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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 15, 2015
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Former All Star and three time World Series champion Lonnie Smith joins the podcast today.
In this segment, we talk about his days playing with the St. Louis Cardinals and helping them clinch the 1982 World Series.
It is a Fall Classic episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Thanks to PastPros for setting up the interview.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 12, 2016
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Wei-Yin Chen signed with the Marlins and suddenly I am excited about South Florida.
Once again I have found myself drinking the proverbial Miami Kool Aid.
Cue up the crazy statue on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 11, 2016
Mark Hirsch – Getty Images
The Dodgers have dead weight on their payroll.
The Brewers want to get out of the Ryan Braun contract.
Should these two talk with each other?
It is a trade proposal episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 10, 2016
It is time for The Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball sun. req: $ in baseball. With the rise in salaries, will there ever be a salary cap? 2018’s FA class=1bill + in commitments
— Josh k (@joshklad) January 9, 2016
The simple answer is no. There will never be a salary cap in baseball.
The counter question is why would you want one? And what purpose would it serve?
It is a spoiler free episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 9, 2016
Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press
Does Albert Pujols have a shot to become the new Home Run King?
And if he does, will he get any love for it?
I am all about love in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 8, 2016
BRYAN R. SMITH – NY DAILY NEWS
Is Derek Jeter connected to PEDs? People’s attitudes towards PEDs, users and accusations have everything to do with their own personal opinions of the players… even Saint Derek Jeter.
It is all about perceptions in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 5, 2016
The Raiders are going to try and move to Los Angeles. What will that mean to the A’s and their search for a new ballpark.
It is an episode filled with obvious answers on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 2, 2016
AP File
Major League teams should have a Triple A team that can expand their regional appeal. Some teams have their teams way too far away.
Send them to the farm on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 25, 2015
Recorded while everyone was asleep and waiting for Santa, I talked about how many of the things on my baseball Christmas wish list have already come through.
I have a few more wishes however, and some are very easy to fulfill.
It is the very special Christmas episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 23, 2015
Fleer
Glenn Braggs, former Cincinnati Reds outfielder, is my guest today.
We talked about his time in 1990 World Series, his dramatic catch in the playoffs and he reveals which teammate had a hand grenade in their locker.
It is a World Champion episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 22, 2015
Baseball Hall of Fame
I help a town in North Carolina honor Hoyt Wilhelm and finally Wade Boggs will get his number retired by the Red Sox.
Meanwhile I fight my allergies.
It is a small deed leading to good things episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 19, 2015
Baseball is recommending putting more nets for fan safety at ball parks.
That seems like a no brainer, doesn’t it?
Better to be safe than sorry in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 17, 2015
Marvel Studios
What are the Dodgers up to?
Is the team falling apart and letting the other NL West clubs, like San Francisco and Arizona, take over? Or are they building something that we can’t quite see right now but will be dominating.
It reminds me of Tony Stark in the cave during the first Iron Man movie. He built something powerful right under everyone’s noses and turned failure into victory.
Maybe that’s what the Dodgers are doing.
Avengers Assemble for this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 15, 2015
Jamie Squire / Getty Images
I thought the Dodgers interest in Johnny Cueto was risky.
Now he signed with the Giants. I get the deal. Huge potential reward. Gigantic risk.
It also means the end of the Tim Linceum era.
Meanwhile Pete Rose is back in the news again and Serena Williams needs to compete with a horse.
Go ahead an bet on today’s episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 12, 2015
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The Cardinals just lost Jason Heyward. How are the fans taking it?
@JasonHeyward I hope someone throws it at your face again you greedy piece of shit.
— clay jarrell (@cgjcards) December 11, 2015
Oh dear. Calm down Cardinals fans! Losing stars and still being a winner is part of Cardinals lore!
In the name of Stan Musial’s ghost, listen to this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 8, 2015
Events at the winter meetings are going so quickly that they render doing a daily podcast almost an exercise in being incorrect.
Trying to make predictions during this winter meeting… an impossibility
It is an unpredictable episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 5, 2015
(Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)
Did you predict Zack Greinke leaving LA for the Diamondbacks? If you answered yes, you are a liar!
