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- Opening Day Eve News and the NL Over/Unders
Mary Ankenbruck, Daniel Port and Callen Elslager break down all the latest injuries and news around Major League Baseball and then they are joined by Pitcher List Editor and Radio Extraordinare to do the over/unders, breakouts and busts for the National League. There are so many bold predictions to be revealed!
Time Stamps:
Injury and Roster News
- George Springer (1:27)
- Aaron Judge (1:50)
- Ji-Man Choi (2:08)
- Players reluctant to talk about Vaccines (2:27)
- Shohei Ohtani (3:32)
- Dustin May (4:00)
- Sixto Sanchez (4:24)
- Alejandro Kirk (5:00)
- Jose LeClerc (5:29)
- Dinelson Lamet (5:46)
- Mike Soroka (6:00)
- Rougned Odor (6:32)
- Jameson Taillion (7:00)
- Randy Dobnak (7:28)
- Logan Allen (8:17)
- Logan Webb (8:37
NL Preview Roundtable
- Predicting who wins the NL East (11:32))
- Over/Unders
- Atlanta (17:31)
- Phillies (19:52)
- Scott Kingrey (22:48)
- Mets (24:40)
- Marlins (26:30)
- Nationals (31:19)
- NL East Breakouts
- Austin Riley (35:50)
- Marcus Stroman (37:41)
- Kyle Schwarber (35:10)
- Pablo Lopez (40:25)
- NL East Busts
- Will Smith (42:00)
- JT Realmuto (43:13)
- James McCann (44:16)
- Ian Anderson (45:00)
- Predicting the NL Central (46:17)
- NL Central Over/Unders
- Cubs (52:05)
- Reds (57:47)
- Cardinals (1:01:51)
- Pirates (1:04:18)
- Brewers (1:06:35)
- NL Central Breakouts
- Ke'Bryan Hayes (1:08:26)
- Ian Happ (1:10:13)
- Alex Reyes (1:10:11)
- Dylan Carlson (1:11:40)
- NL Central Busts
- Jackie Bradley Jr. (1:13:02)
- Tommy Edman (1:14:34)
- Nolan Arenado (1:15:34)
- Zack Davies (1:16:29)
- Predicting the NL West (1:17:00)
- NL West Over/Unders
- Dodgers (1:18:44)
- Padres (1:19:48)
- Rockies (1:21:06)
- Giants (1:23:56)
- Diamondbacks (1:25:43)
- NL West Breakouts
- Christian Walker (1:27:39)
- Ryan McMahon (1:29:32)
- CJ Cron (1:30:25)
- NL West Busts
- Trevor Bauer (1:32:18)
- Will Smith (1:33:34)
- Trent Grisham (1:34:44)
- NL Wildcards (1:36:00)
- National League Champion Predictions (1:39:23)
- NL Bold Predictions (1:41:59)
Music:
Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE
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1 hr 51 min - CtZ 8: Injuries Galore and AL Over/Unders!
Mary Ankenbruck, Daniel Port and Callen Elslager break down all the latest injuries and news around Major League Baseball and then they are joined by Myles Nelson and Yancy Eaton to do the over/unders, breakouts and busts for the American League. Heck they even throw in a bold prediction or two!
