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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – May 22, 2016

 

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It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.

It would take a lot… and there is probably a different scenario around the corner.

It is a “clean up your room” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Ichiro Suzuki, Mookie Betts, Mike Leake, Michael Fulmer, Dexter Fowler, Brad Miller, Alex Wood and Matt Shoemaker all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball yesterday.

See the updated listing of WOB on MLB Reports

 

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – March 20, 2016

IMG_3057The London Series continues this Sunday with the Sunday Request

 

I talked with Earl Dix, President of the British Baseball Federation to try and answer that question the best I could.

It is a spreading the good word episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 28, 2016

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It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.

 

I am more than willing to talk about the Yankee ticket crisis, but I am bringing in help. Lisa Swan, co creator of Subway Squawkers and frequent guest of the podcast, wrote about the ticket fiasco and has been quoted in WFAN and the New York Post.

Why not get her thoughts here?

It’s a print from home edition of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 14, 2016

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It is time for the Sunday Request.

 

Today I am bringing on Uniwatch editor Phil Hecken back to the show along with writer Jim Vilk to talk about the confusing uniform history of the Cleveland Indians.

It is a no tradition traditional episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – February 7, 2016

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Don’t worry. There is no way baseball could make a dime with a neutral site World Series.

Follow the money on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 31, 2016

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It is Sunday and time for the Sunday Request.

1972 is the topic of the book I am writing. With all the topics to hit, it practically writes itself.

It  episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.


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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 10, 2016

It is time for The Sunday Request.

 

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.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – January 3, 2016

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It is time for The Sunday Request.

It is odd that Lou Whitaker, who matches up with so many great second basemen, was a one and done candidate.

His Cooperstown case should have earned at least a healthy debate.

That and other Hall of Fame topics on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 27, 2015

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It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.

 

Breaking down each team’s last Rookie of the Year and a few surprising facts popped up.

Let’s avoid the Sophomore Jinx on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – December 20, 2015

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It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.

 

I had never thought on it, but man does Pete Rose seem to have ulterior motives.

Maybe bet against this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 22, 2015

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It is time for the SUNDAY REQUEST.

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The chain reaction of Bud Selig playing favorites with the fraternity of owners can still be felt. The new commissioner needs to step in and save the Miami Market.

You can’t collude on THIS episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 15, 2015

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Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette via AP

It is THE SUNDAY REQUEST!

College baseball is fun. College baseball is cool. But it will never be anything but a fringe enjoyment.

Go to class for this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – November 8, 2015

 

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It is the first Sunday Request of the off season.

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The answer is NONE. The Pirates need to be aggressive this off season and emulate not only the current World Champs but also an unusual strategy by Bill Veeck in the 1970s.

We are family in this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 25, 2015

It is time for The Sunday Request.

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No baseball for a few days? What are we going to do?

I do my best to offer a few suggestions.

Let’s begin Year 4 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – October 4, 2015

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Matt Freed/Post-Gazette

It is time for the Sunday Request.

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WOB is not about being fair. It is about how the season unfolds day to day.

Unfairness is part of baseball. Just ask the Cubs and the Pirates, one of whom will be a forgotten Wild Card Team.

Meanwhile I celebrate my wedding anniversary on  Episode 1,077 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Max Scherzer, Corey Kluber, Christian Yelich, Colby Rasmus, Noah Syndergaard, Paul Goldschmidt, Marco Estrada and Josh Hamilton  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 20, 2015

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It is time for the Sunday Request.

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Perhaps I am the wrong person to ask, but I can’t not picture a playoff match up that isn’t at least interesting!

I appreciate ALL match ups in Episode 1,062 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 

Cole Hamels, Carlos Beltran, Patrick Corbin, Kris Bryant, Erasmo Ramirez, Eric Hosmer, Domingo Santana and Jerad Eickhoff  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 13, 2015

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It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.

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This is a tougher question than I anticipated. Tim Hudson probably belongs in that wonderful subgroup of pitchers who had terrific peaks, were World Series Champions but fell short of the Hall of Fame. Perhaps a new museum needs to be made for them.

It is an all inclusive episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Madison Bumgarner, Corey Seager, Hector Santiago, Jose Bautista, John Lackey, Greg Garcia and Brett Gardner all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – September 6, 2015

It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.

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The Don Orsillo issue shows the Red Sox don’t understand the basic relationship between the broadcaster and the fans.

But it is par for the course with the Red Sox and will be forgotten when the Duck Boats make their next appearance.

It is a “Thank you sir, may I have another” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Derek Holland, Jake Arrieta, Shawn O’Malley, Bryce Harper, Alex Gordon, Lance McCullers and Brandon Phillips all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 30, 2015

It is time for the SUNDAY REQUEST

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A thought provoking request, if for no other reason than it took me forever to figure out how to even make this evaluation!

It is a “Who is to blame here?” episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Edwin Encarnacion, Luis Severino, Joey Votto, Lance Lynn, Brian Dozier, Garrett Richards, Jacob deGrom and Scooter Gennett all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 16, 2015

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Photo: Ross D. Franklin, AP

It is time for THE SUNDAY REQUEST

 

The Marlins are indeed a fascinating mess. And the problem may start from the top.

