Ep. 79: Judge's Homer Slump, Pujols' Last Hurrah, the Old Man & Mr. Unlucky, Postseason Sleepers

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09/29/22 • 67 min

In this week's episode the boys have to bring up Aaron Judge's homer slump. He's still destroying the ball and providing for his team, but the elusive number 61 is still out of reach. When will he get it? Albert Pujols has joined the 700 club. The boys discuss how special that is and how special he is. The old man, Tony LaRussa, is out for the season, but it's likely he's done in Chicago for good, while Mr. Unlucky, Don Mattingly, has stepped down as manager of the Marlins. The boys breakdown each move and talk the highs and lows of their current situations. Afterwards, they break into postseason talk by picking two sleepers for each postseason team. Who will be the next Randy Arozarena, Carlos Beltran or Pablo Sandoval this year? The boys then round out the show with Collection Corner and the last Fantasy Factory for the year.

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Ep. 78: What Happens After Judge Hits 62, Detroit Tigers Introduce New VP, Maury Wills Passing, TMNT Comparisons

The boys kick off this week's show by praising Judge's 61 homer push. When, not if, he breaks Roger Maris' record, should he be considered the real home run king? The Detroit Tigers surprised the baseball world by poaching the Giants' GM Scott Harris to make him their new VP. The Tigers appear to be in good hands, but are analytics over the traditional way the method to go for this club? Los Angeles Dodgers great Maury Wills passed recently at 89. The boys go over his career and discuss why he isn't in the Dodgers ring of honor. After, they take a hard left into one of their childhood favorites, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Celebrating the re-release of their past video games, they bring up a question no one is asking for: which MLB players are most like Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael and their sensei Splinter? The boys dive way too deep into this one! They then round out the show with Fantasy Factory and Collection Corner.

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Ep. 80: Judge Tops Maris, What If S-Man Caught Home Run Ball 62?, Mets Pull a Mets, Postseason Predictions

In this week's episode, the boys rave about Aaron Judge breaking Roger Maris' home run record. The 62nd home run ball was caught by someone who doesn't even need the money. This raises the question: what would Steve do if he caught this historic baseball? In other news, it's official, all teams have clinched their playoff spots. Even the Mets, who have pulled a Mets move and lost the NL East title to the Braves to end the regular season. Will this haunt them in the postseason? It's that time of year again! The boys make their postseason predications. It's going to be a wild time, so let's goooooo!