The Windup: A show about Baseball

Oct 25 2024 721 ep. 56 mins 1k
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The Athletic's flagship baseball podcast features some of the best writers and thinkers in the game. With rumors, analytics, trivia, prospects, rankings and big name interviews, we've got you covered from Spring Training through the World Series. MONDAY: Starkville with Jayson Stark & Doug Glanville | WEDNESDAY: The Roundtable with Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough and Marc Carig | FRIDAY: Nesbitt and Friends

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The Walkoff | True or False- World Series Edition

Oct 25 2024 52 mins  
Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. The guys play a game of True or False about the upcoming World Series between the Yankees & Dodgers. Also, they talk about the passing of Fernando Valenzuela, what hat will Juan Soto wear in the Hall of Fame and they give their predictions for the World Series and who will be the MVP. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @ste

The Roundtable | Yankees-Dodgers World Series breakdown & Fernando Valenzuela passes away

Oct 23 2024 52 mins  
Welcome to The Roundtable! The Athletic's Dodgers writer Fabian Ardaya is in this week with Grant and Andy. They breakdown the Yankees-Dodgers World Series match-up and talk about the passing of Fernando Valenzuela. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Fabian on X/Twitter: @FabianArdaya Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough &

Starkville | David Cone & Jerry Hairston Jr preview the Dodgers-Yankees World Series

Oct 22 2024 63 mins  
Starkville | David Cone & Jerry Hairston Jr join Starkville this week to talk about the World Series match-up between the Yankees & Dodgers. They talk about the crazy star power in this series, how this is a big World Series for MLB, they break down the epic Juan Soto homer from Game 5 and how Ohtani vs Judge is gonna make this series even more special Strange But True- In Game 5

The Walkoff | Feliz Navidad!

Oct 18 2024 56 mins  
Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking about the LCS round of the MLB playoffs, the amazing homerun call from the Guardians walkoff win over the Yankees, and check in on the Mets and Dodgers. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive P

The Roundtable | Some interesting managerial decisions this postseason

Oct 16 2024 53 mins  
Welcome to The Roundtable! Sam Miller is in this week with Andy and Grant. They talk about how some of the hot take of the postseason have been cold, some of the interesting managerial decisions that have happened so far, how the ALCS has been kinda boring and they try to explain the Monty Hall Problem to Andy. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @

Starkville | Ron Darling & Jeff Francoeur talk about the NL and AL Championship Series

Oct 14 2024 55 mins  
Starkville | Ron Darling and Jeff Francoeur join Starkville this week. You can hear them on the call of the ALCS. They break down both series. they talk about what has surprised them so far in the postseason, if Judge's playoff struggles are a concern, the crazy run the Dodgers pitching has been on and much more. Strange But True-2 insane grand slams win playoff games in the last

The Walkoff | Who has the best playoff atmosphere?

Oct 11 2024 62 mins  
Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking about the division round of the MLB playoffs, look ahead to the LCS round, and rank the playoff crowds. Who has the best atmosphere? Which team is the worst? -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Execu

The Roundtable | Dominant closers are having issues & would you rather

Oct 09 2024 52 mins  
Welcome to The Roundtable! Sam Miller is in this week with Andy and Grant. They talk about how some of the big name dominant closers in baseball have had some issues this postseason and they play a game of would you rather with some of the top stars left in the MLB Playoffs. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Sam on X/Twitter

Starkville | Tom McCarthy & Gary Cohen break down the Phils-Mets series after 2 games

Oct 07 2024 60 mins  
Starkville | Phillies Announcer Tom McCarthy & Mets Announcer Gary Cohen join us this week in Starkville. They break down the 1st 2 crazy games of the series, how some of the big names have been clutch so far, what to expect from the NY crowd in Game 3, their relationship in baseball and much much more. Strange But True-Pete Alonso hits a game changing 3 run homer in the 9th innin

The Walkoff | What did we learn from the Wild Card round?

Oct 04 2024 56 mins  
Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking about the Wild Card round of the MLB playoffs. Who’s on the All Wild Card team? Are there too many sweeps? -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Brian Smith Producer: Dave DuFour