Batting Around Podcast
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Let's Go Cubbies with Chelsea Manning
June 29, 2022 07:15 - 44 minutes - 41.5 MBWe talk to Chelsea Manning about the Cubs, gay bars, the 2016 World Series, congressional scrutiny on the MLB's antitrust exemption, then some mailbag. On the Patreon side Jane and Lauren check in with Stephen about Bryce Harper, do some podcast beef, then talk about the Mariner/Angels brawl and come up with the best idea for a sports video game ever. If you want to hear the Patreon side of the show go to www.Patreon.com/BattingAround and sign up. More information on Chelsea's book and lin...
Ichiro's Favorite Anything
June 22, 2022 07:15 - 55 minutes - 49.7 MBJane cares about one all star candidate, Ichiro's favorite hitter, Lauren's revolutionary new meal prep system that is extremely Lauren, then we catch up on our mailbag backlog, including answering how we can get players "slamming ass" again. Jane is kind of a jerk on this one. Then on the patreon side we talk about the sex lives of mascots and Pride Night at Citi Field. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround to sign up
The One Where We're In the Same Room
June 15, 2022 18:18 - 47 minutes - 47.2 MBAudio sounds like shit because we recorded live together and I was drunk while operating the mixer. I also didn't edit it much because I'm busy and tired. Whatever it's still good I'm sure. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround to sign up for the premium extra content for every episode. This week we made a tier list of Target Field scran, it's almost as long as a normal episode.
Tampa Gay Gays
June 06, 2022 07:15 - 54 minutes - 55.6 MBMorning episode! Early in the week episode! Weird energy for us. Joe Girardi fired. Keelhauling. Rays Pride Night debacle. Which Jesus roots for which MLB team. Players to Be Shamed Later: Twins Edition. The Pederson/Pham/Trout fantasy drama. How to pick out a hat. Then on the patreon side we Couch Around about two episodes of Bob's Burgers. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround to sign up.
Philly Cheeseshake
June 01, 2022 07:15 - 46 minutes - 47 MBWe get into some extremely Batting Around shit and spend pretty much the whole main part of the show talking about the underground cheesesteak eating competitions at Citizens Bank Park. It's awesome, but it's also kinda gross. Then on the Patreon side we have an excellent Players to Be Shamed Later segment where we blaze a new trail and do some predictions for upcoming Ps to Be S'd Later. It's pretty much just baseless speculation and slander. We also talk about how you could get us to compr...
Metstrogen w/P.E. Moskowitz
May 25, 2022 07:15 - 43 minutes - 45.3 MBWe're joined by author P.E. Moskowitz to talk about how they got into baseball, Steve Cohen's forced feminization workplace scandal, being a queer baseball fan, the Mets, and some real good mailbag questions. Then on the patreon side we have more Players to Be Shamed Later and a more serious discussion of the Josh Donaldson's racism. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround for the extra content. Check out former guest Jayson Buford's piece in Hell Gate. https://www.hellgatenyc.com/yankees-baseball-...
Those Pesky Red Sox w/Doink Patrol
May 18, 2022 07:15 - 44 minutes - 48.9 MBDoink (@doinkpatrol on twitter) of The Pesky Report and The Sunday Morning Podcast is here to tell us how the Boston Red Sox are turning it around. We also finally have a good Player to Be Shamed Later and do some mailbag. Then on the Patreon side we blaze a new trail into the supernatural side of psychosabermetrics and talk about Lauren's mathematical ranking of no-hitters since 2010. Jane is sick so you can't get mad at her if the editing is bad. If you want to hear the premium side of thi...
Umps Are Troops and Cops and Trubadours
May 10, 2022 07:15 - 39 minutes - 40.6 MBWe dive into the NL West, not the boring stuff about the Dodgers and the Padres but an analysis of the Diamondbacks and Rockies. The Reds are really really bad. Can the Angels keep this up? Red Sox bad. Mets good? Mailbag. Then on the premium half (go to Patreon.com/BattingAround for access to this part of the episode and more) we talk about the Joe West podcast, the new Star Trek show, sending weapons to the IRA (PARODY! NON-ACTIONABLE!), and the Batting Around co-host union.
The Pretender Phanatic is Dead w/Liz Roscher
May 03, 2022 07:15 - 49 minutes - 50.5 MBThis is the free version of the show, for the full episode sign up at Patreon.com/BattingAround and add the RSS feed to your podcast app. Thank you to everyone that has already signed up. We've got returning guest Liz Roscher of Yahoo News to talk about the Phanatic and the Phillies, Mets, the Yankees letter, good vibes in Toronto, the breaking of a disgusting record, eating raw seafood at stadiums in July and mailbag. Then on the premium side we're doing another edition of Couching Around ...
