The StewPod: Baseball, pop culture & more

The next round of the MLB postseason is upon. We are one stage away from the World Series with four teams looking now to punch their tickets by winning either the ALCS or the NLCS.  The Houston ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/previewing-the-alcs-and-nlcs-with-aj-pierzynski

The busiest part of baseball's postseason is upon us — all four division series will be going by Friday. Friday, in fact, is the best baseball day of the year, as all eight remaining postseason...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/aldsnlds-breakdown-with-cody-bellinger-and-jeff-passan

The most unique event of the Major League Baseball season is happening Sunday night, as the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals forego a standard big-league game and head to Williamsport, ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/espns-jessica-mendoza-on-why-mlbs-little-league-classic-is-so-cool

The Chicago Cubs are back. Since the All-Star break, the defending champs have shaken off that World Series hangover and taken control back in the NL Central. This week on the podcast, we're talk...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/ryne-sandberg-on-the-resurgence-of-the-cubs

New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius is having another impressive season, getting even better at the plate than he was the last two seasons. His batting average is up, so is his on-base perc...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/didi-gregorius-on-aaron-judge-his-keys-to-success-and-life-in-new-york

In a new episode of The StewPod, the Yahoo Sports baseball podcast, Hall of Famer Frank Thomas joins us to talk about the upcoming All-Star game. In the podcast, we talked about: • Stanton vs. ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/frank-thomas-breaks-down-stanton-vs-judge-and-other-things-to-watch-at-the-all-star-game

With all the Unwritten Rules Theater we've seen around MLB this week, The StewPod imagines a world in which a new baseball league is starting and we have to decide which unwritten rules to keep a...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/the-unwritten-rules-draft

With the MLB Draft right around the corner, Jordon Adell is waiting for his life to change forever. Adell, a top-ranked high-school player from Louisville, Ky., is expected to be drafted in Monda...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/jordon-adell-tells-us-what-its-like-getting-ready-for-the-mlb-draft

First a thing you know about Arizona Diamondbacks star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt: He's one of the best players in the league. And that's consistent, year in and year out. He's a big reason t...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/the-education-of-paul-goldschmidt

This week's StewPod is the stuff of legends — and that's mostly because St. Louis Cardinals great Ozzie Smith is joining us. On the Yahoo Sports baseball podcast, we're talking with Smith about...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/podcast-madison-bumgarners-injury-and-ozzie-smith-on-baseballs-changing-rules

The Internet had never been happier for a Hall of Famer than it was for Tim Raines, who finally, in his final year on the ballot, got the word that he'd be immortalized in Cooperstown. The news i...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/podcast-tim-raines-on-how-hes-preparing-for-cooperstown

The amount of time the average baseball fan spends thinking about their fantasy team would likely terrify you. Trust us, we're speaking from experience. While your other league-mates are busy wat...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/how-to-dominate-your-fantasy-draft

The World Baseball Classic is upon us and baseball's international tournament finds itself in a very familiar place as far as its American participation is concerned: How do we get more U.S. star...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/how-do-we-get-more-us-stars-to-care-about-the-wbc

David Ross rode off into the sunset in the best way possible. In his 15th season in the big leagues, Ross helped the Chicago Cubs win the World Series and break their infamous curse. He had said ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/david-ross-next-chapter-with-espn-and-the-cubs-front-office

Dansby Swanson of the Atlanta Braves joins the show and we talk a lot about the Hall of Fame. Here's a rundown of the entire show: - Contrary to reports the StewPod is not moving to L.A. and gett...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/dansby-swanson-on-the-new-era-of-the-braves

It's Hall of Fame season in baseball, and with that comes all sorts of opinions and analysis. Including this: One projection says five new players could be voted in this year, the most by BBWAA v...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/could-five-players-make-the-hall-of-fame-this-year

Mike Trout is baseball’s drama-free superstar — the type of guy who still lives in his hometown, works out with his friends and still frequents the same haunts he did before he had two MVP aw...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/mike-trout-on-rookie-hazing-and-if-the-angels-are-wasting-his-prime

