Big Fly Baseball Show

The calendar has turned to June and still no baseball on the horizon but the guys showed up yet again. On Episode 38, Victor and Joel broke down the MLB Player's Association counter-proposal to MLB owners which includes a season of over 100 games to be played through October 31st. Other details of the proposal were discussed along with the reason why so many are praising Dayton Moore, KC Royals GM. All that and more...enjoy!

The guys wrapped up the week on Friday chatting about the hottest topics in baseball and at times it put Victor and Joel on opposite sides. More specifically, the guys broke down where Major League Baseball and MLB Player's Association are in the current negotiations, the release of a number of minor league players in the last couple of days and the Trevor Bauer/Kyle Lohse Twitter spat...all that fun and much more. Enjoy!

We had a great time chatting with former big league pitcher and current ESPN analyst, Rick Sutcliffe, on Wednesday. "Sut" joined us from San Diego to give us his thoughts on what baseball needs to do to get back on the field, his take on what it was like for him playing for the Chicago Cubs and his love for his hometown, Kansas City. All this and much more with the former Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award winner. Enjoy!

Eric Nadel has been broadcasting games for the Texas Rangers since 1979. The Hall of Fame broadcaster joined the show on Wednesday from his 2nd home in Durango, Colorado to talk about the impact the pandemic has had on him and his schedule, what things will belike for him and all other broadcasters who are in a high-risk group when baseball resumes, his love for the game of baseball and where it all began and whether or not he is getting close to calling it a career. All that and more...enjoy!

Hall of Fame baseball writer, Tracy Ringolsby, joined the show on Monday to talk about a variety of topics and share stories. Tracy gave the guys his thoughts on the current situation with baseball, he spoke about how the business of baseball journalism has changed through the years and he provided us with his two all-time favorite player he covered...they're both in Cooperstown. All that and more...enjoy!

The guys went old school with no guests on this episode but they certainly had plenty to talk about to wrap up the week. The guys touched on the passing of former MLB player and Executive, Bob Watson. They gave an update on former MLB player and manager, Art How, who is currently hospitalized with Covid-19. And the guys went all-in on all of the stories from this past week regarding the restarting of MLB, Blake Snell's comments, revenue sharing issues and more. Enjoy!

The Oakland A's won 97 in 2019 and have a terrific young nucleus that could compete for years to come. Pitching coach, Scott Emerson, is the man in charge of the A's pitching staff and he joined the show on Wednesday to talk about what it's been like for a coach dealing with the unknown, his relationship with his pitchers, Sean Manaea and the type of pitcher/person he is, Bob Melvin and why he's the best manager in baseball & he even flashed back to his time in the independent Texas-Louisiana League. Enjoy!

He spent parts of 14 seasons playing Major League Baseball and he’s currently the television analyst of the Houston Astros…Geoff Blum is our guest on Episode 31 of the BFBS. Getting a former player’s perspective, “Blummer” gave us his thoughts on the current proposals being floated by MLB owners in relation to starting the season in July, his thoughts on the Astros cheating scandal, his first interaction with Zack Greinke and what it meant to have his jersey retired at his high school in Chino, CA

Warstic Sports was founded by Ben Jenkins & has quickly risen in popularity over the last couple of years as more and more MLB players use their bats. Ben joined the guys on Episode 30 to talk about the impact of MLB's suspension of play has affected the industry, how he came to be partners with Ian Kinsler and Jack White (The White Stripes), preparing for the worst and hoping for the best and much more. Another fascinating talk with a creative entrepreneur who has seen the game from various angles. Enjoy!

KC Royals All-Star, Whit Merrifield is doing his best to stay in shape and be ready for when the 2020 MLB season begins and fortunately for us, he found some time to spend with the guys on Episode 29. Merrifield, from his hometown of Winston-Salem, N.C., talked about his down time during this period of uncertainty, what it was like for him during his minor league days seeing players pass him by and about his new partnership with Sunshine Beverage, an energy drink company, among other topics. Enjoy!