The Underdog MLB Show

On this week's episode, we begin by paying tribute to Baseball Hall of Fame member, who passed away last week at the age of eighty-four. From there, we discuss the General Manager opening in Philadelphia after Matt Klentak stepped down with the Phillies, and recap the Wild Card round of the postseason that saw the Yankees advance to play the Rays, the Athletics advance to play the Astros, the Dodgers advance to play the Padres, and the Braves advance to play the Marlins. To wrap up, we analyze each of the four inter-division matchups in the Division Series, and make our predictions.

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On this week's episode, we begin by recapping the final standings of the 2020 MLB regular season, before making our picks for each of the eight matchups in the Wild Card round of the postseason. From there, we make our final picks for the MVP, Cy Young, Manger of the Year, and Rookie of the Year winners based on the final league leaders for the season, and discuss openings for the Angels general manager, and Red Sox managerial positions. To wrap up, we discuss Yadier Molina's 2000th hit and his Hall of Fame chances, the Mets potentially hiring Sandy Alderson, and drones appearing across baseball.

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On this week's episode, we begin by looking at the playoff picture across baseball heading into the final week of the MLB season. From there, we discuss Justin Verlander and Ken Giles' Tommy John Surgeries, which will keep them out until the 2022 season, Tigers manager Ron Gardnehire calling it a career for health reasons, Albert Pujols moving into the top-five of the all-time home run list, the Yankees setting multiple home run records against the Blue Jays, and the idea of an expanded playoff system remaining in baseball into the 2021 season.

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On this week's episode, we begin by recapping Alec Mills' no-hitter, a 12-0 victory over the Brewers at Miller Park, and the second no-hitter for the city of Chicago this season. From there, we discuss the MLB's finalized plans to hold the 2020 postseason inside a bubble, Matt Chapman's season-ending hip-injury, Roberto Clemente Day, Albert Pujols tying Willie Mays on the all-time home run list with his 660th career dinger, Steve Cohen's official purchase of the Mets, and the Braves making history by scoring 29 runs against the Marlins, a National League record.

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On this week's episode, we pay tribute to Tom Seaver and Lou Brock, two first-ballot Baseball Hall of Famers who passed away last week at the ages of seventy-five and eighty-one respectively. From there, we discuss the Yankees free-fall in the American League standings, a near brawl between the Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays stemming from an Aroldis Chapman fastball, who would be considered the "face of the franchise" for each MLB team, Mike Trout's 300th career home-run and Clayton Kershaw's 2500th career strikeout, the Rockies 25-run outburst, and Mike Rizzo's extension with the Nationals.

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On this week's episode, we begin by discussing MLB players using their voices to postpone numerous games last week as a form of protest, before diving into Lucas Giolito's no-hitter against the Pirates, a case of COVID-19 hitting the Athletics, and an eventful week for the Mets, including Brodie Van Wagenen speaking out against Rob Manfred, and Steve Cohen entering exclusive negotiations to buy the team. From there, we dissect the MLB Trade Deadline, highlighting specifically moves by the Padres (Mike Clevinger, Mitch Moreland, Trevor Rosenthal, and Austin Nola amongst others) Blue Jays (Taijuan Walker, Robbie Ray, Jonathan Villar, and Ross Stripling) Marlins (Starling Marte) Reds (Archie Bradley) Athletics (Tommy La Stella and Mike Minor) and Mets (Todd Frazier, Miguel Castro, Robinson Chirinos.)

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On this week's episode, we begin by discussing Fernando Tatis' grand-slam on a 3-0 count against late in a game against the Texas Rangers, and how baseball's unwritten rules need to change to help promote young, exciting players like Tatis. From there, we discuss Reds' commentator Thom Brennaman's dismissal from the broadcast booth for uttering a homophonic slur on air, the Mets being hit with COVID-19 and the delay of the Subway Series, Trevor Bauer squaring off against Rob Manfred yet again, a trade between the Phillies and Red Sox, injuries to James Paxton, Alex Bregman, and Gleyber Torres, and the return of Harvey Day.

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On this week's episode, we begin by discussing the Reds weekend series being canceled by a positive COVID-19 test, while their division rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, returned to the field after a two-week absence. From there, we discuss tensions rising in the Cleveland clubhouse over Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac's breaking of curfew, injuries across baseball for Aaron Judge, DJ LeMahieu, Stephen Strasburg, Ronald Acuna, and Bo Bichette, reduced suspensions for Ramon Laureano and Joe Kelly, and a new reinstatement rule for players who test positive for COVID-19.

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On this week's episode, we discuss the Cardinals fight against COVID-19, with Yadier Molina and Paul DeJong amongst the positive tests that have kept the team off the field since July 29th. From there, we discuss the brawl between the Astros and A's that began after a war of words between Ramon Laureano and Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron, Marcus Stroman opting out of the 2020 season with the Mets, injuries to Mike Soroka, Shohei Ohtani, Madison Bumgarner, and Giancarlo Stanton, and a potential playoff bubble this postseason.

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On this week's episode, we discuss the latest COVID-19 outbreak in baseball, this time in the St. Louis Cardinals' traveling party, and the cancelation of further games across the league. From there, we discuss Yoenis Cespedes and Lorenzo Cain opting out of the 2020 season, and Nick Markakis opting back in, Joe Kelly's beanball suspension and the benches clearing between the Astros and Dodgers, and new rule changes in baseball, including seven-inning double headers, and new penalties for electronic sign stealing.

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