Batting Around Podcast
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He Does Look Very "Judy Dench" with Charles Star aka @Ugarles
June 23, 2024 17:19 - 42 minutes - 22.2 MBALAB's Charles Star is back to talk about the historic game-ending pitch clock violation, Buck Showalter talking about butts, Willie Mays, and the Rickwood Game. Sign up at patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get bonus episodes.
Stephen's Still on Vacation
June 17, 2024 15:49 - 29 minutes - 21.5 MBThis week's episode is a little shorter because Jane had to go do stuff for Father's Day, and we released a whole extra episode on cricket late last week. Also check out patreon.com/battingaround for our crossover with Tipping Pitches where Stephen and Alex talk about their experience in London for the Phillies/Mets series.
Beating the Mets of Cricket with Nat
June 14, 2024 07:15 - 49 minutes - 26 MBSPECIAL BONUS EPISODE We had a really great conversation with Nat (@styloshka on twitter) about cricket as the US team makes an underdog run through the T20 World Cup. She tells us not only about this team but also the state of cricket in the US and where it's going. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for extra episodes
Stephen Normally Does the Title
June 09, 2024 16:55 - 42 minutes - 28.7 MBStephen is in London so it's just Lauren and Jane talking about this week's baseball happenings. patreon.com/battingaround
Gay Iconography Arms Race
June 02, 2024 21:41 - 57 minutes - 30.1 MBPride month begins and with it come the social media pandering. Toronto city connects revealed and speculation for the Twins city connects. Mets meltdown. Offense is down leaguewide. Mailbag.
The Rancid Sausage Reliquary
May 29, 2024 03:03 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBWe lost a real one. RIP Angel Hernandez, you're up in Heaven now, tossing all the greats from the great pickup game in the sky. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for bonus episodes and to support the show.
Na na na na na na na na BATCAST!
May 19, 2024 19:05 - 45 minutes - 32.3 MBTroop respectin', Kershaw Beef review, Greinke's training, Lauren hosts a mini round of Jeopardy!, Edwin Diaz, Phillies stay hot, homemade ice cream. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for bonus episodes.
Body Shaming Animals
May 12, 2024 17:49 - 47 minutes - 26.2 MBMore animal-related delays, Guardians City Connect leak, Skenes debut, and a summer sausage update plus mailbag. Check out patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to bonus episodes.
A Meat Sweat-Related IL Trip
May 07, 2024 00:59 - 50 minutes - 32.2 MBThe sausage fails, Phillies have the best record in baseball, an early May trade, Rays city connects good, Tigers city connects bad, mailbag. check out patreon.com/battingaround for more episodes
I Will Not Let You Copjacket Vin Scully
April 28, 2024 17:44 - 40 minutes - 21.6 MBWe talk about a ton of fun stuff that happened in baseball this week: the Twins' inexplicable home run celebration, Kruk getting weird with it in the booth, Ozzie Albies' aquarium and fish rescue youtube channel, Jays fans booing Ohtani, Aaron Boone getting tossed because a fan yelled at the ump, the AL West usurping the AL Central for crummiest division in baseball, and the Tommy Pham era of the White Sox. Now is a great time to sign up for the Batting Around patreon! We had a great episode...
On-Field General Counsel
April 21, 2024 20:13 - 42 minutes - 22.2 MBMets' city connects, Rockies's FAA investigation, all sorts of ball tricks, lots of stuff on this week's episode. Check out patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to bonus episodes.
Coen Brothers Villain-Level Stupid
April 15, 2024 16:07 - 40 minutes - 21.3 MBWe talk about how baseball is more important a stupid eclipse then get into the latest in the scandal around Ohtani's former translator with the release of the United States v. Mizuhara document. check out patreon.com/battingaround for bonus episodes and to support the show.
The Ohtani/SugarTitts Saga with Trevor Hildenberger
April 08, 2024 17:30 - 40 minutes - 20.7 MBStaffcast's Trevor Hildenberger is back on the show to relay firsthand experience with the Sacramento River Cats stadium proposed as the temporary home of the Athletics. Then we talk about the latest Ohtani controversy around authentication at ballparks, the new uniforms, and then an F1 update. Check out www.patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get bonus episodes.