The Pretender Phanatic is Dead
May 03, 2022 07:15 - 49 minutes - 50.5 MBThis is the free version of the show, for the full episode sign up at Patreon.com/BattingAround and add the RSS feed to your podcast app. Thank you to everyone that has already signed up. We've got returning guest Liz Roscher of Yahoo News to talk about the Phanatic and the Phillies, Mets, the Yankees letter, good vibes in Toronto, the breaking of a disgusting record, eating raw seafood at stadiums in July and mailbag. Then on the premium side we're doing another edition of Couching Around ...
40 Cat Roster w/Foolish Baseball
April 26, 2022 07:15 - 56 minutes - 58.3 MB*STICK AROUND TO THE END OF THE EPISODE FOR A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE FUTURE OF THE SHOW* Bonafide YouTube star Bailey Freeman of Foolish Baseball is back on the show and we're talking Guardians, the feral cats taking over the Oakland Coliseum, and since it's Lauren and Bailey talking there's some real analytics sicko and video editing suite stuff in there too. Also a new psychosabermetrics segment, and the potential death (or maybe salvation?) of Stephen's Player to Be Shamed Later. ...
We're Coming For You, Joe West
April 19, 2022 07:15 - 58 minutes - 57.6 MBWe talk about Joe West's upcoming podcast, add our first real entries into Players to Be Shamed Later, then do a huge mailbag segment that covers just about everything that happened in the second week of the 2022 MLB regular season. FanGraphs article on sample size: https://library.fangraphs.com/principles/sample-size/ Lewis' twitter: https://twitter.com/pigeonize
Concerning Catcher Ass
April 13, 2022 14:40 - 49 minutes - 48.2 MBWe're talking opening day, asses, parachuting mascots, John Smoltz, NPB and KBO update, bad owners, mailbag and we debut our new segment "Player to Be Shamed Later."
Psychosabermetrics
April 05, 2022 07:15 - 59 minutes - 58.3 MBIt's the MLB regular season preview episode! You know what to expect from those. Lauren gives us a look into her new baseball philosophy, Stephen pronounces poutine weird, some other fun stuff. Check out twitter to join our discord!
CONVOY
March 22, 2022 07:15 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBBaseball is back, baby! No more of this TV bullshit! Jane and Lauren check in from the convoy, then we go over the hot stove stuff since the lockout ended, and close it out with the return of mailbag.
Couching Around 3: Always Sunny
March 14, 2022 07:15 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBWE RECORDED THIS BEFORE THE LOCKOUT ENDED! It's another Couching Around, this time about three fantastic episodes of Sunny. The lockout is over, so this is probably the last one where we can pretty much totally avoid talking about baseball, but we'll probably still do more TV stuff.
Couching Around 2: Samurai Champloo
February 23, 2022 08:15 - 35 minutes - 41.4 MBMLB is still in owners' lockout so we're still watching TV, and this time we're back to our anime comfort zone with the baseball episode of Samurai Champloo. it's a good show, go watch it.
Couching Around 1: Cheers and Frasier
February 09, 2022 08:15 - 44 minutes - 51.5 MBidk man, we were in a mood
We're an anime podcast now w/Trevor Strunk AKA @Hegelbon
January 12, 2022 08:15 - 55 minutes - 63.8 MBNo Cartridge's Trevor Strunk (@Hegelbon)joins us to talk about anime, specifically the baseball anime Ace of Daimond, as well as final fantasy and Japanese delinquent gangs. See if you can count how many times we get the name of the anime we're discussing wrong in this episode.
Lockout Watch 2021
December 03, 2021 08:15 - 44 minutes - 49.7 MBWe're back from our break and talking hot stove, cutting open baseballs, the lockout, whether or not Scherzer will survive being a Met, the Beatles, and of course a little bit of Star Trek.
Klingon Dicks
November 09, 2021 08:15 - 50 minutes - 51.8 MBWe wrap up the World Series, talk about the CBA negotiations, Reds tanking, qualifying offers, and since it's just Lauren and Jane there's several different Star Trek discussions.
MLB'S LUIS ROBERT TRICKS OUT $1 MILLION LAMBO ... Glow-In-The-Dark Naruto Wrap!!!
November 02, 2021 07:15 - 48 minutes - 56.1 MBWorld Series stuff, Biden talks baseball with the pope, Luis Robert's anime lambo, Steve Cohen's tweets used against MLB in court, a Gabe Kapler impression, then some Metal Gear and LotR stuff in place of Star Trek stuff this week.
The Real Polycules of West Philadelphia
October 26, 2021 07:15 - 53 minutes - 60.7 MBDune, Wes Anderson, Joc, Eddie, a bad Bob Nightengale piece, CBA negotiations, ass in the jackpot, fandom calvinism, then of course some good Deep Space 9 riffs.
