Tater Talk: A Baseball Podcast

Favorite stories: The Red Sox’ 2019 schedule is absurd, Justin Verlander handed $1 million restaurant bill for being a “Dodger Killer”…also he ordered $30 pancakes, Jesus Aguilar’s Swedish Fish helmet (2:00), Daniel Murphy to Cubs, Matt Adams to Cardinals, Bryce Harper stays put (15:21), Yu Darvish out for year, Sean Manaea and Aroldis Chapman on […] The post Ep. 73 – $30 Pancakes appeared first on The Ledge.

Favorite stories: The AL West race, LLWS + Mets and Phillies play in Williamsport, and nun throws a perfect first pitch (3:29), Dodgers/Giants brawl + Jose Urena beans Ronald Acuña (8:35), MVP Baseball making a comeback? (15:26), Time for electronic strike zones? (19:05), Rival GM expects Bryce Harper to sign with Phillies next year (24:27), Chris […] The post Ep. 72 – The Wild Wild West appeared first on The Ledge.

Favorite stories: Umpire gets a moth stuck in his ear, Cubs win on walk-off grand slam, and King Felix’s reign seems to have come to an end (2:14), Red Sox take control of AL East (7:21), Mike Scioscia done at the end of the season? (11:02), The AL West is suddenly a three-team race (12:53), […] The post Ep. 71 – Ballpark Proposals appeared first on The Ledge.

Rob Manfred calls out Mike Trout for his lack of marketability and Justin isn’t happy about it (3:55), All-Star week recap, reactions, and criticisms (12:56), All-Star Game home run trivia (18:05), Josh Hader’s Twitter controversy (23:22), Manny Machado traded to Dodgers and Brad Hand traded to Indians (29:08), MLB considering a DH in the National […] The post Ep. 70 – Q Scores appeared first on The Ledge.

Favorite stories: 70 years since Satchel Paige’s debut at age 42 + Vlad Guerrero Jr. in Triple-A (2:05), Alex Bregman walks it off in insane fashion for the Astros vs A’s (6:22), Mark Canha not backing down about his bat flip (8:57), Where is Manny Machado heading? (11:21), Red Sox and Yankees set for a […] The post Ep. 69 – Wrapping Up A ‘Nice’ First Half appeared first on The Ledge.

Favorite stories: Nationals come back from 9-0 vs Marlins + a crazy stat from a Twins/Brewers game (1:55), Trevor Bauer won’t sign any multi-year deals because of a really weird bet with his friend (5:23), All-Star rosters/snubs + have the All-Star festivities lost their luster? (8:38), Duds Of the Week + “When You’re Hot, You’re […] The post Ep. 68 – How Much For A Paintball To the Nuts? appeared first on The Ledge.

Archie Bradley pooped his pants during a game and lost his dog all in the same week… don’t worry, the dog was found (3:00), David Price with another horrible performance vs the Yankees (6:47), Tim Tebow is an All-Star (11:41), Midseason awards (14:32), Mailbag questions (32:19) and much more. Follow Us: Twitter | Facebook | […] The post Ep. 67 – Midseason Awards appeared first on The Ledge.

Hanley Ramirez was a drug lord for two days until it was cleared up that he was NOT involved in a federal drug investigation (1:30), Our favorite stories from the week: Mickey Mantle’s most “outstanding” moment at Yankee Stadium was getting a BJ under the bleachers, the Phillie Phanatic shot a woman in the face […] The post Ep. 66 – Gary Sheffield Jr. appeared first on The Ledge.

Our favorite stories from the week: Jose Trevino’s Father’s Day walk-off, Bryce Harper shaves his beard, and a Brewers pitcher puked on the mound (2:30), The amazing Terry Collins freakout video (12:51), Miguel Cabrera out for the year… is he finished? (17:04), The Astros won’t stop winning — 11 game win streak at time of […] The post Ep. 65 – Ass in the Jackpot appeared first on The Ledge.

Our favorite stories from the week: Mookie Betts is BACK, Mat Latos sparks a huge brawl, and Scranton RailRiders have a Backyard Baseball promotion night (0:54), Graz hates the National League (4:09), Jessica Kleinschmidt of MLB.com/Cut 4 joins the show to talk about her career path, her favorite baseball moments and players, and much more (10:58), […] The post Ep. 64 – Jessica Kleinschmidt appeared first on The Ledge.

