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We're moving Starkville (The whole town!)

Mar 25th, 2021 2m 22s

Starting the week of March 29th, Starkville is moving. Jayson and Doug will bring you the same great baseball talk, guests, and trivia that you've come to expect as part of The Athletic Baseball Show. Head on over and subscribe now. In addition

Dick Vitale on the Rays, what he's missing this college hoops season and why he's so dedicated to battling childhood cancer

Dec 8th, 2020 1h 19m

Baseball's virtual Winter Meetings are here and so is college basketball season so who better to talk Rays baseball and hoops than the one and only Dick Vitale! Dickie V laments the Rays pulling Blake Snell from Game 6 but confirms hit commitme

Ken Rosenthal sets up the Hot Stove season, and three-time Jeopardy champion Andrew Baggarly remembers Alex Trebek

Nov 10th, 2020 1h 30m

Things are heating up in Starkville for the Hot Stove season and Ken Rosenthal visits to get us ready for all the major storylines.-Predicting this week's BBWAA Awards-Will free agency be a "blood bath" for middle class?-How will Steve Cohe

Orel Hershiser on the 2020 Dodgers, the 1988 Dodgers and much more

Oct 30th, 2020 1h 28m

Orel Hershiser guided the 1988 Dodgers to a World Series title and watched as a club broadcaster as they did it again 32 years later. Who better to visit Starkville this week:6:45 - Orel remembers 1988 and one of the greatest seasons a pitche

David Price gets us ready for the World Series

Oct 19th, 2020 58m 51s

David Price was drafted by Rays and helped get Tampa Bay to the World Series in 2008. Twelve years later, Price finds himself with the Dodgers as they take on the Rays in the World Series. What a perfect guest to get us ready for the Fall Class

Brian Kenny is killing the error, shortening games and remembering Bob Gibson in Starkville

Oct 5th, 2020 1h 28m

Brian Kenny is loving the expanded MLB Postseason and he's visiting Starkville with ideas to make the future of baseball just as much fun. After his successful campaign to #killthewin, Brian is now lobbying to #killtheerror. BK, Jayson and Doug

Tim Kurkjian on the 2020 Postseason, the always complicated Joe West and which rules should stick

Sep 29th, 2020 1h 21m

While getting ready to call every single postseason game, Tim Kurkjian still found time to visit Starkville. The guys start with some October travel nightmares before previewing some of the best 2020 Wild Card matchups. Tim explains his love of

Expanding MLB's postseason with Bob Costas

Sep 22nd, 2020 1h 31m

Bob Costas makes a return visit to Starkville before the MLB postseason starts. Jayson and Doug get his take on the 2020 season and what expanded playoffs should look like moving forward. Bob also explains why fans think broadcasters hate their

Drew Carey On Cleveland Sports, The Price is Right With No Audience and More

Sep 16th, 2020 1h 26m

Drew Carey is easily the funniest man to step foot in Starkville. He's got a lot to say about his love of Cleveland sports (except maybe the Browns) and whether an Indians championship would get an asterisk. He goes on to explain to Jayson and

Kevin Kiermaier On Defense, The Yankees and Cardboard Fans

Sep 8th, 2020 1h 26m

The best team in the American League is currently the Tampa Bay Rays and centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier visits Jayson and Doug in Starkville this week. Kevin gets into the long running rivalry between the Rays and Yankees and looks ahead to a p

Mark Shapiro Takes Us Inside the Wild 2020 Trade Deadline

Sep 1st, 2020 1h 17m

Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro is the first president to ever visit Starkville. He brings tales of a wild trade deadline in an unprecedented season. Mark also shares his opinion on baseball's new rules with Jayson and Doug and looks ahead to

Joe Davis on Mookie Betts, the Unstoppable Dodgers, and His Path to the Majors

Aug 25th, 2020 1h 21m

Dodgers play-by-play man Joe Davis visits Starkville. He explains why as good as the Dodgers have been, they haven't played their best baseball. That said, he also explains that the 2020 playoff format has to be scary for Andrew Friedman and th

Lance McCullers Jr. on Joe Kelly, Astros immunity, throwing 24 straight curves & more

Aug 18th, 2020 1h 25m

Lance McCullers Jr visits Starkville and open up about a whole bunch of topics. He responds to Joe Kelly's recent comments about the Astros and explains that the immunity everyone complains about the Astros receiving isn't what you think it is.

