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Join host Mike Schubert as guests compete to solve children’s mysteries from Encyclopedia Brown, Scooby Doo, and more for charity! The winning contestant chooses the charity, and the prize pool is made up of the proceeds from the show’s Patreon account. Feel free to play along at home and put the pedal to the meddle! Season 4 releases on 2/1/23 and is produced by Mike Schubert and Sherry Guo.
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Bobby and Alex run through a special (mostly) playoffs-oriented edition of Three Up, Three Down, discussing the Good New York Mets, how this postseason's relievers are like refrigerators, a well-timed F-bomb, the key to being rich, The Mainstream Media, an on-the-nose advertising mishap by TBS, David Rubenstein's prolific authorship of nothing, and…
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Bobby and Alex discuss a new zen that's come across Bobby as the Mets have ridden an adrenaline rollercoaster over the last two weeks. Then, they bounce around the various Division Series, highlighting the takeaways from the first games and whether or not any teams have changed their prospects of going deep into October, or whether the Phillies, Ya…
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Bobby and Alex react to a truly mind blowing final day of the 2024 regular season that saw the New York Mets do extremely non-New York Mets things to make the cut for the postseason. Then, they fill out their postseason bracket based on the Power of the Narrative, defining what the narrative would be if each team won the World Series and determinin…
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Alex's return to the podcast is marked with an unprecedented Shohei Ohtani feat, some strange pitch tipping news out of High-A, a check in on the state of the playoff races, a Farhan Zaidi-McCovey Cove Dove improv re-enactment, and a frankly remarkable amount of Kevin Costner chat. Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of ⁠⁠…
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Alex still isn't back from his so-called "vacation," so please enjoy this special episode of "three up, three down" with friend of the show Hannah Keyser (unlocked from our Patreon)! Follow Hannah on Twitter @HannahRKeyser. To find more episodes like this, you can subscribe to our Patreon for the full back catalogue at patreon.com/tippingpitches. T…
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In part two of their fictional betting scandal series, Alex and Bobby are joined by reporter and friend of the show Bradford William Davis to discuss the nature of the scandal, how MLB would handle it, and the pernicious nature of sports gambling's expansion. They use real life examples of institutional issues to draw conclusions on what MLB's plan…
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This week on the podcast, we're doing something a little different. Instead of talking about the week's news or keeping you all abreast of the latest Alex Rodriguez happenings, we've prepared a fictional narrative betting scandal — complete with fake articles, TV hits, federal investigations, and more — to explore whether the baseball world is prep…
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Bobby and Alex debut some exciting new material, before digging into the numbers behind Shohei Ohtani's and Aaron Judge's remarkable seasons. Then, they bounce back and forth drafting the worst discourse cycles that crop up every MLB season without fail. Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP (!!!).…
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Alex and Bobby dig into the strange legal battle that Mark Attanasio has found himself ensnared in, then check in on an NIL lawsuit involving the Pirates’ new Sheetz jersey patch, try and make sense of a possible six-inning minimum requirement for starting pitchers, and rank the 10 Bill of Rights amendments (yes, seriously). Links: Mark Attanasio a…
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To celebrate the seventh anniversary of the podcast, Alex and Bobby share seven notable instances of the number seven throughout baseball history, including legendary players to wear the number, rules oriented around it, customs and traditions involving seven, and much more. By the end of this episode, if you still want to hear the number seven, yo…
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Bobby and Alex tune into Bryce Harper’s audible frustrations at the plate and wonder if some gentle parenting could help, then belatedly recap a middle-of-the-road trade deadline, reflect on Billy Bean’s indelible mark on MLB, slot two new additions onto the most evil jersey sponsors list, and rank mascots they’d like to get a beer with. Links: The…
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Bobby and Alex discuss a go-to phrase for ESPN reporter Jeff Passan. Then, they pepper around some thoughts about this year’s trade deadline so far, including Garret Crochet’s surprising demands, Jesse Winker’s heel reverse, and the “state of market value.” Finally, they share some more in-depth thoughts about the amendment to the CBA's luxury tax …
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Bobby and Alex chat about the Chrysler Building, discuss the All-Star Game and an underwhelming home run derby, and parse a few (typically horrible) Rob Manfred quotes. Then, they're joined by friend of the show Kyle Bandujo to talk about his new book, "Movies with Balls: The Greatest Sports Films of All Time Analyzed and Illustrated." Finally, the…
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Bobby and Alex share, in great detail, everything they watched, did, and thought about on Saturday! Then, they create a drinking game (whatever "drinking" means to you!) for the 2024 All-Star week events by each sharing five rules for your at-home imbibing while watching the festivities. Finally, Alex is put through a gauntlet in this week's...Line…
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Bobby and Alex banter about a dearth of fireworks in Pittsburgh and a plethora of cliches from A-Rod and David Rubenstein. Then, they dig into the perplexing case of the Rangers (and a handful of other teams) underperforming expectations with similarly constructed rosters. Finally, they close by tying up some loose ends from last week's mailbag and…
