Podcast
Tipping Pitches
Hosted by Alex Bazeley & Bobby Wagner · EN
Baseball for the many, not the few. A podcast trying to nationalize our national pastime. Hosted by Alex Bazeley and Bobby Wagner
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The Salary Cap Wars Are Just Beginning
Jun 101:40:23Tap to summarizeBobby and Alex discuss the long-anticipated MLB-MLBPA CBA proposals —including the Players Association's "competitive integrity tax," and the owners' hard cap and floor proposal. They debate the merits of a cap in a world where owners have a long, storied history of lying about their finances, and dig below the surface into their desperate attempt at juicing franchise values to further extract value out of a game that they put very little into. Then, they are joined by friend of the show Bradford William Davis to pivot to a conversation about MLB's inconsistently enforced domestic violence policies, opaque investigations, and mixed messaging. This episode features discussion of domestic violence. If you or someone else needs domestic violence support, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233 or text at 88788.Links:Buy tickets for the Tipping Pitches Brooklyn Cyclones Meetup on June 12Tipping Pitches Rockies Meetup Interest FormJoin the Tipping Pitches Patreon Tipping Pitches merchandise Call the Tipping Pitches voicemail: 785-422-5881Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP.
Transcribe →For Sale: Baby Parlays, Never Placed
May 2501:04:58Tap to summarizeBobby and Alex banter about what NYC subway stations would make the best baseball player names, before eulogizing the gone (but not forgotten) Draftkings sports book at Wrigley Field. Then, they analyze what John Henry's quotes about bargaining signal about the state of CBA negotiations, before closing by recapping some small news stories about the Rays new stadium project.Links:Buy tickets for the Tipping Pitches Brooklyn Cyclones Meetup on June 12Tipping Pitches Rockies Meetup Interest FormJoin the Tipping Pitches Patreon Tipping Pitches merchandise Call the Tipping Pitches voicemail: 785-422-5881Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP.
Transcribe →Less-Lethal Podcasting
May 1801:36:19Tap to summarizeBobby and Alex discuss Noah Syndergaard’s lackluster right-wing grift, including whether or not it’s “hard” to be conservative in MLB. Then, they acknowledge that MLB and the MLBPA met for their first official bargaining session ahead of the expiration of the current MLB CBA, discussing whether there’s anything that can be gleaned from the tone and tenor of bargaining this early in the process. Next, they assess the legacies of two huge figures in the baseball world who passed away over the last few weeks: Ted Turner, the larger-than-life owner of the Atlanta Braves, and John Sterling, the iconic Yankees radio broadcaster. Finally, they chat about the idea of a “Wokes” vs. “Chuds” All-Star Game, and whether it would actually be way closer than one might first assume.Links:Buy tickets for the Tipping Pitches Brooklyn Cyclones Meetup on June 12Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon Tipping Pitches merchandise Call the Tipping Pitches voicemail: 785-422-5881Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP.
Transcribe →The Power Hour Personality Quiz, Part 1
May 1101:30:04Tap to summarizeBobby and Alex have returned for the third installation of the Tipping Pitches Power Hour (AKA Power Hour III AKA Tre Power, Tre Hour AKA Power Hour Part Trois), and this time it’s bigger and better than ever. In a frankly absurd investment of time, energy, and liver enzymes, Bobby has built a 30-question personality quiz to determine what MLB team your vibe most closely matches, and he has spent approximately 4 hours proctoring it to Alex and reviewing the methodology on this two-part extravaganza. TAKE THE TIPPING PITCHES MLB PERSONALITY QUIZLISTEN TO PART TWO, LIVE RIGHT NOW ON PATREONLinks:Buy tickets for the Tipping Pitches Brooklyn Cyclones Meetup on June 12Vote on where the Tipping Pitches MLB meetup occursJoin the Tipping Pitches Patreon Tipping Pitches merchandise Call the Tipping Pitches voicemail: 785-422-5881Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP.
Transcribe →They'll Give Anyone a Podcast
May 501:33:14Tap to summarizeBobby and Alex discuss a legendary media figure's subtweet of the Tipping Pitches podcast, before engaging in a philosophical discussion of what a strike really is. Then, they spend the rest of the podcast filling out an MLB survey on the current state of the game, its stars, how it's consumed, and more.Links:Buy tickets for the Tipping Pitches Brooklyn Cyclones Meetup on June 12Vote on where the Tipping Pitches MLB meetup occursJoin the Tipping Pitches Patreon Tipping Pitches merchandise Call the Tipping Pitches voicemail: 785-422-5881Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP.
Transcribe →All Time Breslow
Apr 2701:12:40Tap to summarizeBobby and Alex discuss a golden opportunity for Alex to break in to the MLB analytics community with the New York Mets. Then, they dig into the surprising news that Craig Breslow fired Alex Cora and a bevy of Red Sox coaches over the weekend, wondering whether Breslow has much of a plan on where the organization goes next. Next, they discuss a pair of news stories about the Rays and Royals new stadiums (renderings!!!), before closing out by discussing the most controversial songs they think you could get away with coming out to as a closer in MLB.Links:Buy tickets for the Tipping Pitches Brooklyn Cyclones Meetup on June 12Vote on where the Tipping Pitches MLB meetup occursJoin the Tipping Pitches Patreon Tipping Pitches merchandise Call the Tipping Pitches voicemail: 785-422-5881Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP.
Transcribe →Bally-Up
Jan 30, 2023Tap to summarizeBobby 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 of games, potential pod sponsorships, and the simplest way to explain baseball’s broken economic system.Elon Musk an A’s fan now? Diamond Sports Group is headed for bankruptcyDaniel R. Epstein on Sinclair’s convenient stock buybacks Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon Tipping Pitches merchandise
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