Plus Chirp

We start out recapping our heartbreaking parlay loss as the Twins blew what would have been a perfect start to our new "Riding with the Chirp Boys" segment. We quickly get over it to talk about the Cardinals continued game delay and Zach Plesac getting sent home in this week’s Covid update. We wrap up our baseball news with talks about the scrap between the A’s and Astros as tensions flared over the weekend. We move over to a new segment discussion to chat about “Who’s Hot and Who’s Not” right now in the MLB before we debate the best iPhone Apps / Games in this week’s “Scouting Report.”

George Kontos joins the show (24:43) giving us a humble brag about his golf game before we jump into his career in the league. We learn about his time with both the Yankees and the Giants, as well as, his journey to Two World Series Championships.

We start the show diving into the obvious, Joe Kelly and the drama against the Astros. We get an opportunity to discuss what Covid means for prospects getting pulled up, players putting in their opt-out notices, and Cespedes being MIA over the weekend. We finish things up with our Scouting Report to debate the best days of the year. Barstool Carl joins the show (25:05) to chat about the Bears, playing baseball at Illinois, and what it's like working for one of the most popular sports companies in the industry.

Find Carl on social media: @BarstoolCarl

We start the show diving into the obvious, Joe Kelly and the drama against the Astros. We get an opportunity to discuss what Covid means for prospects getting pulled up, players putting in their opt-out notices, and Cespedes being MIA over the weekend. We finish things up with our Scouting Report to debate the best days of the year. Barstool Carl joins the show (25:05) to chat about the Bears, playing baseball at Illinois, and what it's like working for one of the most popular sports companies in the industry. 

Find Carl on social media: @BarstoolCarl

The guys are back to talk about the start to baseball, how Covid is already impacting the league, and their first takes on the new broadcasts. We wrap it up with this week’s Scouting Report where the guys debate the “Best Movies to Rewatch.” Sam joins the show (21:45) to talk about his days in broadcasting, how he got started in the sports betting industry, and how a shorter season might impact the bets you’ll see.

Sam can be found on Twitter: @spshoot

The boys are back after Jack's vacation and we dive right into the obvious, baseball being back. We discuss broadcasts, rivalries, and throw together some ridiculous made up rules we'd like to see ourselves in the game. We finish up our intro with this week's Scouting Report where we debate the best snacks to bring on a road trip. We then welcome on guest and friend, Ryan Spaeder (27:06), to talk about his baseball days, how he got into the world of baseball statistics, and some of his crazy stories in the world of baseball. 

Ryan can be found on Twitter: @theaceofspaeder // You can find Ryan's book "Incredible Baseball Stats: The Coolest, Strangest Stats and Facts in Baseball History" on Amazon

Jack interviews Co-Host, Mitch Schulewitz, this week, as we step away from the traditional episode to give Jack some time away at the beach. Mitch dives into his younger days as a player and what it took for him to make a name for himself in collegiate baseball, his career in the Royals organization, and the process to becoming a scout in the LA Dodgers organization. 

The guys catch up to chat about their Fourth of July weekends, MLB and Collegiate Baseball news and dive into their favorite video games in this week’s Scouting Report.

Dr. Josh Heenan is welcomed onto the show (31:03) to discuss his 90 MPH Formula, the importance of strength coaching in the game, and his overall career in baseball.

On today’s episode of Plus Chirp we discuss the return to baseball and what the new layout brings to the game. We follow it up with our “Scouting Report” to discuss Naps this week and wrap it up with info about our upcoming merch supporting our new partners at Lost Boyz Inc.

We head over to today’s episode with LaVont’e Stewart (26:14), Executive Director at Lost Boyz Inc, to chat more about the work he’s doing with the organization, the adversity these kids face, and his journey to where he is now.

The guys get it going out of the gates after Mitch shares about his youth baseball tweet that went viral. We follow it up with updates in the MLB world and dive into the "Top 3 Things We Don't Understand" in this week's Scouting Report. MLB Player Agent, Tucker Ward, joins the show (25:09) this week. We cover what it was like growing up with his father playing in the big leagues, his own career and his current role as an agent at the Beverly Hills Sport Council.

The boys catch up this week to talk about the draft, Long Gone Summer, and run through the Scouting Report: Top 3 Smells at a Restaurant. We’re joined by Director of Morale “DOM” for the Chicago Cubs (25:23) to talk all things Cubs, how he evolved into the position of DOM, and his love for Sammy Sosa. Follow DOM on Twitter: @DOM_Frederic