The NL West is upside down and Johnny Cueto’s agent is loving it.
Snakes in the desert in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 30, 2015
Photo – Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press
It is November. Thanksgiving is over. Can you believe baseball was played this month?
Plus the signing of Jordan Zimmermann by the Tigers will be felt by other teams throughout the winter.
Tis the season for more episodes of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 28, 2015
AP Photo – Orlin Wagner
Perceptions are sometimes hard to break, even if all the facts in the world can be presented against them.
Many people are still making the argument that the same big budgeted teams win every year, even though the parity in baseball has never been better.
This leads me to talking about my high school reunion.
Trust me, it makes sense.
Shatter your preconceived notions in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 27, 2015
Photo Credit – Brian Wilmer
We came so very close to having a major league team whose stadium was in South Carolina.
Their ballpark was built in 1990. By 1992, it was totally obsolete.
It is a parallel universe episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 26, 2015
Baseball Hall of Fame
Today I give thanks to the Pilgrims… specifically the Boston Pilgrims, whose victory in the 1903 World Series paved the way to baseball in its current state.
It is the Thanksgiving episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 25, 2015
Robert Gauthier – Los Angeles Times
Mark McGwire is joining the Padres coaching staff, which is good for helping us get past the steroid era. But I have a radical suggestion for a new coach in California.
It is not a day to talk about the past episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Mastering the 48 Hour Weekend/Week Long Road MLB Trips
For people that work a Monday to Friday job, and are looking to see 3 games for the price of 2 for a weekend,, this blog gives a quick lesson on how to do that.
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The whole travel industry works on the 24 hour clock. This actually works to the MLB road trip world out there. During my year long trip, I mastered the art of the 24 hour clock.
My favorite move was to rent a car for Friday – Sunday, that would only cost two rental days at a car company. Most of the time it would include leaving for a Friday game at 5:30 – and the car was due at a 5:30 on Sunday.
This is great for jamming at least 3 games in the 48 hours, and sometimes you can do a doubleheader on the Saturday.
I told my buddy Scott of breaking down the cost of watching baseball games into individual innings – kind of like bowling frames. Read the rest of this entry
MLB Baseball Clubs Should Make Single Game Tickets Available Before Christmas
The home site of the 2016 MLB ALL – Star Game, Petco Park..Baseball owners, and the MLB alike, should really think about having tickets made available for purchase prior to the Christmas season every year. Both of the NBA and NHL have free reign on this concept, with their season’s barely being midway yet in each calendar year at the end of December. The supply and demand for NFL tickets only reaches 8 games, and is never in question whether most stadiums will have good turnouts. You would think that kids especially, with love to receive game tickets as gifts on Christmas morning Instead, all that is available are gift certificates at this point in the year.
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First off, the MLB has done a great job in posting their following year schedules earlier each consecutive year over the last half-dozen or so.
I give these guys full marks for that. It also looks like they are improving their coverage of each team, to include more splits in each of the 30 squad’s itineraries.
I still wish they would follow the NHL (god did I just say that), in providing better splits for their 2430 Games Master Schedule, to include 7 day splits (you can go to ESPN.com for those), monthly splits and finally one year-long page on a post.
In 2014, I did all of the schedules I just mentioned, and even added an Interleague Master Schedule. In 2016, I have already put out the American League vs National League schedule here.
It has been quite the undertaking, but I am doing all facets of it again – going forward in 2016 after just putting out the Interleague Master Schedule in 2015 because I was on the road the whole year. Read the rest of this entry
183 in 2015: MLB Road Trip Game 55: Nationals Park
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental and the MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
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Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (218 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
DAY DATE
Wednesday May 20, 2015
Game #55 Day #46
Today’s game (s) Start Time (s) in EST and Venue (s):
Nationals Park (10th/30 games there in 2015), 7:05 vs Yankees Read the rest of this entry
183 in 2015: Ball Park Preview, Game 22 – Comerica Park
2015 MLB Trip Sponsors: Man Fish Brewery, Megabus.com, MLB Reports, National Car Rental and the MLB Ball Park Pass-Port.
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*** I Will be live tweeting from all ballpark venues I am watching games at. Join the discussion.