Cobb County Syndrome
October 19, 2021 07:15 - 53 minutes - 59.5 MBWe manage to talk about the postseason, but also ren fairs, how to stop the chop, Boston accents, the announcement about the new housing requirement for minor leaguers, Mets GM drama and Stephen's solutions, then a really fun mailbag segment. we promise there's no broadway in this one but fuckable Star Trek characters talk is back .
Theatrical Baseball Action
October 12, 2021 07:15 - 46 minutes - 53.1 MBWhat a thrill! KHive Stephen (aka Punished Stephen aka The Legendary Faggot) is back as we talk about the postseason so far(which has been pretty good?) and the MLB broadway promo (which Jane forced everyone to watch). Some good mailbag stuff in there, including the return of which Star Trek Characters Fuck Good.
Schwarberian in Its Eloquence with David Roth
October 05, 2021 07:15 - 57 minutes - 68.7 MBDefector's David Roth is back for a third time as we try to stay positive about the this postseason, taking the redbird pill, the prose of Kyle Schwarber, nightmare scenarios, player nicknames, and how Steve Cohen is feeling about his life. As with all Roth episodes, this one is absolutely not to be missed.
Gimme Strikes
September 28, 2021 07:14 - 43 minutes - 48.8 MBStephen gets stuck in the Wade Boggs statue at The Trop', the "Sister Cities" plan, Rays/Jays scandal, Joe West retiring?, a bad piece about Jeff Luehnow. Oh also this is our 50th episode which is pretty neat.
Science vs Sorcery: A Study of The 2021 St. Louis Cardinals
September 22, 2021 07:15 - 44 minutes - 50.8 MBWe try to figure out what's behind the Cardinals' September run at the wildcard and determine how they're doing it. Lauren of course gives a well researched, scientific, and rational explanation while Jane and Stephen blame God and magic. We also discuss Philly Twitter Sports Psychosis, some minor leaguers taking a stand against their poor compensation, and plenty of other stuff in the mailbag. This is one of the funnier ones we've done in a while.
Odo's First Intimacy
September 14, 2021 07:15 - 38 minutes - 44 MBWe capitalize on the Tipping Pitches bump by talking about not caring about the Hall of Fame, caring very much about the AL wild card hunt, and what Star Trek characters fuck. Sorry. Go listen to us on the latest episode of Tipping Pitches. They were kind enough to let us on their really good show and we only said the word "cum" one time.
Phoned In Labor Day Episode
September 07, 2021 07:15 - 46 minutes - 46.5 MBIt's just Jane and Lauren this time. Talking about being trans at the ballpark, Ted Lasso, a little bit of baseball talk I guess, then some mailbag.
Meet the :lolMets:
September 01, 2021 07:15 - 39 minutes - 44 MBLauren's back and of course we're talking about the goddamn Mets again. Then we try to lay out the state of the playoff races going into September, but all of us are fucked up from various maladies (Lauren got surgery, Jane doing backbreaking labor, and Stephen playing a schoolyard game).
Water Usage Policy and Catholicism w/Guest Co-host Mellie
August 24, 2021 07:05 - 55 minutes - 64.1 MBLauren is recovering so her wonderful sister, Mellie, fills her shoes. Listen in as three idiots try to sound like they know about baseball when the smart one isn't around. Topics include Miggy's 500th home run, NL wildcard race, bummer Jays, annoying Yankees, and CBA developments. Then we get into a really fun mailbag that goes off the rails in the best way. This isn't one to miss!
The One Year Anniversary Clip Show Extravaganza
August 17, 2021 05:01 - 39 minutes - 43.7 MBwow. one whole year already. really makes you think. damn.
MLB Presents the Barstool Butterface of the Game
August 10, 2021 07:01 - 49 minutes - 56 MBStephen is happy about the Phillies for the first time since we started the show, Mets lol, unholy unions and MLB being shit yet again, and X-Men baseball discussion. Next week will be our one year anniversary episode so go to our twitter or discord and really bring your A-game for the questions/compliments this time.
Trade Deadline/Ork Baseball League
August 03, 2021 05:19 - 54 minutes - 65.2 MBLauren does a hell of a job giving us a rundown of pretty much everything that happened leading up to the trade deadline. We also talk about Kumar Rocker and the Mets Metsing, a fairly substantive analysis of the Diamondbacks' outlook, and answer what is probably Jane's favorite mailbag question. Check our twitter profile for the link to our brand new discord server, it's a lot of fun!
