Baseballholics Anonymous

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 91: The Big Haymaker     Groundskeeping Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com Ep 91 brought to you by Motus Global   1st Base (~5:00) News Injuries (and lots of 'em) O.Albies G.Cole   2nd Base (~28:45) Extract Doug: Chase Anderson Anderson's RP Plot - 2 clouds: Sammy: Matt Chapman (~40:15)     3rd Base (~54:15) Game: The Wonder Years Sammy visiting, Doug home    Home (~1:07:00)  What We Look for in April     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   All Break Music by PBR Streetgang

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 90: Eye On Taillon   (Note: Please excuse the static on Doug's feed from ~29:00 to about ~48:00 into the pod. We had some technical difficulties, which will be fixed by Ep 91. We apologize for the inconvenience and annoyance!)    Groundskeeping Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com   1st Base (~3:15) News Ohtani! Dodgers David Price Jordan Hicks   2nd Base (~28:00) Extract Sammy: Paul DeJong Doug: Jameson Taillon (~40:00)   3rd Base (~58:45) Game: Whose Line Is It Anyway? Doug visiting, Sammy home    Home (~1:16:00)  Unwritten Rules     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   All Break Music by PBR Streetgang

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 89: Bombed Out and Depleted   2018 Season Preview!       Groundskeeping Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com     1st Base (~6:00) - NL division by division NL West NL Central NL East   2nd Base (~42:00) - Predicting the Awards MVPs Cy Youngs Rookies of the Year   3rd Base (~1:06:15) - AL division by division AL West AL Central AL East   Home (~1:46:00)  Breaking down the Baseballholics Fantasy Auction Draft     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 88: Philly Had a Cheeseburger   Fantasy Preview Part 2 (sad about Vlad) Draft set for the Baseballholics Auction (Sun 3/25/18 at 3:30 EST)     Groundskeeping Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com     1st Base (~4:30) News Justin Turner injury Orioles sign Alex Cobb, Twins sign Lance Lynn Mike Moustakas re-signs with KC   2nd Base (~20:15) Fantasy Preview, Pt 2 Breakouts Bargains Busts   3rd Base (~53:00) Game: Read Between the Lies Sammy visiting, Doug home    Home (~1:16:30)  Fantasy Draft Strategies, Approaches and Preparation     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 87: The 2018 Fantasy Preview  w/ Special Guest, Paul Sporer   ***The Baseballholics Anonymous Fantasy Auction League has arrived!*** Come join fellow Baseballholics for Year 4 of our annual auction league!  It's a 5x5 Roto League, swap out AVG, HR, W and Sv for OBP, SLG, QS and SOLD (Sv+Hld). Auction date and number of teams to be determined (we will shoot for a draft date as close to the season as possible) To enter, send us an email at baseballholics@gmail.com, with the following items in the body of the email: 1. Review the show on iTunes, then copy+paste your review into the email. It's shameless promotion, we know. (if you have reviewed us already in the past, then please copy+paste the og review)   2. Tell us a BRIEF summary of your Baseballholism, and why you would be a good fit for our baseball addiction group.   Who's in?     Groundskeeping Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn,  email: Baseballholics@gmail.com   Baseballholic Guest: Paul Sporer Twitter @sporer, Twit

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 86: I Want to Burn All My Padres Gear     ***The Baseballholics Anonymous Fantasy Auction League has arrived!*** Come join fellow Baseballholics for Year 4 of our annual auction league!  It's a 5x5 Roto League, swap out AVG, HR, W and Sv for OBP, SLG, QS and SOLD (Sv+Hld). Auction date and number of teams to be determined (we will shoot for a draft date as close to the season as possible) To enter, send us an email at baseballholics@gmail.com, with the following items in the body of the email: 1. Review the show on iTunes, then copy+paste your review into the email. It's shameless promotion, we know. (if you have reviewed us already in the past, then please copy+paste the og review)   2. Tell us a BRIEF summary of your Baseballholism, and why you would be a good fit for our baseball addiction group.   We can't wait - who's in?     Groundskeeping Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com   The Wedding of Sammy   Welcome to the Evolution!  ( @EvoAthl

