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The Baseball Show: Spring Has Arrived

March 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Last night on The Baseball Show co-hosts Mike Rosenbaum of The Golden Sombrero and MJ Lloyd of Off-Base Percentage and I discussed the following:

-With spring training in session, which starts are we impressed by?
-Basic fantasy baseball talk in leading up to our fantasy draft next week
-Bryce Harper talk (which probably should become a weekly, formal segment)
-How does Brett Lawrie compare with Ryan Braun?
-Is Matt Moore a candidate to have arm problems?
-MLB ’12 The Show
-Collecting (MJ opened a box of Bowman Chrome before the show began)
-As always, much more in between.

If you like baseball and you have a few minutes on a Friday or over the weekend and want to hear a couple guys bullshitting late-night about all things on the diamond, you will enjoy the show.

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The Baseball Show: Hamilton, Memoribilia, Mickey Mantle Racing Limousines and more!

February 11, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Business is about to pick up in the sport of baseball, and business picked up last night on The Baseball Show, Mike Rosenbaum of The Golden Sombrero and M.J. Lloyd of Off-Base Percentage and Halo Hangout discussed the following with me:

-The latest chapter in the Josh Hamilton relapse saga
-M.J. tells a Mickey Mantle story about racing a limousine
-We talk memorabilia, baseball cards, collectibles (who remembers Fleer Ultra?)
-PECOTA Projections, top 5 in each league, Gordon Beckham, Drew Stubbs, Jay Bruce, etc.
-Top Prospects List

As we always do, we cover a variety of subjects in between the main melody line. Another great installment of The Baseball Show awaits you.

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The Baseball Show: If You Could Have a Beer With ________ Edition

January 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Last night on another thrilling edition in the saga of The Baseball Show, Mike Rosenbaum of The Golden Sombrero and M.J. Lloyd of Halo Hangout and Off Base Percentage and I discuss the following topics:

-The Yu Darvish signing
-M.J.’s ProGUESTus Debut at Baseball Prospectus
-The Pineda for Montero trade
-Fausto Carmona is Roberto Heredia. If you had a faux name, who would you be?
-The best prospect haul for a pitcher this off-season
-ASK M.J.

As always we had some laughs and got a good idea for next week’s show; memorabilia talk and Mickey Mantle stories. If you have some time to listen to this week’s show on a Friday in the office or over the weekend we will hopefully make you laugh or enlighten your day by talking baseball and a lot of other topics.

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The Baseball Show Podcast: The Debut of Ask MJ & Other Wayside Stories

January 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Why would an omelet picture highlight a baseball podcast?

 

Today, on another thrilling edition of The Baseball Show, Mike Rosenbaum of The Golden Sombrero and M.J. Lloyd of Off Base Percentage & Halo Hangout and I discussed the following topics:

-Hall of Fame Voting–Barry Larkin, Jack Morris, Jeff Bagwell, McGwire, etc.
-Thoughts on next year’s potential class and results
-The Reds signing of Ryan Madson
-The Angels extension of Howie Kendrick
-In honor of Dustin Penner’s Pancake Injury, Baseball’s weirdest injuries
-Ask M.J. (Hence the Denver Omelet)

As always, the Baseball Show Posse has a great time and there’s a lot more than just what is listed on the road-map above.

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The Baseball Show: Hot Stove Madness

January 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Last night on The Baseball Show, Mike Rosenbaum of The Golden Sombrero and M.J. Lloyd of Off Base Percentage & Halo Hangout and I discussed the following topics:

-M.J.’s thoughts on the Angels off-season
-Discussion of the Atlanta Braves lack of moves
-Where will Prince Fielder end up?
-The Washington Nationals future
-Top Prospect Debuts we’re anticipating
-Mike’s thoughts on the White Sox off-season
-Thoughts on the Mat Latos & Travis Wood trades
-Alex Rodriguez’s new girlfriend & hipster glasses
-Preview of Hall of Fame Voting

We went for nearly two hours so there’s naturally a lot of goodies in between.

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The Baseball Show: Introducing Tomahawk Take

November 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Last night on The Baseball Show, Mike Rosenbaum of The Golden Sombrero and M.J. Lloyd of Off Base Percentage discussed the following topics:

-Our involvement with Tomahawk Take on the FanSided Network.

-Thoughts on the Braves shortstop situation, minor league prospects, Jason Heyward, the Jair Jurrjens rumors, and the Braves rotation for next season.

-We offer our thoughts on Derek Lowe’s departure to Cleveland.

