Immaculate Talk

It's a Sicko Tuesday on Immaculate Talk, as Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten compete to try and come up with the lowest rarity score on today's Immaculate Grid. This one comes down to less than two points difference!

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten are back for another week of Immaculate Talk! It's a MAX PERCENTAGE MONDAY, meaning we're playing the Immaculate Grid "Family Feud style", looking for the #1 answer given by the gridsters. Along the way, we talk a LOT about the changing style of pitching in MLB, how a Jack Morris-style workhorse would be valued in modern baseball, and how it's also mostly impossible...plus plenty more baseball stories and guys we remember along the way!

Tomorrow is SICKO TUESDAY looking for the lowest score. Play along and email the grids you're proud of to [email protected]

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten wrap up the week with a check of the mailbag ([email protected]), with some great stories about Jim Palmer, Julio Franco and more. Then, the guys go square-by-square through Grid #166, including...

• The very weird 1984 AL MVP voting
• TWO pitchers who won Silver Slugger awards
• a WWII era MVP up the middle
• ...and more!

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten start the podcast with a listener email remembering one of the more obscure and well-traveled journeymen of the past few decades. Then, the boys go square-by-square through Grid #165, including...

• Multiple Hall of Famers discussed
• Comparing a modern Cy Young winner (Blake Snell) to winners of past decades
• A player who was drafted six consecutive years in the MLB June draft
• ...and more!

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten go square-by-square through Immaculate Grid #164, including...

• Matches in all three boxes on the right column!
• A Reds favorite who both hosts placed in different boxes
• A forgotten innings-eater who's known for only one pitch
• ...and much more!

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten start with a look back at Saturday's "sicko" grid, and a rarity score of 3! Then, the guys go square-by-square through Grid #163, including...

• A bad trade for the Giants
• 48-year-olds playing MLB
• The record for consecutive complete games pitched
• ...and more!

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten are back for another week of baseball stories and Immaculate Grids filled out, including a square-by-square tour of today's Grid #162. We talk about...

• Kenny Lofton's Hall of Fame case
• The disappearing knuckleballer
• What should be the expected career arc for a modern power pitcher
• ...and much more!

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten open today's show with a trip into the Immaculate Talk mailbag ([email protected]) where they get some great stories of listeners' favorite squares and more. Then, they go square-by-square through Grid #159, featuring some surprisingly random matches from our co-hosts!

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten were delayed in recording today because the Immaculate Grid was down early in the morning, preventing the show from being done until the afternoon. Hope the wait was worth it, because the guys have plenty of great stories, including...

• One of Billy Beane's worst-ever trades
• The Cy Young winner who went to Kansas City and did nothing
• One of the best pitchers of the '70s you may not have heard of
• Several great players who were also great people

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Okay, we went a little longer than intended on today's show, but it's because there was a TON of fun to discuss in Immaculate Grid #157! Craig went for the show's all-time single box sicko score, we debated the Giants' team-building philosphy in a center square that didn't involve the franchise (you'll find out why), and one of our loyal listeners set the stage for some really fun players to talk about. We'll deal with...

• Deer meat-related injuries
• The sexiest lines on the back of baseball cards
• and, one-time All-Stars galore!

We'll try and be shorter tomorrow.