What else do we have to say besides WE GOT TO TALK WITH THE ONE AND ONLY TWITCH STREAMER NAMED SPORTYMCPEEZY ON THE SHOW A 2ND TIME?!  As usual, Sporty talks Oakland A's baseball and joins us in discussing a bunch of upcoming rule changes and has some GREAT HOT TAKES on so many subjects this podcast....you'll want to listen and find them out!  AND HE PLAYS OUR GAMES WITH US, TOO! :) :) :)

In a slightly-less-than-desired audio edition of the HTCP this week, Amish, Amos and Ray break down what is relevant in Spring Training News, including our specific team camps, the Twins, Cubs and Blue Jays...we also discuss some fascinating dreams about a change that might benefit the MLB Schedule and playoff chases each year, and we play our usual games by bringing up fun former players (and current ones) in the greatest game on earth!

Amish, Amos and Ray yak about the happenings surrounding the first weekend of Spring games...ponder a conversation between USA Today Baseball Writer Bob Nightengale and Players Union President Tony Clark with signs pointing towards a 2019 Players strike... and play some games (though Amish strangely decides to share funny in history spring training stories for his part of the games segment...the BUM!)

Amos and Amish have a few minutes convo amidst the breaking news of Manny Machado signing with the San Diego Padres!

Amish and Amos begin our first full 52-week adventure with Spring Camp Open News and speculation on what might be around the corner as Owners try to make bank but also pay players to their satisfaction!

SPRING TRAINING IS HERE AT LONG LAST IN THE UPCOMING WEEK AND IT WILL BE THE START OF A NEW SEASON OF THE HOT TAKES CORNER PODCAST!

To wrap up our first season, we offer a R.I.P. to Frank Robinson, talk about proposed changes in the game that have been discussed at the winter meetings, share our thoughts on the J.T. Realmuto trade and some other news of the week...plus our team talk segments of the Jays, Twins and Cubs...the final divisional preview of the AL East for 2019, a mailbag question regarding new Braves 3B Josh Donaldson, the weekly hit-or-miss and bum/no bum game fun and a thanks to you, the listeners for support in season 1!

The Groundhogs known as Machado and Harper came out and saw their shadows of not enough money agents again.  What does this mean with only single digit days remaining for pitchers and catchers reporting in Florida?  Amos and Amish hash this out, plus talk signings, Cubs and Twins...our AL Central Predictions, plus the usual games and a fact about Teddy Ballgame Machado and Harper could learn from!

Amish is about to be slamming some fingers in a window if his Twins don't get a pitching Anchor that will still make sense for a 2019 Playoff run and Amos teases a few Cubs prospects as we begin our weekly fan focus series segments!  Plus all the usual hot stove banter, games and this week we preview the AL West!