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Sully Baseball Podcast – Beginning Baseball From Africa and Ending ESPN’s ERA – April 28, 2017

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Gift Ngoepe (pronounced Ngoepe) could open new potential talent in Africa for the future. Meanwhile ESPN’s influence on baseball was great but could be done. And I cover the 1981 Reds, another team that should have won.
It is a world wide episode of Sully Baseball.
Sully Baseball Podcast – The First Weekly Show – April 6, 2017

Did you miss me?
How could you? I was only gone 3 days! In the first edition of the new weekly version of the podcast, I reminded us how important the early games of the season can be.
Plus in the Teams That Should Have Won segment, I honor the 2011 Phillies, who should have made history. Instead they fell in a heap.
It may not be daily anymore, but it still feels good to float down the River Sully in this episode of Sully Baseball.
The Last Daily Episode of the Sully Baseball Podcast – April 2, 2017
After 1,622 straight days of doing a daily podcast, never missing a day, the streak is ending today.
The format will change from daily to weekly. But before I make the change, I wanted to acknowledge the strange 4 1/2 year journey that comprised the single most fun I have ever had doing a creative project.
Thanks for these past 1,622 days of joining you and let’s look forward to what the future may bring.
One thing ends as a season begins on the final episode of Sully Baseball DAILY Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 1, 2017

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In the latest installment of The Teams That Should Have Won, I look at a franchise that has had a lot of near misses.
The Mets have lost some heart breakers and some big time stars came and went without a ring.
But the team I picked for the Mets could have built on past success and possibly could have avoided the pitfalls that would emerge in the ensuing years.
It is the second to last DAILY episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 31, 2017

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ESPN evidently came up with the same line I have been saying for years. I chalk it up to parallel thinking. Meanwhile Nationals pitcher Blake Treinen is the closer and hopes to do what no Washington pitcher has ever done.
Slamming the door on this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 30, 2017

Prolific and wonderful baseball writer Stacey Gotsulias returns to the podcast.
We talked about Red Sox and Yankee memories and she explains why she wanted Dave Roberts to break his leg.
The rivalry is alive on this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Follow Stacey on Twitter by clicking HERE.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 27, 2017

Recording on a day that was a lot windier than I realized, I honored the late Todd Frohwirth. He might not be a name you remember, but he will be remembered by those that he affected.
Showing worth on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 26, 2017

It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball I disagree with your take on the WBC you said “no American” cares about the WBC did you watch the game last night? #StroShow
— Rob Gunter (@southpaw1849) March 23, 2017
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I have no doubt the WBC final was exciting and for fans of the WBC, I am sure it was a huge highlight.
Now comes the hard part: Building on it.
Let’s start the season already on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 25, 2017

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In the latest episode of The Teams That Should Have Won, I cover the Oakland A’s.
There are a lot of A’s teams that frustrated their fan base over the years. But only the 2002 A’s could have given their fans a Hollywood Ending… literally!
Cue “The Show” on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 23, 2017

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Dallas Green died today. He may not have been cute and cuddly, but he woke up two dormant fan bases and gave them something to cheer about in the 1980’s.
Paying respects on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 22, 2017

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Some teams pick badly in the MLB Draft.
But two teams whiffed on picks where they could have put a star in a pennant winning situation.
Essentially they are the Darko Milicics of baseball.
It is a crapshoot on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 21, 2017

MLB and their on line production can learn from how Disney and Indiana Jones handled home video .
Hi Ho Hi Ho It is Off To Work We Go in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 20, 2017

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MLB blackout rules are insane.
But MLB blacking out all of Canada? That is insane.
The great white north is honored in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast -March 19, 2017

It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball @70sBaseball The good ol’ days, when I was a kid…and knew who was on every team, year after year.
— C Peters (@bfler67) March 16, 2017
I totally get why these would be considered the Good Old Days.
It is funny when you considered at the time it was consider the End of Days.
Enjoy this nostalgic look on The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 18, 2017

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The latest installment of the Teams That Should Have Won is the 1993 San Francisco Giants.
The Giants have had a lot of near misses and a lot of recent titles. But a win in 1993 would have been something really special.
Memories of the Stick in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 17, 2017

Changes are coming to the podcast and I ask you all for suggestions.
But as I look at what I have accomplished with the daily podcast, I wonder something: What have I been talking about?
It is time to reflect on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast -March 16, 2017

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What managers are currently worthy of making it to the Hall of Fame? Which managers will get over the hump if they win the 2017 World Series?
It is a resume padding episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 15, 2017

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What kind of legacy and careers could Lymon Bostock, Jose Fernandez and Nick Adenhart have had if their lives weren’t cut short?
How much of Roberto Clemente’s and Thurman Munson’s beloved status had to do with their untimely deaths?
A what could have been episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 13, 2017

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On the campus of UC Berkeley, I talked about Tommy John and how his career and impact on the game as a pioneer had more effect on the game than many Hall of Famers.
I did NOT risk my body on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 12, 2017

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It is Sunday and time for
@sullybaseball on the WBC how bizarre is it that we can’t watch it outside of the USA? We’re blacked out on MLB TV!
— markblakemore (@markblakemore) March 8, 2017
Seriously baseball. I don’t want to watch the WBC but how the hell can you black out the people who DO want to see it?
I make reference to slapping fish together on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 11, 2017

THE TEAMS THAT SHOULD HAVE WON series continues.
It is tough to feel for the Yankees and their misery needs to be graded on a curve. But I have no doubt that Yankee fans would have given anything to add 2001 to their World Series collection.
27 is not enough on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 10, 2017
New cutting edge technology we use to enjoy entertainment is nothing new to young adults. And baseball can survive if they put their old wine in new bottles.
From the campus of UC Berkeley, enjoy this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 8, 2017

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All things being equal, I would have been a Pirates fan. I have always gravitated towards them.
The current version of the Bucs are at an agonizing crossroads.
Celebrate the Fam A Lee in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 6, 2017
Some teams find themselves in flux between identity shifts. I illustrate that by shaving my beard.
I take blade to face on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 5, 2017

It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball If you pull all MLB pitchers from the WBC, it will cease to exist. Is that what you’re going for?
— Michael (@MichaelT162) February 27, 2017
The WBC is well meaning but even its supporters can’t separate it from a spring training game.
I have ideas how to fix it, but if it goes away, I won’t be sad.
Evolve or become extinct on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 3, 2017

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The vastness of the cosmos is helping me deal with the inevitability of the Red Sox losing David Price for the season.
We are all on the pale blue dot on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 2, 2017

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Baseball is meant to be a diversion or a distraction from every day life. But often the players, the key distractors, have real life interfere with their production on the field. Jake Peavy, dealing with a prolonged divorce is the latest example of reality colliding with fantasy.
Finding the truth half way in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 1, 2017

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The NL East will be won by the team that doesn’t break down. Meanwhile new Washington reliever Joe Blanton has turned his nice career around and could become a closer option.
Reinventing one’s self in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Enjoy Joe Blanton’s home run in the 2008 World Series.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 28, 2017

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Mike Trout might never be universally recognized and that MAY just be a product of the current way we consume culture. Meanwhile Mike Scioscia might have outstayed his welcome.
Adapt with the times in this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.


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