The Worst Possible Cup of Coffee You Could Ever Have
April 02, 2024 02:15 - 46 minutes - 23.4 MBWe made it to Opening Day!
He's On the Crimes.xls File Now
March 24, 2024 20:23 - 47 minutes - 24.7 MBWe talk the Ippei/Ohtani gambling scandal, Peter Angelos's death, how to be a guilt-free ex-Catholic, and Italian cookies. Check out patreon.com/battingaround for our guide to pride nights around the league and lots more bonus content.
Blackballed by the Astrology Community with Mellie Macker
March 17, 2024 20:08 - 43 minutes - 21.7 MBReturning guest Mellie Macker is here to explain astrologically what is wrong with the Mets and what is astrologically right with Shohei Ohtani. We also talk about the new Pronoun Mode in MLB The Show.
Québécois Jihad
March 03, 2024 19:02 - 43 minutes - 23.3 MBOhtani is married, minor league marketing has gone too far, Phillies cancel dollar dog night, Lauren is back into fantasy baseball, we all loved Dune 2. check out www.patreon.com/battingaround for bonus episodes
Baseball's First Polycule
February 25, 2024 18:54 - 43 minutes - 22.6 MBPlayers are becoming board game nerds. The A's social media turns off replies and A's fans throw their own fan fest, the uniforms are bad and create an unsafe work environment, and we list all the cities we don't like. check out patreon.com/battingaround to support the show and get access to all our bonus episodes.
Air Dropping DH Gate
February 18, 2024 19:05 - 45 minutes - 23.5 MBThis week we talk about a bunch of things that have gone horribly wrong in baseball that we all saw coming but we powerless to stop. Check out patreon.com/battingaround to get access to our bonus episodes, including our recent one with predictions for the 2024 season.
The Miserable Loser Index
February 11, 2024 19:12 - 49 minutes - 25.2 MBIndoor barbeque, spring training, new Pschosabermetrics, recent signings and available free agents, lots of other fun stuff. We're so close to baseball being back and it's got our energy back up.
Punxsutawney Phil's Dark Business
February 04, 2024 18:41 - 43 minutes - 22.9 MBWe talked about baseball a pretty good amount on this one but we also talked a lot about sorcery. Check out www.patreon.com/battingaround for more content and to support the show.
You're Not the Little Stinker, I Am
January 28, 2024 23:33 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBWe catch up on baseball news including the new Hall of Fame inductees and all the transactions that happened since our last show, and then try to save Joc Pederson's career. Sign up for bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/battingaround
A Real Toolsy Podcast
January 14, 2024 20:22 - 41 minutes - 21.4 MBA lot of New York stuff, then a bunch of talk about airports and sodas.
Down in the Horror PIt
January 09, 2024 08:15 - 47 minutes - 25.2 MBIt's our first episode back in the new year and we talk about baseball and movies and Freddie Freeman at the Golden Globes.
UNLOCKED: Couchin' Around: Brockmire
December 31, 2023 22:26 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBWe're still on our holiday vacation so here's another unlocked Patreon episode. Since we'll be doing a Couchin' Around for Brockmire season 2 soon here's one for season one of Brockmire. We'll be back with regular episodes next week.
UNLOCKED: U-boat Pitcher with Nick Babakitis
December 24, 2023 16:23 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBWe're on Christmas break so here's a fun episode that was previously patreon-only. You can also go sign up for our patreon for an episode we released yesterday on the Hallmark baseball movies, which is a lot more fun than it sounds. Anyway here's the description for this one: Nick Babakitis from the Corner Späti podcast guests this week to tell us all about European baseball and his experience playing in Germany. We also talk a little WBC and why the Autobahn should be abolished.
