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

Part of the Revolver Podcast Network.

We’re less than two weeks away from the end of the 2021 regular season and Major League Baseball

has officially served up a beautiful finale. On this week’s episode, Tab and Paul opened up discussing the

need for more Earth, Wind and Fire in our lives and celebrated Bill Murray’s birthday before chatting

about the impressive record-setting season of Kansas City’s Salvador Pérez and Jon Lester reaching 200

career wins. Somehow they then jumped into a discussion about Theo Epstein – should he take on the

role of president of the Mets… or wait to replace Rob Manfred as commissioner?

Then the guys went all-in on the remaining schedules for the playoff hopefuls in the American and

National Leagues. Entering action on Wednesday, the Red Sox and Blue Jays were in the two AL wild

card spots but the Yankees were only a half-game out. What do the Pinstripes need to do to win one of

those spots?

In the NL, the Dodgers are in the postseason and the red-hot Cardinals look like they’re running away

with the second wild card spot. But the NL East division crown is up for grabs and the Braves have to

play Philly three more times – with a three-game lead. Can the Phillies somehow rally and win the

division?

What are your predictions for the postseason? Tab and Paul put their prognosticator hats on to pick who

gets in and which fans are going to turn their attentions to hockey and football next week.

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On this week’s Line Drive Radio, Paul and Tab had their soapboxes out. Ready for two guys to save the

world and solve all of the world’s problems?

The guys opened the show discussing the American League Wild Card race. The Blue Jays have sprinted

to the lead with their ridiculous offense over the past couple weeks. Can the Yankees and Red Sox keep

up? And, more specifically, are the Yankees built to win everything now? Or do the Pinstripes need to

make significant changes on and off the field to get back to the top?

In this week’s The Good segment, the guys discuss Roberto Clemente Day. Seeing Yadier Molina,

Francisco Lindor and Javier Baez on the field together wearing 21 was a great honor of the Puerto Rican

icon. Clemente’s legacy is still as strong as ever, and the annual award that bears his name is the most

important individual honor handed out each year. So… why hasn’t Major League Baseball retired 21

across the league yet?

This week’s The Bad segment was once again focused on the Mets – but this time, it was on the Twitter

habits of owner Steve Cohen. A newspaper column this week said Cohen’s tweeting could handicap the

club’s search for new executives. So Cohen went off on the writer – and his unnamed former executive

source – on, you guessed it, Twitter. Meet the Mess!

Finally, Tab offered this week’s LDR Fantasy Add of the Week. Who could help you secure the bag? Give

us a listen!

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

Part of the Revolver Podcast network.

What a day for baseball fans! This week’s show drops on the day four legends rightfully find their way

into the gallery of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, NY.

Tab and Paul started the show focused on the present, but the Hall of Fame kept coming up. Wander

Franco broke Mickey Mantle’s record for consecutive games on base before his 21 st birthday, reaching

for the 37 th straight game on Tuesday. He’s been brilliant at only 20 years old. On the other side of the

coin, the reigning NL Rookie of the Month and NL Player of the week Frank Schwindel has been great for

the Cubs as they rolled off a 7-game win streak of their own.

On the day that Albert Pujols plays what might be his final game in St. Louis against Yadier Molina, the

gold standard for Cardinals’ catchers – Ted Simmons – will finally get his rightful place in the Hall of

Fame. And just two days after Labor Day, the founding executive director of the MLBPA Marvin Miller

will finally get his place in Cooperstown as well. Both seem perfectly fitting.

And on opposite ends of the voting spectrum, Larry Walker and Derek Jeter will be the two players

inducted on Wednesday. Walker, the second Canadian-born player to be voted into the Hall, joins

Ferguson Jenkins as the pride of his home country. He was voted in on his tenth and final ballot. Jeter,

The Captain, spent 20 years with the Yankees and defined winning for a generation.

The guys close out the show with this week’s LDR Fantasy Add of the Week. Need help? They’ve got you

covered again this week!

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

Part of the Revolver Podcast Network.

This week’s show kicks off with a special tribute. The Pittsburgh Pirates made history 50 years ago – Sept

1, 1971 – when they started an all-minority lineup. Those Pirates embraced what is great about sports:

putting the best players together to succeed. They made history in a way we should celebrate today.

Paul and Tab then spent time looking at the remarkable season in the American League. Wander Franco

is making history for the Tampa Bay Rays, reaching base in 31 straight games (and counting), the second-

longest streak in AL history for a player before turning 21. The guys also tipped their caps to Royals

catcher Salvador Perez, who is having one of the best offensive seasons ever for a catcher.

When the guys turned their attention to the National League, this week’s mess with the Mets was front

and center. Should fans boo? Should players care? Were Javier Baez, Francisco Lindor, Kevin Pillar and

others wrong for their thumbs down “celebration” and should we care? And who is going to step up and

be a leader in that organization?

The guys closed the show with their usual LDR Fantasy Add of the Week. Who should you consider as

you come down the home stretch in your fantasy league? Listen to this week’s episode to find out!

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We’re coming to the end of August, which means kids are heading back to school and baseball teams

across MLB are driving for the playoffs – or the 2022 draft.

Paul and Tab open the show looking around the standings. Suddenly, the Cincinnati Reds have leaped

the San Diego Padres for the second wild card spot in the National League. Can the swingin’ friars

rebound with a new pitching coach? Or are their issues too deep to come back from this rough stretch.

The guys then head over to the American League East to talk hot and cold. The Yankees haven’t lost

since the game in Iowa and are now running away with the AL wild card lead. Are they now the team to

be in the entire American League? They’ll benefit from six September games against the Baltimore

Orioles, who have lost 19 straight. The future is coming for the Orioles, but it isn’t here now – they’re

terrible.

