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Alex and Bobby are joined by John McGee from UK-based podcast Bat Flips and Nerds, who gives his take on the year’s biggest storylines in the first of a three… Read more.

Alex and Bobby talk with baseball writer Shakeia Taylor about the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the long tail of baseball’s color barrier, the whitewashing of players of color and their… Read more.

Bobby and Alex are joined by Mike Schubert and Eric Silver, hosts of the basketball podcast HORSE, to discuss which cultural elements they’d like to steal from each other’s sport.… Read more.

Alex and Bobby discuss the Mookie Betts trade and what it means for the respective teams involved and the sport at large. They also talk a failed sale of the… Read more.

Bobby and Alex talk about a seventh inning stretch show to rival the Super Bowl’s and which performer would fit best. They talk some recent developments on baseball’s labor landscape,… Read more.

Alex and Bobby discuss what fandom looks like in an era devoid of franchise players and how it affects the incentive to root for teams. They also take a close… Read more.

Bobby and Alex talk about What A Week It Has Been, breaking down how the Houston Astros’ #banggate unfolded, the conspiracy theories that materialized, how to contextualize this scandal in… Read more.

Alex and Bobby bring on Washington Nationals reliever and Star Was superfan Sean Doolittle to talk his personal Star Wars movie rankings, the endless fascination the expanded universe brings, why… Read more.

Bobby and Alex chat with Ringer staff writer Michael Baumann about what the events of this offseason mean for the state of labor in baseball. They discuss why owners don’t… Read more.

Alex and Bobby look back at 2019 and reflect on some of their favorite moments from the pod and around the game. Play the hits, baby! Thanks to all the… Read more.

Alex and Bobby discuss the biggest news item of the week: which Christmas song could best replace “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”? Then, the hot stove is scalding, so… Read more.

For their 100th episode, Alex and Bobby take a look back at the 2010s by picking a player from each year who best represented the decade as a whole. The… Read more.

Bobby and Alex talk about Trevor Bauer’s unfortunate automobile luck, and also the Allstate Mayhem guy’s Twitter presence (it’s not sponsored content, promise). Then, in the spirit of Thanksgiving football… Read more.

Alex and Bobby discuss Rob Manfred’s big ol’ middle finger to the MLBPA, where MLB’s plan for minor league restructuring goes from here, and widdle baby Astros owner Jim Crane… Read more.

Bobby and Alex have some fun with this winter’s latest Boras-isms and Bobby recounts a middle school memory. Then they discuss the Astros sign stealing scandal and what an appropriate… Read more.

Alex and Bobby talk the robot umps looming in the shadows and discuss whether or not MLB can be trusted with their implementation. Then they look at the Nationals’ visit… Read more.

Bobby and Alex discuss the biggest takeaways from the World Series, including unlikely heroes, rules chatter, a scandal hanging over it all, and, of course, Baby Shark. They also briefly… Read more.

Alex and Bobby share their 10 steps to watching and enjoying the World Series, discussing the pitching-heavy teams, the Bryce Harper narratives to come, the Nationals and Astros as patchworks… Read more.

Alex and Bobby talk with Bradford Davis, senior sports writer at the New York Daily News, about the Yankees, a tipping-pitches-or-maybe-not scandal, how postseason strategy differs from regular season strategy,… Read more.

Bobby and Alex somewhat-but-not-quite briefly discuss Gerrit Cole’s hair, and also his ability to throw baseballs extremely well. They then talk to FanGraphs managing editor Meg Rowley about the acute… Read more.