BREAKING: A Baseball News Podcast

Tim and TC break down the Rockies' firing of GM Jeff Bridich. How did they get there and what will the Rockies do next?

0:00 Big Idea: Can the Rockies hire the right guy to replace Jeff Bridich?

42:25 GM Candidates

50:20 This Week In Baseball: Injuries, Spencer Howard, Mike Tauchman

1:04:00 Retirements: Hector Rondon, Jerry Blevins

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This week's Big Idea brought about a whole host of existential crises: What does MLB the organization want for baseball(s)? Tim and TC discuss.

1:20 On Dropping Zone Contact Rates In 2021

33:55 How Hitters Can Take Back The Zone

42:00 Swing Rate Changes For Clint Frazier, Javier Baez, Paul DeJong

51:30 This Week In Baseball: Injuries, Retirements, Semi-Retirements, COVID, Suspensions, Showcases, and more...

 

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Tim and TC take a look at the early injuries around the league. Who should be worried? And why didn't the White Sox prepare?

3:00 Big Idea, the injuries that worry us most

25:15 Patrick Corbin's debut

28:15 Phillies, White Sox, A's, Mariners

49:25: This Week In Baseball, Joe West, Cubs COVID, Anthony Rendon, MLB Draft League, Brent Honeywell, and A-Rod's Minnesota Timberwolves

 

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Join Tim and TC as they make the rounds on the latest action in week two of the MLB season!

01:00 Nick Castellanos' Flex

03:50 Today's Big Idea: Suspensions and Bro-ing Out

41:00 This Week In Baseball: Tatis Jr., Nationals COVID roundup

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Welcome to Opening Day! Tim and TC take in opening day festivities, wax poetic about summer days at the ballpark, and scan the league for interesting roster decisions. Plus opening day news from on Francisco Lindor, Alejandro Kirk, Jed Lowrie, Spencer Howard, Trevor Rosenthal, Scott Kingery Noe Ramirez, Dustin May, David Price, David Fletcher, and more!

0:00 Francisco Lindor, Mets Extension

5:35 Alejandro Kirk and other good roster decisions

8:00 What is a winning organization? 

28:00 Stars at the ballpark

38:00 For kids who love Jim Eisenreich

45:24 Nats cancel opening day

54:20 Opening Day injuries

56:02 Dustin May wins 5th starter job, David Price to the pen

58:33 Noe Ramirez back to the Angels

1:02:03 Scott Kingery Optioned, David Fletcher Extended

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Tim and TC were gifted with breaking news this week. Lance McCullers Jr. signed an extension just before recording, which not only broke right on time but fit the theme of the week!

00:00 On Lance McCullers Jr.'s Extension With Astros

07:00 On Salvador Perez's Extension With Royals

34:05 Yay Or Nay: Extensions Edition!

48:50 PLPNFBL

51:20 This Week In Baseball: Injuries Edition

1:02:22 Breaking The 4th [Option] Wall

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The time has nearly come for those players who are out of options to find new teams! What does it mean to be out of options? TC and Tim explain. Listen closely as they break down the futures of Reese McGuire, Jacob Nottingham, Jake Bauers, Anthony Gose, Dillon Maples, Carl Edwards Jr., Anthony Banda and more.

0:00 What are options?

8:00 Catchers

12:47 Relievers

29:27 First Baseman

47:28 A fun new plan for the Pirates

37:08 Out of options, out of reach

1:01:48 The Tim Jackson Killers

1:05:26 This Week In Baseball aka Goodbye, Nick Markakis

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Tim and TC take a look at what a possible Juan Soto extension might look like for the Washington Nationals. Then, for This Week In Baseball, they tackle the latest news on Framber Valdez, Jake Odorizzi, Nate Pearson, Jackie Bradley Jr., and Forrest Whitley.

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Tim and TC count down the top 5 lineups in the game as they look in early at Spring Training.

1:52 - Mets

12:06 - Atlanta

20:34 - Yankees

31:50 - Jays

47:44 - Dodgers

56:42 - Twins

59:19 - Astros

1:00:03 - This Week In Baseball: Hunter Dozier Signing, Kelvin Herrera Retirement, Triple-A Season Status

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Tim and TC rank the Top-5 "deepest" rotations and bullpens in the game and cover the latest in breaking news from around MLB.

0:30 - Top 5 Rotations

15:00 - A Taijuan Walker tangent

35:00 - Top 5 Bullpens

58:00  - Odds 'n Ends: Mather Firing, Tatis Jr. Extension, Ian Desmond Opt-Out, Royce Lewis Injury

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