Tipping Pitches

Dec 30 2024 362 ep. 71 mins 215

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Baseball for the many, not the few. A podcast trying to nationalize our national pastime. Hosted by Alex Bazeley and Bobby Wagner

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'Angels in the Outfield' Watchalong Preview

Dec 30 2024 32 mins

This week, in lieu of letting the feed go dark on a holiday week, we're sharing the first 30 minutes of our 'Angels in the Outfield' watchalong — a commentary track meant to be played alongside the movie. You can get access to the rest of this episode and our whole bonus episode back catalogue on Patreon. If you're interested in more movie watchalongs but aren't a patron, you c

The Evolution of the Baseball Owner

Dec 23 2024 106 mins

For their final installment in Main Character Month, Bobby and Alex examine what has made up the DNA of a professional baseball owner over the sport's long history, charting the evolution of the ownership class alongside distinct eras of the game and American history. All told, they choose five owners that are most emblematic of how the "median owner" has changed over the decades.

The Life and Times of Marvin Miller (feat. David Hill)

Dec 16 2024 88 mins

In their latest Main Character Month installment, Bobby and Alex are joined by writer and organizer David Hill to discuss the monumental legacy of Marvin Miller, the first executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association and one of the most important figures in the history of sports and labor. Among other things, they talk about Miller's path to baseball, his var

Rob Manfred: The Eras Tour

Dec 09 2024 114 mins

In their second installation of "Main Character Month," Bobby and Alex zero in on longtime podcast frenemy Rob Manfred, plotting a 40 year timeline of his career — past, present, and future — to tell the story of how this Harvard lawyer turned MLB "fixer" became the de facto face of Major League Baseball and changed the sport forever in the process. Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join

Alex Rodriguez's Rules to Life

Dec 02 2024 75 mins

This week, in one of their most scholarly and unhinged endeavors, Alex and Bobby sift through years of A-Rod YouTube, podcast, and social media content to distill the Five Essential Rules to Life that the baseball and finance luminary lives by. Through a treasure chest of clips straight from the man himself, they take you on a journey which, at the end, will have you feeling closer

All-Staff Meeting

Nov 25 2024 77 mins

At long last, Bobby and Alex are joined by enemy of the podcast Richard Staff to discuss his Defector feature on the shrinking of the minor leagues and the growing gap in competition between them and the majors. Afterward, of course they had to get into some shit talking and meme describing. Links: Richard's Defector piece ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Extreme Makeover: Left Field Edition

Nov 18 2024 65 mins

Bobby and Alex run through a list of news items that have gotten somewhat lost in the shuffle in the last few weeks, including the appraisal of damage to the Tropicana Field roof and the Rays' subsequent 2025 plans, the Orioles reversing course on their left field wall change from two years ago, Diamond Sports group's interminable bankruptcy proceedings, free agency, and more. Lin

The Dumbest Things of 2024

Nov 11 2024 73 mins

This week on the show, Bobby and Alex are joined by friends of the show Jane, Lauren, and Stephen from Batting Around to draft the silliest, most ridiculous, most Online, and just generally dumbest things that happened in the 2024 baseball season. From false ejections to panicked statements and everything in between, this episode runs the gamut (as it always has!). Links: ⁠⁠�

How Will We Remember the 2024 Season?

Nov 04 2024 48 mins

Bobby and Alex bookend the 2024 season with a conversation about the ways it felt unique in comparison to the seven other seasons they've covered on the podcast. Then, they talk through some of the upcoming content plans they have for this offseason, including some exciting Patreon experiments and "Main Character Month," a series that will drill down on some of our faves with singl

The Dodgers Dynasty Is Here

Oct 31 2024 50 mins

Bobby and Alex gather to react to a World Series bookended with two classic games that the Dodgers ultimately dominated over the Yankees. They discuss the shocking Freddie Freeman performance, the resilience of a very injured Dodgers pitching staff, the buttons that Dave Roberts pressed to navigate all 27 outs each time they took the field, an underwhelming Yankees showing, the out