Baseballholics Anonymous

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~2:30) Wild Cards NLDS STL-CHC NLDS LAD-NYM    2nd Base (~29:30) ALDS HOU-KC ALDS TEX-TOR   3rd Base (~1:01:30) Game: Tie Breakout     Home (~1:15:30)  Preview ALCS TOR-KC Preview NLCS CHC-NYM       Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"      

The Mound With special guest, Paul Sporer Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn, @sporer email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~5:15) Baseball Extract Kersh's quest for 500 K Beltre's head of magic Buehrle's quest for 200 IP Ichiro takes the mound    2nd Base (~48:30) Playoff Preview NL Wild Card NLDS AL Wild Card ALDS     3rd Base (~1:31:45) Game: Pick a Pair         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"    

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~4:00) Baseball Extract C. Seager Stroman Hill Martin's Framing Archer's SL    2nd Base (~34:45) New Rivalries are Forming Rangers-Astros Cubs-Pirates Blue Jays-Yankees Mets-Nats     3rd Base (~57:15) Game: Read Between the Lies     Home (~1:22:30) Recapping the Baseballholics Anonymous Auction Fantasy League       Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"    

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~3:30) Baseball Extract Salazar Hamels Lucroy JB Jr    2nd Base (~23:15) DFS Breaking down the late-season trials and tribulations of the DFS grind, and contemplating the future of DFS baseball.     3rd Base (~53:00) Game: Whose Line is it Anyway?     Home (~1:12:15) Most intriguing races down the stretch: March to the postseason Ideal World Series       Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"    

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~3:00) Baseball Extract Felix Polanco Kang Crush Heaney    2nd Base (~29:15) Power Tiers Breaking down the top 10 teams in baseball heading into the stretch     3rd Base (~1:05:00) Game: Occam's Razor Kersh K's or ERA? Price CY or JD MVP? Rays In or Cubs Out? Nats under .500 or Rangers over .500? Trout and Angel in 2021 or Harper a Nat in 2021? Who gets fired, Matt Williams or RAJ?     Home (~1:20:15) The War on WAR, starring Buster Olney     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"      

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~3:00) Baseball Extract Severino Thor Jungmann Heston DeShields    2nd Base (~30:00) Trade Analysis (Part 2) Price + Revere --> TOR Hamels --> TEX KC Latos+Wood --> LAD Leake --> SF Cespedes --> NYM HOU SD   3rd Base (~59:15) Game: Tie Breakout   Home (~1:13:15) Computerized Umps     Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"      

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~4:45) Baseball Extract Odor The Real CarGo Joe Ross Nola Volquez    2nd Base (~24:45) Trade Analysis (Part I) Tulo for Reyes and Prospects Cueto Zobrist Clippard Papelbon   3rd Base (~43:45) Trading Places Breaking down theoretical trade scenarios - Real, fantasy, and keeper   Home (~1:16:00) Buyers or Sellers? Orioles Rays Tigers Twins Giants Cubs Mets         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"    

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~1:00) Baseball Extract HR Derby StatCast in the ASG    2nd Base (~15:15) The 1st Annual Baseballholics Anonymous Mid-Season Awards Breakout Bat Breakout Arm Nastiest Pitch Top Reliever DFS Darlings   3rd Base (~45:45) Read Between the Lies Telling truth or telling lies about Felix Hernandez, NL batters, the 2004 ALCS, AL hitters, and a double-dip of Bo Knows   Home (~1:03:45) The Franchise Four from "our time" (1980-present), National League and American League, the top four players from each league during our generation         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"  

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~2:00) Baseball Extract CarMart Rodon deGrom Betts Sano    2nd Base (~29:45) Half-season Outliers How will these players fare in the 2nd half? Pollock Lind L. Cain Gardner Joc Vogt Shelbias T. Miller Hammel Salazar & Carrasco   3rd Base (~1:22:15) Order in the Court Ranking three comparable players, rest of season value Hammel, S. Miller, Pineda Altuve, Hanley, Tulo Betts, Correa, Wong Liriano, Shields, Wacha Franco, Seager, Turner Arenado, Frazier, Machado   Home (~1:45:45) Yahoo jumps into the DFS pool         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"    

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~1:30) Baseball Extract Big Fern Cain Moore Matz Springer    2nd Base (~31:00) Mid-Season Review The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly predictions made by Sammy and Doug before the season started. Emphasis on standings and hardware.   3rd Base (~1:02:00) Ride the Lightning 30 seconds to name as many players as possible that fit the bill. A.K.A. How to look like a fool for 30 seconds Brought to you by Torpedo IPA   Home (~1:20:15) How to Fix the All Star Game         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"  

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~9:45) Baseball Extract Greinke Heyward Machado Wong    2nd Base (~35:00) Gambling Pete Rose Fantasy Sports for Ca$h   3rd Base (~57:15) Whose Line Is It Anyway? Multiple choice matching of Statlines - will we go to the tie-breaker once again?   Home (~1:15:15) Email: the successful-yet-underwhelming stuff of the Rangers' Pitchers          Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"        