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Bobby and Alex open up the mailbag to take your questions on college sports, broadcasting "icks," Mets vs. Yankees fandom, when it's okay to hate your team, and more. Plus, they end the episode with their patented (and still unnamed) ranking segment. Links: ⁠Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon⁠ ⁠Tipping Pitches merchandise⁠ Songs featured in this epis…
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Bobby and Alex reflect on the legacy of Willie Mays after this passing this week, discussing his singular place in the game and how fans internalize his legacy. Then they place the Orioles and Pirates’ new jersey patches on the Most Evil Jersey Sponsorship list, answer some listener questions, check in on a couple friends of the pod, and rank baseb…
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Alex and Bobby return to their regularly scheduled programming with — what else? — a betting controversy involving umpire Pat Hoberg, and discuss the sport’s increasingly hard-to-ignore gambling problem. Then they react to some comments from former agent Jeff Berry on the league’s economic landscape, cross a couple of items off their season bingo c…
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Alex and Bobby talk through Alex's journey to London for the Mets-Phillies MLB London series, including the people Alex met, his attempt to meet the Phillie Phanatic, the food at the ballpark, the stadium experience, and more. Throughout the episode, you'll hear natural sound and interview tape that Alex captured during his weekend at the games. Li…
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Scheduling conflicts means we had to take the week off from our normal feed, so please enjoy this unlocked Patreon episode of Three Up, Three Down, featuring in depth discussion of bespoke AI appliances, Catholic guilt, accents, and more. To unlock every episode of the Tipping Pitches Patreon feed, you can sign up at patreon.com/tippingpitches…
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Bobby and Alex discuss the increasingly confounding (and self-destructive) business plan of the Oakland A's and owner John Fisher, before making fun of Hal Steinbrenner crying poor and the predictability of another betting scandal. Then, they answer listener questions about salary caps, MLB contraction, express written consent, and more. Finally, t…
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Alex and Bobby discuss the latest AI innovation (quoting fake stats with its chest), break down the Perfect Game/Fanatics partnership and what it means for the future of youth baseball, and ponder the prospect of "nationalized" TV rights in the wake of Rob Manfred's comments, then unleash top sunflower seed power rankings in a new segment. Links: P…
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Bobby and Alex invite FanGraphs writer Michael Baumann to join them in drafting the most powerful figures in baseball, spanning executives, owners, players, politicians (??), and more. Links: Follow Michael on Twitter Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon Tipping Pitches merchandise Songs featured in this episode: Huey Lewis — "The Power of Love" • Book…
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Bobby and Alex fulfill their promise of ordering and eating MLB Ballpark Bites on the podcast (at the expense of their stomachs). Then, they each share four extrapolations from the first month+ of the MLB season and whether they expect them to actually continue or not. Links: Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon Tipping Pitches merchandise Songs featur…
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Bobby and Alex take a moment to appreciate the human toil of maintaining MLB Gameday feeds, then try and see if they can become a ghost kitchen for MLB’s new food delivery venture, throw out some other ideas for venture capitalists wanting to squeeze more juice out of the sport, and reflect on one year since the A’s announced their move to Las Vega…
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Bobby and Alex take a look at how Slam Corp stock is doing, then discuss a recent article about Diamond Baseball Holdings’s minor league shopping spree and what the encroachment of private equity means for the developmental arm of the sport. Then they settle on a slogan for the A’s and answer some mailbag questions about how to denote outs on score…
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Bobby and Alex are joined by Hannah Keyser to run through a grab bag of topics, including the Shohei Ohtani/Ippei Mizuhara investigation updates, the state of the Designated Hitter across the league, why pitchers are not more...anxious, whether Jordan Montgomery leaving Scott Boras portends anything, team slogans, and more. Follow Hannah on Twitter…
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Alex and Bobby break down the quote that's got them saying "Let's Go Brandon" and check in on some news items regarding a Sacramento baseball team and a recent rash of elbow injuries. Then they take stock of MLB's current bedfellows by ranking this year's jersey patch sponsors based on their benefit (or lack thereof) to society. We're talking groce…
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Bobby and Alex preview the 2024 season (three days into the season) by putting together a bingo card of some off-field events they'll be watching for this year, including billionaire shopping sprees, the encroachment of sports betting, political donations, Twitter settings tweaks, and more. Play along with your own card at the link below! Links: A-…
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Return of the pod! Alex and Bobby are back to kick off the 2024 season with this year’s banned topics, a list which includes a media member, a sport, an oft-repeated lie from owners, a uniform decision, and more. Plus, some discussion of a couple small stories from the last week involving Shohei Ohtani and the MLBPA. Everything is fine here! Links:…
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[From April 20, 2020] 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 into the sto…
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[From Dec. 9, 2019] For their 100th episode, Alex and Bobby take a look back at the 2010s by picking a player from each year who best represented the decade as a whole. The resulting list is a collection of players who were not necessarily the best, but who made the biggest cultural impact in the last 10 years, or who changed the way that we as fan…