Dexter Fowler finds himself in a fascinating place these days: He's still riding high off the Chicago Cubs' World Series win, but he's also a free agent and it's looking increasingly likely his t...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/dexter-fowler-takes-us-inside-his-free-agency-experience

Life still isn't back to normal for Addison Russell, the 22-year-old Chicago Cubs shortstop who helped break the curse and deliver the first World Series title to the North Side since 1908. Russe...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/addison-russell-on-winning-the-world-series-and-what-hes-binge-watching-this-offseason

Podcast: Joe Buck explains why he doesn’t actually hate your team The 2016 World Series is right around the corner. While we wait to figure out just who will be playing the Cleveland Indians we...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/joe-buck-explains-why-he-doesnt-actually-hate-your-team

As baseball still processes the shocking death of Jose Fernandez, this week’s StewPod offers you a new perspective on the life of Fernandez. It belongs to Pedro Martinez, the Hall of Fame pitch...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/pedro-martinez-on-his-friendship-with-jose-fernandez-and-the-red-sox-postseason-chances

Are the Boston Red Sox likable? This week’s podcast started with that question and morphed into something else. On the StewPod, we’re assessing the likeability of each team involved in the ML...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/how-likable-are-the-teams-in-the-mlb-postseason-chase

The world of baseball gave us three questions this week: What was A.J. Preller thinking? Was Adam Jones right? Can the Cubs really do it? We tackle all three (and more!) in this week's StewPod, w...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/aj-preller-adam-jones-and-whether-the-cubs-can-win-it-all

Chris and Liz banter about Tim Tebow's new career in baseball, and discuss the state of Phillies fandom in 2016. Then, Israel joins the program to talk about the tight race in the AL East. Who wi...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/so-tim-tebow-is-a-baseball-player-now

Mike and Chris look at the biggest storylines in MLB for September, including whether Clayton Kershaw will return, who wins the wild cards, how many wins the Cubs finish with and lots more.

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/our-predictions-for-septembers-biggest-storylines

Dodgers catcher Yasmani Grandal talks to Yahoo Sports about how the team has withstood a record number of injuries to reach first place in the NL West.

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/inside-the-dodgers-amazing-comeback-with-yasmani-grandal

Curt Schilling is a man with no shortage of opinions. And this week baseball has been ripe with things to have an opinion about, including Alex Rodriguez’s retirement and Tim Tebow’s attempt ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/podcast-curt-schilling-on-a-rod-tim-tebow-and-his-new-broadcast-gig

It’s that time of the baseball season where Jeff Passan’s phone is buzzing with information. Yes, the trade deadline is coming on Aug. 1, which means teams are making moves and our pal Jeff i...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/breaking-down-the-mlb-trade-deadline-with-jeff-passan

Since everybody's talking about improving baseball today, here's what we think of the ideas and how we'd do it.

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/heres-how-wed-improve-baseball

John Smoltz joins the StewPod to take us inside the All-Star game from his rather unique point of view. Smoltz will be calling the game this year for Fox Sports and, as a player, was an eight-tim...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/john-smoltz-takes-us-inside-the-mlb-all-star-game

Lenny Dykstra joins the StewPod to talk about his new book, "House of Nails" and share his outrageous baseball life.

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/lenny-dykstra-on-steroids-jail-and-his-new-tell-all-book

We talked to Wil Myers of the San Diego Padres about his role as All-Star ambassador, plus his comeback season, why he doesn't wear batting gloves and arm wrestling.

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/wil-myers-on-the-all-star-game-his-breakout-and-arm-wrestling

How does hitting for the cycle compare to the no-hitter? We discuss that and more in the latest StewPod.

