We talk the latest news surrounding Thursday’s meeting between MLB and the MLBPA, what the outlook of the 2022 season appears to be and why both sides need to stop with the ridiculous proposals, Jon Lester’s retirement announcement and looking back on his career, his accomplishments, and his case for the Hall of Fame, Shohei Ohtani’s GQ interview and some pretty fascinating takes of his on being in the conversation for face of baseball, Stephen A. Smith’s criticisms and more, ESPN’s plan to incorporate AROD and Michael Kay into baseball’s version of the “ManningCast,” the Mike Trout baseball card video that went viral and much more. Enjoy!

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We start off the new year answering your questions about us, our favorite things, the podcast and the journey of getting it where it is today, our plans for The 3-0 Take Fantasy Baseball league in 2022 and more. We also discuss the Ken Rosenthal news, our thoughts on the best all-time baseball movies, respond to comments on our all-time lineup graphics and much more. Enjoy!

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We start off the new year answering your questions about us, our favorite things, the podcast and the journey of getting it where it is today, our plans for The 3-0 Take Fantasy Baseball league in 2022 and more. We also discuss the Ken Rosenthal news, our thoughts on the best all-time baseball movies, respond to comments on our all-time lineup graphics and much more. Enjoy!

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We talk with play-by-play broadcaster for the Colorado Rockies, Drew Goodman, discussing the lockout and its potentially detrimental effects, his elevator pitch for Trevor Story for fans who want him as their team’s next shortstop, the Nolan Arenado fallout, if he could remember the Opening Day lineup from his first year broadcasting, his thoughts on Barry Bonds (and others) on whether they should get into the Hall of Fame and much more.

We also close out the second half of the episode answering your questions to round out 2021, including our all-time starting lineup, our New Year’s resolutions, our plans for 2022 and many others. Enjoy!

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We talk Gar Ryness, AKA the Batting Stance Guy, discussing the story behind the hobby, how it started, the places it has taken him, the process of crafting each stance, the teams and players that have requested his imitations, the not-so-well-known story of doing a stance for Derek Jeter, his favorite imitations, the difference of doing imitations for MLB players and regular fans, what’s next for him and much more! Enjoy!

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We talk with Seattle Mariners Play-by-Play broadcaster Dave Sims, discussing his multi-sport background, how he found a home with the Mariners, an average day at the park as a broadcaster, how he creates his catchphrases, “that” viral call from the 2021 season, his thoughts on biased vs. unbiased broadcasts of games and how he approaches his calls, his self-restraint when it comes to ballpark food and much more! Enjoy!

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We talk with baseball icon and Big League Chew inventor, Rob Nelson, discussing the origin story of the famous baseball gum, his journey in the game, the successes and failed ideas with the Big League Chew brand, some of the craziest flavor requests he’s received (and attempted), the “paper shredder” rumor, what it’s like having his product in Cooperstown and much more! Enjoy!

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We talk about the headline free agency acquisitions from the past week, including Max Scherzer, Corey Seager, Javy Baez, Marcus Semien, Robbie Ray and more, as well as the latest playoff expansion proposal, MLB admitting to using two different types of baseballs during the 2021 season, the start to the lockout and much more. We also open the episode by commemorating our 250th episode and re-introducing ourselves and the podcast origin story for those who are unfamiliar. Enjoy!

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We talk preseason standings projections and how they compared to the final standings, season awards including Rookies of the Year, Comeback Players of the Year, Managers of the Year, Cy Youngs and MVPs, the latest signings and extensions and much more! Enjoy!

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We talk the Atlanta Braves closing out the World Series in Game 6, the Astros not having much life from the start, Max Fried’s redemption game and close call at first, Freddie Freeman finally getting his ring (and when we should expect his contract extension announcement), the entire organization from top to bottom adapting throughout the entire season, what made this team so special down the stretch, how nobody was beating the Braves this postseason, why this shows how great the game of baseball is and much more! Enjoy!

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