The Diamond Duo Podcast

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony juggle the dichotomy of celebrating Clayton Kershaw becoming the Dodgers all-time leader in strikeouts and acknowledging disgraced starter Trevor Bauer after being suspended for two full seasons! Before they dive into those stories, they conduct an abridged version of Around The Horn! Teams ending the month on hot streaks like the Yankees, Marlins, Angels, and Twins are lauded, while teams that stumbled toward the finish line like the Red Sox, White Sox, Tigers, and (surprise surprise) Reds are mocked mercilessly. The return of Ronald Acuña Jr, the Mets/Cardinals brawl, the Mets subsequent no-hitter of the Phillies, and the Yankees' not-even-remotely-incriminating letter are covered before revisiting a classic segment to close out April. Teams of the Month is back! Listen as Tom and Tony attempt to screw each other over in a snake draft to build the best team based on the greatest players of April! Watch for those graphics on social media as we close the book on the first month of the season on Episode 25 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!

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Timestamps:

3:53 - Abridged Around the Horn (Who's Hot, Who's Not?)

9:48 - Trevor Bauer’s Suspension

15:52 - Clayton Kershaw Becomes the Dodgers’ All-Time Strikeout Leader

22:55 - Ronald Acuna Jr. is Back!

26:11 - Mets-Cardinals Fight and Unwritten Rules of Baseball

30:19 - Mets No-Hit the Phillies

34:23 - The Yankees Letter is Unveiled

42:49 - Trivia I

47:37 - April Teams Of The Month

1:21:36 - Trivia II

1:26:23 - The Closer (Behind The Scenes Mishaps During Mets No-Hitter

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony congratulate Miguel Cabrera for reaching the 3,000 hit plateau while simultaneously lambasting the Yankees fans who threw trash at Cleveland Guardians players! Before that, the duo host another edition of Around the Horn, where they reflect on the success of the two NY teams and the Mariners and proceed to bash the Reds, Nationals, and A's for a variety of reasons! Also, Tom and Tony wager on who would win the fight Tommy Pham challenged Luke Voit to, react to Kyle Freeland's extension with the Rockies, lament on John Means and Michael Concerto's absences from 2022, and wish Jake Arrieta and Tony Watson the best of luck after they both hung up their cleats! Finally, Tony settles a bet he placed with Tom last week after failing to overcome Tom's superior fantasy baseball team by reciting some poetry about his favorite umpire! Week 3 of MLB's season is in the past and it's time to look back on it with Episode 24 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!

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Timestamps:

4:53 - Around the Horn (Who’s Hot, Who’s Not?)

29:54 - Trivia I

35:41 - Miguel Cabrera Gets Hit #3000

43:46 - Yankee Fans Throw Trash At Guardians Outfielders

50:16 - Luke Voit Slides Into Tyler Stephenson & Tommy Pham Wants Revenge

56:28 - Kyle Freeland Signs A 5-year $64.5M Extension

1:00:01 - John Means & Michael Conforto Are Out Until 2023

1:05:53 - Jake Arrieta & Tony Watson Retire 

1:13:30 - Trivia Question II

1:19:58 - The Closer (Tony's Incredible, All-Time Slam Poem About His Favorite Umpire)

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony reflect on the first fully complete week of the MLB season! To achieve this, the two bring back a revised format of Around The Horn! This version is designed to zero in on the best and worst players and teams around the league! (and save time as well lol). Once the week in review is done, the two cover the biggest (and strangest stories) from the past week. These include the unfortunate ending to Clayton Kershaw's perfect game bid, the infuriating comments made by Reds team president, and the bunt that caused outrage in San Francisco. Interspersed with the return of our trivia segment, Tom and Tony wrap things up by covering the festivities of Jackie Robinson Day and all the deep and shallow drives that came with it! Tune in for the first full week of action on Episode 23 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!

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Timestamps:

5:36 - Around the Horn (Who’s Hot, Who’s Not?)