Favorite stories from the week: The goose was loose in Detroit and Max Scherzer can do it all (3:34), Syndergaard, Pedroia, Betts, Kershaw, Alex Reyes all on DL…Bumgarner returning (6:43), Anthony Rizzo’s questionable slide sparks a debate about what’s a clean slide and what’s dirty (16:10), Yu Darvish thinks Cubs fans hate him (20:49), Biggest […] The post Ep. 63 – Underachievers and Overachievers appeared first on The Ledge.

Favorite stories from the week: Scooter Gennett, the home run race, and Mike Trout’s career lows are everyone else’s career highs (1:06), Wellington Castillo suspended for PEDs (7:00), Yu Darvish, Andrew Miller, Ronald Acuna all injured (8:54), Dustin Pedroia is back with the Red Sox and Hanley Ramirez is gone (11:35), Rays trade Denard Span […] The post Ep. 62 – Pedroia In, Hanley Out appeared first on The Ledge.

19-year-old Nationals prospect Juan Soto already turning heads in the majors (1:19), Sergio Romo starting two-straight games for the Rays and how it’ll impact baseball long-term (5:23), Jordan Hicks throwing 105 mph (9:58), Robinson Cano suspended for violating drug policy (14:30), A.J. Pollock injured, Diamondbacks struggling, and the NL West is wide open (18:36), Carson Smith […] The post Ep. 61 – “I Faced Sal Romano In High School” appeared first on The Ledge.

Matt Harvey gets traded to Reds and has solid debut (0:57), Speaking of the Reds, they swept the Dodgers… what’s going on in LA? (4:03), The Mets batted out of order (8:53), David Price has carpal tunnel syndrome… from Fortnite? (11:31), James Paxton throws a no-hitter (15:27), Robinson Cano fractures his hand (20:10), Ozzie Albies […] The post Ep. 60 – Out Of Order appeared first on The Ledge.

The Dodgers are turning into a dumpster fire (1:00), Albert Pujols gets his 3,000th hit (6:50), Ichiro moves to Mariners front office but isn’t retiring “yet” (10:28), When is it appropriate to have the “Mookie Betts is as good as Mike Trout” debate? (12:58), Ken Giles punching himself in the face and Trevor Bauer’s Twitter […] The post Ep. 59 – Psychopaths appeared first on The Ledge.

Sean Manaea making a name for himself + Red Sox struggles this past week (1:28), Gleyber Torres and Ronald Acuña called up to big leagues and raking (7:17), Brandon Belt’s 21-pitch at-bat + Pablo Sandoval pitching a 1-2-3 inning (11:07), Jung Ho Kang rejoins Pirates who are hanging tough in the NL Central (13:31), Matt […] The post Ep. 58 – An Action-Packed April appeared first on The Ledge.

Web Gems segment: We discuss a couple interesting stories from the last week + talk about whether brawls are good for the game of baseball (1:20), Reds fire manager Bryan Price (15:36), Matt Harvey stinks and has been removed from the Mets rotation (21:39), Zack’s gambling picks (25:45), “Panic Meter” for struggling teams and players […] The post Ep. 57 – Panic! at the Ballpark appeared first on The Ledge.

There have been 23 games postponed in MLB already, including Royals-Blue Jays which had a couple wild storylines come from it (0:30), Shohei Ohtani and Bartolo Colón both almost pitched perfect games (7:22), Nolan Arenado charges mound vs Padres (11:41), Red Sox and Yankees brawl at Fenway + a mini Red Sox/Yankees series recap (14:10), Kevin […] The post Ep. 56 – Fight Week appeared first on The Ledge.

First impressions of the 2018 season after the first week (1:37), Giancarlo Stanton getting booed after going 0-for-5 with five K’s (7:41), Charlie Blackmon gets six-year extension from Rockies (10:14), The Tebow Watch is in full force (14:25), 10 players with hot starts and whether we believe they’ll keep it up (17:49), Duds Of the […] The post Ep. 55 – First Impressions appeared first on The Ledge.

Evan Drellich, Red Sox insider at NBC Sports Boston, joins the show to preview the Red Sox season. Topics include expectations for new manager Alex Cora and slugger JD Martinez, most intriguing storylines, over/unders, which Sox player will emerge as a fan favorite?, and what kinds of issues could the team run into this year?. […] The post Ep. 54 – Red Sox/MLB Preview with Evan Drellich appeared first on The Ledge.