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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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On this week's episode, the boys talk the Reds' take over of the NL Central. This leads to a larger discussion about how the NL Central is one of baseball's weakest divisions. Over in the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays are the first team in the entire league to reach 50 wins. And the fact that they're doing it with a lower payroll without household names is nothing short of astonishing. Could they have a rival in Baltimore, though? Speaking of dominance, Luis Arráez has been flirting with a .400 batting average all season. Could he reach Ted Williams' famed .406 record from 1941? The boys weigh in. There are several teams we can now officially say fans should be worried for. But how worried should they be? The boys play the worry game this week. Afterwards, they round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.

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On this week's episode of Long Gone, the boys discuss rookie Elly De La Cruz's burst onto the MLB landscape and the Reds' potential. Last year had a plethora of rookies that took the league by storm. Who are the next ones? The All-Star game is less than a month away. The boys breakdown who are the top vote-getters at the moment. Afterwards, they play a new game called "Who Am I?" The boys each give a fake quote and have to guess who the player is. Afterwards they round out the show with Collection Corner and Fantasy Factory.

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On this week's episode of Long Gone, the boys discuss what Albert Pujols' new job as assistant to the commissioner (Rob Manfred) really means. They ponder if it could be a play for a future CBA agreement, which would put Albert Pujols in a unique position as the middleman. This leads the boys to complain about how bad contracts like Jacob DeGrom and every Padres contract hurts the league and could give Manfred and the owners some ground to stand on. Afterward, Michael can't help himself but reveal his doubts about AJ Hinch as the Tigers' manager. There are inklings here that Detroit could've gotten the once-manager of the lowly Diamondbacks AJ Hinch, instead of Houston's championship AJ Hinch. This in turn makes the boys question Hinch's actual role in the Astros' 2017 championship season. Following this, the boys couldn't wait to bring back GM for a Day and discuss the moves they'd make to two bottom-dweller teams and one top-of-the-mountain team. They round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.

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On this week's episode of Long Gone, the boys give props to the Texas Rangers and their dominance so far. Is this for real? Afterwards, they discuss pitchers Liam Hendricks and Mike Soroka's long-awaited return from the IL. One is coming back into a good situation while the other... not so much. The Forgotten Series is back this summer, and the boys start it off with one forgotten star, who should remain atop of baseball lore. Negro Leagues star Josh Gibson. Some called him, "The Black Babe Ruth". What could've been if he played in Major League Baseball? Not only were some people robbed of never seeing him play, but we'll never quite know what his full statistics were in the Negro Leagues as only a fraction of these stats were ever recorded. He was a feared right-handed hitter who might be one of the best backstops ever too. The boys talk the legend that is Josh Gibson to kick off their series. They round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.

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On this week's episode of Long Gone, the boys talk about the shuffled deck that is the Dodgers rotation. With their best arms either on the IL or on paternity leave, this leaves their rotation the weakest part of their squad that could affect their running in the NL West. At first, Trea Turner's troubles at the plate was brushed off as new team jitters. Now we're looking to June and he's still a dumpster fire. What is going on with the do-it-all shortstop? Mike Trout ties Joe DiMaggio in career homers and Gerrit Cole becomes third fastest player to reach 2,000 strikeouts. The boys break down where they see two of the game's biggest stars at the end of their careers. Afterwards, they bring back last year's segment of Start/Bench/Cut, now with new players for the past, present and future of this year's picks. And later they round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.

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