160 | The Players Respond + Voicemails!
The MLBPA delivered a counterproposal to the league Thursday for a 70-game season and it seems like there is real momentum to get this thing done. The guys also answer your voicemails! How would Plouffe fare against himself as a pitcher? Do we like the Mariners' long-term plan? How bad have the negotiations really been for baseball? Leave us a voicemail at 917-426-2796! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
19 Jun 20201h 6min
159 | Tell Us When and Where
The negotiations between MLB and the Players' Association have gone nuclear. There is a growing group of owners that have stated they do not want a season, but the players are good to go. They just want to know when and where they gotta be for as full a season as possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
17 Jun 20201h
158 | A Different Side of the Front Office
We got to look at a different side of the baseball world, chatting with Venika Streeter, Authentics and Retail Sales Manager of the Minnesota Twins, on the process of authentication, her path to her current role, and advise for anybody trying to break into the game professionally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
15 Jun 20201h 20min
157 | Long Gone Summer Director AJ Schnack + MLBPA Counterproposal
AJ Schnack is the director of the upcoming 30 for 30, "Long Gone Summer," about the 1998 home run chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Schnack sat down with us to discuss how he made the film, the most fun parts of the film, and the merits of inducting steroid guys into the Hall of Fame. Check out the premiere of the film on Sunday night (June 14) at 9 p.m. ET. The guys also discuss the latest counterproposal by the MLBPA that was given to the owners Tuesday night. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
12 Jun 20201h 3min
156 | In Good Faith
MLB keeps offering the players the same deal in different packaging. Is a 48-game season really on the table? Are they ever going to negotiate in good faith? **This episode was recorded before the MLBPA counter-proposal Tuesday evening** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
10 Jun 20201h
155 | Ian Happ Breaks Down Switch-Hitting and Playing Multiple Positions
Cubs super-utility man Ian Happ talked with Jomboy, Jake, and Plouffe about his time at the University of Cincinnati, learning to switch hit, his quarantine routine with his new podcast partners, playing for Joe Maddon, being sent back down to AAA in 2019, and what the Cubs could do with a DH slot this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
8 Jun 20201h 12min
154 | Rangers LHP Taylor Hearn Was Drafted Four Times
Taylor Hearn is a 6-5 southpaw for the Texas Rangers. He was drafted in four consecutive drafts, made his MLB debut in 2019, and might already be better than Madison Bumgarner (at being a Rodeo Cowboy). He'll also crush you at NHL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
5 Jun 20201h 19min
153 | Inching Towards an Agreement
MLB has floated a counterproposal to the players for 50 games of fully prorated salaries. How much closer does that bring us to an agreement? Trevor Plouffe adds some tidbits he has picked up from around baseball on that and other wrinkles of MLB's potential return. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
3 Jun 202054min