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 85: History is Littered with Carcasses   Fly Iggles Fly!   Sammy's the Big Winner!   Groundskeeping Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com     1st Base (~9:15) News Brew Crew Doing Damage: Yelich and Lo.Cain Mets Get Permission to SIgn Frazier   2nd Base (~26:30) Extract Doug: Blake Snell Sammy: Mike Moustakas (~39:00)   3rd Base (~49:30) Game: The Wonder Years Sammy visiting, Doug home    Home (~1:03:15)  Pitchability Answering reader email, defining an amorphous term     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 84: A Multi-Colored Dinosaur Threw-up in the Outfield   Groundskeeping Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com     1st Base (~5:00) News Hall of Fame Giants get Cutch, Longoria, A-Jax   2nd Base (~26:30) Extract Sammy: Evan Longoria Doug: Luis Castillo (~36:45)   3rd Base (~53:00) Game: Whose Line Is It Anyway? Doug visiting, Sammy home    Home (~1:11:00)  Sammy's nominated for a FSWA Award The differing skill sets needed to successfully cover / play seasonal vs. DFS     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 83: The Comparables are Variable   Groundskeeping Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com     1st Base (~1:30) News A Bomb Cyclone Stove Bruce Back to Mets Cole Traded to HOU   2nd Base (~20:45) Extract Doug: Gerrit Cole Sammy: J.D. Martinez (~37:15)   3rd Base (~47:45) Game: Read Between the Lies Sammy visiting, Doug home    Home (~1:03:15)  Regression Across the Board?     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 82: When a Rock Hits the Windshield   Groundskeeping Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com     1st Base (~1:30) News - sorta The Cold Stove Rox spend grip$ on RP Oye Como PHI   2nd Base (~19:30) Shohei Ohtani How he impacts the Angels How his UCL impacts him How he impacts fantasy   3rd Base (~41:00) Tie Breakout Doug visiting, Sammy home    Home (~55:15)  The Marlins     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 81: Joe Morgan is a Freaking Idiot   Groundskeeping Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com    The Mound NPA Coaches Training Weekend   1st Base (~4:15) News: Dee Gordon to M's, playing CF Braves get busted The Giancarlo Sweepstakes Oh-tani (Note: This was recorded the night of 12/7; 12 hrs later, Ohtani was an Angel)   2nd Base (~26:30) Extract: Shohei Ohtani Sammy: As a Hitter Doug: As a Pitcher (~37:15)   3rd Base (~48:30) Connect 4 Sammy visiting, Doug home    Home (~1:05:30)  The Hall     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 80: Now the Record Matters   The Mound Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com    The Mound First Pitch Arizona, 2017   1st Base (~6:45) News: Qualifying Offers A's trade Healy for Pagan/Campos   2nd Base (~30:00) Awards! RotY CY MVP   3rd Base (~52:30) Read Between the Lies (Awards edition) Doug visiting, Sammy home    Home (~1:12:15)  Roy Halladay       Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 79: Springer Gets to Name it Now   The Mound Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com    1st Base (~0:45) News: We recap Game 7 and the rest of the 2017 World Series   2nd Base (~29:15) Pivotal Decisions from the World Series Starting Yu over Kersh Morrow every game A. Wood TTO R. Hill TTO   3rd Base (~50:30) The Wonder Years (World Series edition) Doug visiting, Sammy home    Home (~1:09:30)  The Pros and Cons of True Outcome Baseball       Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 78: Dusty Baker Might be a Double-Agent   with special guest Vlad Sedler   The Mound Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn Vlad: @RotoGut email: Baseballholics@gmail.com    1st Base (~2:10) Season Recap LDS Recap   2nd Base (~32:45) Fantasy Extract w/ Vlad How to dominate NFBC   3rd Base (~56:00) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (modified 3-player version)    Home (~1:17:45)  Season Awards Playoff Predictions     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

The Mound Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com    1st Base (~4:30) News: Waiver Deadline Astros and Angels buy Tigers sell sell sell Indians and Diamondbacks go streaking, Dodgers go slumping   2nd Base (~24:00) Extract Sammy: Rhys Hoskins Doug: Zack Godley (~31:00)   3rd Base (~41:15) New Game! Connect 4 Sammy visiting, Doug home    Home (~57:30)  Hi-tech sign stealing Slimy or savvy? Where's the line?   Walk-off (~1:14:45) First Pitch Arizona, Nov 2-5        Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

The Mound Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com    1st Base (~3:00) News since last pod: Kershaw injury Harper hurt Darvish dealt Giancarlo's HR bender Sluggers taking over the infield   2nd Base (~27:30) Extract Doug: Aaron Nola Sam: Charlie Blackmon (~41:00)   3rd Base (~53:30) Game: Read Between the Lies Doug visiting, Sammy home      Home (~1:14:00)  RotoGrinders buys Fantasy Insiders Doug and Sammy just miss being coworkers What does it mean for FI?     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

Baseballholics Anonymous Ep 75: Recording a Podcast in a Shed w/ Special Guest Yancy Eaton   The Mound Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn Special Guest: @YancyEaton email: Baseballholics@gmail.com    1st Base (~4:15) News Rays!   2nd Base (~23:45) Extract Yancy: C-DICK Doug: McCullers Sam: Judge (revisited) Judge 2016  Judge 2017    3rd Base (~59:45) Game: Pop Goes Your Baseball  We rank our favorite baseball movies of all-time     Home (~1:29:00)  Juice-ball! Lindbergh article Arthur article     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

The Mound Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com    1st Base (~3:15) News Urias injury Bellinger takes the NL by storm Judge rules court over the AL HR Derby   2nd Base (~23:30) Extract Doug: Luis Severino Doug's 2015 article on Severino Sam: Justin Bour   3rd Base (~50:00) Game: Tie Breakout Doug visiting, Sammy home      Home (~1:02:30)  Baseball Prospectus gets Deadspun     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

The Mound Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com    1st Base (~2:45) News Pujols hits no. 600 Volquez goes no-no Trout - Fish out of water Chagrin in Chicago, the tale of a .500 team   2nd Base (~30:00) Extract Doug: Craig Kimbrel Sam: Dellin Betances   3rd Base (~50:15) Game: Whose Line Is It Anyway? Sammy visiting, Doug home      Home (~1:10:30)  Charging the mound     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang

The Mound The Unthinkable Happened Twitter: @SammyReidFI, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com    1st Base (~2:15) News Rangers Astros Freeman Rooks: Bellinger, Happ, Berrios and Urias'   2nd Base (~30:45) Extract Sam: Alex Wood Wood in 2015 Wood in 2017 Doug: Charlie Morton   3rd Base (~51:15) Game: The Wonder Years Doug visiting, Sammy home      Home (~1:01:45)  Doug's back at the National Pitching Association Why the NPA of 8 years ago was better than anything else that is out there now Why the NPA of now is light years ahead of where they were 8 years ago Looking Forward     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro – Never Seems Right   Break Music by PBR Streetgang