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/cycles-vs-no-hitters

This week on the StewPod, we're talking to one of this season's breakout players and discussing another much-talked-about baseball brawl. It's a fun one. Nick Castellanos of the Detroit Tigers jo...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/drafting-brawlers-and-chatting-with-nick-castellanos

On this week's StewPod, we talk about Mark Melancon, the closer for the Pittsburgh Pirates about the rigors of his job, the Pirates chances in the NL and lots more. We also talk about All-Star vo...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/inside-the-mind-of-one-of-mlbs-best-closers

In this week's StewPod, we talk about Barry Bonds dissing Joc Pederson when he asked for a pic and whether opposing teams in modern sports should be buddy-buddy. We also talk about Matt Harvey, J...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/is-barry-bonds-a-bad-guy-for-snubbing-joc-pederson

In this week's installment of The StewPod, the Yahoo Sports baseball post, Mike and Chris talk about MLB predictions they regret, plus ones they're happy with and some up-in-the-air predictions t...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/mlb-predictions-we-regret

In this Yahoo Sports podcast, Chipper Jones talks about his belief in the future of the Braves, but he doesn't expect anyone to feel bad now that the organization is struggling.

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/chipper-jones-nobodys-going-to-feel-bad-for-the-atlanta-braves

There's almost nothing more than a baseball survey. OK, maybe a Bartolo Colon home run. But getting peoples' opinions about baseball in survey form is a lot of fun — and often surprising, as it...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/stewpod-how-well-do-we-really-know-what-baseball-fans-think

Adam Jones is many things — an All-Star outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles, a Silver Slugger, a husband and father, a fun follow on social media. But there's another thing he loved to talk to...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/stewpod-adam-jones-on-the-best-places-to-eat-around-mlb

We've got an All-Star edition of the StewPod for you this week, as we're joined by MLB legend Dave Winfield and Yahoo Sports fantasy expert Scott Pianowski. If you're looking for a podcast that w...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/stewpod-dave-winfield-the-all-star-game-and-fixing-your-fantasy-team

Here's a fun story: Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson is a big fan of the Golden State Warriors, which isn't too surprising since he grew up in the Bay Area. When Trayce Thompson was tr...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/joc-pederson-on-everything-from-video-games-to-vin-scully

If someone were going to bring dabbing to baseball, it makes a whole lot of sense that it's Carlos Gomez. The Houston Astros outfielder is one of baseball's biggest personalities. He celebrates w...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/carlos-gomez-on-dabs-swag-and-his-passion-for-the-game

We're a few days into the Major League Baseball season and we can't even wait to put everything in perspective. So on this week's StewPod, we're playing a game called Small Sample Size Theater, i...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/small-sample-size-theater

MLB icon Johnny Bench makes an appearance on the podcast. He tells us about his campaign with Kingsford Charcoal to take back opening day, as well as when opening day went astray. Other topics we...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/johnny-benchs-campaign-to-restore-opening-day

With opening day getting closer by the hour, this week's podcast is devoted to everyone's favorite thing this time of spring — predictions. Oh yes, The StewPod has predictions for you. And so d...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/mlb-prediction-bonzana-with-aaron-boone

Opening Day isn't the only day that some baseball fans call in sick. If they're dedicated to virtual baseball, fans consider Tuesday a holiday too. It's the day "MLB The Show 16" drops. "The Show...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/podcast-eric-hosmer-on-mlb-the-show-16-video-games-and-big-rings

Baseball season is almost here, which means that fantasy baseball IS here. On this week's podcast, we're joined by Scott Pianowski of Roto Arcade to talk about the 2016 fantasy season, including ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/who-you-should-draft-and-avoid-in-fantasy-baseball-this-season

Baseball, like society at large, is still trying to digest its on-going divide between the new school and the old school. We saw that in no uncertain terms Thursday, as Bryce Harper and Goose Gos...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/bryce-harper-goose-gossage-and-baseballs-culture-war

Baseball is back — for the spring anyway. The question is, how much should we care about the results? The first spring-training games started this week and you now have free reign to prematurel...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/how-much-should-you-care-about-spring-training-games

The StewPod digs into the surprising Dexter Fowler news, plus more ridiculousness from the first week of spring training, a new Three Strikes with Bad News Ramen and an important question about K...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/making-sense-of-the-dexter-fowler-drama