Balkanize the Braves
December 17, 2023 20:04 - 43 minutes - 23.3 MBIt's the offseason, that's for sure. Be sure to check out the Wide Strike Zone podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/10NaZyYj7Gj84OCLGn5ncX
This is My Dog, Kirk Gibson
December 10, 2023 19:19 - 47 minutes - 25.7 MBWhat do you think we're talking about this time
A Big Stupid Hotdog Covered in Wet Vegetables
December 03, 2023 19:10 - 42 minutes - 30.1 MBJane's getting deeper into Ohtani pet trutherism. We also talk about death and the hall of fame.
Designated Survivor Magic Johnson
November 19, 2023 19:43 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBplease help us escape nashville alive
The Psychology of the Arizona Sports Fan with Meg Rowley
November 05, 2023 20:52 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBFanGraphs managing editor and host of Effectively Wild Meg Rowley is back, and we talked about SO much stuff: cats' buttholes, the curse of the Colonel, the World Series, an extremely deep dive into all things Arizona, Stephen's appearance in an article on gay Phillies fans. Not one to be missed!
Gink Fever
October 29, 2023 17:58 - 47 minutes - 33 MBEven though it feels like a million years ago already we talked about the end of the LCS series before we get into our critiques of the new stadium foods for the Dbacks and Rangers. Then we recap the putrid vibes at the opening ceremony, the excellent game one, and the less excellent game two. Monday 10/30 we're going to be doing our Watch Along for this series! Go to patreon.com/battingaround to get our bonus episodes and access to our patron-only discord channels for the Watch Along.
The Wiz Gland
October 22, 2023 19:14 - 38 minutes - 27.1 MBwe're talking about the CS games, what else would this be? sign up at patreon.com/battingaround to get our bonus episodes and a spot for our upcoming World Series watch along (date tbd).
The Cobb County Sleep Paralysis Demon
October 15, 2023 18:09 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBJane, Lauren, and Stephen talk the DS series and all the drama surrounding it on and off the field. We also issue a warning to an upstart podcast trying to muscle in on our turf. The CS Watch Along is going to be on Monday, October 16th for the Diamondbacks/Phillies game. This one is going to be patreon members only. There's still time to sign up at Patreon.com/BattingAround if you want to join the fun.
Flesh-Toned Hate Totem with Cooper Lund
October 08, 2023 17:12 - 52 minutes - 38.3 MBCooper Lund is with us to talk about the Twins breaking their curse, passing the curse onto other teams, and talk about the other previous and upcoming postseason games. We also talk about Blooper getting in way over his head and talk about the sports fan coping mechanisms that become necessary every October. Go sign up for patreon.com/battingaround if you want in on upcoming Watch Alongs. the one we did for the wild card round was a ton of fun and we'll be doing at least two more of them.
Terminally Online Former Player with Sean Doolittle
October 01, 2023 17:50 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBSean Doolittle is back on the show to talk about how he plans to avoid becoming an online reactionary after his retirement. We also do some postseason hot takes and predictions and arrange a potential Thunderdome type situation in the event of a Twins/Phillies World Series. It's a really great conversation and a look back at a great career. Congrats, Sean. Help the show by signing up at Patreon.com/BattingAround to get bonus episodes and access to the watch alongs we'll be doing all through ...
Beach Episodes 2023 with ManuclearBomb
September 27, 2023 07:15 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBOur good buddy Manu of My Brother, My Captain, My Podcast and NotACast is back for our pre-postseason tradition of taking it easy for a bit before the chaos of the playoffs. We catch him up on the what's going on with the last week of the regular season, then spend some time talking about movies and TV shows, video games and labor strikes, and of course the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Go to patreon.com/battingaround to get bonus episodes and access to postseason watch alongs.
Big Beer Friday
September 23, 2023 16:52 - 47 minutes - 31.7 MBIt's Big Beer Friday, or it was yesterday anyway.