30:11 - Trivia I

35:04 - Dave Roberts Pulls Clayton Kershaw from a Potential Perfect Game

42:43 - Joe Maddon Walks Corey Seager With The Bases Loaded (and somehow wins)

45:48 - Reds Team President, Phil Castellini, Calls Out His Own Team's Fans

50:52 - Bob Melvin Is Upset About The Giants Knocking A Bunt Base Hit With A 9-Run Lead

55:56 - Jackie Robinson Day (& Revisiting A COMPLETED Prediction)

1:00:40 - Checking In On The Remaining Predictions

1:03:57 - Trivia II

1:12:05 - The Closer (Tom vs. Tony In Fantasy Baseball)

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony are thrilled to talk about Opening Day across baseball! Before that day, many stories made headlines. These include the extensions signed, the few not signed, a trade, and some possible beef between Ronald Acuna Jr. and Freddie Freeman! Moving on, the Diamond Duo discuss their favorite moments from Opening Day Weekend! From new technology being implemented across the sport, to some of baseball's brightest prospects making The Show, there was not a shortage of fun to be had during baseball's first week! In addition, Tom and Tony speak on a few of the notable series' from the weekend, as well as revisit a few predictions they made on Episode 21! And with a new season comes a new slate of Deep Drive material to bring inaudible laughter and anger to baseball fans everywhere! Stay tuned in for a jam-packed Episode 22 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!

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Timestamps:

3:53 - Extensions Aplenty (J-Ram, Ke’Bryan, and J.P.)

14:31 - Aaron Judge Doesn’t Sign Extension with Yankees

23:43 - Taylor Rogers-Chris Paddack Trade

27:55 - Ronald Acuna Jr./Freddie Freeman Situation

33:02 - New Technology in Baseball Being Implemented

42:13 - Top Prospects Making Their Debuts

50:59 - A Classic Rivalry Renewed

56:03 - The Texas/Toronto Slugfest

59:15 - Barren Offense In The Desert

1:03:42 - Our Second Ever Breaking News Segment! (2 episodes in a row, wow)

1:07:22 - Our Predictions Revisited

1:14:30 - Deep Drive To Left (Dodgers Restriction on Jackie Robinson Day, Gerrit Cole’s Excuse, & Rays Mediocrity)

1:29:29 - Closing Remarks & Congratulations to Roki Sasaki

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony tackle predicting what will happen during the 2022 regular season and postseason! Who will they pick to win each division? How many wins will each team wind up with? How stupid could the Diamond Duo possibly be? All of those questions are answered in this episode! Plus, it wouldn't be a good prediction episode without discussing who Tom and Tony's favorites to win the World Series are! Besides the standings, the duo also state who they believe will take home some hardware at the seasons end (with some dark horse selections as well)! Before they can get to predicting, Tom and Tony first need to go over the major headlines of the week (which includes the two big trades and some of baseball's top prospects making it to The Show)! Opening Day is just around the corner, so get ready for all of the action with the 21st episode of The Diamond Duo Podcast!

Timestamps:

4:40 - The Kimbrel-Pollock & Manaea Trades

12:23 - Top Prospects Make Opening Day Rosters

19:02 - Regular Season Standings Predictions

40:43 - Playoff & World Series Predictions

54:05 - Awards Favorites & Dark Horses

59:11 - Live Reaction to Austin Meadows Trade

1:01:35 - Awards Favorites & Dark Horses Cont.

1:13:35 - "How Many Games Until..." & Just For Fun Predictions

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony take one final look at the MLB offseason and the many moves that have come with it! They go over every major transaction with special focus given to some of the larger deals such as the signings of Freddie Freeman and Carlos Correa. Once each move is analyzed, the two proceed to grade the offseason of some of the most noteworthy teams who actively participated (I'm looking at you, Cleveland). These teams include some of the slam dunk winners like the Blue Jays, Dodgers, and Braves, in addition to some of the biggest disappointments like the Yankees, Reds, and A's. Before all this, however, the two cover some of the biggest headlines going around the league! From the retiring of Andrew Miller to the reunion of Albert Pujols in St. Louis, no stone is left unturned. What we really don't want you to miss (as if we'd want you to miss any of this) is the beginning of this episode in which Tom and Tony celebrate 500 listens in less than 20 episodes. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you all for tuning in and listening to us rant about baseball; it means more than you know! Give yourself a pat on the back as you tune into the 20th episode of The Diamond Duo Podcast!

Timestamps:

7:51 - Andrew Miller Announces His Retirement

11:47 - The Ghost Runner Returns

17:20 - Albert Pujols Rejoins the Cards for One Last Ride

24:33 - The Hot Stove Over the Past Two Weeks

40:45 - What Were the Rockies Thinking Signing Kris Bryant?

47:21 - Do The Dodgers Now Have The Greatest Lineup Ever With Freddie Freeman?

53:53 - Does Carlos Correa Make The Twins Competitive?