Cubs GM Jed Hoyer Joins Starkville to Talk Postponements, David Ross, Trade Deadline & More!

Aug 11th, 2020 1h 35m

The 2016 World Series-winning general manager for the Chicago Cubs, Jed Hoyer, drops by Starkville to visit Jayson and Doug (while social distancing, of course)! The Starkvillians exchange thoughts over an array of topics, including: How teams

Andrew McCutchen joins the show to talk Marlins, using his voice, Morgan Freeman and more

Aug 3rd, 2020 1h 8m

Jayson and Doug welcome Andrew McCutchen to Starkville! Cutch has experienced a week like none other in his twelve year MLB career. He explains his feelings towards the Marlins outbreak that's had a major impact on the Phillies. He shares hi

Marlins Outbreak and Dan Shulman on the Migrating Blue Jays

Jul 27th, 2020 1h 17m

Baseball is at a crossroads after the news of eleven Miami Marlins players testing positive for COVID-19. Epidemiologist Dr. Zachary Binney joins the show to discuss the options the sport faces moving forward. Then Blue Jays and ESPN broadcas

Bonus Episode: AL & NL East Previews

Jul 23rd, 2020 42m 32s

Division previews continue as Marc Carig hosts a roundtable discussion with The Athletic's AL & NL East writers. He's joined by David O'Brien (Braves), Matt Gelb (Phillies), Megan Montemurro (Phillies), Dan Connolly (Orioles), Jen McCaffrey (Re

Bonus Episode: AL & NL Central Previews

Jul 22nd, 2020 41m 32s

Division previews continue and Jayson handles the hosting for the AL & NL Central roundtable. He's joined by Rob Biertempfel (Pirates), Sahadev Sharma (Cubs), Patrick Mooney (Cubs), Will Sammon (Brewers), C. Trent Rosecrans (Reds), Mark Saxon

Bonus Episode: AL & NL West Previews

Jul 21st, 2020 42m 14s

It's a party in Starkville as Jayson and Doug invite Andy McCullough and The Athletic's AL and NL West scribes in for a division preview roundtable. The writers discuss how COVID has effected their teams in summer camp, what players could surp

Getting Ready For Opening Day With Boog!

Jul 20th, 2020 1h 13m

Jayson and Doug welcome ESPN play-by-play voice Jon "Boog" Sciambi to Starkville. Boog explains just how hard it is to broadcast a game from his apartment (7:00). He also gets a critique of his KBO cheer song. Then the guys look ahead to Ope

Buck Showalter on Managing a 60-Game Season, Building Team Chemistry In a Pandemic and more

Jul 13th, 2020 1h 34m

Longtime Major League manager Buck Showalter, who attended college in one Starkville, visits our Starkville! Buck shares his thoughts on managing in front of an empty stadium which he did with the Orioles at Camden Yards. He also has thoughts o

Eireann Dolan Visits Starkville to Help Humanize Baseball

Jul 7th, 2020 1h 23m

Sean Doolittle's wife Eireann Dolan has been an important voice on social media during the pandemic. She visits Starkville to discuss the many layers of baseball returning in 2020. Eireann explains Doolittle's decision to play this season, w

Len Kasper and Jim Deshaies Talk 2020 Baseball Broadcasts

Jun 30th, 2020 1h 19m

The countdown has begun for Opening Day 2020, but what are the games going to sound like? Cubs broadcasters Len Kasper and Jim Deshaies visit Starkville to discuss the possibilities. The guys also pay homage to J.D.'s hitting record that is now

Roundtable: Inside Baseball's Dysfunction with Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich

Jun 23rd, 2020 1h 24m

Welcome to Starkville! After a long, winding, often ugly road, it looks like baseball is coming back. Jayson and Doug welcome Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich to Starkville for a roundtable discussion about what went right and mostly what went w