Chuck Booth’s 2015 MLB Park Historical Road Trip
The GOAL: 183 Straight Days (every single day at least 1 gm) Of ALL 30 MLB Parks Trip In 2015 (218 Games) view full year schedule.
The CAUSE: To Raise Money for Concussion Awareness (via Sports Legacy Institute. donate money here) Through Inspiring Others.
DAY DATE
Monday, April 20th. 2015
Game #22 Day #16
Today’s game (s) Start Time (s) in EST and Venue (s):
Comerica Park, 7:08, Tigers vs Yankees.
After converting 8 straight double header ‘ s in 12 daya. I will just have to travel a few hours i-75 to take in tonight’s Detroit and New York..
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 22, 2015
AP Photo/Rick Scuteri
We may never have a perfect system for dealing with rookies and service time.
We may never have a perfect media rights package.
But we can not wring and hands about perfection when some systems can be kept the same and others slightly tweaked and make lots of people millionaires and provide a great product.
It is a “Let’s do what WORKS” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
The Struggles Of Josh Hamilton: Despite Massive Talent, He Has Underwhelmed in LA, But Layoff The Guy For His Addiction Battle!
Josh Hamilton from a much younger time in his life. He fought off his drug addiction in his early 20’s, to become one of the best players in the game from 2008 – 2012. Following a recent list of injuries and personal battles, he has suffered a relapse in his addiction. Hamilton met with the MLB yesterday in New York, and has reportedly admitted to at least using cocaine.
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In the first two months of 2012 Josh Hamilton was putting up historic numbers and was on his way to a Cooperstown resume. I even wrote a column on how he was the best baseball player on the planet.
I had evidence to support my statement. In his 1st 47 Games, the man had 21 HRs and 57 RBI, while batting nearly .400, with an OPS that neared 1.200. Included in those impressive totals was a 4 HR game at Camden Yards.
During my 30 MLB Park streak the 1st 4 weeks of the season, I saw Hamilton play four games. He clubbed 3 HRs and added 3 doubles in his AB during the games I witnessed, and he hit one jack at Target Field that may have not landed yet. This man was pistol hot. I had no doubt he would continue to post Hall Of Fame credentials in that season, and for many years to come.
Right after that he quit chewing tobacco, and has been plagued with problems since. He has left the Texas Rangers, been hurt and underperformed since signing with the Angels. Read the rest of this entry
A Early Look at Future Hall of Fame Candidates
Craig Biggio finally got his “call to the hall” and should set an example for players who didn’t get that call on their first try. Other notable players are still on the ballot, and should receive legitimate consideration for induction in the future.
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The BBWAA elected four players into the Baseball Hall of Fame for the class of 2015: Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, John Smoltz and Craig Biggio. This is the first time that the BBWAA has elected four players in 60 years, as these four players truly exemplify what the MLB Hall of Fame is all about.
Now that the official results have been released, we can now take a look at not only some of the guys who will return on the ballot in the upcoming years, but also some future eligible players who present a very interesting case for their enshrinement into the Hall of Fame.
2015 MLB Hall of Fame Voting: Who Deserves to Get In?
The MLB Hall of Fame will announce which players will be part of the Class of 2015. With players such as Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez being added to the ballot this year, the question remains as to which players will ultimately make the final cut this year?
By Nicholas Delahanty (MLB Reports Writer) Follow @Nick_Delahanty
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It is very possible that history is made with regards to this year’s MLB Hall of Fame induction class. In the past, the committee has been hesitant to vote in more than three players in one class, and it has been very rare to see more than three voted in at one time. In the past, the committee voted in four players twice (1947 and 1955) and five players only once (1936- the first year of the voting process).
As the decision day quickly approaches, there is speculation that the BBWAA could possibly end the long drought and elect five players this year. With this year’s ballot having a ton of players who could make a legitimate case to be inducted, I decided to go to the process of picking my own ballot (which doesn’t count for the BBWAA), and after taking the time and effort to research my ballet, I realized that it was a much harder process then I anticipated it would be.
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