Time Stamps:
Injury News
- Eloy Jimenez (1:44)
- Zach Gallen (4:00)
- Nick Anderson (5:12)
- George Springer, Robbie Ray, Jose LeClerc, Corey Dickerson, Carlos Carrasco, Will Harris, Stephen Strasburg, Harrison Bader, Joey Votto, Shogo Akiyama, Tyler Clippard, Fernando Tatis Jr., Kyle Freeland (7:28)
- Kirby Yates (10:51)
- Lorenzo Cain (11:28)
AL Preview Roundtable
- Predicting who wins the AL East (16:52)
- Over/Unders
- Yankees (20:14)
- Blue Jays (22:47)
- Red Sox (23:52)
- Orioles (26:47)
- Rays (29:23)
- AL East Breakouts
- Bobby Dalbec (33:00)
- Trey Mancini (33:44)
- Alex Verdugo (35:10)
- Anthony Santander (36:00)
- AL East Busts
- Randy Arozorena (37:08)
- Luke Voit (38:33)
- Cavan Biggio (39:23)
- DJ LeMaheiu (40:46)
- Predicting the AL Central (41:37)
- AL Central Over/Unders
- White Sox (46:13)
- Twins (47:32)
- Cleveland (48:27)
- Kansas City (49:49)
- Detroit (51:33)
- AL Central Breakouts
- Andrew Vaughn (54:31)
- Josh Naylor (56:25)
- Mitch Garver (57:15)
- Logan Allen (59:16)
- AL Central Busts
- Tim Anderson (1:01:02)
- Adelberto Mondesi (1:04:00)
- Salvador Perez (1:05:39)
- Nick Madrigal (1:07:12)
- Predicting the AL West (1:09:00)
- AL West Over/Unders
- Rangers (1:14:00)
- Angels (1:15:16)
- Astros (1:16:34)
- Athletics (1:19:03)
- Mariners (1:19:51)
- AL West Breakouts
- Mark Canha (1:23:03)
- Ramon Laureano (1:23:42)
- Jared Walsh (1:25:00)
- AL West Busts
- Rangers Bullpen (1:27:00)
- Zack Greinke (1:28:08)
- Yordan Alvarez (1:29:00)
- AL Wildcards (1:30:00)
- American League Champion Predictions (1:31:00)
- AL Bold Predictions (1:34:00)
Music:
Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE
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1 hr 45 min - NL West, Dollars to Doughnuts, and a Roundtable on Analytics!
Host Mary Ankenbruck is joined by co-hosts Daniel Port and Callen Elslager as they dive into all the signings and moves in the NL West followed by a fun and educational roundtable on Analytics featuring Richard Dzeng from the Pitcher List Data Team!
Music:
Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE
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1 hr 41 min - The AL West Signings, Test Rabbits and Spring Training Roundtable!
Host Mary Ankenbruck is joined by co-hosts Daniel Port and Callen Elslager as they dive into all the signings and moves in the AL West followed by a fantastic Spring Training Roundtable featuring Austin Bristow III and Zach Hayes!
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1 hr 40 min - The Cardinals are cream of the NL Central Crop and The Indians Need to Make Changes
Host Mary Ankenbruck and Co-Hosts Daniel Port and Callen Elslager dive into the NL Central and other big news in baseball in Part Two of this week's recordings!
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52 min - Hall of Fame Roundtable aka The Rise and Fall of the BBWA Empire Part 1
Command The Zone's Host Mary Ankenbruck along with co-hosts Daniel Port and Callen Elslager are joined by the Short Hops and Tall Tales hosts Noah Scott and Brendon Riddle for a roundtable discussion on the Hall of Fame so epic we decided to give it, its own episode! Part Two will drop Monday with a review of the NL Central signings and more News and Notes!
Notes:
Guests introductions: 01:00
Hall of Fame Introduction and History: 5:08
Milestones versus Analytics: 10:08
Character Clause Debate: 15:54
Veteran's Committee: 32:31
Large Hall v. Small Hall: 36:38
Players Not On The Ballot That Should Be In: 43:00
Orel Hershiser: 43:25
Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire: 48:00
Don Mattingly: 53:50
Lou Whitaker: 56:20
Player Still Playing Who We Think Will Make The Hall: 1:01:57
Joey Votto: 1:02:19
Miguel Cabrera: 1:05:10
Albert Pujols: 1:07:27
Paul Goldschmidt: 1:08:40
What We'd Change About The Hall: 1:12:19
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1 hr 31 min - Episode 3 - JT Realmuto is a Pokemon and Kevin Mather Lather w/ Michael Ajeto
Host Mary Ankenbruck along with co-hosts Daniel Port and Callen Elslager break down the NL East's Offseason signings and then are joined by Pitcher List's own Michael Ajeto for a roundtable discussion on the Kevin Mather scandal from a Seattle and leaguewide perspective!
