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Hosted by Paul C. Cuthbert and Tab Bamford.

Welcome to the regular season! We're almost a full week into 2022 and there have been some remarkable performances. 

On this week's show, the guys dig in and discuss Aaron Judge's decision to turn down a massive contract offer from the New York Yankees. Was he wise betting on himself? Or should he have taken the money?

Paul and Tab also look at the terrific starts from a couple young players who are making waves in Cleveland and Chicago. Some of the new names in MLB have been better than advertised.

And, as always, Tab offers his Fantasy Add of the Week. Which Minnesota Twin should you consider for your fantasy team?

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Hosted by Paul C. Cuthbert and Tab Bamford.

The 2022 Major League Baseball regular season is finally here! From old faces in new places to young prospects full of potential, there are incredible storylines all over MLB. Tab and Paul jump in big time with a complete trip around the big leagues with their full season preview. 

Who are the key players on every roster this year? Who will be the six (yes, six) playoff teams in the National and American Leagues, respectively, in October? And who did the guys pick to win the MVPs, Cy Young Awards and Rookie of the Year Awards? Join us as we kick off the season in style! 

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Welcome to the 2022 MLB season, baseball fans! Tab and Paul are back in the saddle, excited to finally get to the business of talking baseball... instead of talking about the business of baseball. 

The guys catch up on some of the enormous player movement that's shifting the landscape of the big leagues. The Oakland A's have been at the center of the baseball world for the past couple weeks, swinging three significant trades with East division teams that cause ripple effects across the two divisions. How did the trades of Chris Bassitt to the Mets, Matt Olson to the Braves and Matt Chapman to the Blue Jays impact those championship-caliber rosters? And how did the rivals of those three teams respond with their moves? 

What are the Minnesota Twins doing? The guys dig in on their busy offseason that included a major trade with the Yankees, adding a starter from the Reds and their blockbuster addition of star shortstop Carlos Correa. Did these moves make them better? Or are they just spinning their tires in an improving American League Central? 

The Twins weren't the only team in their division to spend big on a shortstop -- or the only team to break the bank on that position this winter. Fivestar shortstops signed contracts totaling almost $1 billion dollars this winter! How did these moves change the trajectories of their new teams? 

Join us for another exciting year of baseball talk! 

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Hosted by Paul C. Cuthbert and Tab Bamford.

Welcome to 2022, baseball fans! Tab and Paul jump back behind the mic to discuss the big news of January. No, not a new CBA and spring training coming in a few weeks -- the election of David Ortiz into the National Baseball Hall of Fame! We found out this week that Big Papi is the only member of the Class of 2022 voted in by the BBWAA. He'll join Tony Oliva, Jim Kaat, Minnie Miñoso, Gil Hodges, Bud Fowler and Buck O’Neil in the induction class of 2022; they were voted into the Hall by the Early Baseball Era and Golden Days Era committees.

The guys look at the impact Big Papi had on and off the field as an Afro-Latino in Boston, his transition from Minnesota to becoming the face of the Red Sox, and his place as arguably the greatest DH in history. They also take some time to talk about those who didn't get in -- especially Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. Whose fault is it that they weren't voted in? Where should the anger of fans over their exclusion rest? And are their chances of ever being inducted dead and gone... or is there still a chance? 

We're looking forward to an exciting 2022 baseball season. Thanks for listening! 

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Nuthin' But Baseball!

Hosted by Paul C. Cuthbert and Tab Bamford.

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On Friday, the Atlanta Braves will host a parade to celebrate their World Series championship. One of the guys on LDR correctly predicted the Braves would win the World Series in six games, but how they got there was far from predictable. 

How did the Braves’ mid-season additions pay such enormous dividends? How did they overcome the loss of their Game 1 starter and still have the better pitching staff in the series? And where do they go from here? 

And, on the other end of the scene, the Astros now head into a winter with Carlos Correa heading to free agency. If he, like George Springer last year, leaves for big money elsewhere, this could signal a turning point in the history of the Astros organization. What will be the legacy of this core group of Astros? 

The guys also paid tribute to a future Hall of Famer who called it a career this week, Giants catcher Buster Posey. He’ll be on the ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2027, and should have enough writers checking the box for him to be in Cooperstown in five years.

