Ack and Kiz return for a holiday edition of PFG. Recorded minutes before the Padres traded for Yu Darvish, the guys nevertheless discuss the Blake Snell trade and all the other moves that have been made so far in the offseason, before getting i

69: A Very Nice Episode

Dec 14th, 2020 51m 22s

Coming off their longest layoff ever, Ack and Kiz make their triumphant return! Unsurprisingly, there is a lot of ground to cover. The guys discuss their takeaways from the 2020 season, including the storylines, the surprise teams who are for r

68: Quarantined 5 with AJ Flores

May 26th, 2020 47m 24s

Ack and Kiz still aren’t able to meet in person, but the streak of guests continues with AJ Flores joining the program. The topics go from very specific to us (Bullets heroics and playing for Mike Lauterhahn) to some broader interest things (ch

67: Quarantined 4 with Robert Robbins

May 13th, 2020 1h 10m

Ack and Kiz are social distance podcasting once again. This time they welcome onto the show former Cubs minor leaguer and Frontier League veteran, Robert Robbins. The three of them discuss their adopted KBO teams and all the goings on in Korean

66: Quarantined 3 with Zack Raab

Apr 9th, 2020 1h 4m

For the third consecutive episode, Ack and Kiz are limited to Skype. However, for the third straight episode, they’re joined by a guest! This time it’s Zack Raab (@ZackRaab) who joins the guys all the way from Israel to tell his story about gro

65: Quarantined 2 with Matt Ack

Mar 20th, 2020 55m 33s

2 Episodes in a week?? When you can’t leave the house, it’s amazing the content that can emerge. Ack and Kiz are joined by all-time guest Matt Ack to discuss how stoppages and delays have affected seasons in the past and baseball equivalents to

64: Quarantined with Jayson Yano

Mar 18th, 2020 1h

The baseball/entire world is standing still for the Corona Virus, but never fear. Ack and Kiz have come to the rescue with some baseball content to keep the people sane. They are joined by fellow Stevens Duck alum and current coach Jayson Yano

63: Scandal

Jan 17th, 2020 49m 48s

With the punishments for the Astros being handed out in the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal, Ack and Kiz get together with old friend Matt Ack to discuss the fallout out from this scandal and how it compares to a few scandals from baseball

62: Hot Stove Season

Dec 27th, 2019 1h 11m

After an agonizingly long layoff, the public clamoring for the return of Pop Flies and Grounders paid off! Ack and Kiz return with the 62nd installment in the series and discuss all the things that happened since they last convened. The Nats wi

61: Remembering 9/11

Sep 13th, 2019 1h 8m

Ack and Kiz return for Episode 61 to discuss the Christian Yelich injury (bummer), the award races, and the playoff hunt in both leagues. Later on, the guys discuss the 18th anniversary of 9/11 and the baseball connection with it from 2001 and

60: NL East Front and Center

Aug 15th, 2019 49m 28s

The Mets came back from the dead, the Phillies needed a shot in the arm from a Baseball Lifer, the Nats need someone to get bullpen outs, and the Braves are quietly going about their business. It’s the NL East! Ack and Kiz break down all the ne

59: Trade Deadline

Aug 1st, 2019 54m 45s

The trade deadline has passed and there are no more deals to be made. Ack and Kiz are back to talk about every deadline move: who was involved, how it affects the playoff picture, how it changes a team’s future. A quick foray into Baseball Ae

58: Going Mobile

Jun 26th, 2019 53m 2s

Live from the road in Kiz’s car, he and Ack are back with episode 58 talking about the disastrous New York Mets and the most important day of a lost Orioles season. After they get through the teams in disarray, they move onto some good things

57: Aces, Twins, and Draft Talk with Tyler Jennings

Jun 14th, 2019 55m 53s

Ack and Kiz return to discuss some unlikely starting pitchers who are dominating baseball, the Minnesota Twins, and (incredibly) the final “offseason” signings. After the guys talk about some draft picks of years past, Ack sits down with Tyler

56: The PFG Curse, Netting, and RIP Buckner

May 31st, 2019 37m 12s

Ack and Kiz get together to discuss the PFG AL West curse, birthday boy Manny Ramirez, Derek Dietrich, and more. They talk a couple guys in the later stages of trusting the process, the ridiculous debate on whether or not Major League Baseball

55: Water is finding its level

May 24th, 2019 43m 44s

Ack and Kiz have talked about the surprise teams, and the interesting teams, now it’s time to talk about the teams that are just good and were supposed to be good (even if they’ve taken an unexpected route to this point). The Mets are a dumpste

54: Joe Rivera

May 17th, 2019 57m 50s

Ack and Kiz welcome on writer Joe Rivera from The Sporting News and hit on a multitude of subjects from the most interesting teams in the early season to this year’s crop of rookies. After discussing Indy ball and getting romantic about basebal

53: Debut Season

May 4th, 2019 50m 28s

In their very first episode presented by Diamond Digest, Ack and Kiz discuss the debuts of Guerrero, Canning, Senzel, and Kieboom comparing them to guys like Tatis and Alonso who’ve been up since opening day. Cody Bellinger may have just had t

52: The PFG Jinx is real apparently

Apr 18th, 2019 40m 18s

Ack and Kiz commented on a lot of trends last episode which have immediately flipped the switch the other way. It happens. Now hopefully the jinx doesn’t hit Christian Yelich, who is absolutely mashing baseballs. Sports gambling is now legal i

51: 2 weeks in…Baseball Still Great

Apr 13th, 2019 52m 5s

Mike Trout and the Seattle Mariners (?!?) are really good. Chris Davis and a bunch of bullpens are really bad. Ack and Kiz discuss who should press the panic button, who’s trending up and trending down, and some baseball aesthetics. Curtis Gran

50: Opening Day and 50th Episode Extravaganza

Mar 28th, 2019 53m 37s

Ack and Kiz are back and ready to roll on Opening Day of the 2019 baseball season. Extension season is in full swing as Free Agency seems to have changed dramatically (some teams seem to understand this more than others). The guys give their p

49: The continuing saga of Machado and Harper

Jan 7th, 2019 42m 42s

Where is Machado going? Where is Harper going? Somehow, someway, these questions have not been answered yet and the state of at least 4 or 5 teams rests on the decision of both players. Ack and Kiz look at the offseason of the Yankees, the

48: Chestnuts roasting on a Hot Stove

Dec 24th, 2018 40m 25s

On the Christmas episode of PFG Ack and Kiz tell the story of their baseball gift exchanges before getting into the moves that have been igniting the Hot Stove over the last week. In a new segment, the guys do one short term bet and one lon

47: The Stove is heating up

Dec 10th, 2018 47m 40s

Ack and Kiz hit the ground running with the 2018 offseason. They start on a somber note remembering Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo after their untimely deaths. After recapping the dominance of the 2018 Red Sox, the guys go through a few of th

46: The Story of Wright and What’s right about Story

Sep 14th, 2018 46m 1s

Ack and Kiz delve deep into the Rockies, their lead in the NL West, and whether or not it will hold up. Later they discuss the oddly fascinating Mets, other races, and the peculiar AL Cy Young race. Closing out the show, the guys get a bit nos