-We talk about early hot stove off-season activity: Grady Sizemore, Prince Fielder, Jose Reyes, Hanley Ramirez, Albert Pujols and many more free agents are discussed.

-We talk about the managerial possibilities around baseball: Sandy Alomar, Terry Francona, and Ryne Sandberg.

-We debate about the importance of a manager in the game of baseball today.

-Mike talks about Ozzie Guillen’s departure from the White Sox, along with thoughts on Robin Ventura.

-As always, much more is discussed.

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The Baseball Show: Postseason Primer & Awards Show

September 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Last night on The Baseball Show, MTD from Off Base Percentage and I discuss the following topics:

-A recap and our thoughts of Wilcard Wednesday, one of the most exciting nights of baseball history ever.
-Thoughts on the seasons of our teams: the 2011 Anaheim Angels and the 2011 Cincinnati Reds
-We preview the NLDS & ALDS series
-We give our postseason award picks

As always there was a lot more!

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The Baseball Show: Off-Base Percentage

April 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Last evening on The Baseball Show, co-host Mike Rosenbaum from The Golden Sombrero and I welcomed Derwood Morris from Off-Base Percentage & The Bobby Classifieds onto the show for the first time. This came along with a return visit from our good friend MTD, also over at Off-Base Percentage.

We talk Canseco, Yankees, Reds, Dusty Baker, Vernon Wells, Phil Hughes, Jason Heyward, Atlanta Braves, Buster Posey, Off-Base Percentage, Bobby Classifieds, Fantasy Baseball, Joe Mauer heading to the DL, and much more!

If you had some laughs with us, give Derwood or MTD a follow on Twitter. Thanks to the crew from Off-Base Percentage for coming on the show!

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The Baseball Show: Next Level Ballplayer & Fantasy Draft Primer

March 11, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Last night on The Baseball Show, Mike Rosenbaum from The Golden Sombrero and I took part in a long, two-part show. In the first half of the show, we welcomed David Franco from NextLevelBallplayer.com. David (who is a former teammate of mine) has been writing about his experiences from Spring Training on Diamond Hoggers for the past week and change. You can follow him on Twitter here. As he talks about, he offers the perspective of a former Division I collegiate player who has had some great experiences.

The first half of the show was a lot of fun, and we talked about the following:

  • The idea behind his site, Next Level Ballplayer.
  • Why aren’t high school kids better prepared for the mental side of the game?
  • David talks about his experiences playing with or against guys like John Ely, Joe Blanton, Dirk Hayhurst, Drew Stubbs, Rice University, University of Texas and many more guys who are now in the big leagues.
  • A funny story about him spending 9 innings in the GM’s box with the GM of his favorite team, Ned Coletti
  • A tale from Fall Baseball in college, involving fiery John Ely
  • Talking Jim Tracy’s influence and management style when he took over in Colorado
  • Thoughts on the Dodgers for 2011
  • Tales from Spring Training

In the second part of the show, Mike & I talk fantasy baseball in preparation for our live draft tonight:

  • Different draft strategies
  • Our boom or bust guys for 2011
  • Our favorite all-time waiver wire pick-ups
  • Thoughts on sleepers at every position

It’s not a short show, but if you’ve got some time to listen in the car or if you’re sitting at the computer on a Friday, it’s a quality listen and in the true tradition of The Baseball Show we have some wholesome baseball talk that everyone from die-hards of the sport to the casual baseball fan will enjoy.

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The Baseball Show welcomes Jason Rosenberg from IIATMS, ESPN SweetSpot

March 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment


Today on The Baseball Show, co-host Mike Rosenbaum from The Golden Sombrero and I welcome Jason Rosenberg from It’s About The Money Stupid. IIATMS is the New York Yankees SweetSpot network blog on ESPN. A huge thanks for Jason to being on the show–and as he mentions about former guest Matt Sosnick–we would also say that Jason is one of the best guys in baseball writing.

Topics discussed included:

  • How he got started blogging about baseball
  • He talks about our friend Matt Sosnick, MLB Agent
  • His induction into the SweetSpot network & relationship with Rob Neyer
  • Speculation about the next head editor of SweetSpot at ESPN
  • We are joined by a renegade intruder, only for a moment though!
  • Jason says The Extra 2% is a must-read book.
  • Hardcore New York Yankees talk
  • The Tampa Bay Rays possibilities of winning in the AL East
  • What does the future hold for the catching position (Gary Sanchez, Montero, etc.), as well as Joba Chamberlain
  • Have Yankee fans and Alex Rodriguez mended their relationship?
  • Curtis Granderson talk, and how will Andruw Jones fare as the fourth outfielder?
  • Thoughts on Derek Jeter’s contract extension
  • Much more!


