Starkville | Blue Jays Announcer Dan Shulman and Guardians Announcer Tom Hamilton join Starkville this week. They talk about their teams pushes to make the Playoffs. Dan talks about how the Blue Jays went from worst to first this season, how improved communication is a big key, what's the plan for the starting rotation in the Playoffs and working alongside his son, who does Jays radio. Tom talks about the Guardians insane run the last month to make things interesting in the last week, how the team came together to go on these streaks, his Hall of Fame weekend experience and much more.

Strange But True: Catcher Tyler Heineman comes into pitch for the Blue Jays and takes one for the team in a blowout loss to the Royals

Trivia: Question from Yisroel Picker- Who is the only player who has hit HRs in 40 or more stadiums, who has fewer than 400 career HRs?

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Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about Clayton Kershaw retiring and if Andy thought it was a surprise or not. Also, they discuss the tight races for the Division and Wild Card with 1 week to go in the regular season.

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Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam Miller

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Welcome to The Roundtable! Andy is off today, so Grant & Sam take the wheel of the Roundtable bus. The guys talk about what players this season have made a HOF push with a really good season.

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Starkville | Texas Rangers Manager Bruce Bochy joins us this week on Starkville. He talks about how he is keeping his Rangers in the mix with so many injuries, if there is a secret sauce to managing in the Postseason, how fundamentals are a huge key to their success, what brings him joy in baseball, what does the future hold for him and much much more.

Call To The Bullpen: We take some voicemail callers from listeners about baseball trivia and questions they want answered.

Strange But True: Rafael Devers homer in Coors Field leads to a huge brawl and the longest trot around the bases in history. It's really strange!

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Welcome to The Roundtable! Andy is off today, so Grant & Sam take the wheel of the Roundtable bus. The guys discuss the crazy Wild Card races and what to expect in the last 2 weeks of the regular season. Also, they talk about what the best format for the Playoffs, Sam's momentum/streak/vibe pattern he researched and the Anthony Rizzo's fun retirement day at the yard.

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Welcome to The Roundtable! Andy is off today, so Grant & Sam take the wheel of the Roundtable bus. The guys discuss if the Mets are in trouble and might miss out on the Playoffs. Also, they talk about some of the other top teams in the MLB that are gonna make the Playoffs, but their flaws might cost them when they get there.

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Starkville | Mets President of Baseball Ops David Stearns joins the boys this week on Starkville. He talks about the Mets rollercoaster season so far, what’s their plan for their young starting pitchers going forward this season, improving the team at the Trade Deadline, the pursuit of Juan Soto in the offseason, Pete Alonso’s great season, the passing of Davey Johnson and much more.

Strange But True: An insane all-time comeback by the Orioles over the weekend in game they were 1 out away from being no-hit by Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers

Trivia: Question from Paul McCord- Before Cal Raleigh, 20 catchers hit 30+ HR in a season while actually playing catcher in those games, but only five of them had two more of those seasons. Can you name those five?

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In a bonus episode of The Roundtable, Andy interviews best-selling author Jane Leavy about her new book "Make Me Commissioner."

Where to pick up the book- https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jane-leavy/make-me-commissioner/9780306834684/?lens=grand-central-publishing#:~:text=Description,Leavy%20has%20always%20loved%20baseball.

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Hosts: Andy McCullough

Guest: Jane Leavy

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Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys decide to do a September check-in on the Yankees and Dodgers. On the Yankees side, should there be a concern over Aaron Judge's arm issues. For the Dodgers, are they just stumbling thru the regular season and going to turn it on in the Postseason? And the guys give their thoughts on the Phillies fan who took a ball from a kid over the weekend.

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Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk some of the crazy on-field kerfuffles that have happened this week between the Rockies & Giants and the Astros pitcher-catcher cross-up. Also, they talk about how the Playoff races are getting really interesting and if any of the hot teams looking from the outside can get into the Playoffs.

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Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam Miller

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