Put Me In, Coach!

Put Me In, Coach!

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Put Me In, Coach! episodes

  • Toxic Defenders

    We're back with a discussion about toxicity in baseball fandom - why people are so mad, how the internet plays into the anger, and what good it's doing us or our teams. We also dig into infamous Mets anti-fan Frank "The Tank" Fleming and real fan Max "Rally Pimp" Wiener! Plus, another culprit in the Ippei gambling scandal, StatCast Bat Tracker, sticky stuff, and more!

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    Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

    Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

    For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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    FOOTNOTES

    • Digging into the ‘shiny new toy’ that is Statcast’s Bat Tracking leaderboard
    • Cut4: When is it OK to boo a player on your favorite team?
    • SBNation: Under pressure - is playing in New York really that big a deal?
    • 1 hr 2 min
    • Replay Review: The Losers

      We're off again this week, so on rebroadcast is our saga from earlier this season profiling the 1899 Cleveland Spiders - now in one complete episode! If you thought some teams were bad this year, get a load of these losers!

      We'll be back next week!

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      Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

      Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

      For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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      FOOTNOTES

      Hetrick, J. Thomas (1999). Misfits! Baseball's Worst Ever Team. Pocol Press.

      ⁠David L. Fleitz, Baseball Almanac (2001). The 1899 Cleveland Spiders: Baseball's Worst Team⁠

      ⁠Audrey Stark, SBNation (2019). What can we learn from the worst team in baseball history?⁠

      The Great Baseball Revolt: The Rise and Fall of the 1890 Players League by Robert B. Ross  (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2016)

      ⁠Bob Bailey, SABR (1990): Four Teams Out: The National League Reduction of 1900⁠

      ⁠Foolish Baseball, Baseball Bits: The Team That Lost 134 Games⁠

      ⁠Fox Sports: MLB History: Owners Prevented from Owning More than One Team⁠

      1 hr 32 min
    • Popup Potpourri II

      This week we're once again digging into the random little stories from around the baseball world, such as: the Arraez trade, the Arizona bee man, a looming MiLB monopoly, Scherzer's umpire ideas, replaceable pitchers, and more! Plus, we give a brief state of the season as we hit the one month mark.

      Next week we're taking a lil breakie but we'll be back soon!

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      Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

      Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

      For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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      FOOTNOTES

      • A new group is buying up minor league baseball teams at a feverish pace. What’s the end game?
      • The Rise of the Disposable Pitcher
      • Checking in on the state of the season after a little over a month
      • 1 hr
      • Community Curveballs

        Inspired by moves from the Athletics and the NHL's Coyotes, we took a look into the history of baseball teams relocation from one city to another and how it affected the community! Plus, the latest on uniform-gate and the Twins' rally sausage!

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        Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

        Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

        For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

        1 hr
      • The Year of the Rookie

        In light of 2024's exciting rookie class, we took a look at some of the best and worst rookie seasons in baseball history! Plus, closing the book on the Ippei gambling story, Bad Bunny's agency in trouble, MLB losing TV deals, and more!

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        Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

        Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

        For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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        FOOTNOTES

        o  Bleacher Report: Ranking MLB's Best Rookie Seasons of All Time

        o  MLB Rookie of the Year: Past Winners Who Became Big Busts

        o  Hmmbaby: The 10 Biggest Mlb Draft Busts Of All Time

        o  Bleacher Report: Most Legendary Late Bloomers in Major League Baseball History

        1 hr 14 min
      • Brand-New Ballparks and Bites!

        It's our favorite tradition - the rundown of everything new coming to major league parks this season! We dig in to the stadium upgrades, beer gardens, and (of course) THE FOOD! Plus, the A's move upstate, KC says no to a new stadium, the TJ epidemic, and more!

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        Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

        Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

        For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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        FOOTNOTES

        Baseball Prospectus: A Pitcher’s View on the Tommy John “Epidemic”

        Cheapism: Forget Cracker Jacks: 12 Crazy MLB Ballpark Foods To Try in 2024

        1 hr 2 min
      • Diamond Divinations, Part 2

        Our season preview continues as we dive into projections for the league: who's going to win their division, make the playoffs, and face off in the World Series! Plus, a look at some new rules in the MLB, a recap of the first weekend of games and a little bit of drama on the basepaths!

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        Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

        Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

        For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠YouTube⁠!

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        FOOTNOTES⁠

        ⁠⁠Baseball America: Top 20 MLB Rookies For 2024

        ⁠⁠MLB: Cy Young favorites and sleepers for 2024⁠⁠

        MLB: Who are the MVP favorites in '24? Who are the dark horses?

        ⁠⁠MLB: Who will win Rookie of the Year in '24? We polled baseball execs

        ⁠⁠The Athletic: Ranking all 30 MLB teams’ Opening Day lineups⁠⁠

        BleacherReport: Teams that will have a worse record in 2024

        43 min
      • Diamond Divinations, Part 1

        The 2024 MLB season is upon us and to celebrate we are looking at the top projected players in the league, potential award winners, and everything possible in the greatest sport this year! Plus, a rundown of the Shohei/Ippei gambling scandal and a look into what's going on with the MLBPA.


        Next week, we'll be tackling projections for the standings, the teams most likely to make the playoffs, the new rules, and more!

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        Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

        Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

        For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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        FOOTNOTES

        MLBPA Tension Explained
        MLB’s Shohei Ohtani probe:
        What we know about the Ippei Mizuhara gambling scandal
        Baseball America: Top 20 MLB Rookies For 2024
        MLB: Cy Young favorites and sleepers for 2024
        MLB: Who are the MVP favorites in '24? Who are the dark horses?
        MLB: Who will win Rookie of the Year in '24? We polled baseball execs
        The Athletic: Ranking all 30 MLB teams’ Opening Day lineups
        BleacherReport: Teams that will have a worse record in 2024

        1 hr 3 min
      • Global Groundballs

        This week the team looks into the Seoul Series and MLB's World Tour, going back to the origins of international regular-season baseball. Plus, we look back on our predictions for the 2023 season, run a simulation for 2024, chat about the unfortunate JD Davis debacle, and more!

        ⚾

        Put Me In, Coach! is a baseball podcast hosted by Matt Coggins and Carl Mizell. 

        Theme music is by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quack Quack Seat Back⁠⁠⁠⁠. Edited and produced by Matt Coggins / Arctic Sounds.

        For more, check out our ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠ or follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠, or YouTube!

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      A podcast by and for baseball fans. Throughout the season, we dive deep into classic baseball stories, concepts, and legends, as well as the latest headlines and narratives from the game we love. A…