The Windup: A show about Baseball
The Athletic's flagship baseball podcast features some of the best writers and thinkers in the game. With rumors, analytics, trivia, prospects, rankings and big name interviews, we've got you covered from Spring Training through the World Series. MONDAY: Starkville with Jayson Stark & Doug Glanville | WEDNESDAY: The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and friends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Roundtable | The Rays are off to a surprising start
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. Sam is on vacation this week, so Andy and Grant are ready to take you on a fun baseball ride. They talk about how the Rays are doing Rays things again, but in a surprising different way. They also talk about what's going on with the Giants since they got Rafael Devers and they tell the tale of Richard "Dickie" Lovelady.
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<...Starkville | Phillies President of Baseball Ops Dave Dombrowski talks about the upcoming Trade Deadline
Starkville | Phillies President of Baseball Ops Dave Dombrowski joins us this week in Starkville. He gives his thoughts on how the Phils are looking so far this season, is the window closing on the current roster, how he prepares for the Trade Deadline, how he likes to put together a roster, what spots can they improve the team at the deadline, what's the future of a few of their upcoming free agents and much more.
Strange But True: Christian Yelich has one of the best days of his career last week vs the Twins, but there...
The Roundtable | Arizona Diamondbacks trade talk with Nick Piecoro
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. Sam is on vacation this week, so Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic joins the boys. They talk about what the D-backs might do at the trade deadline, what to make of Ohtani's return to the mound and how insanely hot is the Big Dumper Cal Raleigh.
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The Roundtable | The Dodgers & Padres really don't like each other
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. Grant is back from vacation and gives his thoughts on the the Giants big trade for Rafael Devers. Also, the guys talk about how the Dodgers-Padres series almost came to blows this week and they discuss what is going on in Washington with the Nationals.
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Starkville | Dodgers Pitching Coach Mark Prior talks about Ohtani's return to the mound & much more
Starkville | Dodgers Pitching Coach and Doug's former teammate Mark Prior joins us this week in Starkville. Doug & Mark talk about the crazy 2003 season they had with the Cubs, how that season helped him a lot in his career, his thoughts on the change in mechanics & analytics in baseball, how amazing Ohtani is to be able to pitch and hit, what he still really loves about the game and much more.
From the Dougout: Doug gives some love to his all-time baseball movie, Bull Durham. Also, Doug gives his thoughts on the big trade of Rafael Devers...
The Roundtable | Rafael Devers is traded to the Giants
Welcome to The Roundtable! Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories, while Grant is enjoying a day off. The guys talk about the major blockbuster trade of Rafael Devers to the Giants. They give the ins and outs of the deal and who they think "won" the trade and if it was a good deal for both sides,
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The Roundtable | The Hunter Dobbins story takes a turn & Tiger Talk
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about how the Hunter Dobbins story took an interesting turn earlier this week and who knows what to believe. Also, the guys break down their homework assignment of watching the Tigers this week and trying to figure out how they have the best record in The MLB.
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Starkville | Brewers Manager Pat Murphy on how he motivated his team after a slow start
Starkville | Brewers Manager Pat Murphy joins us this week in Strarkville. He talks about how he motivated the team after a slow start, adapting to losing some key players during the offseason, old school vs new school style of managing, how the Brewers front office doesn't interfere with how he runs the team, dedicating the season to Bob Uecker and much much more.
Strange But True: A strange, but true special pop-up that you have to hear to believe in a game between the White Sox and Tigers last week.
Trivia: Question from...
The Roundtable | The Starting Pitcher is BACK!
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys go in depth breaking down about how the starting pitcher is back in baseball and some interesting numbers back that up.
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The Roundtable | Is it time to be concerned about Spencer Strider & the Braves?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about if it is time to be concerned about Spencer Strider's start to the season and the Braves early season struggles. They also explain more of Juan Soto's expected stats and they talk about The MLB's hottest team, the Colorado Rockies!
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Starkville | Mariners GM Justin Hollander talks about the hot start for his team & much more
Starkville | Seattle Mariners GM Justin Holander joins us this week in Starkville. He talks about the M’s strong start to the season, how hard it was to fire a good friend like Scott Servais, Cal Raleigh taking a big step this season, deciding not to trade some of their young pitching during the offseason, his interesting path to baseball and much more.
Strange But True: The Nationals go crazy to start a game vs Arizona this past weekend. You have to hear it to believe what the Nats did in the first inning.
C...
The Roundtable | Burnes is hurt and what was Mayo thinking?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about Corbin Burnes getting hurt this weekend and if the Orioles better about not signing him. Also, they talk about what they thought Coby Mayo was thinking this weekend and the Royals bringing up top prospect Jac Caglianone.