Players Discussed
Braves
Marcell Ozuna (1:37)
Charlie Morton (5:12)
Drew Smyly (7:53)
Mets
Marcus Stroman (11:06)
Taijuan Walker (12:45)
Kevin Pillar (15:00)
Albert Almora Jr. (16:39)
Jose Martinez (17:54)
Mallex Smith (19:17)
Phillies
JT Realmuto (19:35)
Didi Gregorious (21:23)
Brad Miller (22:28)
Archie Bradley (23:33)
Marlins
Adam Duvall (24:57)
Nationals
Brad Hand (27:05)
Jon Lester (28:10)
Ryan Zimmerman (30:28)
Kyle Schwarber (33:12)
Music:
Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE
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1 hr 23 min - Episode 2 - Who Boy Do We Talk About Trades
Host Mary Ankenbruck and co-hosts Daniel Port and Callen Elslager break down the AL Central's offseason signings and then have a roundtable discussion dissecting every major trade that happened this offseason, name winners and losers for the trade season and talk about whether all these trades are good for the league and fandom.
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Teams and Players Discussed:
Padres
Fernando Tatis Jr. 14 Year Extension
Injury News
Shane Beiber, Sean Murphy, JT Realmuto, Chris Sale, Frankie Montas
Breakdowns
Twins - Nelson Cruz, Andrelton Simmons, J.A. Happ
Cleveland - Cesar Hernandez, Eddie Rosario, Billy Hamilton, Ben Gamel
White Sox - Carlos Rodon, Adam Eaton, Liam Hendriks
Tigers - Jonathan Schoop, Renato Nunez, Nomar Mazara, Robbie Grossman
Royals - Hanser Alberto, Carlos Santana
Trade Roundtable
Trades Discussed - Lance Lynn Trade, Blake Snell Trade, Joe Musgrove Trade, Yu Darvish Trade, Nolan Arenado Trade, Jameson Taillon Trade, Francisco Lindor Trade, Josh Bell Trade, Andrew Benintendi Trade
Music:
Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE
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1 hr 10 min - Episode 1 - Diving into the AL East, Mary hates sandwiches and Talking about Mental Health in baseball.
Episode 1 - Diving into the AL East, Mary hates sandwiches and Talking about Mental Health in baseball.
Episode #1 is here! Mary, Callen and Daniel talk about the Pitcher List 6.0 Launch (00:00:42) and PitchCon (00:01:38) before diving into some MLB News (00:04:52) and all the signings made in the AL East this offseason (00:18:15) before heading off to share some of their biggest baseball and food hot takes (00:49:20) and then finally they wrap things up with roundtable discussion on Andrelton Simmons and the challenges of mental health in baseball and what the league can do to help and what we as fans can do (1:00:00) and give a shoutout to fellow Pitcher List Nicole Cahill and her fantastic mental health organization Neuro-atypical Neighborhood! (1:21:13)
Warning that the roundtable will contain discussions of depression and isolation and suicide. If these are potentially triggering events for you please proceed with caution.
If you are struggling with depression or suicide the number for The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255 or you can find them online at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
You can find Nicole Cahill's organization at neuroatypicalneighborhood.com
If you are interested in participating in the Best Ball Event you can reach out to Nicole at @NicoleCahill_ on twitter or the organization itself @NeuroANeighbor
Signings Timestamps:
Baltimore (00:18:24)
Felix Hernandez (00:18:29)
Trey Mancini (00:20:31)
Freddy Galvis (00:22:43)
Boston (00:24:05)
Enrique Hernandez (00:24:08)
Garrett Richards (00:25:51)
Marwin Gonzalez (00:28:36)
Hirakozu Sawamura (00:30:10)
Yankees (00:32:10)
DJ LeMahieu (00:32:22)
Jay Bruce (00:34:34)
Corey Kluber (00:36:46)
Justin Wilson (00:39:15)
Tampa Bay (00:41:24)
Chris Archer (00:41:30)
Rich Hill (00:42:38)
Michael Wacha (00:44:28)
Collin McHugh (00:47:15)
Toronto (00:49:50)
George Springer, Kirby Yates and Marcus Semien (00:50:19)
Music:
Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE
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1 hr 32 min - CMD The Zone Trailer - Welcome to CMD the Zone!
Host Mary Ankenbruck introduces the newest podcast in the Pitcher List Network! CMD (pronounced Command) The Zone is the best place for you to get the latest news around Major League Baseball every single week along with more long form, round table discussions on baseball-related topics!
Music:
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About Command The Zone
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Join Host Mary Ankenbruck and co-hosts Daniel Port and Callen Elslager as they break down the latest news in Major League Baseball every week along with roundtable discussions on larger…
baseball-related topics.