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The Athletic's Andy McCullough and Marc Carig cut through the nonsense and tell you exactly what's going on around Major League Baseball
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Average audio length:
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English
United States
37 episodes
since Feb. 26, 2020
episodic
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Marc and Andy are joined by the new president of the Baseball Writers Association of America, The Athletic's Reds reporter C. Trent Rosecrans. They debate some of the big topics facing the Hall of Fame and its voters including whether or not writers should be voting at all.
Marc and Andy also react…
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Mike Ferrin joins Andy and Marc for a celebration of the virtual Winter Meetings. They cover everything they would have in the lobby at the real Winter Meetings right here on the podcast.
-Surprisingly active free agency
-Updating the arbitration system
-The state of tanking
-The Phillies are a mes…
Marc and Andy weigh in on the early days of Steve Cohen's ownership of the Mets and how unrecognizable it is from the Wilpon era. Then L.A. Times columnist and Around the Horn regular Bill Plaschke joins the show to tell tales of 25 years as a sports columnist in Los Angeles. How does he continue t…
Major League Baseball has a new champion and almost made it through the postseason without a major COVID-19 story. Andy and Marc discuss the Dodgers win over the Rays in what became a potential super-spreader event in Texas. The guys dig into Kevin Cash's decision to pull Blake Snell, attempting an…
The World Series is underway and Marc and Andy dive into the key storylines between the Dodgers and Rays. A fresh look at the Clayton Kershaw narrative. The misery of Red Sox fans watching Mookie Betts shine this October. Every club has analytics, so what makes the Rays different? Marc also vows no…
The Athletic's Astros reporter Jake Kaplan joins Marc and Andy to delve into the state of the Astros. Will they try to bring back George Springer? Should they shake up the roster to better separate themselves from the cheating scandal? Did Dusty Baker do a good job managing the team in 2020? The gu…
Andy and Marc begrudgingly welcome back third mic Evan Drellich to the show to discuss why MLB is allowing fans at games, what to make of the Astros in this postseason, what J.A. Happ is so mad about and much more.
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David Wright had to deal with Andy and Marc in the Mets clubhouse during his playing days and yet somehow they convinced him to join the podcast. He looks back on the highs and lows of his All-Star career in New York. Confronting Chase Utley after the controversial slide that injured Reuben Tejada.…
Jorge Arangure has covered sports for ESPN, the Washington Post and Vice. Now he's doing the news thing at the New York Times. He talks to Andy and Marc about his journey and his lasting love of the Padres. The guys also talk about what we can take from the 60-game season that is winding down and w…
Steve Cohen has agreed on a deal to purchase the Mets and Andy and Marc weigh in on what it all means. Yes he's rich, but will he spend the right way to build a successful franchise. Also, how will the Wilpons be remembered. Then the guys dive into the debate surrounding Trent Grisham's home run po…
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