Strasmas is over. Get ready for Danksgiving.
On Opening Day, the action is new, but the jokes are old.
Johan Santana returned to the mound last night, and a preview of today’s events.
Bill Murray, the Cubs special first-pitch guest, had other ideas this Opening Day.
Join the BP staff for an Opening Day roundtable beginning at 1:00 PM ET on Thursday afternoon.
Some news and notes from Opening Day at Wrigley Field.
We follow up last week’s major league preview show with the minor league version, and with Jason back in Brooklyn, it’s a return to standard podcast form. After rolling through your emails, we talk about Yankees and Phillies prospects in the name of completion and then it’s 30 minutes of hardcore prospect talk as Jason and I each pick five players we will be watching intensely this season. Inspired by an email, our special guest is right-hander Steve Palazzolo who discusses the career of a journeyman who has pitched for three organizations and in three different independent leagues, and then the hawk trap guys makes a return appearance in our listener of the week segment, as he does not trap hawks anymore. Then it’s the goofy stuff, including a very special musical guest and as always, we hope you enjoy.
Chicago superfans Nick Offerman and Craig Robinson trade barbs about the other’s favorite team.
The Reds might be making a mistake by not starting Chris Heisey.
This week’s mailbag discusses pitchers gobbling up vulture wins, organizational depth as an indicator of spring training performance, and the worst Opening Day lineups ever.
Jonathon Niese joins the parade of extensions.
Though they’re down two stars, the Phillies believe they have the support they need to make it through the season.
For baseball’s underdogs, why not here, why not now?
The Marlins have an ace in the hole that could help them scoop the NL East title
Which players riding the pine might have a significant say in their teams’ win totals?
The unexpected success of a Triple-A retread can be more rewarding than the continued excellence of a major-league veteran.