Part of me thinks MLB should step in.

But like a slow motion car wreck, part of me does not want them to change a thing because I am fascinated by it.

I am taking my talents to South Beach for episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 Masahiro Tanaka, Jackie Bradley Jr., John Lackey, Scooter Gennett, Chris Bassitt, Nelson Cruz and Todd Frazier all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – August 2, 2015

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Matthew Emmons/USA Today Sports, via Reuter

It is time for the Sunday Request.

It pains me to say it, but the Yankees look like they are in the drivers seat… for the Division if not the World Series.

It is a hold my nose and be honest episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Lucas Duda, Travis Shaw, Clayton Kershaw, Aaron Brooks, Freddie Freeman, Jose Bautista and Joe Ross  all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball



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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 12, 2015

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Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

 

It is time for The Sunday Request

Andrew McCutchen should be the face of baseball as he is everything positive about baseball.

That and why today’s Red Sox loss and today’s Toronto loss are microcosms of their season on this episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Taylor Jungmann, Hisashi Iwakuma, Cole Gillespie, Jose Reyes, John Lackey, Carlos Carrasco, Mark Reynolds and Mitch Moreland all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?

 

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – July 5, 2015

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Instagram Follower CHURCHILL BEE wants me to go back to the long lost spots of San Francisco Baseball.

I return to all the former homes of San Francisco baseball teams and try to find any clue that they played there… and it led me to an aisle of an Office Depot.

It is a star spangled episode of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 

 Clay Buchholz, Jeff Locke, Kris Bryant, C. J. Cron, Steven Souza Jr., Todd Frazier and Cody Anderson, all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – June 28, 2015

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National Baseball Hall of Fame Library

 

It is the Sunday Request

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An openly gay pitcher is in the independent leagues and a female from France wants to join the international pool.

Being open minded and seeing barriers broken only makes baseball stronger. One of the early people to break down barriers?  Barney Pelty, aka The Yiddish Curver.

It is an open for everyone Episode 977 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

 

 Yovani Gallardo, Torii Hunter, Tom Koehler, Matt Duffy, Carlos Correa, Scott Kazmir, Jace Peterson and Clayton Kershaw all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – June 21, 2015

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    It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request

I don’t mind celebrating. I mind the clichés.

  • Also, I talk about communing with nature and Fathers Day on Episode 969 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.Max Scherzer, Alex Rodriguez, Randal Grichuk, Jesse Hahn, Travis d’Arnaud, Mark Buehrle and Jason Kipnis all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – June 14, 2015

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It is time for the Sunday Request

@sullybaseball Umps should wear Google Glass that computes strikes & balls automatically avoiding blown calls. @MLB #sickofblowncalls

— GrigorisDouros(@GrigorisDouros) June 12, 2015

I am all for technology breakthroughs that end some of the idiocy of “the human element.”

It is an embrace technology Episode 963 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Giancarlo Stanton, Mat Latos, Manny Machado, CJ Wilson, Zack Greinke, JD Martinez, Kendall Graveman and Ben Revere all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?
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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – June 7, 2015

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David J. Phillip, The Associated Press


It is Sunday and time for the Sunday Request.

@sullybaseball Sunday Request question. Should the Astros trade away their prospects for Hamels, or stick to a rebuilding plan that works?

— Jim Furlong (@EWOKinLA) June 5, 2015

Why not?
They can replenish their farm next week in the draft and when will the time be better than NOW to sneak in a title?

It is a Now or Never Episode 956 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

David Price, Clayton Kershaw, Hanley Ramirez, Matt Kemp, Jonathan Villar, Joey Votto and Bartolo Colon all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – May 17, 2015

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Sitting in the Dodger Stadium parking lot, I decided to record a podcast.

After talking about Don Mattingly and some of the odd things in Saturday night’s game,

And then I addressed the Sunday Request.

Lots of topics to address while stuck in traffic for Episode 934 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Brandon Crawford, Jorge de la Rosa, Eduardo Escobar, Matt Shoemaker, Brad Miller and Chris Owings all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?

 

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – May 3, 2015

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It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.

 

 

Michael Lortz, the creator of Tampa Bay Baseball Market joins the podcast to talk about Tropicana Field and the potential future of the Rays. Mike is a Rays fan who wants the team to stay. He breaks down the potential ways the fan base could grow.

It is a save the team Episode 922 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

David Price, Kyle Blanks, Tim Huson, Jean Segura, Francisco Liriano, Andrelton Simmons, Wade Miley and Nelson Cruz all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?

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Follow Michael Lortz on Twitter by clicking HERE.

 

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Sully Baseball Daily Podcast – April 19, 2015

It is Sunday and time for The Sunday Request.

Oh man… a Red Sox title or a Good Star Wars movie? That is a debate that brings back memories of both 1983 and 199.
The Force is With Me on Episode 908 of The Sully Baseball Daily Podcast.

Odubel Herrera, Chris Heston, Josh Donaldson, Felix Hernandez, David Ortiz, C. J. Wilson and Zack Cozart all added to their totals for Who Owns Baseball?

 

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