Tab finishes the show talking about the recent, shocking news that Fanatics will replace Topps as the

licensed producer of baseball cards. The white-hot baseball card market has exploded since the

pandemic began, but after 70 years MLB and the MLBPA are moving on to Fanatics.

Tab also tosses out his Fantasy Add of the Week. Make sure to listen to find out who you should add if

you’ve got injuries hurting your end of the season push for fantasy glory!

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What have you heard from the guys on Line Drive Radio all year? Embrace the chaos! And in this week’s

episode, the guys jump into the choppy waters of the current playoff races and try to swim through the

craziness.

In the American League, the Yankees, Red Sox and A’s are virtually tied for the top wild card spot. The

Yankees got Gerrit Cole back from the COVID list; the Red Sox added Chris Sale to their rotation. Both

came back with a strong showing. Unfortunately, Oakland lost Chris Bassitt for the foreseeable future

the scary scene in Chicago on Tuesday night. The initial news has been as good as could be hoped after

Bassitt was hit in the face by a line drive against the White Sox.

In the National League, the Braves have sprinted into first in the East thanks to incredible months from

Austin Riley, Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson. The Padres, on the other hand, have fallen back to

the pack and allowed the Reds and Cardinals to have hopes of a playoff berth. Joey Votto’s incredible

play – and reaching his 2,000 th career hit – have helped lead the Reds back into the wild card

conversation. But the Padres’ pitching has been the core problem during their recent 1-6 stretch against

teams they should beat.

As always, Tab offered up his Fantasy Add of the Week. Which player getting time down the stretch

could help you cash in at the end of the year? Give a listen to find out!

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

Part of the Revolver Podcast Network.

Paul and Tab kicked off this week’s LDR episode looking around the playoff races around Major League Baseball. In the National League, the Brewers have essentially won their division but the East and West are wide open. The Giants continue to impress with the Dodgers and Padres trying to keep up while the Phillies are trying to hold off the Mets and Braves on the other coast. 

As the Red Sox come back to the pack in the American League East, the Yankees and Blue Jays hope to surge into a wild card spot. But the A’s are chasing down the Astros out west, making for an exciting sprint to the finish.

The guys then turned their attention to the incredible scene in Dyersville, Iowa on Thursday night. The Yankees and White Sox played an exciting game in a setting that looked like a Norman Rockwell painting come to life. The aesthetics of the game were amazing – the game itself was as compelling as any regular season game between playoff-caliber teams as possible. And the walk-off winner from Chicago’s Tim Anderson put an exclamation point in a marvelous night. 

How do the White Sox and Yankees stack up for the coming playoff chase? The guys took a look at the case for each as a potential World Series team… and identified a few things both teams need to work on down the stretch. 

The show closed, as always, with Tab’s Fantasy Add of the Week. Who should you add in time for your fantasy playoffs to start? Give a listen to find out!

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

Part of the Revolver Podcast Network.

On this week’s episode, Paul and Tab take a look at some of the players who changed uniforms at the deadline making an immediate impact on their new clubs. But injuries – and COVID – continue to impact teams chasing a playoff berth. The pennant races are piping hot in most divisions and the wild card conversation is getting hotter each week.

The guys then discuss the youth movement coming in Anaheim. With Jo Adell, Brandon Marsh, Reid Detmers and Chris Rodriguez getting their shot at the big league level, the Angels are starting to look at what their system has developed that can help them chase a wild card this year and, more importantly, help the franchise have higher aspirations in the future.

Unfortunately, a pundit overseas took a shot at baseball after the United States lost to Japan in the Olympics, saying maybe it shouldn’t be called the “World Series.” Tab and Paul put him on blast and discuss the increasingly beautiful diversity in Major League Baseball. The faces of the game aren’t all American-born; the best in the world come to play in MLB and the championship is celebrated across the globe.

Finally, the guys offer a fresh Fantasy Add of the Week. Which legend chasing historic milestones could help your fantasy roster in the coming weeks? Listen to find out! 

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

Part of the Revolver Podcast Network.

On this week’s episode, Tab and Paul took a night (and maybe a stiff drink and a cigar) to unwind from the most emotional, chaotic trade deadline in MLB history. Friday was a day and a half and the final two months of the regular season are going to be crazy because of it! The guys spend some time digging in on the biggest and most active team at the deadline: the Chicago Cubs. Anthony Rizzo is now a Yankee, Kris Bryant is a Giant and Javier Báez is a Met. The World Series chapter in the history of the Cubs franchise is now written and closed. Chicago fans had a tough week but Tab offered some thoughts on how and why Cubs GM Jed Hoyer made the moves and offers some optimism for fans who think the Cubs sold too much too lightly.

But the Cubs weren’t the only team to swing big at the deadline. The Dodgers grabbed a couple more superstars in Max Scherzer and Trea Turner as they try to repeat. The Braves bought an entirely new outfield. The Phillies added an All-Star to their rotation and the Blue Jays acquired an ace from Minnesota.

Exhale and catch up from the trade deadline with the insights and commentary on what went down and why it may have ultimately been good – and necessary – for sellers to sell and buyers to buy in this week’s episode.

And, as always, Tab offers his Fantasy Add of the Week. Who has a bigger opportunity to impact his job on a big league roster and your fantasy team down the stretch? Listen in to find out!

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

Part of the Revolver Podcast Network.

After tackling some headline news about the Reds' Nick Castellanos, the Nationals' Starlin Castro and the Cubs' Kris Bryant, Tab and Paul ran through each division in MLB ahead of the Trade Deadline on July 30th, to preview who will be buyers, sellers or who will hold steady as she goes.

Tab's Fantasy Baseball add-on of the week returns and Hunter Dozier is your guy from the Kansas City Royals.

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