Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer joins the show to announce his WBC commitment and discuss being traded for Manny Machado, debuting during COVID, Charlie Morton's mentorship and much more!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:06 Dean Kremer joins the show!
4:13 Dean’s baseball origin story
7:22 Pitching development/analytics
14:58 Being traded for Manny Machado
20:46 Debuting during COVID
24:14 Camden Yards changing dimensions
26:21 Pitching in WBC with Team Israel
28:31 ANNOUNCEMENT!
30:21 Jewish/Israeli identity in MLB
33:46 October 7th

ESPN’s Jeff Passan on breaking news, why baseball is the best, and being TERRIFIED of Tommy Pham

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
4:39 Jeff joins the show!
7:38 Should Yankees fans expect “World Series or bust”?
10:28 Jeff’s journey in baseball
16:33 Balancing his love of baseball with his career
20:17 Devers trade breaking on Father’s Day
22:00 Jeff roasts me + shares hair secrets
25:10 Advocating for baseball on national shows
33:06 Breaking news vs. writing articles
36:30 Jacob Wilson and FORTNITE?
38:00 Daily schedule on big news days
41:53 Kyle Schwarber is the BEST
44:46 Interviewing older vs. younger players
46:36 Rapid fire baseball superlatives
49:34 Tommy Pham scares Jeff
51:22 Favorite career moments

JC Escarra on journey to MLB, catching Max Fried and telling a manager "trade me or I'll retire"

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0:00 Intro

4:15 Welcome JC Escarra!

6:30 Escarra was never a catcher

12:40 Told a coach “trade me or I’m retiring”

14:03 Substitute teacher story

15:55 Why JC loves baseball

18:58 Getting back into catching

21:03 Yankees player development + analytics

23:59 Game prep + framing

26:45 Catching a big league staff

29:19 Prospects he came up with

31:45 Yankees pitching development

35:24 Max Fried

38:41 Playing with Cole, Fried and Rodon

40:40 Torpedo bats

44:53 Best parts of being a big leaguer

46:47 Reflecting on journey while living in the now