There may not be anyone in professional baseball like Hunter Pence — from the way that he throws and swings a bat, to his confessed off-the-field nerdery. Good luck finding someone else in MLB ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/hunter-pence-on-pilates-harry-potter-and-the-tough-nl-west

The Arizona Diamondbacks are the unofficial winners of the offseason. Ultimately, that means little. Unless they can perform when the games matter, what they accomplished over the past few months...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/stewpod-interview-diamondbacks-pre-and-post-game-host-mike-ferrin

We're just a couple weeks from spring training, the major free agents have signed and baseball, more or less, is ready for 2016. So, we have to ask: Which team won the offseason? To "win the offs...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/so-which-mlb-team-won-the-offseason

With the Hot Stove news on low this week, one of the more interesting stories to emerge from baseball circles this week was ex-MLB bad boy John Rocker endorsing Donald Trump for president. It's h...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/who-said-it-john-rocker-or-donald-trump

On this episode, Mike and Chris talk about where Yoenis Cespedes should land, whether the Tigers are contenders with Justin Upton and we tackle the DH debate in the NL. Also: Bad News Ramen joins...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/is-it-a-good-idea-to-bring-the-dh-to-the-national-league

We chat with ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza about being on Sunday Night Baseball full-time this season, her road to the broadcast booth, how she handles the criticism that comes her way fo...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/jessica-mendoza-on-baseball-ignoring-sexists-and-opportunities-for-women-in-mlb-1

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman has proven himself to be one of MLB's best young personalities. He's fiery on the field and fun off it. Last season, when his a spring training ACL injury...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/marcus-stroman-proves-that-hes-good-at-everything

This week's StewPod, talking about the MLB Hall of Fame, Ken Griffey Jr., how to make the voting process better, who should get 100 percent, which players should get a Hall of Fame pass and lots ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/how-would-you-improve-the-hall-of-fame-voting-process

On this week's podcast, we have a four-man discussion of the 2016 MLB Hall of Fame ballot, giving our yes/no reaction to each player on the ballot. Mike and Chris also talk about the Aroldis Chap...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/four-dudes-and-a-hall-of-fame-ballot

It's Christmas week, so while Santa is making his list and checking it twice, we here at The StewPod have skipped that and gone right to handing out lumps of coal to deserving baseball people. On...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/lumps-of-coal-in-mlb-stockings

With "Star Wars" captivating the nation's consciousness this week, we thought it was a great time to imagine what a baseball team of "Star Wars" characters would look like. It's a harder prospect...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/creating-a-star-wars-baseball-team

Mike Oz and Chris Cwik wrap up the MLB Winter Meetings live from Nashville.

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/wrapping-up-the-mlb-winter-meetings

Everybody at the MLB Winter Meetings has a mission. Teams want to improve their rosters. Reporters want to break stories. The college kids swarming the convention center are hoping to find front-...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/the-mlb-winter-meetings-though-the-eyes-of-an-agent

There's a lot to talk about in baseball this week: Big bucks are being thrown around in free agency, Hot Stove season is burning with rumors and the winter meetings are just days away. With that ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/dave-stewart-takes-us-behind-the-scenes-of-the-mlb-winter-meetings

It's apparently beef season in baseball. We're getting stories this week about unsettled problems involving Yasiel Puig in L.A. and Jose Fernandez in Miami. And, of course, awards season always b...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/yasiel-puig-jose-fernandez-and-mlb-beef-season

Here in the first full week of the MLB offseason, there are plenty of things to talk about. But the one at the top of the most peoples' mind is the getting-warmer-by-the-day Hot Stove season. So ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/10-burning-questions-about-mlb-free-agency-with-jeff-passan

Is it too early pick to pick the World Series winner for 2016? Yes, entirely so. But it's still a fun thing to talk about, so on this week's podcast, Mike and Chris are discussing the fallout fro...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/super-duper-early-world-series-picks-for-2016

