We kick the ass of April doldrums with the help of our Very Special Guest, the one and only Grey Albright of Razzball and ostentatious eyewear fame.After some desultory baseball discussion we talk about New Jersey's favorite defunct libertarian

Episode 307: The Cruelest Month

14 days ago 37m 23s

We're getting all T.S. Eliot on you, because for us, and for fantasy basebal content, April is kind of a dead zone. Rather than overreact to fast and slow starts, we discuss some process points in evaluating your early-season roster and negotia

Episode 306: The Gang Does A Main Event

23 days ago 1h 4m

Hey, it's actual baseball season! After the whirlwind of positional previews and draft discussion, we put a cap on the 2024 draft season by discussing the NFBC Main Event team that Mike and Jon drafted. It was the first time either of us had pa

Episode 305: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Auctions (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Mar 21st, 2024 59m 53s

We take the occasion of the recent Tout Wars auction weekend to do a deep dive on auctions--what we prefer, how we prepare, and some strategies and advice for those new to the format. We love auctions!In this episode we discuss:Why in-person au

Episode 304: Tout Mixed Review + SP Strategy + Using Bid Limits

Mar 8th, 2024 1h 7m

Bit of a mixed bag this week:We review Mike's Tout Wars Mixed League draft from earlier in the week. (You can see the draft board here: https://www.fantrax.com/fantasy/league/1ojcq64zltc8i9la/draft-results)We talk (again) about your strategy fo

Episode 303: Outfield Positional Preview

Mar 1st, 2024 1h 3m

We talk outfielders this week, and given the size of the position, we did more of a strategy overview than deep dives on indivdual players. It's an interesting year at the position--great, five-category options up top but a fairly long tail of

Episode 302: Reviewing the LABR Mixed Draft

Feb 23rd, 2024 1h 2m

We step away from our positional previews to discuss the LABR Mixed League draft, which Mike took part in on Tuesday, February 20. We talk about the difference between stand-alone leagues and larger multi-league competitions, strategies for the

Episode 301: Shortstop Preview + Draft Strategy

Feb 16th, 2024 1h 10m

We continue our march through the positions, spending this episode on the somewhat top-heavy position of shortstop. We go through our ADP tiers, discoursing on the following players:Bobby Witt Jr.Trea TurnerFrancisco LindorCorey SeagerElly De L

Episode 300: Third Base Positional Preview

Feb 9th, 2024 55m 19s

Our corners, we like them hot. Mike and Jon discuss just about every third baseman under the sun as we motor along with our positional previews. Featuring:José RamírezAustin RileyRafael DeversRoyce LewisManny MachadoAlex BregmanNolan ArenadoJos

Episode 299: Second Base Positional Preview

Feb 2nd, 2024 1h 6m

Hey friends, it's keystone time, and also stick around to find out why Mike utters the sentence, "second base is our kids." Before we go full Dadcast, however, we do discuss the following players:Mookie BettsOzzie AlbiesMarcus SemienJosé Altuve

Episode 298: First Base Positional Preview

Jan 31st, 2024 1h 1m

New year, new producer, but your same old hosts are back. Mike and Jon talk first basemen for the upcoming 2024 season. We go through tiers of NFBC average draft position, and discuss the following players:Freddie FreemanShohei Ohtani (UT)Bryce

Episode 297: World Series Reaction Special

Nov 3rd, 2023 1h 13m

The season is over, long live the season. Or something. Anyway the lads recorded what ended up being their final episode of the regular season during Game 5 of the World Series. Hear them react to a new champion being crowned. Before that, Mike

Episode 296: Now With 100% More Baseball

Oct 13th, 2023 1h 31m

Oh hi there. How have you been? We've been fine, thanks for asking. If you want to hear about baseball, this is the episode for you. There's a lot of discussion about fantasy off the top, specifically evaluation in hindsight. Real nitty gritty

Episode 295: Do You Know Where Your LA Angels Are?

Sep 1st, 2023 1h 4m

There's an amount of baseball on this episode that should probably be described as "surprising." In what direction is up to you, the listener, to discover. We start with a game based around the revolving door of mediocrity that is the Los Angel

Episode 294: Food Flies Forever

Jul 21st, 2023 1h 1m

Oh hi, dear listener. It's been a moment, we've all been busy and baseball has baseball'ed in 2023. But we do have a show for you that has a...select amount of baseball discussion. We also talk about food a lot, travelling, and Jon ends the sho

Episode 293: Baseball Makes A Cameo

Jun 16th, 2023 51m 19s

Oh hi there. You doing alright? Making sure to drink water and take your medicine? Good, good. We're proud of you for that self care. Anyway, so MLB really has the show down again this week because somehow it only seems to be getting worse. May

Episode 292: Here's A Podcast, Enjoy

Jun 2nd, 2023 48m 52s

And we're back, now that we all are back in houses and assorted other things. There's some fantasy talk, but admittedly the recent events have gotten us a bit sour. So we do the best we can. And we don't scream...that much.Got a content idea fo

Episode 291: One Great And Two Undetermined Dads Talk Baseball

May 12th, 2023 1h 1m

You'll have to listen to the full episode to understand the title. That's what makes a good title right? Right? Don't answer that actually, just love you. Anyway, I could tell you about all the baseball we talked about on this show. I'd rather

Episode 290: Early Season Escapades With Steve Gardner

Apr 21st, 2023 1h 5m

Oh hey, didn't see you there. It has been a minute hasn't it? How have you been, how's your spouse, your kids? The job still treating you right? No? Well that blows, unionize your workplace and take back the means of production. Anyway this wee

Episode 289: 2023 Opening Day Special

Mar 30th, 2023 1h 12m

Releasing a day early to celebrate Opening Day, the lads are back with their full prediction slate. Who will win each division? Who takes home the major awards? Mike, Jon, and Samuel tell you in the first half of the episode. The second half is

Episode 288: Finishing Where We Started(Pitching)

Mar 17th, 2023 1h 6m

It's over. It's finally over. The positional series has come to an end, with all intended disrespect towards catchers and relievers. It's starting pitching week, and since you noticed the episode isn't 19 hours long we're following the same pat

Episode 287: Just When I Think I'm Out(field)...

Mar 10th, 2023 56m 16s

We're almost there. We're so close y'all. The positional series is close to completion, and we're here today(or whenever you hear this we're not time cops) to talk about the outfield. Is there a lot of those? You bet your redacted, but we handl

Episode 286: Don't Come Up Short

Mar 3rd, 2023 52m 34s

It's shortstop week on Flags Fly Forever. Mike, Jon, and a large number of fans at Mike's house are here to close out the infield portion of our series. There's a lot of big names in this spot, a lot of things to consider when drafting, but fea

Episode 285: Third (Base) Is the Word

Feb 24th, 2023 52m 35s

Our positional series continues with the hot corner. Mike Gianella and Jon Hegglund take you through third base, a position with a strong top end but that curves out real poorly. How should you handle the second tier and lower of the position?

Episode 284: Second (Base) Is The New First

Feb 17th, 2023 1h 6m

The positional series continues this week with one of the most robust categories, second base. This is a depth position in 2023, with no one stand out star but plenty of options at the very good and below levels. Mike Gianella and Jon Hegglund