Bat Flips And Nerds

For our 2022 NL Central Preview we are joined by:

- Boog Sciambi, Cubs Announcer for Marquee Sports
- C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic on the Reds
- Dario Melendez, Bally Sports WI's Brewers Host
- Alex Stumpf of DK Sports Pittsburgh on the Pirates
- Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the Cardinals

In the first of our 2022 season previews, we're joined by:

- Ashland of the Mansplaining Baseball Everywhere podcast to chat Braves
- Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald on the Marlins
- Anthony DiComo of MLB.com on the Mets
- Ellen Adair on the Phillies
- Jesse Dougherty of the WaPo on the Nats

John, Ben and Russell run the rule over the post-lockout free agent and trade bonanza including some bizarre and surprising moves in Cincinnati and Minnesota, the Jays shooting for the moon and the Yankees and Braves taking the scenic route to success.

We have a baseball season! Rob, Russell and Darius convene to discuss the long-awaited CBA deal, provide entirely objective ratings of any potential new rules, and make uninformed guesses about where the remaining free agents might sign.

British born infield stud Raul Shah joins John to chat about his flight path from D3 baseball to the top levels of Indy Ball and his ultimate goal to become MLB's first Indian superstar.

Russell is joined by Baltimore Orioles sidearm stud Kyle Martin to chat about his career with the birds, his offseason trip to the UK and hooking up with the Herts Baseball Club to get his work in.

We're back! John, Rob, Russell and Ben combine for a special pod to answer one question: if you could take a rule or tradition from another sport and transplant it onto baseball, what would you choose?

Answers range from the sublime to the ridiculous, with shout-outs for cricket, rugby, snooker and... erm... rhythmic gymnastics?!

Get in touch with your suggestions on our social media handles and stay tuned for more gold... or at least more whatever this is.

John, Russell and Darius tackle the off-season in MLB focussing on the CBA lockout, free-agent 'Deadline Day' and some speculation about what comes next...

Fair Ball advocate and former Cleveland, Giants and Angels Minor League pitcher joins John to discuss why he broke the unspoken code of silence around minor league pay and conditions. In a broad ranging chat, they discuss Kieran's own journey, his hopes for change in light of his stance and the simple steps which the League can take to improve both the lot of the players and their likelihood to succeed.

The guys get together to hand out the real MLB Awards:

- Most Consequential Cup of Coffee
- Futile Contribution to the Playoff Narrative
- Most Anonymous Starter
- Most Overrated Underrated Player
- Best Imaginary Rangers Reliever
- Outstanding Contribution to Baseball Memes

Apologies for the quiet audio on this one, someone *cough* John *cough* forgot to press record so we've had to use a work round.