Baseball BBQ
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Dodgers-Padres Round 2 Did Not Disappoint
Plus, the ‘Baseball BBQ’ boys react to Jeff Bridich stepping down as Rockies GM and marvel at Jacob deGrom
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Press the Panic Button, Yankees Fans (Everyone Else, Enjoy)
Jake and Jordan discuss the Yankees’ struggles before ranking the best players in the burgeoning Dodgers-Padres rivalry
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Ronald Acuña Jr. Is As Much the Face of Baseball As Anyone
Plus, a conversation with Rays starter Brent Honeywell Jr. after his MLB debut against the Yankees
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Opening Weekend Reactions: All Hail the Shohei Ohtani Experience
Jake and Jordan recap a packed opening weekend of baseball, including the historic pitching and hitting performance of Angels star Shohei Ohtani
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The 10 Biggest Questions Heading Into the 2021 MLB Season
Jake and Jordan discuss whether Padres-Dodgers will live up to the hype, whether the Yankees’ injuries will prevent them from reaching the World Series again, and more as they answer MLB’s biggest questions heading into Opening Day
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Your 2021 NL Preview: It’s Time to Decide. Dodgers or Padres?
Jake and Jordan discuss whether the Padres can finally take the NL West crown from the Dodgers, whether the Mets or the Braves are the NL East favorites, and much more
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Your 2021 AL Preview: Can Anyone Challenge the Yankees?
Plus, the guys answer the biggest lingering questions heading into the season
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If Luis Guillorme Drew 20 Pitches in Every at Bat, Would He Win MVP?
Plus: Jake and Jordan identify the biggest weaknesses of the best teams in the league, and prescribe their favorite solutions to fix them
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The 26 People Who Will Define the 2021 MLB Season
From superstars like Mike Trout to guys with something to prove like Javy Báez, Jake and Jordan discuss the most important people in the upcoming season
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Ten Overreactions to the First Two Days of Spring Training
Plus, Jake and Jordan create an all-free-agent team from the players who remain unsigned before playing "Would You Rather?" about the Francisco Lindor extension
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The Origins of ‘Backyard Baseball.’ Plus: Best Shape of His Life SZN Is Here.
Also, the Baseball BBQ boys do a speed round of all the news coming out of spring training: Mariners CEO Kevin Mather’s resignation, Céspedes speculation, Albert Pujols’s potential final season, and more
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The Dodgers and Justin Turner Reunite. Plus: Your Guide to 2021 College Baseball
Jake and Jordan also draft a starting rotation of the pitchers who have signed one-year deals this offseason
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The MLB Offseason Power Rankings
We rank the offseasons of all 30 teams, from those that improved the least to those that improved the most
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The Nolan Arenado Trade Is a Statement of Rockies Dysfunction. Plus: Dustin Pedroia’s Retirement.
Jake and Jordan also discuss reports about Angels pitching coach Mickey Callaway
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Hank Aaron’s Life and Legacy
ESPN’s Clinton Yates joins Jake and Jordan to discuss the titanic life of the great Hank Aaron, who passed away at age 86 last week
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The Padres Won’t Stop Trading for Pitchers. Plus: The Yankees Finally Bring Back DJ LeMahieu.
Jake and Jordan talk the Padres’ big offseason, the Mets’ firing of GM Jared Porter, and what to expect from the Yankees in 2021
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Liam Hendriks Is the Latest Win-Now Move for the White Sox. Plus: METSCON Lindor Edition.
The BBQ crew reach into the bag to grab the latest news from around the league like how much Yu Darvish helps the Padres, Tomoyuki Sugano staying in Japan, and more
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Instant Reactions to Francisco Lindor Being Traded to the Mets
Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss their immediate thoughts on the deal, as well as what it means for both teams and for Lindor moving forward
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What Is the Greatest MLB Pitch of All Time?
Mariano Rivera’s cutter, Walter Johnson’s fastball, Bob Gibson’s slider, Pedro Martínez’s [insert pitch here]—everything is on the table. Presenting a special ‘Baseball BBQ’ investigation into MLB history.
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What the Blake Snell Trade Means for the Padres, Rays, and the Future
What does it mean that the defending American League champion just traded away its best pitcher?
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Bob Kendrick on MLB’s Official Recognition of the Negro Leagues. Plus: The Free Agents You Already Forgot About.
The ‘Baseball BBQ’ boys talk free agency and welcome Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, to discuss MLB formally recognizing the statistics of the Negro Leagues
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Cleveland Drops Its Name (Kind Of). Plus: Reliving the Drake LaRoche Saga of 2016.
The ‘Baseball BBQ’ boys recap the week in baseball news and go down a rabbit hole with Dan Hayes, who reported on the mysterious and bizarre Drake LaRoche controversy
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Live From Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia … It’s Baseball BBQ!
Will Zack Wheeler be traded this offseason? Plus, KBO MVP Mel Rojas Jr. joins the show to share how baseball differs in South Korea compared to the U.S. and Dominican Republic.
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Who Would Win if Real Umpires Fought Robot Umpires? And Other Essential Offseason Mailbag Questions.
Jake and Jordan also discuss baseball and the Olympics
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It’s the Most Wonderfully Boring Time of the Year
Robinson Canó’s suspension, what it’s like to run a LIDOM team in a pandemic, a draft of the most boring things in the baseball world, and more
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The 12 Biggest Stories to Monitor This Offseason
Jake and Jordan play ‘Price Is Right’ with potential offseason trades and free agent signings
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The ‘Baseball BBQ’ Superlative Awards
In addition to predicting who will win this season’s MVP and Cy Young awards, Jake and Jordan get creative with their own set of superlatives
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Let’s Build MLB’s 2020 Time Capsule
Jake and Jordan pick 25 items to place into an imaginary time capsule of the weirdest baseball season of our lives
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What Does the Tony La Russa Hire Really Mean? Plus: Rhea Butcher’s Dodgers Victory Lap and Frankenstein Draft Review.
Jake and Jordan discuss the on- and off-field impact of La Russa’s hiring
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The White Sox Hired Tony La Russa, so Jake Is Walking to Chicago. Oh, and the Dodgers Won the World Series.
And The Athletic’s Levi Weaver joins the show to discuss Dodgers-Rays
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Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers Bounce Back to Win Game 5 After a Historically Bizarre Game 4 Loss
Jake and Jordan reflect on the Dodgers taking Game 5 and discuss if we might get a World Series Game 7 for the second consecutive year
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Blake Snell and Brandon Lowe Help the Rays Even the World Series. Plus: How Buehler vs. Morton in Game 3 Will Shape the Rest of the Series.
Jake and Jordan react to a choppy Game 2 that featured seven Dodgers pitchers, and share their Fave Five things