First Pitch Strike

We return this week and discuss random things of the last two weeks from MLB. Big Dumper is playing a real life video game according to Ethan. Have the Rockies given up based on what Ethan saw at the game? Do we have a new hate filled rivalry brewing in SoCal? And we cover LSU winning the MCWS and how Coastal Carolina got robbed. Finally, did Ethan call a shot? Join us for a rollercoaster of an episode.

Aaron and Ethan welcome Rachel Marsden from the Frisco RoughRiders to the show. We get a glimpse behind the scenes of AA baseball in Frisco and a whole lot of softball from Rachel as she shares her experience as a former D1 pitcher. We cover the WCWS, AUSL, and our usual Pat Hobert and trivia segments. Join us for a fantastic episode with a great guest.

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Two games in Japan were just a tease. Join us as we welcome a few fans and experts to our annual Regular Season Extravaganza. We're talking about what we see in the coming year for our favorite teams and their divisions. Who wins this weeks, "Diaz-Hobert Don't Be Stupid Award?" Will anyone have a bold prediction for the 2025 season? Come along for the ride and welcome MLB back.

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Happy New Year! In this episode, we honor a few of the greats we lost in 2024 after Rickey Henderson's recent passing. Instead of taking the normal path of creating a baseball Mount Rushmore, we look at the guys we consider generational players. Join us for all this and more as we kick off Season 6.

Ethan and Aaron are joined by friend and frequent guest, Bob Seide. Ethan started off on a rampage discussing contacts and ended questioning snow. Bob grilled us understand what the Cubs have since and what they need to do in 2025. Aaron is frustrated everyone wants the Mariners pitching. Didn't miss the chaos in this edition.

In this episode, we dove into a discussion to wrap up the season. Our surprise with how the World Series ended and Freddie Freeman's MVP started things off. Did we support the end-of-year awards? Who gets into the Hall of Fame? Can Ichiro be a 1st time ballot inductee? Does Aaron trust the writers who vote? And don't miss out on Ethan's hot take on...boxing?

With the World Series 2 games in, we must discuss preparing for the big game. There's no better person to join in on how to prepare for these games than our friend, Dave Brown. Dave is an umpire with several years of working in the Legion World Series. He's also a former football and basketball referee. Join us as this is going to be a fun discussion.

Marlin Casey joins Ethan and Aaron for a quick go round the league. There's a team that's mired, a team that fired, and a couple of guys we'd hire. From pennant races to ROY candidates and learning about touching 1st base. We then turn a little serious with our Don't Be Stupid segment. Join us for this packed episode and don't miss a thing.

We are back from our brief hiatus! We'll give you a life update about our absences. Hear our adventure with American Legion Baseball. We discuss some of our observations in MLB, including Aaron's trip to Oakland. We'll even toss in some other random topics, including what the Atlanta Braves bullpen and Olympic Breakdancing have in common (hint, Ethan has a beef). Join us for a little fun this episode.

We are back and have plenty to judge. From Aaron Judge and the Yankees heating up to judging what rules we'd change if we were commissioner. Finally, Aaron goes off judging the actions of one former MLB player. Sit down and enjoy the ride.

***Explicit content involving child exploitation/trafficking is discussed in our final segment. We do NOT condone the actions being discussed which is clearly stated in the segment.***

We had to walk a different path today as life got in the way. Our friend Bob joined us again for a simple talk about baseball. We came up with pitchers that defy today's metrics, what a flight filled with call-ups would be like and what happens to a city's economy when a team leaves. We gave the Don't Be Stupid Award a new name to honor multi-time winner Angel Hernandez. There's more so go give it a listen.

Aaron was joined by guests, Cami, Bob, and Mac to talk all things preseason. We discuss the Cubs, Astros, Cardinals, and Mariners while touching on other teams and Ohtani. We even have multiple, "Don't Be Stupid Award" winners and some bold picks for the season. There is so much more that you will enjoy listening to another great episode with great people.

Time to catch up on more Free Agent movement. Ethan starts his rants early while Aaron ends the ranting in the return of the "Don't Be Stupid," segment. Oakland isn't leaving for Vegas now? What city could get a new team? Of course, we have a few moments where hockey talk also snuck into the conversation.

Time away does the mind and soul good. Ethan and Aaron return after a very long reprieve from the podcast. We talk a little about hockey, a little baseball, and a little everything else. We share our thoughts on Ohtani bombs and Snell without a job; Oakland's bungled move and Portland building things. Join us for our Season 5 debut and relax some as you get ready for baseball.

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After a way to long delay, Ethan and Aaron are back in studio. Aaron throws out som buy/sell questions at Ethan. Sticky situations on the mound for the Mets. We have a few surprise players we discussed and closed it out with a trivia question the Ethan nailed. Sit down and enjoy some fun MLB talk.