1:02:02 - Grading The Rest Of The Offseason

1:29:38 - The Closer

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony pop the champagne and celebrate because we have a new CBA and we have baseball back! The two open the show deep diving said CBA and the many changes it brings to the game; such changes include a 12 game playoff format, a raise in the minimum salary, and a 6 pick draft lottery. Once that's done, they proceed to tackle the ever-growing flood of transactions that have been processed in the wake of baseball's return! Every move is noted, but larger deals are picked apart in greater detail. The Reds and A's are highlighted for their unwillingness to remain competitive and field a good team, the Yankees are both lauded for their trade of Gary Sanchez (🙏) but also questioned for their inability to spend and sacrifice more for the greater good, and the Braves are singled out for a trade that ended an era, yet started a new one. With a quick look at the remaining free agents, the two look eagerly to a future where the MLB season is once again at our doorstep! Grab those peanuts and crackerjacks because baseball is back, here on Episode 19 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!

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Intro Music (0:00-0:30) by Alec Koff

Timestamps:

4:47 - The New and Improved CBA

19:49 - Every Major League Transaction Post Lockout (as of 7pm 3/14)

35:17 - What Are The Reds Doing?

40:57 - The Twins Trades and their Game Plan

46:31 - The New York Yankees Post Lockout

55:47 - Matt Olson and the Brave New World

1:05:20 - The Preseason Injury Report

1:13:15 - The Remaining Free Agent Pool

1:33:26 - The Closer

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony face the cold reality of cancelled MLB games due to a lockout for the first time since 1994. The two cover the lockout up to this point, shining a light on the proposals put forth by both the players and the owners and going over what both sides look to achieve. The 24 hour timeline between February 28 and March 1 is looked at in great detail from the brief extension of the deadline to the press conferences from both the League and MLBPA. Listen as Tom and Tony rip into the lack of transparency and good will displayed on the part of the owners and the most hated man in baseball history (I said it), Rob Manfred. Before heading down this road of eternal sadness, however, the two cover what little stories there were in the middle of all of this. Such stories include two players officially hanging up their cleats, Juan Soto's declined extension before the lockout, and Derek Jeter's sudden departure from the Miami Marlins. Follow us into baseball's darkest hour here on Episode 18 of The Diamond Duo Podcast

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Intro music by Alec Koff

Timestamps:

6:58 - Two Players Hang Up Their Cleats

12:54 - Will Juan Soto Be The First $500m Player?

20:17 - Another Yankees Number To Be Retired

25:34 - Derek Jeter No Longer With The Marlins

33:28 - The Start Of The Lockout Discussion

36:06 - CBA Negotiations Timeline

40:31 - Details From Rob Manfred’s Press Conference

1:04:02 - Details From The MLBPA Press Conference

1:11:35 - The Closer (MLB The Show Tech Test and Tommy Tanks)

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony bring on the show's second ever guest to cover a big offseason buyer in the New York Mets! For this discussion, the two turned to their close friend, the creator of the Raise The Apple Instagram page: Eddie Gardner! Eddie is as die-hard a Mets fan as it gets, and he brings his immense knowledge of the team to the show as the three judge the team's poor 2021 season and look ahead to their 2022 campaign! Tom and Tony conclude the Mets segment by constructing a tier list with Eddie that's sure to bring laughs and pain (but mostly pain) to Mets fans everywhere! Before they talk the Mets however, the hosts share their thoughts on three significant rule changes that are coming to the league next season (such rules include a universal DH)! Enjoy this one because it's all about the Mets here on Episode 17 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!

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Timestamps:

2:45 - Three Major Rule Changes

10:00 - The 2021 New York Mets

18:03 - New York's Offseason Moves

29:07 - Ideal Opening Day Lineup & Over/Under Win Total

33:05 - The Bullpen & The Forgotten Contract

39:54 - The Mets Misery Tier List

1:29:10 - Raise The Apple Talk & Conclusion

This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony ooh and ahh over the results of the BBWAA's voting for the 2022 Class of the Baseball Hall of Fame! While they are ecstatic for David Ortiz and each of the committee's selections, they explain why Bonds, Clemens, and Schilling missed out for the tenth and final time on the ballot and the hopes that they have for consideration in the future. The duo also took a look ahead at some of next year's newest members joining the ballot and ponder who will make the Hall of Fame next. Speaking of the Hall of Fame and notable names not enshrined in Cooperstown, Tom and Tony thought it would be a great idea to construct their own unique teams of the best players not in the Hall of Fame in their second ever draft! Which players were selected? Who constructed the better team? There's only one way to find out and that's by listening to Episode 16 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!