-talk-back & Pat Hester @pathester21
https://bit.ly/3KvKaZe Locked On White Sox

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• Breaking News on New Signaling devices ProMystic & PitchCom
• Austin Meadows traded to Detroit for Isaac Paredes & a draft pick
• Meadows will bring strength against the AL Central right handed pitcher
• Is Tampa Bay Rays infield crowded – any room for Paredes – Vidal Brujan, Taylor Walls & others block the path
• Trusting Erik Neander, the Chess GrandMaster of trading
• Will Carlos Correa bring the Twins out of the basement?
• What will AL Central look like this year
• Shortstop Movement for 2022 – Correa, Trevor Story, Javy Baez,  Corey Seager, Marcus Semien
• Aaron Judge –  How much will a 30 year old be paid - Next El Capitan?
• Can Judge stay healthy – will Aaron say no Vaccinations and to playing in the Toronto Blue Jay games
• A few words from Carlos Beltran on the Judge at the YES network
• How many of your team’s games will be blacked-out or streamed elsewhere
• MLBtv, Amazon, Peacock, Youtube, Apple+, Hulu, ESPN2, ESPN+, BallySports, YES, 
• MLBtv – out of market games  & 1 Free game a day
• Brandon’s story in following NASCAR on FS1 & the Daytona 24
• Jose Ramirez 3B signs extension with Guardians with a 5 year 124 million extension

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• Cardinals decimate Nationals, 29 - 8  
• 2022 Opening Day is 1 week away
• Cade Cavalli carries the weight (Craig Calcaterra  -  Cup of Coffee)
• Albert Pujols returns to Cardinals for a "Last Dance" with Adam Wainwright & Yadier Molina?
• Life time Franchise players, Joey Votto with the Reds & Brett Gardner is he still a Yankee
• Brent Cardy of "The Cardy Show" breaks down the  2022 Toronto Blue Jays at time mark 28:41
• Life without Marcus Semien & Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray  
• Blue Jays rotation - Alek Manoah is a bulldog “Give me the Ball” attitude
• Shohei Ohtani, 2021 AL MVP, will he continue to overshadow all other players?
•  What about Vladimer Guerrero Jr & Marcus Semien?
• Return to Rogers Centre for a full season
• The Jays are ready for 2022 - Resilient, Hungry, Young & Depth
• MLB.tv, Ballys, RSNs, Yes, YouTube where do you watch your team
• Home Run Derby X - the World Tour begins soon in Seoul, London, Mexico City & more

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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