The Interleague

The wait is over... 267 days without a meaningful baseball but that has come to an end. Join the Interleaguers as we bring in the new season with our thoughts on the opening weekend, share some of the MLB news making its rounds, and dive into to what our boys did in their first series. 

The Interleaguers finalize their All Wild Card Era teams by adding 3 starters and 2 bullpen arms to the mix. We also get hyped about live baseball being right around the corner, while we cover some random baseball news to get us to the finish line. 3 months of unexpectedly creating content complete. Simulated baseball coverage, lineup predictions, and new team names are some of the points we hit this episode. Pull up a seat and join us...

After a week off there is much to cover - hence the long episode. Join The Interleaguers as we get you up to date on the start of Summer Camp, make a few selections for our All Wild Card teams, and discuss the upcoming baseball season as a whole. 

Second Base is typically home to the little guy. Those scrappy type ballplayers who are pesky at the plate, but seemingly are all over the right side of the infield. This is the typical makeup given the need to range far to their left as the first basemen holds a runner on, as well as be at the bag to turn a vital double play. Quick feet and soft hands go a long way for this role. Join the Interleaguers as we make our selection for All-Wild Card Era Team Second Basemen... plus some insight and thoughts on what has been shared about the pending start to the 2020 Baseball season.

Historically, this position was manned by some of the best defensive players, and not much has changed in today's game. Playing the "hot-corner" is most easily stated as a position for the courageous. Cheating in, only to use your meek leather shield to defend yourself from a ball that seems more like a missile. Back hands down the line, or deep into the hole to their left. Throws on the run, or from their knees. These guys do it all, and often make it look easy. Some of them even have a pretty big bat to come along with it. Baseball greats like Brooks Robinson and Mike Schmidt to the more modern era of Adrian Beltre and Chipper Jones. Today's game sees this position played by a lot of makes and models. Guys like Evan Longoria, Manny Machado, and Nolan Arenado  have cultivated this back to a position of power in the lineup – while Arenado also - as well as guys like Matt Chapman - shows why the third basemen is often the best defensive player on the field. On this episode will continue our journey around the infield, and give you our picks to fill out Third Base. Also, up to date news on the status of the MLB season, whats going on with the Baseball Reference Simulation, and just some off-the-cuff baseball chat.

The Interleaguers give you that much needed Weekly Simulation Update, plus their takes on some of the hot topics surrounding baseball at this time. The back and forth between players and owners about resuming baseball, some draft information that was suppose to resemble a recap (spoiler: there is no recap). Tune in to see what all the fuss was about...

The shortstop is one of the most versatile positions in the game. It's hard to pinpoint a prototypical shortstop, but quite often they are a leader on the team. Either a primary leader, or second in command behind the catcher when dealing with the infield. When considering some of the greatest shortstops of all-time, it's of no surprise that most of the people you put in the Top 10-15 are all Hall of Fame members. From power hitters like Ernie Banks, to Iron Men like Cal Ripken Jr, to defensive wizards like Ozzie Smith – shortstops come in all shapes and sizes. This episode we will dive into the realm of Shortstops, and make our selections for our team. Plus our standard MLB status update, some news about future episodes, and an official introduction to the Baseball Reference 2020 Simulated Season...

Your boys at The Interleague continue their efforts of filling in their All Wild Card Era franchise teams - rounding out the outfield with their selections for left field. Also some not so quick hits about the current status of the MLB/MLBPA discussions, some information from an interesting ESPN article, and all sorts of other shenanigans.

We decided to try our hands at creating our own "all-time" teams. To keep it a little more relevant, rather than doing of all-time, we gave ourselves back to 1995 (when the wild card was first introduced) until present day (2019 season). We are focusing strictly on the Cardinals and Yankees, and both of us will be creating our own team for each franchise. The only limitation other than time frame, is that the players must have played 150 games or more at that position – or be in the Top 5 in games played for that position (this guarantees we at least have 5 players to choose from to add a greater chance of variation – see Catchers for the Cardinals). Join us as we continue to fill in our roster, with this episode delving into the world of Center Field.

With the Dream Bracket finished, The Interleaguers dive into creating their own all-wild card era (1995-2019) franchise teams. We will go position by position and choose a list of players to bring to the table for both the Cardinals and the Yankees – ultimately choosing one to be our "starter" for each team. Players must have played at least 150 games for the team at that position to be eligible (or be in the Top 5 for Games Played at that position). The reasons are our own, and we will do our best to explain them – join us as our journey kicks off, and we make our decisions for RIGHT FIELD.