Baseball podcasts?

by Gordo on Feb 8, 2008 11:57 AM PST

Anybody got a great baseball podcast they want to recommend? I've got a new train commute that makes it hard to read (crowded train, standing room only) so I'm looking for some new stuff to listen to.

In my fantasy world, there would be a podcast that is:

~ more about real baseball than fantasy baseball
~ weekly
~ about an hour long

But I'll take what I can get. Any recommendations?

Thank.

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Re: Baseball podcasts?

BP Radio is pretty interesting sometimes.

http://baseballprospectus.com/radio/

It's a mix of fantasy, stats, and real life stories. Sometimes it contains weird topic matter which makes it interesting. Best of all, it's free.

Listen to a few episodes, it might be for you.

by xanthan on Feb 8, 2008 12:00 PM PST reply actions

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Yeah, that's the one I like most. Occasionally, I check out what David Pinto has to say on the "baseball musings" one, as well as what "baseball america" has to offer. If you get one up your alley, the latter can be great, but they do a lot of college stuff that I'm not interested in. You can find either of those by doing a quick search of the Itunes store. Both free.

by BigO on Feb 8, 2008 12:16 PM PST up reply actions

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I like the baseball america 'cast, though it can get awfully wonkish. Low-A ball and indie-league prospects, and all that. And the guys who run it can babble on at times. But it has its moments.

ESPN has a "Baseball Today" 'cast that is good during the season if you can't check scores each morning. It spends a few minutes rounding up the previous nights' action and highlights. But the quality of discussion can border on moronic.

"There's not enough bases out there to intentionally walk everybody you want to." - Grady Little

by leftymalo on Feb 8, 2008 12:22 PM PST up reply actions

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I take issue with the last sentence.

Specifically, your use of "can" and "border on".

"When Jackson Williams thinks of how many times Madison Bumgarner has tried to kill Tyler Walker..."

by multiphasic on Feb 8, 2008 12:26 PM PST up reply actions

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There is a plan for a new one to start with the season, though it's not for sure, so check back... :)

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by BruteSentiment on Feb 8, 2008 12:37 PM PST reply actions

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around the minors on milb.com

Pedro Feliz would look great in Dodger Blue.

by irwin on Feb 8, 2008 1:24 PM PST reply actions

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Around the minors is great. J Mayo always breaks down MILB thoroughly. Actually, I enjoy all of MLB radio shows/POD Casts.

But for some reason I don't think Jim Leryitz will be part of the '08 broadcast team.

That's ok. The have Harold Reynolds to fill in.

*The Dealer*

by Armz Dealer on Feb 8, 2008 2:45 PM PST up reply actions

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I hereby call on Grant to start a McCovey Chronicles podcast.

older brother of wjackalope and poe; adopted father of Angel Villalona

by Lorrimer on Feb 8, 2008 1:32 PM PST reply actions

I second.

Giant Expectations

by UnleashTheGore on Feb 8, 2008 2:19 PM PST up reply actions

Re: I second.

Grant: *shuffle of papers*

Uh, welcome to the, uh, first, uh, McCovey Chronicles, uh, podcast. Uh...lessee...today, we'll talk about, uh, the same damn thing I wrote about on the site. Uh... Edwin Encarnacion: Does he exist, or is he a made-up creature like the chupacabra, yeti, or panda? Uh, I don't know.

*shuffles more papers*

Let's go to the phones. John in Restricted, you're on the McCovey Chronicles podcast.

John: "Hello. Are you looking to refinance your mortgage? We can save you thousands of dollars. All you have to do is press '1' now."

Grant: Good point about the debt service the Giants carry on the park. Also, they don't have a real first baseman. Next caller.

by Grant Brisbee on Feb 8, 2008 2:54 PM PST up reply actions

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This is an actual transcript, right? Where do I subscribe?!

Thanks to everybody for the ideas. I'll load up a few and see what happens.

by Gordo on Feb 8, 2008 2:58 PM PST up reply actions

Inaugural MCC podcast

Funniest post ever! I laughed, I cried, I may have to change undergarments. I think you captured perfectly the inevitable inaugural MCC podcast. I'm also looking forward to the pronunciation of several of these user names.

"I think I'd trust Amy Winehouse to guard my bag of coke before I'd trust Sabes to build my offense." -Dan Szymborski, Baseball Think Factory

by Lyle @ McCovey Chronicles on Feb 9, 2008 2:49 PM PST up reply actions

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I don't like the BP podcast at all, for what that's worth. I do like Bill Simmons' podcast, which is rarely about baseball but generally entertaining even when it's about nothing.

And totally unrelated to sports: Radio Lab by WNYC.

Saving countless runs with my Brian Horwitz

by lyricalkiller on Feb 8, 2008 5:30 PM PST reply actions

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i'd like to see a weekly or EveryOtherWeekly podcast about the giants. with minor league stuff, and major league stuff, and other stuff.

Southern California: Water thieves and Dodgers fans.

by jasomack on Feb 8, 2008 5:49 PM PST reply actions

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AP Baseball is okay if you're interested in hearing audio clips from press conferences, etc., and Around the Minors is great for finding out who is lurking in the leagues below - it has lots of good interviews and league rundowns. You can find both on iTunes.

What I wish we had was a Giants version of Cubscast, which can be consistently mildly entertaining and manages to cover news about the team, good analysis and that certain smidge of fatalism about players that only true fans can have. (Their injury report is a spliced up "help, I've fallen 'Kerry Wood'" bit.) Right now, the only Giants-specific content that I have a subscription to is the Chronicle's Giants Podcast, but it's a) 7 min or so and b) analysis from the Chron beat writers. If someone from this site made a Giantscast, I'd be first in line to sign up for the season.

by GiantFanInExile on Feb 9, 2008 10:46 AM PST reply actions