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Sully Baseball Podcast – The Categories of Champion Players – September 6, 2018

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When the World Series is clinched, a whole team will celebrate knowing they are champions.
There are two categories of champions: Those who have never won one before and those who have.
And in those categories, there are several subsets. Today, I will break those down.
That and being annoyed by helicopters in this episode of Sully Baseball.
While we are at it, enjoy the NEW In Memoriam video.
Sully Baseball Podcast – Sign Them While They Are Young – March 17, 2018

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Veterans might be having a hard time signing long term deals. But the contracts handed out to Jose Altuve and Eugenio Suàrez show baseball’s trend of paying players for their prime is not going away.
Plus some thoughts on an improving Phillies team.
Paying for the GOOD years on this episode of Sully Baseball.
While we are at it, enjoy the In Memoriam video.
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.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast Archives Mar 1, 2017 – Mar 31, 2017 (Episodes 1590 – 1620)
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Past the CLICK TO READ THE REST OF THIS ENTRY are episodes 1590 – 1620 of the Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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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 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 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 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 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.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 26, 2017

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It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.
@sullybaseball Sunday request. If Scherzer has 3 more top 5 Cy Young years, has he had an under the radar HOF career?
— TheStartingBloc (@thestartingbloc) February 24, 2017
Max Scherzer certainly has had a peak and highlights worthy of Hall of Fame merit.
But he needs several more years of it and some early warning signs are troublesome.
Courting immortality in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 25, 2017
THE TEAMS THAT SHOULD HAVE WON: The first part of a series on the podcast that I will do for the next 31 Saturdays.
I look at the teams that if they had won the World Series, they would have done so under the best circumstances and with the best collection of players. First team I cover are my Red Sox and I look at the 1978 squad.
First of a month of Saturdays with this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 24, 2017

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A lot of people don’t like Field of Dreams. I get it.
I still love it and the reasons why I do reflect that what we love and what we consume, including baseball, do not exist in a vacuum.
No guilty pleasues in this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 23, 2017
Building up to Oscar season, I watched the only film connected to baseball: Fences.
Besides being a great showcase for two wonderful stars, Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, it also allows a supporting cast (especially Stephen Henderson) to shine.
As a baseball fan, it also shows how we use our own experiences to paint how we appreciate the greatness of players in the past and the present.
Yeah it is worth seeing.
Also listen to the great podcast Denzel Washington is the Greatest Actor of All Time Period.
It is an honor to be nominated in this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 22, 2017

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I listed my thoughts on the greatest players in each franchise’s history. I realized that Francisco Lindor has the outside chance to become the greatest player in Cleveland Indians history.
It is there for the taking.
It is a legacy episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 21, 2017