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Braves .vs Astros! The World Series is set! - Tab and Paul kick things off with "What went Wrong" for the Dodgers and Red Sox and how their seasons ended like those they defeated in previous rounds. The guys then go over the umpire team selected for the series and talk about how much of the human element in baseball officiating is at a higher impactful level than in other sports,

After that it's managers, ballparks and TV coverage before the guys discuss how both teams got here and let everyone know "Who they Got!"

Tab and Paul wrap things up talking about the legacy component of this World Series for both franchises and certain individual players.

Thanks for listening! Enjoy the Series!

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We’re down to four teams left in the brackets for the 2021 World Series championship. The American League will be decided by a series between the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros. The National League pennant will fly in wither Atlanta or Los Angeles as the Braves and Dodgers battle. 

The guys broke down the two LCS in depth. Paul and Tab start looking at the Braves and Dodgers. How will LA’s pitching matchup after playing the wild card game and an epic, five-game series against the Giants? Will the Braves benefit from dispatching the Brewers in four games and having home field advantage (despite winning 18 fewer games during the regular season)? And who will be the X-factor in the NLCS? 

Paul and Tab then moved to the American League, where the storylines run deep. Alex Cora, who took a big part of the blame in the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal, now manages against the team for whom he was the alleged ring-leader. Will the Astros’ pitching be deep enough with Lance McCullers, Jr. being injured? And how will the Astros’ potent offense stack up against a good, rested Red Sox staff? Which players will write another chapter in their legacies before the World Series? 

The final four is set, and we’ve got two exciting series ahead of us as baseball fans. Let the games begin!

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The Wild Card games are in the books. Dodgers and Red Sox move on and Tab and Paul take a look ahead now that all the division series are set.

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Nuthin' But Baseball! Hosted by Paul C. Cuthbert and Tab Bamford.

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It’s go time, baseball fans! The 2021 playoffs begin with two exciting wild card games involving four of the iconic franchises in baseball. Tuesday night, the Yankees head up to Boston to face the Red Sox. Gerrit Cole will face Nathan Eovaldi. Then on Wednesday, the Cardinals will visit Dodger Stadium in a one-game battle with the defending champs. Paul and Tab dig in and break down both wild card games in depth.

The guys also took time to look at how the two known division series will play out. In the National League, the Braves were good enough to win the National League (L)East this year and will face a Brewers team that limped into the playoffs after running away with the National League Central. The American League will feature two of the greatest managers in history as Dusty Baker’s Astros face Tony LaRussa’s White Sox.

Who will win? Why will they win? And who will stand out enough to earn the coveted pick to click from Paul and Tab in each series? Listen to find out!

Nuthin' But Baseball! Hosted by Paul C. Cuthbert and Tab Bamford.

Part of the Revolver Podcast Network.

Welcome to the final week of the 2021 regular season! And what a finish we have coming. Tab and Paul started the show with a couple headlines – off the field. Iconic Dodgers Spanish language voice Jaime Jarrín announced 2022 will be his 64th and final season on the mic. He’s a legend and gentleman who has been a trailblazer for Spanish language broadcasters. The guys also spent some time discussing the Mets’ reported plans to rebrand this offseason. Maybe hire some good people and players and that’ll help? Just a thought…

Then the guys went in on the wild finish coming to the regular season. In the American League, everything is still up for grabs. The Yankees winning seven straight has propelled them into the lead in the Wild Card race, but the Seattle Mariners have crept into the picture with a hot streak of their own. Will the Red Sox get their act together and hang on? Will Toronto stop the Yankees’ streak and climb back into the mix?

In the National League, the teams are almost set but the order is not. Atlanta is pulling away from Philadelphia in the East with a chance to face a Milwaukee team limping to the finish. Meanwhile, the Cardinals have won 17 straight and clinched the second wild card spot on Tuesday night. They’ll face either the Dodgers or Giants in the Wild Card game; the Giants will have to play without their star first baseman, Brandon Belt, who is out for a month with a broken hand.

How will the dust settle? We’ll be back in a week to get you set for the playoffs!

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