Long Gone

On this episode of Long Gone, the boys look back at the career that was Stephen Strasburg's. From first ever pick by the Nationals to a World Series champion, what is his legacy? Shohei Ohtani's UCL tear might cost him millions. The boys break down his value now and even consider the Angels' latest moves as a sign of things to come. With the Halos throwing trade deadline acquisitions to the fire, are they making room for Ohtani's new deal? Afterwards, the boys play a new game of Ball or Strike, picking league stories that make sense and could happen, and which ones that don't and won't. They round out the show with Fantasy Factory, Collection Corner and spill some breaking news!

On this week's episode of Long Gone, the boys talk a tale of three different owners. One who called up hot-hitting prospect Nolan Schanuel-- 40 days after drafting him-- in a desperate move to salvage Shohei Ohtani's season; the other is atop of the AL East with a young core of players who he doesn't want to extend their contacts, and finally a former winning owner who is second fiddle in Chicago and recently fired his front office... aaand might've leaked they would potentially move to Nashville. Afterwards, they discuss the deal that could've been with Pete Alonso ending up as a Brewer. Is this still a possibility in the offseason? For this week's game, the boys select their top/most important duos this season. They round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.

On this week's episode of Long Gone, the boys talk the Mets' comments of Justin Verlander being a diva when he was there, and on the other side of the spectrum, Wander Franco has been shut down from all baseball activities as he deals with potential damning claims that might derail his career. Afterward, the boys break down MLB's new Top 100 Prospects list. There are risers, fallers, sleepers, and head-scratchers that they point out. For the second year in a row, the boys bust out the Field of Dreams game, where they each draft their own Field of Dreams decades roster and go head-to-head in a baseball simulation from WhatifSports.com to see who has the better team. Steve took home the title last year. Will he repeat or will Michael claim his first-ever victory? They round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.

On this week's episode of Long Gone, the boys get into the mess that is the Chicago White Sox's culture that was revealed by a former player. Afterwards, they talk about Shane McClanahan's devastating injury that will certainly hurt Tampa's postseason run, and former Philly World Series MVP Cole Hamels calls it a career. Following that, they break down the brawl between Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson that left TA seeing stars. This leads the boys to imagine and ponder how other brawls might go if they were to go down, so of course they create an epic MLB fight card. They round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.

On this episode of Long Gone, the boys dive in on the Trade Deadline. The Angels went all in for a last hurrah with Shohei Ohtani, while the Mets decided to blow things up. In one of the more surprising moves, they sent Justin Verlander back to the Astros, who look to make a run in the AL West. Speaking of their new rotation, Framber Valdez threw a no-no, giving no doubts to how Houston's pitching staff might be considered the best in the AL right now. And it wouldn't be a deadline without the boys giving their winners and losers... This, followed by a long Detroit Tigers rant on their swing and miss Tuesday. They round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.

On this week's episode of Long Gone, the boys start out talking about the hot AL East. The Rays and Orioles are in a dead heat. Who will take the crown? Trade rumors galore are league-wide now that we inch closer to the deadline. Justin Verlander being moved is the latest rumor. The San Francisco Giants have shown heavy interest. Will he waive his no-trade clause to go to the Bay? After the headlines, the boys introduce their second Forgotten Series player this season: the troubled Denny McLain. From his dominance in the late-60s, which he might have been better than any pitcher in the league at that time, to his downslide in 1970, he seemed destined to fall. What happened to Denny McLain? Tune in as the boys dive into this one-time phenom. After, they round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.

NOTE: Michael's main mic was off for first part of show, so he's audio might sound different at first than he usually does.

On this week's episode of Long Gone, the boys bring back the topic of the Shohei Ohtani trade market now that talks have heated up. The Angels are falling further and further down in the AL West standings, and now suddenly Ohtani's future with them is up in the air. The boys discuss what the market looks like for the two-way phenom. In the AL East, the Yanks are having a hell of a time keeping up with everyone else in that division. Even though they are over .500, the loss of Aaron Judge has crippled this team. Who should be to blame and what will happen if they don't make the playoffs? This week, the boys pick two teams that are buyers and two teams that are sellers and breakdown what those trades would look like. They round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.

On this week's episode of Long Gone, the boys recap one of the best times of the year: All-Star week! From the Futures Game, to the MLB Draft to the red carpet to the Home Run Derby, and finally landing on the All-Star Game, it was truly a good time. We saw Vlad Jr. win the derby, then the next day the improbable hero Elias Diaz took home MVP honors... but before all that was the MLB Draft. This leads the boys to vent about Detroit's head-scratching picks. It's not all losers though, there are winners of the draft and the boys give us their picks. Afterwards, they select players who are primed for a better second half of the season as well as ones who will cool down after a hot start. They do the same thing with rising teams and falling teams. Then, the boys wrap it up with a headline hot take! They round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.

On this week's episode of Long Gone, the boys go over and critique the recent All-Star rosters that were voted in. There's a whole lotta good and definitely some head-scratching selections. Nevertheless, the boys give their predictions of the upcoming game. Even more so than the game, the boys are hella excited for the Home Run Derby. They breakdown this year's participants and reveal their predictions for this as well. Domingo German became a part of history last week by pitching a perfect game-- the 24th ever to do so. They go into how perfect games are for the no-namers of the sport-- the unexpected. And it wouldn't be an All-Star tradition if they didn't give their All-Star selections. This year the boys shake things up and create an All-Star lineup of snubs that should've been made the rosters this season. They round out the show with Fantasy Factor and Collection Corner.

On this week's episode of Long Gone, the boys talk LSU's championship run in the College World Series. Led by future top-three draft picks Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes, this series has shown that college baseball is more pure than college football and basketball. The Cardinals and Cubs kicked off their rival series in London last week. While the Cubs won the series, it's tough to think how better these games would've been if the teams were actually good. Speaking of bad play, the Angels absolutely spanked the Rockies the other day for a record score of 25-1. What's this say about the Angels and their recent surge? And just how bad are the Rockies? This subject leads into the boys selecting two teams this year that are impressing them and two teams that are disappointing them. They parallel this after by selecting two players that are impressing them and two that aren't this first-half of the season. They then round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.