Big Fly Baseball Show

It's been a couple of weeks since the guys got together but with Opening Week behind them, they were ready to dish on everything going on in baseball. From the first 10 days of the MLB season to the new normal of broadcasting games to the Marlins and Cardinals positive test results and the ripple effect on the schedule, Victor & Joel touch on many the hot topics in baseball. Enjoy!

It's Opening Day and the guys got together to chat about this past week's exhibition games, getting ready for their respective season openers, the Toronto Blue Jays' ballpark situation, the possibility of expanded playoffs happening in '20 and players/coaches kneeling during the anthem. If you love baseball talk, this is the place for it. Enjoy!

With the start of the 'exhibition season' just a week away, the guys got together on Episode 46 to give viewers/listeners an insiders view of what the TV productions are going to be like. Additionally, the guys touched on the ongoing testing issues affecting teams in MLB. Enjoy!

Kicking off their new 'in-season' schedule (Monday's), the guys got together to talk about the return of baseball. While it was nice to reminisce about players being back on the on field during 4th of July weekend, baseball's return is not without its issues. Specifically the lack of testing and/or results being turned around in a timely fashion, thus keeping teams off the field. The guys also touched on the player's opting out of playing this season and the scary incident with Masahiro Tanaka. Enjoy!

For the first time since Major League Baseball announced an agreement with Player's Association on a 2020 season, the guys got together to discuss how excited they are to return to work, ongoing issues/spikes with COVID & how it impacts the start of teh season, whether the protracted negotiation have a negative effect on fans, the new rules being implemented for the season as well as Big Fly Gear's newest storytelling graphic - George Brett tribute called 'Pine Tar.' For apparel, visit www.bigflygear.com

The guys kicked off the week discussing the Player's Association's decision to reject MLB's latest proposal, breaking down the damage the game has done to itself, suggesting ways to make amends with fans if/when the game actually returns and the long-term effect the protracted negotiations will have on the brand of baseball . All this and more...enjoy!

Randall Thompson of Dugout Mugs (dugoutmugs.com) & Jeremy Mitchell of Mitchell Bat Co. (mitchellbatco.com) joined the guys on the Wednesday to talk about their respective businesses and how the pandemic, baseball stoppage and unknown of the business of baseball has impacted their respective brands. Cool conversation about branding, creativity and keeping the eyes on the prize. Enjoy!

The guys are back after a week off and while they had a lot to say in regards to the ongoing negotiations between MLB and MLB Player's Association. Victor and Joel went one on one and discussed the latest from the weekend's breakdown of talks between the sides, how we arrived at this point and how do you go about repairing the game's relationship with fans once baseball resumes. All that and more ...enjoy!

Dave Sims (Television Play by Play for the Seattle Mariners) and Bob Kendrick (President - Negro Leagues Baseball Museum) joined the guys on Episode 40. With the current state of affairs around the country and the world regarding racism, the guys talked for over an hour regarding these issues as they specifically relate to MLB & then delved into the much broader systemic issues of race in our society. A genuine conversation among friends hoping to bring about change. A must listen...enjoy!

Maury Brown, Senior Contributor for Forbes, joined the guys to talk about MLB's rejection of the player's proposal of 114 games. Without even countering, Maury gave us his perspective on where the sport goes from here especially since other major sports seem to be on the verge of returning themselves. In addition, Maury talks about how these negotiations have been public and the potential long-term damage this may have on the game. All that and more...enjoy!