Immaculate Talk

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten are back after the Labor Day weekend break with a whole new grid full of baseball stories, as they go square-by-square through Immaculate Grid #156, including...

• A role reversal, as Joe plucks some obscure names while Craig fills his grid with Hall of Famers
• Did you know how good Lefty Grove was?
• Dominance and tragedy involving a couple of former Reds catchers
• ...and more!

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Another week of Immaculate Talk wraps up with a mailbag episode! Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten hear from listeners on a variety of topics before diving into a closer-heavy Immaculate Grid #152!

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten go square-by-square through an all-teams Immaculate Grid #151, offering the chance to tell some great trade stories, including...

• The Johan Santana deal between the Mets and Twins
• How Kevin Tapani was involved in a three-team Bob Welch trade
• Oliver Perez's multiple moves early in his career
• The Carlos Peña deal immortalized in Moneyball
• ...and more!

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Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten have stories galore as they work their way through Immaculate Grid #150, including...

• The unexpected place where Eric Davis played the best baseball of his career
• The moral dilemma of using relievers in the "career .300 average" category
• Broken bats, some generating World Series hits, others releasing bouncy balls
• A celebration of Bip Roberts

A sleep-deprived Joe Sheehan joins Craig Elsten for their daily tour of the Immaculate Grid, going square-by-square including...

• The player Joe believes is a major omission from the Hall of Fame
• The once-coveted prospect traded for Devon White
• The least memorable part of Eddie Murray's career
• ...and more!

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten are back for another Max Percentage Monday, as they try to get the highest score possible for Immaculate Grid #148! Along the way...

• Does recency bias help when picking in the Gold Glove category?
• Joe gets ticked at Craig, find out why!
• A discussion of the incredible career of Dennis Eckersley

Tomorrow we'll be back to try and get the lowest score possible. Enjoying the show? Leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts or your preferred podcast platform!

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten open the program by answering listener emails, including one on the possible direction the hosts should take when making their picks. Then, they go square-by-square through Grid #145, including...

• The Hammer, Mad Dog and Three Fingers
• Two of the great catchers of the '70s and '80s
• A Hall of Famer traded for a future batting champion
• ...and more!

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Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten start the show by talking about the Shohei Ohtani news, what a bummer it is for baseball fans everywhere, and how his upcoming free agency could be impacted. Then, the guys go square-by-square through Grid #144, including:

• The story of the player whose career was derailed by falling out of a tree blind
• A leadoff hitter who never should have led off
• A little-known trade that blew up in the Padres' face

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Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten freshen things up today by attempting to only use players who have played in the 21st century to fill out Immaculate Grid #143.

Joe Sheehan and Craig Elsten are going for the lowest score possible on today's Immaculate Talk grid, but the categories get in the way! However, some great stories emerge from today's grid, including...

• A player who helped transform baseball in the '80s
• One of the worst trades in Baltimore Orioles history
• One of the Astros' all-time one year heroes
• A trivia question you may not know the answer to!