Upper Decker Podcast

Welcome back! First week of the playoffs are in the books! Of course we'll discuss that. But before that we'll talk a little about Dustin May, Kolten Wong, Jandel Gustave (?), and Dick Pole. Joe Pederson and Kiké Hernandez keep blazing their way in the postseason while Yelich, Cole, and Alex Reyes are the opposite of hot.

PHEW! What a season, dude. WOWOWOW. Tone and Ty dig into the finals month of the season and take a look at the big playoff picture. They also talk about Prince Fielder, Mookie, Evan Longoria, and Jing Johnson! A few managers have been fired too, so of course that'll be talked about. Come on in, the water's fine. Let's talk some PLAYOFFS.

Welcome! The Boys dig into Eric Gagné who wore #83 for 1/2 of a season! Talk Birthdays including Xander Bogaerts, the most overlooked player in all of baseball. Cardinals, Braves and Mets make an appearance on Who's Hot & Who's Not followed by some COOL STUFF like "Country" Joe West's retirement tour and MLB's pre-tacked balls. Nice. We wrap up with Our Boys segment. 

Welcome back! The Boys dig into Johnny Lazor for #82! Double Dope Names this week, SCORE! Talk Birthdays including friend of the show Xavier Scruggs and Joe Morgan. Cardinals, Blue Jays and Padres make an appearance on Who's Hot & Who's Not followed by some COOL STUFF like Anthony Gose's return to the Bigs, and we wrap up with Our Boys segment. Yeah, Tone is good. We get it.

We are missing Hot Tone this week as he's on vacation but Dan and Ty hold it down! We talk about the 1981 season, strike, and two halves?? Yeah, listen to that part. It's Wild. Also, it's Freddie Freeman, Marcus Semien, and Boss Schmidt's bdays so we hear a bit about those guys. Who's Hot & Who's Not rolls in after the break with the Blue Jays, Twins, and Phillies in there somewhere. 2020 HOF Electees finally have their ceremony so Dan and Ty dig into some more players still on the ballot who deserve more love. Tell us what you think!

Hey! Did you know there's only 5 guys to EVER wear #80 in MLB history?! Crazy. The boys talk a little joey Votto, Randy Johnson, and Lars Nootbaar this week. Also dig in to Who's Hot & Who's Not in this weeks Wheelhouse segment.Blue Jays, Phillies, Cubs, and Yankees are all in there somewhere, can you guess where? Then the boys get into their August Review of standings and award predictions, followed by Our Boys segment, and yeah. Tone does stuff there. What's new?

Wow! STL Native and LA resident rapper-turned-professional poker player joined us on the show? He sure did! Thanks @marcgoone for coming on and talking ball with us. The Boys & Marc talk about the nature of the game today, some of Marc's favorite memories as a Cardinals/Baseball fan, and what the game could do to improve and make a better connection with the fans. Tune in for a great show!

The year is 1978. Because of math, most of our demographic wasn't born yet. Dive into 1978 a bit with Ty and talk about Ron Guidry, the late J.R. Richard, Bucky f*cking Dent, and Lyman Bostock. After that is Tone's birthday's and Toney Tone's Dope Name of the Day! After the break we talk Freddie's cycle, Reds are HOT HOT HOT, Orioles are NOT NOT NOT in our Who's Hot & Who's Not segment. MLB proposes minimum salary, Miggy hits 500, and deGrom is done... maybe? Seal off the episode with Our Boys weekly segment and see if you can choose a better player than the boys for the upcoming week. (it's not been hard lately).

Dang ol' dang! Lucky number 7's. We talk about Clint Frazier's obscure time in The Bigs, Akil Baddoo's uprising, Jesse Winker has been good for a long time, guys, and a Baby Doll. The Boys also give their thoughts on the Field of Dreams game, talk about a no-hitter IN YOUR FIRST CAREER START and much more. Thanks for tuning in! Now go check out upperdeckerpod.com!

Dang ol' dang its been another month?! This episode is capped off with our July review but it wouldn't be UDP without some birthdays, Tony Tone's Dope Name of the Day, and a few other segments. Check out upperdeckerpod.com!