For episode 37 of Staffcast, Sean, Tom, and Richard are joined by A Closer Look's Nate Fisher and Will Sennett to talk about broadcaster apologies, iPad players, the beautiful TV show Reacher, getting Sean's legs extended, striking out Timothee Chalamet, players fearing the train, their movie Eephus, and more!

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Intro: Tubthumping - Chumbawamba

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

For episode 36 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by MLB dot com's Anthony DiComo to talk about getting yelled at on TV, Port St. Lucie's largest non-smoking billiards hall, AI slop, the death of X, The Everything App, the bright future of the Mets, Terminal Moneyball Brain, causing a big scene at the Chik-Fil-A drive thru, the wonders of hypotheticals, and more!

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Intro: Everything Sucks - Reel Big Fish

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For episode 35 of Staffcast, Sean, Tom, and Richard are joined by Taking Back Sunday's John Nolan to talk about his Mets fandom, the return of Pete Alonso, the baseballer to musician pipeline, the anxiety and adrenaline of being on stage, songwriting, hearing yourself at the grocery store, Bob Dylan's Christmas album, music superstitions, and more!

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Intro: El Paso - Taking Back Sunday

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

For episode 34 of Staffcast, Tom, Richard, and surprise guest host Sean O'Connor are joined by Quiz Daddy Scott Rogowsky to talk about naming your audience, Make-A-Wish home runs, disgraced honorary Harlem Globetrotters, Sean and Scott's start in comedy, making pitchers better, baked baseballers, Neutral Drop, whether Roki Sasaki knows OJ, Trump on Wendy Williams, and more!

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Intro: Cars Trucks Buses - Phish

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

For episode 33 of Staffcast, Sean, Tom, and Richard are joined by tortured Pirates fan Charles Star to talk about Sean's new glasses, winning a World Series because of cheating on eye exams, the horrors of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Nasty Bob Nutting, players going to external facilities, being relatable as a coach, throwing players into the meat grinder, and more!

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Intro: Wicked - Ice Cube

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

For episode 32 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by FanGraphs' Meg Rowley to talk about the great Decoy Ohtani conspiracy, Bryce Harper's raw milk, northwestern beer, Waymo, Meet Joe Black, the upcoming height apocalypse, Mormon rulings on coffee, and more!

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Intro: These Boots Are Made for Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

For a very special episode 28 of Staffcast, Sean, Trevor, Tom, and Richard are joined by tech writer and podcaster Ed Zitron to talk about America's greatest cultural victory: baseball, spending 2024 becoming a baseball freak, what players talk about to pass the time, the worst people ruining the joy of the computer, AI slop, emailing Rockies owner Dick Monfort, and more!

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Intro: Unfuck the World - Prophets of Rage

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

For episode 31 of Staffcast, Sean, Tom, and Richard are joined by writer Parker Molloy to talk about cars getting hit by trains, using sports as an outlet, the magic of attending games, ASMR walkup songs, Sean Doolittle Giving Up Absolute Bombs, betting with Literally Fanatics, pitching with intrusive thoughts, and more!

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Intro: Dear Coach's Corner - Propagandhi

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

For episode 30 of Staffcast, Sean and Richard are joined by Fox Sports' Deesha Thosar to talk about New Years resolutions, getting gifts from fans by the bullpen, getting ideas as a national writer, the best thing for a PitchCom to tell you, falling behind on the culture because of baseball, getting into The Sopranos way too late, feeling elderly, Deesha's favorite story of the year, and more!

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Intro: Woke Up This Morning - Alabama 3

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

For episode 29 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard spend the final day of the year with Newsday's Laura Albanese to talk about Tommy Hunter's bull semen, covering fights, being in the presence of Alex Rodriguez, Eric Adams using Girl Scouts as a shield, the Wilpon Mets, that time Regis dressed up as Shrek, and more!

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Intro: Pinball Wizard - The Who

Outro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders