Episodes

Alex and Bobby talk in-depth about Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez’s bid to buy the Mets, the biotech investor interested in partnering with them, and what a billion dollar sale means for fans — if anything. Then they discuss MLB’s plans to play baseball again this season and whether Rob Manfred is capable of seeing…

~ This episode originally aired on Big Screen Sports. ~ It’s movie week at Tipping Pitches! In this quasi-bonus episode, Alex and Bobby talk with Kyle Bandujo of Big Screen Sports about which fictional baseball games they would have wanted to see in person. The discussion includes big moments from Bill Durham, A League Of…

Bobby and Alex talk Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez’s prospective bid to buy the New York Mets, and whether it would mean anything. Then, they bring on Kyle Bandujo from Big Screen Sports to talk about what baseball documentaries they’d like to see made, including a dive into Montreal Expos history and a look at…

Alex and Bobby are joined once again by Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle to break down Game 5 of the 1999 ALDS between the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians. It’s a game that features plenty of dingers, plenty of Hall of Famers, and vintage Pedro Martínez in the tightest pants imaginable. Plus: a dive…

Alex and Bobby rewatch game 5 of the 2015 ALDS between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers, a game which featured an hour long inning, multiple close readings of the rule book, and the bat flip heard ‘round the world. Plus: Rob Manfred is literally about to risk it all, and the story…

Bobby and Alex watch Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, an absolutely bonkers game often reduced to an unfortunate error, and discuss how the game lives on in our minds today. Then they talk with Matt Paré and Ty Kelly, two former players fighting for fair pay in the minors with their new organization…

Alex and Bobby watch Game 5 of the 1995 ALDS featuring the Mariners and the Yankees, and talk about what was possibly the greatest game of all time? Plus: the story of the Brooklyn Dodger who hijacked the first commercial airplane in US history. Links: Watch Game 5 Tipping Pitches Classics Songs featured in this…

Bobby and Alex kick off Tipping Pitches Classics with a rewatch of Game 7 of the 1991 World Series featuring the Braves and the Twins, and talk about how the game resonates today. Then they chat with Jeremy Wolf, Executive Director of More Than Baseball, about supporting minor leaguers and trying to bolster the game…

To round out their (apparently ill-timed) season preview series, Alex and Bobby bring on Bradford William Davis, columnist for the New York Daily News, who takes a look at baseball through the wide lens, asking what will define this season and shape the ones to come. Also: no baseball during the pandemic, and what to…

Alex and Bobby are joined by Hannah Keyser, national baseball writer for Yahoo Sports, for some more season preview action. In this episode: a competitive season, heartbreak, and like 30 minutes on the Angels. Follow Hannah on Twitter here. Songs featured in this episode: Bay Dream — “Culture Abuse” • Chance the Rapper, Saba —…

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 part preview to the season. Follow John on Twitter here, and follow Bat Flips and Nerds on Twitter here. Links: Madison Bumgarner has an alter…

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 stories, and more. They also talk the Phillie Phanatic’s apparent makeover, more Astros news (unfortunately), and baseball’s streaming dilemma. Follow Shakeia on Twitter here. Songs…