In Episode 407, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat NCAA conferences and proper use of idoms and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Anger Management: Anthony Banda broke his hand punching a wall, this is maybe a more complicated story than first blush 2. Pax Romana: James Paxton hangs up the cleats. 3. Around the Horn: some very late-season call-ups, another near no-no, and Atlanta loses another starter. 4. What to Watch: Mets/Phillies with stakes could be even weirder than normal. 5....

In Episode 406, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. Wake Me Up When September Ends: Three teams staring out the window and waiting for the offseason. 2. St. Paul 'aints: The Twins are trying to make the AL Wild Card an actual playoff race.  3. Around the Horn: Six gets deep-sixed, a lot of pitchers are targeting a late September return, and Cavan Biggio pops up again  4. What to Watch: Craig doesn't pick the Dodgers, Patrick keeps picking the Mets  5. Dead...

In Episode 405, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about extremly complicated coffee and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?! I just hope we can win a game: The AL East race stays tight (due in large part to Wyatt Langford) while the NL Wild Card race tightens up. But mostly the Yankees just can't be normal.  2. This is how I win (54% of the time): Jerry Dipoto remains the best Gm at staying employed 3. That's Chappy: Meanwhile, Matt Chapman will be employed in the...

With the minor league season wrapping up, Smith and Nathan are back to check up on the prospects making a strong last impression. 

In Episode 404, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. Wake Me Up When September Ends: We examine the state of play heading into the last month of the season.    2. Call Me (Call Me) On The Line: Chase Anderson (!) and others get the September call-up, plus, another Angels rant.   3. Around the Horn: We check in on some injuries and (sigh) the stadium situation for the Athletics Baseball Club.  4. What to Watch: It's playoff race time, but almost none of the...

In Episode 403, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about dessert bread, baseball card shops, and robot toddlers and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. 22 Short Films about Springfield: So much can happen across one day of baseball. But the White Sox will probably lose, sometimes twice.   2. August and Everything After: Another pick'em but this time looking at some very avergae baseball teams. 3. Around the Horn: Some seasons are over, and some players might be looking for new jobs...

In Episode 402, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Saberseminar and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.   1. Judge, Jury, and Executioner of Middle-Middle Pitches: Aaron Judge had a good weekend, as did the very boring 2024 Yankees. Plus the inside scoop on his Paw Patrol spin-off appearance. 2. August and Everything After: After chiding Craig for once again not getting another musical reference, we debated which of the Pirates, Tigers, and Nats we'd most like to root for going...

In Episode 401, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about a Quantrill/Corbin showdown and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. Hey, Joey-Joe-Joe: Joey Votto retires 2. House of Cards: St. Louis takes a weird approach to the last 30 games of the season. 3. Around the Horn: Pitchers on the move, and a new Mariners manager that Patrick has some thoughts about. 4. What to Watch: It's time to pay attention to playoff races 5. Listener-provided confidence intervals to test how well BP...

In Episode 400, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat Golden Triangle poety (again maybe?) and the outdoor life and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Simply the Best: Somebody has to be the best team in baseball this year, but no one seems to want to be. Also the White Sox somehow come up in this segment. 2. The Sixth Inning Stretch: Since Patrick is back we do even more chat about the potential six-inning starter rule. 3. Around the Horn: A bevvy of call-ups and injury returns   4....

In Episode 399, Jeffrey and Craig chat about coffee and Ritz crackers and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. No Home on the Range: I don't know if everything is actually bigger in Texas, but the podcast sure is when we talk about Texas. 2. The Guys Have It: What if we made a whole segment out of our guys 3. Around the Horn: Jeffrey is not capable of nepotism because he can't remember who is related to who. 4. What to Watch: We are still curious about the Yankees, but perhaps you...

In Episode 398 Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about the EFL Championship and shooting free throws and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Merrill-y We Roll Along: Jackson Merrill is carrying the Padres to the top of the NL Wild Card picture, will that mean he's tops for NL Rookie of the Year as well? 2. Central Planning: The AL Central race tightens up and then untightens slightly. Still, none of us are picking the Guardians to win it.   3. Around the Horn: Mostly players coming...

