The Underdog MLB Show

On this week's episode, we begin by celebrating the beginning of the 2020 MLB season, and recap the early action. From there, we discuss the Marlins COVID-19 outbreak that has led to nineteen members of the team being diagnosed with the virus, and the cancelation of various games across the league. Additional topics include Mookie Betts twelve-year, $365 million dollar extension with the Dodgers, early injuries to aces such as Stephen Strasburg, Justin Verlander, and Clayton Kershaw, and the implementation of a 16-team playoff bracket this postseason.

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On this week's episode, we begin by discussing COVID-19 updates around baseball, including the Blue Jays being displaced from Toronto to Buffalo for the 2020 season, Austin Meadows' positive test, and Jordan Hicks becoming the latest player to opt-out of the 2020 season. From there, we recap Yasiel Pugi's brief stint with the Braves, make our playoff, World Series, and awards picks for this season, and discuss A-Rod's salary-cap comments, Daniel Bard's big-league comeback, and Domingo German's brief retirement. To wrap up, we draft our podcast fantasy rosters for the 2020 season.

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On this weeks episode, we begin by discussing the most recent positive COVID-19 tests across baseball, as well as the most recent opt outs for the 2020 season, including David Price, Nick Markakis, Michael Kopech, Felix Hernandez, and Buster Posey. From there, we discuss COVID-19 testing issues throughout the league that led to the cancellation of multiple team workouts, potential name changes for the Braves and Indians, and Masahiro Tanaka's injury scare. To wrap up, we draft teams composed of former Rookie of the Year winners, and recap the 2016 baseball comedy, Everybody Wants Some!

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On this week's episode, we begin by wishing everyone a happy Bobby Bonilla Day, and debate if it should really be Bruce Sutter day based on his deferred payments. From there, we discuss Rob Manfred's latest comments on the 60 game-season, Ian Desmond, Ryan Zimmerman, Joe Ross, and Mike Leake opting out of the 2020 season, the official cancelation of the MiLB season, and look at some of the craziest sixty-game stretch of stats over the past decade. To wrap up, we host our weekly draft, this week choosing teams of players who went on to become big-league managers.

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On this week's episode, we celebrate the return of baseball for 2020 after commissioner Rob Manfred implemented a sixty game season, with players getting full pro-rated salaries, a universal DH, a regional schedule based on geography, and a runner starting on second base in extra innings amongst many other on-field, and health and safety rules. From there, we discuss COVID-19 cases around the league, the Athletics beginning negotiations to fully purchase the land of the Oakland Coliseum, J-Lo and A-Rod recruiting a new money man for their ownership group, and wrap up by recapping an iconic comedy with tons of baseball, "The Naked Gun."

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On this week episodes, we discuss the latest round of contentious labor negotiations between the MLB and MLPBA, which this week featured Commissioner Manfred's uncertainty surrounding the 2020 season being played, Manfred and Tony Clark meeting in Arizona, a 60-game proposal by the MLB, and a 70-game counter proposal from the MLBPA, which was rejected by the MLB. From there, we debate the careers of Albert Pujols and Ken Griffey Jr., draft teams of players who never made the MLB All-Star team, and wrap up with a run through of the film "Kenmont of Dreams."

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On this week's episode, we discuss the various proposals and counteroffers between the MLB and MLBPA that have led to negotiations to come to a standstill for the 2020 season, and the likely implementation of a 48-54 game regular season by Rob Manfred. From there, we discuss comments from owners around the league, Angel Hernandez eavesdropping on a conference call, Alex Cora'a first public comments post sign-stealing scandal, and the 2020 MLB Draft, before wrapping it up by running through the Oscar-nominated film, Moneyball.

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On this weeks episode, we begin by looking at some economic data points around the MLB, before discussing the MLBPAs proposal for a 114 game season, the owners rejection of said plan, and their threat of a 50-60 game MLB season. From there, we discuss the Yankees and Nationals opposite experiences with their minor league players, an Ivan Rodriguez trade to the Yankees that almost was, Chris Archer's season-ending injury (and the trade that landed him on the Pirates), and draft teams made up of movie baseball players, before wrapping up by running through the classic, Hall of Fame Simpsons episode, "Homer At The Bat."

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On this week's episode, we start off by celebrating the twenty-five year anniversary of Derek Jeter's Yankee debut, before discussing the MLB's latest economic proposal to the MLBPA, which includes an 82-game season, and a salary reduction scale where the highest earning players take the biggest pay-cuts. From there, we dive into the upwards of 1000 minor leaguers being released across baseball, and which teams have committed to keep paying their players into the summer, and which have begun to aggressively furlough employees. To wrap up, we draft teams made up entirely of non-MLB players, and go through the 2002 Disney film, The Rookie.

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On this week's episode, we begin by outlining the main areas of the MLB's sixty-seven page health and safety proposal to the MLBPA, including points on testing, facilities, travel, spring training, and on-field distancing. From there, we discuss a potential smoking gun email reported by the NY post that may reveal that the MLBPA was aware that they would need to accept additional pay-cuts if baseball would be paid without fans in the crowd. To wrap up, we discuss Alex Bregman's search for a new agent, draft rosters from Backyard Baseball 2001, and continue our baseball rewatchables with the 2006 film Beer League.

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