The Baseball Podcast

Ethan and Tom are joined by Team Israel super fan and Ottawa Senators content creator Brandon Plant to give an overview of Team Israel, and discuss their chances in the WBC's "pool of death." The guys dive deep into the best roster Israel has ever assembled, some notable omissions, and the team's incredible journey up to this point.

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Ethan and Tom break down the first few days of World Baseball Classic action, including Australia's incredible victory over Korea, and Cuba's recent free fall. Stay tuned for more analysis of the world's foremost baseball tournament!

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Today Ethan and Tom wrap up their breakdowns of each WBC pool, and share their predictions of which teams will make it it out of the group stage. The guys are joined by friend of the show and Domincian Republic fan Orvin Ogando to get his thoughts on Team Dominican Republic, as well as some hilarious rounds of Elmer Dessens.

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Ethan and Tom are joined by British baseball expert Russell Eassom of the Bat Flips and Nerds podcast to discuss Great Britain's wild ride to their first WBC appearance. Ethan and Tom also break down the other four teams in Pool C, and give their predictions as to who will make it out of the group stage.

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This episode Ethan and Tom break down Pool A of the World Baseball Classic, and are joined by special guest Phil Selig of Cuba Dugout to get his opinion on the monumental changes for Team Cuba this year.

Follow Phil on Twitter @CubaDugout

Check out all of Phil's comprehensive breakdown of Team Cuba at https://cubadugout.com/2023/01/07/world-baseball-classic-2023-team-cuba/

and all of his other work at https://cubadugout.com/

and subscribe to Phil's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@CubaDugout

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Today Ethan and Tom are joined by WBC expert and best friend of the show Shawn Spradling, as well as Korean baseball expert Odellfur to break down Pool B of this year's World Baseball Classic. The guys dive deep into all five teams: Japan, Korea, Australia, China and the Czech Republic, and give their predictions for how the pool will play out. Towards the end Shawn also plays a few rounds of classic game "Elmer Dessens."

Follow Shawn on Twitter @Shawn_Spradling and on TikTok @shawnspradling, and check out his podcast "WBC Central" wherever you listen.

Follow Odellfur on Twitter @odellfurIRL

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Today Ethan and Tom are joined by Matt Tallarini, Founder and Chief Correspondent of the World Baseball Network. Matt shares insight into all of the amazing baseball being played around the world, and what the future of the sport looks like.

Follow Matt on Twitter @MattTallarini7 and on Instagram @matty_talls

And check out all of his work at https://worldbaseball.com/

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This week Ethan and Tom are joined by Eric, founder of the Baseball International Youtube channel. As a resident of Japan and NPB expert, Eric brings great insight to Japan's WBC roster, the differences between MLB and NPB, and Asian baseball as a whole. The trio also discuss the growth of baseball around the world, and what could be done to further grow the game.

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and check out his Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@baseballinternational174

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In this episode Ethan and Tom break down the Luis Arraez/Pablo Lopez trade, Trevor May's latest video and World Baseball Classic news. They also play their first round of Elmer Dessens with a fantastic outtake.

Trevor May video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbHGgjJp6ng

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This week Ethan and Tom are joined once again by World Baseball Classic expert Shawn Spradling to talk about all the latest tournament news, including recent player commitments, newly unveiled uniforms and rule changes for this year's edition of the WBC.

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