Ohio's Least Favorite Episode with Marc Normandin
September 13, 2023 21:32 - 56 minutes - 36.4 MBOur friend Marc Normandin is back to talk about his new project, Doom at 30, which you can go back on kickstarter now! We talk some baseball stuff that we missed during our unexpected week off, get mad at a real guy and a guy we imagined, and talk about what sports we think should cease to exist. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doomat30/doom-at-30
It's Gay God's Turn Now
August 30, 2023 07:15 - 47 minutes - 28.7 MBWe make our glorious return after taking last week off, and oh boy do we talk about a lot of baseball stuff in this one. It's a really fun one even though our audio recording program mangled Jane's track.
Our Friend is Unwell with Steve Sladkowski
August 16, 2023 07:14 - 52 minutes - 35.2 MBPUP guitarist Steve Sladkowski is on the show this week to talk about the Blue Jays, scoring games, stadium renovations, and the Jays winning the 2015 World Series.
Let's Settle This On The Runway
August 09, 2023 07:15 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBWe tore ourselves away from Baldur's Gate 3 long enough to talk about baseball fights and a bunch of stuff about the Orioles. I'd write a longer description but I gotta go play more Baldur's Gate 3.
Vape Shop Vibes with Tipping Pitches
August 02, 2023 07:15 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBBobby and Alex from Tipping Pitches are on this episode and we're holding Stephen accountable for his crimes.
The Woke Mob is Trying to Cancel Schwarberfest
July 26, 2023 07:15 - 54 minutes - 35.8 MBBig trade deadline episode! We've got a week until the deadline, so we go over where all 30 teams stand, who is likely to go, who needs what, who should push all the chips in and who should pack up and try again next year. Then we talk Barbenheimer a little bit and do some mailbag. On Wednesday, July 26th we'll be doing a watchalong in our discord for our patreon subscribers. Come hang out with the hosts of the show as we watch the Orioles play the Phillies at 6:05pm eastern. Go to patreon.c...
UNLOCKED: Stephen's Birthday Spectacular with Dave Raymond
July 21, 2023 22:25 - 47 minutes - 26.5 MBNOW AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE! For more bonus episodes, sign up at Patreon.com/BattingAround I thought I'd do something special for Stephen's birthday, so had a conversation with the original man in the Philly Phanatic and the creator of Gritty, Dave Raymond, This was an incredibly fun interview, and we finally got answers to the questions that keep us up at night like "What's it like to fight Tommy Lasorda?"
The 2023 Hot Guy Draft with Lewis, Alyssa, and Jeremy
July 12, 2023 18:42 - 1 hour - 61 MBForget the actual MLB amateur draft, here at Batting Around we're concerned with professionals. Professional hot guys. It's back, and this time it's Batting Around (really just Stephen) vs. the guests Lewis, Alyssa, and Jeremy in a head-to-head draft of the hottest of the hot MLB players. Check out https://twitter.com/BattinAround to vote on which team is the hottest.
Nine Faceless Homunculi with David Roth
July 06, 2023 07:15 - 1 hour - 40.3 MBDefector's David Roth is back to talk about the Mets (of course), then Lauren hosts a fun game where we have to guess if it's an old MLB player or garbage-tier Stan Lee character. Good mailbag in there, too. go to Patreon.com/BattingAround to help the show and get access to our bonus episodes and watch alongs.
Furries with Foolish Baseball
June 30, 2023 07:15 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBBailey of Foolish Baseball is back to talk about Andrew McCutchen's, let's call it "affinity," for furries and playing baseball near furry conventions. We also talk about the other news of the week, like the perfect game tossed Wednesday night, Orioles pride night, and ballplayers' hobbies. Good mailbag questions, too, except the one from Richard Staff. Be sure to sign up at Patreon.com/BattingAround to join us for Friday night's Watch Along on our discord. Outtro: Shaggy by RVIVR
All the Scrim You Can Shaw
June 21, 2023 07:15 - 46 minutes - 30 MBI'm gonna be real with you here, this is the least we've talked about baseball on a main feed episode in ages. We mostly talked about the missing submarine and other nautical disaster, but it's really funny and we get around to baseball stuff eventually. Go subscribe at patreon.com/battingaround to hear our bonus episodes, including a great one from last weekend with Jeremy Koo about the A's moving to Vegas.