Episodes

Alex and Bobby bask in the idea of a book on “business and baseball” from Alex Rodriguez, then discuss Manny Machado’s contract extension and Peter Seidler’s perspective on on risk vs. reward, the A’s going door-to-door looking for stadium money in Las Vegas, Bob Nutting’s CBA hopes and dreams, Tony Clark shutting down the prospect…

Bobby and Alex discuss Chris Christie’s wasted 80-grade corruption potential, plus MLB’s new economic reform committee designed to increase revenue parity and navigate the Bally Sports bankruptcy. Then, they bring on Lindsay Zoladz, pop music critic for the New York Times, to review Joe West’s seminal debut album “Blue Cowboy,” as well as his spoken…

Alex and Bobby ponder what it would take for Rob Manfred to put out a statement on the prevalence of UFOs in the skies right now, then talk at length about Cowboy Joe West’s showdown with Wikipedia, including his obsession with “grammer,” his revelations about Manfred’s dislike for Bob Nightengale, and why he didn’t use…

To pass time in what is the most dead week of the baseball calendar, Bobby asks Alex to name as many people playing in the Super Bowl as possible (spoiler alert: it doesn’t go well). Then, they’re joined by “Meddling Adults” and “The Newest Olympian” host Mike Schubert to discuss the emergence of Derek Jeter…

Bobby and Alex react to Elon Musk’s unfortunate newfound association with the Oakland A’s, break down the likely reasons why Arte Moreno decided not to sell the Angels, and speculate about what the demise of Bally Sports could mean for the rest of the baseball landscape, then answer listener questions about attending a full season…

Alex and Bobby discuss former Brave GM John Coppolella’s reinstatement after a “lifetime ban” for breaking international signing rules, MLB hiring a blackouts czar and what it means for the future of streaming, robot umpires coming to Triple A, thoughts on expansion, and the implications of facial recognition technology in MLB ballparks. Links:John Coppolella on…

Alex and Bobby tie a bow on the Carlos Correa Mets saga, before checking in on some arbitration deadline decisions and examining the state of the arbitration system as a whole. Then, they react to two owners doing their favorite thing (shooting themselves in the foot), before answering some listener questions and voicemails about EGOTs,…

Alex and Bobby are back with their fourth annual State of Labor in Baseball and are joined, as always, by FanGraphs staff writer Michael Baumann for a discussion on minor league unionization, payroll disparity, The Atlanta Model, and what the recent spate of mega deals says about the league’s economic health, plus why Baumann doesn’t…

Alex and Bobby are joined by CHGO writer and podcaster Janice Scurio for the second installment of Baseball Butterfly Effects, this time focusing on hugely consequential what ifs surrounding the White Sox, Twins, and Expos. Follow Janice on Twitter @scuriiosa. Links:Join the Tipping Pitches PatreonTipping Pitches merchandise Songs featured in this episode: Paramore — “The…

This week, Bobby and Alex are once again joined by Grant Brisbee (this time for the original reason they invited him!) to talk about some of their favorite “what ifs” in baseball history — hypothetical alternate timelines where things go differently, broadly speaking. Grant shares a different path for one of the greatest pitchers of…

A Met, apparently. Alex and Bobby bring on Grant Brisbee for a special midweek reaction pod for this wild turn of events, and discuss such topics as: 1) What?, 2) How?, 3) Why?, and 4) What? They don’t uncover many answers but they do reveal quite a few emotions, and Grant assures everyone that he’s…

Bobby and Alex do a (slightly belated) dramatic reading of the history of Mike Piazza’s quest to bankrupt an Italian soccer team, then take stock of the myriad “mega-deals” over the last couple weeks and how they reflect the health of baseball’s economic landscape, and try to figure out whether Chaim Bloom has any clue…