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The Roundtable | Why is Juan Soto struggling?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk what they missed in the MLB since their last show, why they think Juan Soto is struggling and why does Andy dislike the Savannah Bananas so much.
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Starkville | Mike Ferrin breaks down The Athletic's MLB All-Quarter Century Team
Starkville | MLB Network Radio's Mike Ferrin joins the boys this week in Starkville. They discuss The Athletic's MLB All-Quarter Century Team piece that came out a few days ago. They talk about some of the big names that made and didn't make the team, should it be Jeter or A-Rod at SS, should Barry Bonds be on the team, who would be part of their pitching rotation and much more.
Strange But True: An insane walk-off happens in the minor league between the Isotopes and the Reno Aces. This one is very crazy
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Starkville | HOF Pitcher CC Sabathia talks about his upcoming enshrinement into Cooperstown
Starkville | MLB Hall of Fame Pitcher CC Sabathia joins us this week in Starkville. He talks about his path that lead him to Cooperstown, looking ahead to his HOF induction, being a great teammate, the need for aces in baseball and much more.
Strange But True: Nationals Pitcher Mackenzie Gore had a very very strange outing on Friday night vs the Orioles..
Trivia: Question from Sean Millerick- Since the start of the Expansion Era, there are FOUR people not named Pete Rose that have won three or more batting titles and aren't presently...
The Roundtable | What's going on with the Orioles?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk what is going on in Baltimore with the Orioles after they fired their manager this weekend. Who is to blame for their early season struggles? They also talk about how the A's might be a decent team and another minor league called up to the big leagues story.
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The Roundtable | Should we care about Pete Rose being reinstated?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about the big story this week about Pete Rose & 16 others getting reinstated in MLB and how much we should even care about this. Also, they talk about how the AL MVP race really isn't a race already and they discuss if RĂ´ki Sasaki would be considered a failure so far with the Dodgers.
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Starkville | HOF Manager Jim Leyland talks fired managers, Pete Rose & much more
Starkville | MLB Hall of Fame Manager Jim Leyland joins us this week in Starkville. He talks about how special it was to be inducted into the HOF, his thoughts on the breaking news about Pete Rose being reinstated, what to make of the Pirates & Rockies firing their managers, his take on Rafael Devers refusing to play 1b, the hot start for the Tigers and much more.
Strange But True: A crazy triple play, that wasn't a triple play in the Nets-Mets game from April 25th. But that isn't the strangest part of the story...
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The Roundtable | Was Rafael Devers right to say he won't play first base?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about what to make of the Rafael Devers story about him saying he doesn't want to play first base. They also discuss what would Sam do if he was the owner of the Rockies and what animal best represents them.
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<...The Roundtable | What to make of the Guardians
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys give some updates on some old stories from the past week. They talk about what's going on with the Guardians, why Power Rankings make people so mad, why bullpens/closers have struggled this season and much more
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Starkville | Tigers Manager A.J. Hinch talks about keeping players motivated & engaged
Starkville | Tigers Manager A.J. Hinch joins us this week in Starkville. He talks about the hot start his team is on, the emergence of young & old bats, the amazing comeback season for Spencer Torkelson, how Javier Baéz looks like he found himself, the manager-front office dynamic and much more
Strange But True: The Orioles & Royals go home run derby crazy on Sunday May 4th.
Trivia: Question from Adam Hebbel- Name the 3 players to have 70 stolen bases and 70 extra-base hits in the same season.
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The Roundtable | Live umpire mics & Javier Baéz is maybe back
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about what they enjoyed this weekend in The MLB. It includes them breaking down Ross Stripling retiring, umpires with live mic issues and if Javier Baéz is back
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The Roundtable | Mike Trout is hurt again and the strike zone is shrinking
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk the latest injury that Mike Trout has and if there is any chance the Angels would ever trade him. Also, they talk about the big piece in The Athletic about the strike zone shrinking and if it is that big of a deal.
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Starkville | Cubs Announcer Jim Deshaies talks about how special of a player Kyle Tucker is
Starkville | Cubs Color Analyst Jim Deshaies joins us this week in Starkville. He talks with the guys about if this is the Cubs year to make the playoffs, how special of a player Kyle Tucker is, how fun PCA is to watch, how special of a place Wrigley Field is and much much more.
Strange But True: All saves aren't created equally and we talk about 2 strange saves that happen in the bigs in the past week.
Trivia: Question from Regi King- There are 4 active players with over 250 homers and are still with...
The Roundtable | Why are Aaron Judge & Barry Bonds pitched differently?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about what they enjoyed this weekend in The MLB. They also talk about why Barry Bonds and Aaron Judge are pitched differently even with the same type numbers.
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The Roundtable | Angels fly because they take themselves petty
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about the petty way of the Angels trying to make more money off night games, why have pitcher injuries broken Sam, is Paul Skenes not giving 100% effort on his pitches this season and we get some impressions of musical hall of famers.