In Episode 397, Patrick and Jeffrey have one false start, one Cotton-Eyed Joe conversation, and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.   1. Natty B'OHNO: The Orioles have a pitching problem and also maybe a philosophical problem. 2. Do You Know How the West Was Won?: The Dodgers continue to be an annoying 95-win team instead of a 105-win team, and here come the Dbacks and Padres 3. Around the Horn: Last White Sox segment for a while, we promise. Although we do get to find out their interim...

In Episode 396, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig all have banter to dispense with and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.   1. Is it Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Phillies are scuffling, obviously this is the worst thing ever to happen to Phillies fans ever. 2. Snell-O-Vision: Yeah, it's time for no-hitter chat again, but also what is next for the Giants and Blake Snell? 3. Around the Horn: Mike Trout is shut down for the season and maybe the White Sox should just shut down for the...

Prospects have been on the move for the last week, but the BP Prospect Team is still here to tell you who is hot as we head towards the end of the minor league season. 

In Episode 395, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Minecraft: The Card Game and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.   1. Now I Wish I Could Freeze Time at Seventeen: But the White Sox have to play another 50 games or so. 2. Hi Everyody! Hi Dr. Cash!: So what's up with Jack Flaherty's medicals anyway. 3. Around the Horn: The Orioles sort through their roster and a lot of post-deadline DFAs.  4. What to Watch: Now the real sickos season begins. 5. Testing Craig and Patrick's knowledge...

In Episode 394, Jeffrey, Patrick, and Craig discuss a very busy MLB trade deadline.

In Episode 393, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about trade deadline time dilation and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.   1. FRAUD WATCH: We had to bring it back after the Mariners got swept by the Angles (yes we recorded before the Randy Arozarena trade), but the Astros, Yankees, and Braves may not be beating the faud allegations either.   2. Rumour Has It: We recap some scuttlebutt right before the trades start flying in.  3. Around the Horn: Cal Quantrill got a little too hot (as...

In Episode 392, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about salad cream and lemon hockey and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. It's One Playoff Race Michael, What Can it Cost, Ten Games: We regret to inform you the Mariners are at it again.   2. What's Got Into That Cat: The Pirates a re frisky again, and this year that's enough to have some Wild Card juice. 3. Around the Horn: Another A's stadium/move segment, a lot of injuries and the Angels are doing some stuff. 4. What to Watch: A...

Smith and Nathan are joined by members of the BP Prospect Team to discuss the Midseason 50 prospect list. 

In Episode 391, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Elden Ring strategies and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Here we are now, going to the South Side: I don't know how Martin Maldonado became a podcast cocnern, but theirs some concerning Martin Maldonado news. 2. Hey now, there was an All-Star Game: A recap of the goings on in Arlington 3. Around the Horn: Speaking of podcast concerns, the Athletics have a schedule and Kansas City adds a weird hot-dog-based concession. 4....

In Episode 390, Jeffrey fills Patrick and Craig in on his weekend and then they discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Whoa-oh, we're halfway there: Discourse on whether this is actually the halfway point of the season aside, let's check in on the top teams and players of the first half, and attempt some mildly spicy takes on where we go from here. 2. BP on Draft: Jeffrey catches us up onthe draft. 3. A Day that Got Away While Patrick updates us all on the last day of the first half 4....

In Episode 389, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about vacation outdoor walking tour escape rooms and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 1. Wake Me Up When September Ends (yes we know it's Mid-July): The Dodgers are really putting to the test how much one doesn't have to care about the regular season. 2. A Late Quartet: Four older players having seasons of note. 3. Around the Horn: A full Home Run Derby roster, the Turang Gang rises, the Mets switch out righties, and one of the...

In Episode 388, Jeffrey and Craig bring back coffee chat in Patrick's absence and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.  1. And is your star sign ever wrong: Yeah, it's time to talk All-Star Game selections. Also, Craig works in his annual Futures Game rant after saying he's not going to rant about it this year. 2. Sitting Here in Blue Jay Way: The Jays have long been a concern of this podcast. Now they are just concerning. 3. Around the Horn: Chase Anderson fact: Chase Anderson struck...