Drugged Out Tiger w/Andrew Stoeten
July 28, 2021 08:45 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBBlue Jays writer and fellow podcaster Andrew Stoeten returns as we talk about the Guardians, the vibes at The Trop', upgrading MLB stadiums, the Jays, the stupid Billy Ripken segment on MLB Network, and various birds. We also address some controversial language that was used on last week's episode.
No Kink at Citizens Bank Park
July 20, 2021 08:45 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBLauren tries out a new identity, we talk about the pride nights at MLB parks, and two way players, then we do a big mailbag segment that was a lot of fun. Oh, and we talk about anime and Warhammer 40k. Not one to be missed!
We Fix All Star Week
July 14, 2021 08:45 - 54 minutes - 62.4 MBThe Batting Around crew talks about the draft then figures out how to fix All Star Week and talks about the halfway through the season standings.
A Baseball Idiot's Guide to Crypto
June 30, 2021 08:45 - 38 minutes - 44.2 MBVery chill episode. Someone got popped for "sticky stuff," MLB gets into crypto, All-Star uniforms look like trash, and 3.1 glorious innings of the knuckleball.
Remembering Some Guys KBO Edition w/Sung Min Kim
June 24, 2021 08:45 - 56 minutes - 67.3 MBJane jumps on a really dumb bandwagon, then Sung Min Kim gives us some great insight into Korean baseball, and we do the fastest mailbag ever.
We're Back
June 15, 2021 09:30 - 52 minutes - 59.2 MBJane reaches the acceptance stage. Yankees suck lol. Giants. deGrom. Basketball? Sticky stuff (of course). More trivia and spreadsheets from Lauren.
We Need To Talk About The Play w/Ugarles
June 01, 2021 17:13 - 59 minutes - 66.1 MBCharles (twitter's @Ugarles) joins us to talk about The Play, then we do a deep dive on the state of the Pirates organization. The mailbag stays in the NL Central with a lot of stuff about the Brewers, and we do some music criticism.
Bracelets vs Stews
May 25, 2021 09:00 - 51 minutes - 59.2 MBLots of good analysis this week. No-hitters, pine tar, stolen bases, Tony La Russa/unwritten rules stuff, some great Giants stuff, then we describe pizzas and talk about the masculine art of stews.
This Is An Anti-Seagull Podcast w/Lewis
May 19, 2021 08:45 - 50 minutes - 57.1 MBOur friend Lewis (@Pigeonize on twitter), an artist and writer, sits in as the fourth mic as we talk about what's going on in the league. We set the podcast's stance on a couple different birds and Lauren has a really good idea.
Unbelievably Shitty Madison Bumgarner Fit w/David Roth
May 11, 2021 08:45 - 53 minutes - 62.2 MBDefector's David Roth retuns to the podcast to explain why Mets are so weird, league-wide offense sucking, piffle, wet guys and the need for more dirtbag players. Tell your friends about the show and go subscribe to Defector if you haven't already.
Unbelievably Sh*tty Madison Bumgarner Fit w/David Roth
May 11, 2021 08:45 - 53 minutes - 62.2 MBDefector's David Roth retuns to the podcast to explain why Mets are so weird, league-wide offense sucking, piffle, wet guys and the need for more dirtbag players. Tell your friends about the show and go subscribe to Defector if you haven't already.
Blood Feuds and Tonypills
May 04, 2021 18:57 - 37 minutes - 45.1 MBGoing to ballgames again, Osama Bin Laden, chicken tendies, the Royals, the dangers of being based and Tonypilled, injuries, Stephen's countless blood feuds, and Lauren and Stephen have a clacky keyboard competition.
Vibe Check
April 28, 2021 08:45 - 43 minutes - 51.6 MBJane has some personal news. Padres/Dodgers still rules. Trevor Bauer is mad. Fake no hitters. We like Kansas City. Vibe checks on our faves. It's only April, so calm down.
Run Back To Your Familiar Chains w/Bobby and Alex of Tipping Pitches
April 20, 2021 20:17 - 51 minutes - 60.9 MBThe boys from the wonderful Tipping Pitches podcast swing by this week and we make them talk about uniforms, what a rivalry even means today, and the limits of our pro-labor principles. If you don't already listen to Tipping Pitches go subscribe to their show and tell your friends.
Gabe or Goop w/Emma Baccellieri
April 13, 2021 19:45 - 48 minutes - 56.5 MBJane is out with a potentially lethal case of Byron Buxton fever, but Emma Baccellieri of Sports Illustrated swung by to talk stupid NL East games, big league grounds keeping, the lonely antics of the Philly Phanatic during the 2020 pandemic season, and has Stephen and Lauren play a game of Gabe or Goop. This is an excellent episode you won't want to miss. Follow Emma twitter.com/emmabaccellieri