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The Cubs won it all last year. Perhaps you heard. But let’s savor how infrequently a team wins in the year they are SUPPOSED to win!
Perfectly timing titles on this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 20, 2017
It is Presidents Day. Will we ever have a baseball player President?
Why not?
Hail to the Chief on this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 19, 2017
On Twitter, I posted YouTube clips of the person I declared the best of each franchises. People today call that a GOAT, Greatest of All Time. I am not ready to use that term.
Goat still means something bad to me!
But the reaction I got to the clips inspired The Sunday Request
@sullybaseball @70sBaseball @Reds @YouTube Wrong again try Johnny Bench.
— Alan Davis (@bfb242) February 18, 2017
@sullybaseball @70sBaseball @Pirates @YouTube Wrong. Try Honus Wagner.
— Alan Davis (@bfb242) February 18, 2017
Try Johnny Bench? Honus Wagner? Wrong? Um, I have given this some thought. I am just trying to get some healthy debate about something that ISN’T politics on line!
Feeling like a goat on this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Here are the Tweets with the video clips.
Greatest player in @yankees history: Babe Ruth https://t.co/wJZ7J0B0SV via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @redsox history: Ted Williams https://t.co/ZoeoxINp2t via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @orioles history: Cal Ripken Jr. https://t.co/ArIV7LJdyB via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @bluejays history: Dave Steib https://t.co/QO4tDgr9iu via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in Rays history: Evan Longoria ( @RaysBaseball ) https://t.co/065gyIee4Q via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in Washington DC history: Walter Johnson https://t.co/LL257WZDD1 via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @Montreal_Expos history: Tim Raines https://t.co/h5g9UdfdjN via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @mets history: Tom Seaver https://t.co/LZUchrOZEf via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @marlins history: Giancarlo Stanton https://t.co/h1g8Lmk9TW via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest Player in @phillies history: Mike Schmidt https://t.co/ZB9J6ruhrv via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @braves history: Hank Aaron https://t.co/rWCC4NnAer via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @indians history: Napoleon Lajoie https://t.co/lX6raCUMYj via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @tigers history: Ty Cobb https://t.co/Sq1s24lTLr via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @royals history: George Brett https://t.co/xR9p18b26H via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @royals history: George Brett https://t.co/xR9p18b26H via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @whitesox history: Frank Thomas https://t.co/JONYhAFVNB via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @twins history: Rod Carew https://t.co/j52HiwbPKy via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @reds history: Pete Rose https://t.co/dCSgA3h0SW via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @brewers history: Robin Yount https://t.co/mw0Fra7eOA via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @pirates history: Roberto Clemente https://t.co/zZM42tRgHb via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @cardinals history: Stan Musial https://t.co/e9rL4wooYr via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @cubs history: Ernie Banks https://t.co/kEbVsyZz5z via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @rangers history: Ivan Rodriguez https://t.co/knAuRwDJTA via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @mariners history: Ken Griffey Jr. https://t.co/jYYJFiesZx via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @astros history: Jeff Bagwell https://t.co/3Oky2uDZjf via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @angels history: Mike Trout https://t.co/SQiAr9Tsat via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @athletics history: Rickey Henderson https://t.co/gTTKJvXgMi via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @dodgers history: Jackie Robinson https://t.co/E21Srtu17o via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @sfgiants history: Willie Mays https://t.co/hTtUIyqbtG via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @Rockies history: Todd Helton https://t.co/BgDANh5XWu via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @Dbacks history: Randy Johnson https://t.co/hNHvX7iB3k via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Greatest player in @padres history : Tony Gwynn https://t.co/5bJn7L6oe6 via @YouTube
— Sully Baseball (@sullybaseball) February 18, 2017
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 18, 2017
The card of the day for Sully Baseball was a Mark Davis Topps Card. I bet you do not know this, but he is a Cy Young winner once traded for a Hall of Famer and another time dealt for an MVP.
I am POSITIVE you didn’t know that.
Pad your resume on this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast -February 17, 2017
Former Cleveland Indians All Star reliever Sid Monge joins the podcast today.
We talked about his days with the Tribe and the Tigers, his 30 years of coaching and what other sports he could have mastered.
Passing on knowledge with the AL Pitcher of the Month for July, 1979 on this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast -February 15, 2017

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Alex Reyes looks like he is going to have Tommy John surgery. These Tommy John surgeries are driving me crazy. Perhaps this is a case for good, clean PEDs.
Get a legal edge on this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 13, 2017

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The Astros need to go all in. And that means taking Zack Greinke off of the Diamondbacks’ hands. Meanwhile I have all sorts of tech issues.
Testing Testing 1…2…3 on this episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 12, 2017

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It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.
This has got to be a topic on @sullybaseball #SundayRequest What is your opinion, and how could it adversely affect the game in your eyes? https://t.co/m6AuXWpTni
— Ryan Brooks (@rybrooks26) February 9, 2017
This is the stupidest idea I have heard of in a while. There are ways to improve baseball that don’t involve starting a runner on second in extra innings.
It is a “Don’t Break What Isn’t Broken” episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 11, 2017

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Mike Ilitch has passed away. He was everything a fan could want in an owner and helped make the Tigers a point of pride in a difficult time for Detroit.
Now that he is gone, what will the fortunes of the Tigers be moving forward.
It is a Motor City episode of Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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