After months and months of baseball games, we're finally here. The World Series is upon us. It's the New York Mets vs. the Kansas City Royals — the power arms of the Mets against the speed, def...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/its-the-mets-and-the-royals-in-the-world-series-who-you-got

The World Series is halfway set, so while we await the winner of the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays in the ALCS, this week's podcast finds Mike and Chris pondering the further potential...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/the-mets-are-going-to-win-the-world-series-huh

Jose Reyes watched Game 3 of the American League Championship Series from a Times Square hotel, looking on as his old teammates with the Toronto Blue Jays won their first game of the series again...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/jose-reyes-on-the-blue-jays-its-good-to-see-them-go-far

It took a couple days, but the Chicago Cubs now have a date for their dance in the NLCS. The New York Mets took down the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the NLDS on Thursday night, setting the s...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/the-mets-and-cubs-are-in-the-nlcs-who-you-got

There's a good chance that Francisco Lindor wins the AL Rookie of the Year. He and fellow Puerto Rican shortstop Carlos Correa are the top two contenders for the award. It promises to be a tight ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/francisco-lindor-on-roy-the-playoffs-and-his-suit-game

After two intense Game 5s, the ALCS is set. The Kansas City Royals will be making a repeat appearance in the series, and hope to once again take home the American League pennant. The hard-hitting...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/its-royals-vs-blue-jays-in-the-alcs-who-you-got

The New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the best matchups in baseball's divisional playoffs, and we've got none other than New York Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson on the podca...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/curtis-granderson-sizes-up-metsdodgers-nlds

We size up the two NLDS matchups in the MLB postseason, the Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers. We talk about the key storylines and make our p...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/sizing-up-the-nlds-matchups

On this postseason extra edition of The StewPod, we break down the AL division series between the Houston Astros and Kansas City Royals, and the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays. We talk a lit...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/sizing-up-the-alds-astros-vs-royals-and-rangers-vs-blue-jays

October is here, so for baseball teams entering into the postseason, the stakes are high. (You'll note the song selection on this week's podcast.) So on this week's podcast, we're delving into a ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/whos-the-scariest-team-in-the-mlb-postseason

On this special edition of the StewPod, we weigh in on the dugout fight between Bryce Harper and Jonathan Papelbon during Sunday's Washington Nationals game. Who's to blame? What should happen ne...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/stewpod-whos-to-blame-bryce-harper-or-jonathan-papelbon

We're about to enter the final week of the MLB season and the sprint to finish looks exciting. Sure, there are fewer playoff spots up in the air than the past two years, but there's still a lot t...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/stewpod-18-what-do-you-want-to-happen-in-the-final-week-of-the-mlb-season

It's not just about making the playoffs anymore in Pittsburgh. Those Pirates, the underdogs, they're gone. These 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates are a force and everybody knows it. They're 85-57, the sec...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/stewpod-17-andrew-mccutchen-on-the-pirates-world-series-aspirations-1

Jose Altuve is the spark plug that makes the Houston Astros go. Even though he won a batting title last year and is a three-time All-Star, he's still not fully appreciated for what he does on the...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/stewpod-16-jose-altuve-takes-us-inside-the-astros-surprising-season

Hector Santiago thinks he signs more autographs than any player in Major League Baseball. He might also ask for more. So, game recognize game? Santiago has an immense autograph collection that he...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/stewpod-13-hector-santiago

We always like a good baseball debate and this week's StewPod, we have a fun one. It's not as serious as whether Pete Rose should be in the Hall of Fame or as timeless as whether there should be ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/stewpod-12-should-adults-bring-gloves-to-baseball-games

There's been plenty of real baseball lately and plenty more in the months ahead, but we're using the dead days in the MLB All-Star break to talk a bit about fictional baseball. Specifically, our ...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/stewpod-9-the-secrets-of-major-league-our-favorite-baseball-movie

There's plenty of debate on these here Internets about which baseball games are the best, we're taking the discussion a different direction in the latest installment of The StewPod: Which players...

https://soundcloud.com/stewpod/stewpod-3-which-players-belong-in-the-baseball-video-game-hall-of-fame