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Starkville | Mike Shildt talks about the surging Padres & the "Real" Mayor of Starkville Jake Mangum joins us
Starkville | Padres Manager Mike Slidt joins us in Starkville this week. He gives an update on Luis Arráez, how amazing their fans have been at home this season, what an amazing star Fernando TatĂs, can the Padres be the next big team in baseball, the difference between working with the Cardinals & Padres and much more.
Strange But True: Who is the real mayor of Starkville?? Rays OF Jake Mangum debates with the Mayor Brian Smith about who is the real Mayor of Starkville.
Trivia: Question from Justin Alpert- Of the 65 active pl...
The Roundtable | Acuña and Manfred's interesting weekend comments
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about stuff they enjoyed in THE MLB from this weekend. They give their thoughts on the interesting comments Ronald Acuña and Rob Manfred over the weekend, is Clase cooked and Andy gets upset over the results from Wrestlemania 41.
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The Roundtable | When is a season a season a season
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about when is a season a season a season and when do things really matter for players and teams. They also talk about the minor league players getting their first THE MLB call up videos and Bryce Harper's gender reveal bat.
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Starkville | Tyler Glasnow talks about the Dodgers winning culture & much more
Starkville | Dodgers staring pitcher Tyler Glasnow joins us this week in Starkville for his first time. He talks about how the expectations are high for the Dodgers this season, how it is to play in such a winning culture, using technology to improve his game & health, his free agent pitch to players, growing up watching Kershaw and much more.
Strange But True: Luis Castillo started 2 straight games for the Mariners last week, but it was 2 different Castillo's.
Trivia: Question from Joshua Klein- Who are the only 2 father son duos to each hit for...
The Roundtable | What we enjoyed from this weekend in The MLB
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk what stuff they enjoyed from this past week in baseball. They also talk about if THE MLB is a thing and if they like it or not.
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The Roundtable | Stolen Bases Are Cool Again
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about how stolen bases have increased again this season and how they are a cool part of the game again. And they also talk about the frugality of MLB players and how avocados seem to always be part of the conversation.
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Starkville | Chipper Jones talks about the Braves slow start
Starkville | Braves Hall of Famer Chipper Jones joins the boys in Starkville this week. They talk about why are the Braves off to such a slow start this season, how much the lose of Profar means to the team, how he would do in today's game, who is the most talented player he has ever seen, if there is any pressure on Vlad Jr with his new extension and much more.
Strange But True: Cubs catcher Carson Kelly hits for the cycle vs the A's up in Sacramento.
Trivia: Question from Jeff Stewart...
The Roundtable | Vladimir Guerrero Jr finally got PAID!
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about Bryce Harper's comments about the Dodgers success, Vlad Jr getting a huge extension and how the Giants are surprising everyone in the NL West.
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The Roundtable | Are the Braves in trouble already?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are back and are already in midseason form. The guys talk the slow start for the Braves this season and if they think they are cooked. They also talk about the Dodgers winning ugly, big extensions, when pitchers go from unproven to proven and much much more.
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Starkville | Dave Sims talks about landing his dream job with the Yankees
Starkville | New Yankees Radio Announcer Dave Sims joins us this week in Starkville. He talks about the the big change of going from the Mariners booth to the Yankees. He also talks about the crazy start to the season for the Yanks, what to expect from the team this season, what he learned from some of the great voices in sports and much more.
Strange But True: The Yankees go crazy with the long ball in their series vs the Brewers to start off the season
Trivia: Question from David Henden- As stolen...
The Roundtable | Are the Yankees' new bats a big deal?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are back and are already in midseason form. The guys talk about the Yankees new Torpedo bats and if its really a big deal or not. They also talk about Sasaki's first start, what made them smile during the first weekend of the MLB season and Grant's review of Cincinnati food.
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The Roundtable | AL East Preview- Is it a 3 team race for 1st?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are back and are already in midseason form. They guys preview the AL East and if they think it will be a 3 team race between the Yankees, Red Sox & Orioles. They also talk about the viral Cam Smith video and Grant gives his thoughts on the Opening Day experience in Cincinnati.
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Starkville | Ken Rosenthal & Tyler Kepner preview the upcoming MLB season
Starkville | The Athletic Senior Baseball Writers Ken Rosenthal and Tyler Kepner return to Starkville this week. They preview the upcoming season and make some predictions on MVP, Cy Young and of course who is going to win the World Series,
Strange But True: Jesse Chavez did something strange, but true this week off the field and the guys have all the crazy info about it and what MLB record he tied...
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The Roundtable | AL & NL Central Preview- Are any of these teams good?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are back and are already in midseason form. They guys preview the AL and NL Central in this episode and they try to figure out if any of these teams are good and what to expect.
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