Mudville

We're past the 4th of July, which means its time to do a few things: come to terms with the fact that fireworks are overrated, and cook up hypothetical trades for MLB teams to make at the deadline. We discuss Gus Weyhing, a struggling DJ LeMahieu, a surging Garrett Crochet, and a few teams that could become sellers. The Rays, Jays, Rangers, and Cubs have been massively disappointing, while the Cardinals have started to surge. The cluster of "contenders" in the National League throws another wrench into things...

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Produced & Edited by Nolan Rabine

Cover Art by Brody Staub

Celebrating and remembering the life of Willie Mays, one of baseball's greatest superstars who passed away last week at the age of 93. Mays hit 660 home runs, made 24 All-Star games, and etched his name into the fabric of the game forever. We gaze in awe upon his impenetrable legacy, and wonder where the game goes from here.

Also: Atlee Hammaker; Tennessee wins the College World Series; James Wood debuts; Orelvis Martinez suspended; Guardians, Mets rolling

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Produced & Edited by Nolan Rabine

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It's the College World Series! We're psyched to break down the first few days of action in Omaha, especially the electric Day 1 matchup between Tennessee and FSU. We're less psyched to discuss the five gambling suspensions handed down by MLB, including a lifetime ban of Tucupita Marcano. We ask how MLB can play both sides of this bubbling issue without losing its credibility and worsening the baseball experience for fans and players alike. We recap the 3 game series between the Yankees and Dodgers, injuries to Mookie Betts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the debuts of Drew Thorpe, Adael Amador, Tyler Locklear, Cade Povich, and Hurston Waldrep.

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Produced & Edited by Nolan Rabine

Cover Art by Brody Staub

We discuss Bertrand Bonello's THE BEAST starring Lea Seydoux and George Mackay, a beautifully nightmarish odyssey across time and reality. Have we reached the post-Twin Peaks: The Return era of cinema, or is this a one-off achievement? Nolan and Toney share eerily similar real-world interactions involving Guy Ritchie, pay tribute to the late great Roger Corman, and read an interview with the head of Sony Pictures, Tom Rothman.

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We review the most obscene entry yet in the 2020s Brand Movie canon, and potentially the nadir of American cinema: Jerry Seinfeld's UNFROSTED, before paying tribute to the good kind of cultural document: Inside the NBA on TNT. We then break down the first 3 starts of Paul Skenes' big league career and find what's making the league's hottest teams click. The Yankees and Phillies are rolling in the month of May, and the AL Central is back to relevancy thanks to blistering starts by the Guardians and Royals. Can they keep it up?

Players discussed: Paul Skenes, Aaron Judge, Alec Bohm, Aaron Nola, Ranger Suarez, Bobby Witt Jr, Kyle Tucker, Aaron Judge, Shota Imanaga, Blake Snell, Cole Ragans, Colt Keith, Masyn Winn, Bryson Stott

Check out Nolan's Top 100 Prospects list here.

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Produced & Edited by Nolan Rabine

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Highlighting a few major storylines from the first month of the season, including Gunnar Henderson's MVP pace, Home Runs being way down across MLB, the epidemic of long-term arm injuries amongst the league's best pitchers, and which traits we're looking for in the next generation of young hurlers. We end with Who's Real & Who's Not, breaking down teams we like or dislike a bit more than on Opening Day. Also, Jerry Seinfeld and his pop tarts are back on some bullshit.

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Produced & Edited by Nolan Rabine

Cover Art by Brody Staub

For the past month, baseball media has been dominated by a gambling scandal involving Shohei Ohtani's interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, and some of the most cartoonish figures in the greater Los Angeles area. This week, a criminal complaint was filed against Mizuhara, and we brought on our legal correspondent Will Cooper to break down the absurdity and ineptitude of the details surrounding this case, as well as the implications for Ohtani himself.

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Produced & Edited by Nolan Rabine

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The 2nd annual Mudville AL Preview is here, and we're breaking down all 14 teams across the country and one weird one in Canada. We banter about who will win the daunting AL East, Juan Soto's effect on the Yankees, why we want the Rays to fail, if Brody will predict Cleveland to win 100 games again, and if the Oakland Athletics should be forcibly removed from Major League Baseball. If you're tuning in for our marathon episode, consider subscribing at patreon.com/mudville and supporting the show!

Brody's back, he brought his brother/SBNY co-host Morgan per our annual tradition, and we're previewing all 15 teams in the National League & analyzing their potential for the 2024 MLB season. We look back at past successes and failures, our favorite breakout picks and prospects, some noteworthy contracts, and banter about a truly crazy offseason. Starting in the East and heading out West, we've got it all covered here on Mudville. Happy Opening Weekend!

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Let's talk Turkey. We discuss Nuri Bilge Ceylan's new 197-minute drama About Dry Grasses. Also: Toney skipped the Oscars to watch Audition (1999) and Freddy got Fingered (2001); Jonathan Glazer's speech condemning the genocide in Gaza drew a loud, manufactured shrieking from the internet's dumbest F-listers; we watched some movies new and old, including Drive-Away Dolls (2024) and Reds (1986).

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