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[From Jan. 17, 2022] Bobby and Alex are back with a very special episode this week. They’ve invited on their friends Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman of Céspedes Family BBQ to do the unthinkable: draft the owners who they would actually want — or wouldn’t hate — to have running their team. Some of the choices may surprise you and some may not, but …
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[From Feb. 19, 2018] On this episode, Alex and Bobby banter a bit about baseball’s resident dad Mike Scioscia, the return of The Freak, and Hunter Pence’s board game/video game/comic book/live streaming/podcasting café in Houston (a.k.a our new recording studio). Then they bring on writer and prolific tweeter Eireann Dolan to talk about activism in…
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[From March 12, 2018] Inspired by an article by Zach Kram at the Ringer last year, Bobby and Alex take a deep dive into the history of “Backyard Baseball,” the kids-video-game-turned-cult-classic that they grew up with. They bring on Nick Mirkovich, one of the game’s co-creators, to talk about the game’s inception and its evolution through the year…
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Please enjoy this 'Moneyball' watchalong commentary track, unlocked from the Tipping Pitches Patreon, while Alex and Bobby take the week off from the feed to recover from the chaos of Billionaire Hunting. 'Moneyball' is currently streaming on Netflix in the United States.Alex Bazeley & Bobby Wagner tarafından oluşturuldu
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Bobby and Alex discuss the sale of the Baltimore Orioles to billionaire hedge fund manager David Rubenstein. Then, in one of their most unhinged efforts ever, they run through the Forbes list of the 100 richest people in America to try and find a new owner for the Oakland Athletics. Links: Michael Baumann on the sale of the Orioles ⁠Join the Tippin…
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Bobby and Alex banter about a World Series between the most likable teams, then discuss the bubbling age fraud story in the Dominican Republic and its fallout, run through a grab bag of listener topics, and float an idea for how to raise the stakes of the Hall of Fame selections. Links: Age fraud in the Dominican Republic Adrian Beltre gets the cal…
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Alex and Bobby try and parse Amazon’s rescue of Diamond Sports Group and what it means for the future of broadcasts, then discuss Jerry Reinsdorf’s quest to make his mark on the South Side with a new stadium, and dive into what Sports Illustrated’s untimely demise means for the future of the media landscape (it’s not great!). Links: Amazon investin…
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Dara Ó Briain, playing for Simon Communities of Ireland, and Johnny Frohlichstein, playing for The American Cancer Society, kick off this special early-release episode of Meddling Adults Season 5 with some Encyclopedia Brown mysteries! Can the Taskmaster become the mystery master? Find out on this week's Meddling Adults! Cases: The Case of the Expl…
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You know him, you love him. It's FanGraphs writer Michael Baumann's fifth time appearing to assess the state of labor in baseball, which this year features a macro-analysis of the minor league CBA, a final consensus on whether deferred money in player contracts matters all that much, and predictions over whether streaming's collapse will have adver…
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New year, same Tipping Pitches. Alex and Bobby ring in 2024 by running through some REAL baseball news (the contents of Jeff Passan’s Twitter account) over the last few weeks, including a pair of moves from the Red Sox, even more rule changes, and Harrison Bader (that’s right). They also make some New Year’s resolutions, field some listener questio…
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Unlocked from the Patreon feed, Alex and Bobby give you a podcasters' commentary of the seminal coming-of-age baseball flick The Sandlot. Come for the Green Onions lore, stay for the Stevie barks, maybe leave for when they eat s'mores. TO GET MORE PATREON CONTENT, SIGN UP AT: patreon.com/tippingpitches Links: ⁠Tipping Pitches merchandise⁠ Songs fea…
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Bobby and Alex banter about colds and cold opens before delving into the disastrous discourse that is Shohei Ohtani's whopping $680 million of salary deferral and what it means for the Dodgers competitive balance tax bill. To close, they tell you everything you could possibly ever want to know about the Mariners and ROOT Sports and why you might ac…
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Alex and Bobby discuss Shohei Ohtani’s free agency and the resulting media frenzy, Juan Soto’s heel turn, and a prospective Orioles sale, then bring on Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman of Céspedes Family BBQ for a game of Overrated/Underrated that includes MLB.tv, Jumbotrons, ballpark flyovers, Jackie Robinson, and more. Links: John Angelos says th…
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Bobby and Alex open with a dramatic reading of the New York Yankees statement on the death of Henry Kissinger and try to parse why the hell a baseball team would feel the need to release it. Then, they speed round (lol) some news items from the last couple weeks, including Ohtani and Soto rumors, Steve Cohen’s casino, and more. Finally, they open t…
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Bobby and Alex are joined by Christine Goodwyne and Andy Anaya of Pool Kids to recount the band's hilarious connection to Pete Alonso, give an update the Pete/Pool Kids saga, talk about their last year of touring, writing new music, creative influences, meeting Hayley Williams, and more. Links: Pool Kids' website Pool Kids Pete Alonso tweet ⁠⁠Join …
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Bobby and Alex give some quick reactions to the owners’ unanimous vote to relocate the Oakland A’s to Las Vegas, then bring on recently-retired reliever Trevor May to talk about his second career as a content creator, how his rant against A’s owner John Fisher went viral, what Fisher’s motivations for selling the team might be, the end-of-season gi…
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