Nuts About Baseball

Host Joe Grimme welcomes back Bronson Arroyo, who was one of his first guests in 2024.  In this episode, Bronson tells more great stories about playing with the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds.  He also takes listeners behind the scenes to explain how he is now creating great music with the help of fellow musicians.

In this episode, host Joe Grimme enjoys some time with Russ Skubal, the father of Tarik Skubal (2024 American League Cy Young Award winner).  Russ talks about raising Tarik, and what it has been like to see him evolve to become one of the best lefthanded pitchers in major league baseball.

In this episode, host Joe Grimme ranks the top 8 Toronto Blue Jays hitters of all-time, and he names the best four overall, which make his Mount Rushmore. 

Host Joe Grimme talks with Hayden Stamm, Ludlow High School graduate and current Clubhouse Manager for the Double-A Midland Rockhounds.  Hayden, who was on the podcast in April 2025, talks about his first season with the Rockhounds, and what it was like behind the scenes with a minor league ballclub.

During this episode, host Joe Grimme talks with Camden and Callum McAtee, two brothers that are Highlands High School graduates, and who are now playing baseball together at Transylvania.  

In this episode, host Joe Grimme talks with JP Donelan, a Highlands High School graduate, who is entering his third year at Wilmington College.  JP talks about his experience from childhood to now, as well as how he has become one of only a few players to hit, play in the field, and emerge as one of the team's starting pitchers.

To commemorate episode 73, host Joe Grimme talks about the designated hitter rule, which was instituted in the American League in 1973.  Joe provides his analysis of the top 5 designated hitters of all-time, as he ranks them in order as to their accomplishments during their illustrious careers.

Former Cincinnati Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart talks with host Joe Grimme during this episode.  Barnhart, who won 2 Gold Glove Awards behind the plate, tells some great stories during this interview, and he explains why he decided to retire in June of 2025. 

In this episode, host Joe Grimme admits he was wrong when he predicted (in his August 1 episode) that the Cincinnati Reds would not make the 2025 playoffs.  Listen to a recap of how the Reds snuck in, as well as their chances to make a run at a World Series Championship.

In this episode, host Joe Grimme talks with Vada Pinson III, the son of Vada Pinson, Jr.  Enjoy first-hand stories from the son of Vada, Jr., who played 11 seasons for the Cincinnati Reds, and put together a great career that should place him in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

In this episode, host Joe Grimme talks with Scott Schweitzer, head coach at Campbell County High School.  Scott takes a walk down memory lane to discuss his playing career, which led him to be drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, as well as his coaching career during which he has surpassed 300 high school wins.

Host Joe Grimme discusses the 1990 Cincinnati Reds and how they won the World Series during that season.  Enjoy a recap of how this team, lacking any true superstars, put together a season to remember, becoming the first National League team to go wire-to-wire during a 162-game season.

In this episode, host Joe Grimme talks with Grady Brown, long-time teacher and head baseball coach at Newport High School.  Grady and his late brother, Ray, have been two of the most influential men that have given so much to the Northern Kentucky baseball community.  Sid Bravard, former Newport standout, also joins in the discussion to reminisce about his time while playing for Ray and Grady Brown.

Host Joe Grimme talks with Perry Barber, who is one of the pioneers that has helped lead the way for women umpires since 1981.  Perry discusses the challenges she faced early in her career, as well as the journey she has enjoyed during the last 40+ years working in baseball.

In this episode, host Joe Grimme summarizes the current Major League Baseball standings, and he talks about the teams still in the hunt for the postseason.  He provides information about the strength of schedules, as well as highlighting some key matchups to look for in the last few weeks of the 2025 season.

In his first episode in the "Mount Rushmore Series," host Joe Grimme discusses the best hitters to ever wear a Chicago Cubs uniform.  After revealing his top 4, he provides an analysis as to which player was the greatest Cubs hitter of all time.

Host Joe Grimme squares off with returning guest Warren Brown ("Brownie"), as they discuss which team was better - the New York Yankees from the 1920s or the Cincinnati Reds from the 1970s.  Each take a deep dive to put forth their argument regarding two franchises that dominated during their respective decades.

It's somewhat rare to have 3 superstars on the same team at the same time, but Major League Baseball has seen it happen a number of times.  In this episode, host Joe Grimme ranks his top 8 hitting trios of all time.