After 228 episodes, this iteration of the Cut4Cast is at its end. In their last episode, Dakota and Gemma talk about New York’s status as a baseball town and Sean Doolittle’s great offseason honor – appearing as an answer in a crossword puzzle. They also share their favorite parts of the show over the years, play one last game of rock paper scissors and thank you, every single one of you, for listening.

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It’s the offseason, so join Dakota and Gemma in discussing a CNN reporter’s baseball-themed taxidermy project, Tim Tebow’s fourth season with the Mets organization and a hypothetical winter of free agency. If you were a baseball player, what would your team priorities be? A fun city? Cool new friends?

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What are the Winter Meetings? Why was the entire baseball world in San Diego for the second week of December? Gemma, Jake and Jordan explain what goes on at baseball’s biggest convention, share their best Winter Meetings stories and talk about who has them star-struck. Does Gemma deeply regret missing Matt Kemp in the hotel lobby? Listen to find out (you know the answer is yes).

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This week, Gemma is joined by Matt and Mike to talk about a delicious yet frightening new Minor League mascot, Ichiro’s return to the (well, a) diamond and Nelson Cruz’s penchant for naps. Yes, naps! They’re not just for toddlers anymore, and if you want to win awards, you should take them too. 

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This week, Gemma is joined by Chris and Chesterton for a Friendsgiving edition of the show. They discuss the Worcester WooSox’s happy mascot and an elaborate victory celebration in the Dominican Winter League. Then they turn to the most pressing question of our time: Which mascots are most formidable in hand-to-hand combat?

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Why is everyone in San Francisco so mad that Will Smith called the city “San Fran?” Really, someone tell Dakota and Gemma why. This week, they try to decode city nickname conventions, gush about Baby Yoda (because who isn’t), pick their favorite new Copa de la Diversión teams and explain why you should follow baseball players on Instagram.

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What do baseball players like to do in the offseason? Apparently they rank fruits, hit golf balls into outer space and go on local news shows to complain about wild animals. Dakota and Gemma break down the week in bizarre offseason activities, and really really hope someone helps Todd Frazier with all the wild turkeys surrounding him.

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Are you pumpkin-spiced coffee person? Hunter Pence is, and he’s a coffee expert. Dakota and Gemma debate the merits of flavored coffees, but really just daydream about hanging out at Pence’s coffee shop. They also discuss baseball player doppelgangers and what they’d do if they ran into their favorite players while dressed as them for Halloween.

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The Nationals won the World Series and Dakota and Gemma are elated by it. Juan Soto! Max Scherzer! Mr. National himself, Ryan Zimmerman! They discuss their favorite moments of the World Series and get a little emotional about the Nats seeming like best friends. They also discuss their favorite fan moments, Marcus Stroman’s tattoo of himself and tips to stay sane during the offseason.

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The Nationals made it to the World Series, and Dakota and Gemma could not be more excited for them. They’re even happy all of their postseason predictions were wrong! They discuss their favorite D.C. players, applaud Jose Altuve’s incredible ALCS moment and really take a deep dive into Lady Gaga’s apparent aggrieved Yankees fandom.

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