September 26, 2021

Episode 9 - Something for Everybody

1 hour 13 minutes

Episode 9 - Something for everybody

In this episode:

Avoiding to swing too hard from current events, Jeremy and Jamal feature this year’s wildcard standings on this episode. Also, stay updated with the airing Mets documentary that features the ‘80s baseball scene.

Listen to Jamal and Jeremy tackling topics like what baseball historians discuss: once-in-a-lifetime strikeouts, and the commemoration of the Hispanic influence on the baseball community, as included in Jamal’s latest blog on Brotha on Baseball.

[02:45] Dinger of the week: Roberto Clemente from 1971 World Series, dingers on the Pittsburgh Pirates

[03:36] Dinger of the week: Seth Beer’s debut, home run in the 8th inning

[05:35] K of the week: Denny McLain’s Game 6 performance in 1968 World Series

[06:55] K of the week: Max Scherzer’s historical 3,000th pitch

[09:16] Do you truly embrace the 3,000th strikeout when he’s been only your team for about a month?

[20:03] MLB Wildcard Standings: Toronto’s the hot team right now

[26:47] MLB Wildcard Standings: Boston won the last two games, do you think that they’re going to eventually fizzle out because of their weakness aside from the pitching?

[37:51] Fair or Foul and an honorable strikeout of the week: Brewers had a little history of having no-hitter from Burnes and Hader; should a no-hitter only involve a single player?

[45:08] Mets Documentary: Once Upon a Time in Queens - Reaction; What’s going on in the ’80s?

[58:45] Brotha on Baseball: Hispanic influence on baseball

[1:04:23] Jeremy’s introspection about how his culture and childhood baseball heroes influenced his passion

Meet The Hosts

Dingers and Ks is a podcast for baseball fans of all ages—new ones or lifelong ones. You’ll learn something new about the baseball scene with Jeremy and Jamal to give you perspective on what it means to be in the pro ball today.

Jamal Rousell is a baseball blogger from Spotsbumz, a left-handed pitcher since high school, a lifelong fan of the game. Baseball is Jeremy Altshule’s first love in high school, which helped him explore other sports and do shows.

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