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~4:30) Baseball Extract Cueto vs. Price Pineda d'Arnaud Hosmer    2nd Base (~24:15) The Kids Are Alright A rush of prospects have been recently promoted, Super Two influence is widespread, baseball curiosity is further piqued We each rank our top 5 players among those who started this season in the minors   3rd Base (~47:30) Over/Under B. Buxton D. Gordon S. Gray M. Kemp D. Ortiz B. Burns   Home (~1:10:15) Wieters Take on Tommy John         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"      

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~1:45) Baseball Extract Venditte Cano Gallo McCullers    2nd Base (~28:45) The 2015 MLB Draft Pitcher mechanical grades and breakdowns from the draft.   3rd Base (~54:00) Read Between the Lies Guess the truth about: Sale Scherzer Upton Kinsler Maddux Boggs       Home (~1:48:00) Emails about DFS Resources Lineup Construction         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"    

The Mound We're back, and we brought some friends with us Special Guest: Paul Sporer, @sporer Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~2:15) Email Papi and the Sawx    2nd Base (~23:00) Paul jumps aboard as we review the BAn Fantasy Auction League thus far Categories, Strategies, and Draft Day Reflections The competitive landscape narrows Trade targets and deals already made Paul brings trade offers to the table, one each for Doug and Sam One of those offers gets an immediate answer     3rd Base (~1:16:00) Pick a Pair Paul joins in on a brand new game that is geared toward DFS. Using salaries at Draft Kings, the guys decide between two options of players who cover the same positions at the same price.        Here's the DFS roster that Paul was alluding to during the episode: SP - Matt Harvey ($10600) SP - Miguel Gonzalez ($6700) C - Wilin Rosario ($3100) 1B - Miguel Cabrera ($4900) 2B - Jose Altuve ($4400) 3B - Chris Davis ($4400) SS - Marcus S

The podcast was recorded Tuesday night, 5/12/15. Apologies for the delay in posting, and the now-outdated stats. - Cheers, DT   The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~2:30) Baseball Extract Kersh Kluber Hamels Teheran Hutchison Samardzija    2nd Base (~32:45) All Star Voting Styles and preferences Toughest calls this season Who we hope to see in the game      3rd Base (~51:45) Whose Line Is It Anyway? Multiple choice, match the stat line with the player     Home (~1:12:45) Fantasy Trading Season         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"        

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~2:15) Baseball Extract Hedges Joc Smyly Sale Shelby Altuve    2nd Base (~31:30) Buy or Sell: Reviewing the first month of the season Astros Yankees Padres Cutch Cruz   3rd Base (~49:00) Ride the Lightning 30 seconds to name as many players as possible that fit the description     Home (~1:48:00) Daily Fantasy Stuff Strategies Lineup Construction Suppy and Demand         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"        

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~2:30) Baseball Extract Strasburg Zimmermann Wainwright McCarthy Myers Polanco    2nd Base (~36:45) Hitting Talks with Ryan Parker See Ryan's BP work here  Tweet the dude here: @RA_Parker   3rd Base (~1:19:00) Over/Under: Devon Travis Carlos Martinez Alex Gordon Eric Hosmer Jimmy Paredes Chris Archer     Home (~1:48:00) Emails T.J. House Cueto's Balks Cuban b         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"      

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~2:45) Baseball Extract Bryant Taijuan Tanaka Archer Mookie Canha Rizzo    2nd Base (~33:30) Big bats in the Two-Spot Is the No. 2 spot in the lineup changing face? Donaldson, Votto, CarGo, Puig, Trout   3rd Base (~43:45) Read Between the Lies Dodgers Greinke Nellie Cruz Miggy Gwynn Canseco The wildest finish in BAn gaming history     Home (~1:07:00) Injuries The Catcher Plague Busted Hammies Verlander is MIA         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"      

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~5:00) Baseball Extract Harvey-Harper Tanaka House Greene Giancarlo-Boxberger Mookie Ubaldo-Bautista Archie JD Mart Snider    2nd Base (~45:15) Week 1 of Daily Fantasy A new frontier The game is changing Handling the swings     3rd Base (~1:25:00) Brian Wilson's Razor Braves or A's? Tiger Sweep or Brave Sweep? Lucroy or Marlins? Moustakas or Mesoraco? Injury updates occurred between recording and posting Kersh or Archie? Iajuan or Ubaldo?     Home (~1:45:15) Emails Prehab Betances         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"    

The Mound Twitter: @sammydacipher, @doug_thorburn email: Baseballholics@gmail.com      1st Base (~6:30) Camp-breaking News The Big Trade Arizona Shake-up Rusney running through bushes Crazy Ubaldo-head     2nd Base (~25:30) Predictions for 2015 season Wild Cards World Series MVP CY RotY Comeback Players     3rd Base (~1:08:30) Occam's Razor Longoria or J-Up? Pompey or Bryant? Felix or Price? Belt or Fowler? Sale or Cutch? Verlander or Betts?     Home (~1:29:30) Repeat Offenders Players that we drifted towards on draft day Players where we swung and missed         Music by The Ghost Notes: Intro – Hold On Outro –Never Seems Right Break Music by PBR Streetgang     To downlaod the pod directly, just Right-click on the following link, and choose "save link as"