A huge thanks to Jason for being part of the show. Check out IIATMS anytime you want  to read about the Yankees. Find him on Facebook or follow him on twitter. And as all baseball fans know, the Yankees are always relevant.

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The Baseball Show: The Best, Around

February 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Today on The Baseball Show Mike Rosenbaum of The Golden Sombrero and I usher in Spring Training the best way we know how. Today we talked about the following:

  • The beginning of Spring Training baseball games
  • The Adam Wainwright injury
  • Was Johnny Gomes really singing a song in The Karate Kid? Or celebrating not having to face Waino?
  • What is Chris Carpenter’s value on the open market if the Cardinals fall out of the race?
  • Was the Jose Bautista’s contract a poor move for the Blue Jays?
  • Thoughts on Miguel Cabrera’s DUI
  • Can Bryce Harper play at the big league level for the Washington Nationals this season?

We didn’t have time to cover Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects or some other things we would have liked to have talk about. But as I and Mike talk about; business is about to pick up. Baseball lovers, we have just about made it.

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The Baseball Show welcomes MTD from Off Base Percentage

February 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Today on The Baseball Show Mike Rosenbaum from The Golden Sombrero and I welcomed our good friend MTD from Off Base Percentage and Monkeys Throwing Darts. Today’s show was an absolute blast.

Topics for discussion include but are not limited to the following:

  • MTD’s baseball blog Off Base Percentage
  • His following the Anaheim Angels
  • Edinson Volquez electing a short term contract with the Cincinnati Reds
  • The Albert Pujols contract extension
  • Will Angels ‘prospect’ Brandon Wood ever pan out?
  • We talk about Bo Jackson
  • Rob Neyer’s move from the SweetSpot Network to SB Nation
  • Who are the most frequently read baseball bloggers?
  • The sponsoring of a Baseball-Reference Page
  • We give some discussion time to Eric Chavez, Francisco Rodriguez, Nick Markakis, Johnny Cueto, and many more players

It was the longest show in the history of The Baseball Show, so obviously there’s a lot more to enjoy.

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The Baseball Show: Hot Stove Moves, Top 50 Prospects List, Bryce Harpers collectability, etc.

January 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Pardon my creativity. We talk about Frank Francisco for about 30 seconds on today’s edition of The Baseball Show joined by co-host Mike Rosenbaum of The Golden Sombrero; but I guess a picture really does say a thousand words in certain situations. Like certain situations when you’re a Major League bullpen pitcher and a fight (with fans) breaks out, calms down, and you decide to start tossing chairs into the spectators area. I had to get this onto the blog somehow and this was my lucky chance.

More relevant topics discussed on today’s show:

-Manny Ramirez and Johnny Damon to the Rays

-The Mike Napoli for Vernon Wells trade

-Thoughts on the Kansas City Royals system; Micah Owings back to the DBacks as a hitter/pitcher

-Thoughts on the recently released Top 50 Prospects list.

-Why do baseball fans love prospects?

- A look into the collector corner; Mike talks about the value of Stephen Strasburg & Bryce Harper rookies cards as well as other top prospect rookie cards.

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The Baseball Show: HOF, Garza, Bryce Harper, Reds & White Sox

January 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Last night on The Baseball Show, co-host Mike Rosenbaum from The Golden Sombrero and I were back at it with 2011’s first installment of the finest baseball podcast on the entire internet.

Let us enlighten you about the following topics:

  • We talk about the man (kind of), the myth, the legend…Bryce Harper. Could we see Harper in D.C. in 2011? Probably not, but we entertain the idea and suggest several hypothetical scenarios.
  • Who was the winner in the Matt Garza trade? We explore his concerning 2010 performance as well as assess the slew of prospects that were shipped off by the Cubs.

  • Like always, we dedicated some time to talking about our respective teams, the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox. Clint explains what the signing of Edgar Renteria, Jeremy Hermida, and Fred Lewis means for the Reds, and also touches upon how the loss of Arthur Rhodes might affect the bullpen.
  • I discuss the White Sox decision to sign Will Ohman, and how his presence in the bullpen suggests that the South Siders have slotted Chris Sale as a starting pitcher.

As always, we hope that baseball fans far and wide enjoy our hardcore baseball talk about figures from the past, present and future.

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