The Windup: A show about Baseball
The Windup: A show about Baseball
The Athletic
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 friends Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Starkville | Coach RAC of the Savannah Bananas talks about what makes Banana Ball so much fun
Starkville | Coach RAC, RobertAnthony Cruz, of the Savannah Bananas joins Starkville this week. Coach RAC talks about what makes the Banana’s so much fun, what can MLB learn from Bananaball, his journey from being signed by the Nationals to hitting a homer with the Bananas at Nats Park, what’s been the coolest moment so far and much more.Strange But True: Mike Yastrzemski takes Merrill Kelly deep 2 times this season. Not that strange, but both players doing it while wearing multiple jerseys for different teams. Trivia: Question from John Fisher- If Tarik Skubal wins the Cy Young this year, the Tigers will become the fifth team to have at least two pitchers who have won multiple Cy Youngs. Can you name the other four teams? Extra credit if you can name all the pitchers.Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanvilleHosts: Jayson Stark & Doug GlanvilleProducer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 27
1 hr 2 min
The Roundtable | What to make of the new Relief Pitcher of the Year award
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys give their thoughts on the new MLB award for Relief Pitcher of the Year and if it was something that was needed in MLB. Also, they talk about some other awards that you might not remember or even know exist. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 25
45 min
The Roundtable | The Wild Card races are heating up & is Stanton a Hall of Famer?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about how the Wild Card races are heating up in both the NL & AL and who is hot/not right now. Also, they talk about the "Just Missed It" term and if they think Giancarlo Stanton will make the Hall of Fame.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 22
44 min
Starkville | Blue Jays Manager John Schneider talks about how they turned things around after a slow start
Starkville | Blue Jays Manager John Schneider joins us this week on Starkville. He gives his thoughts on geographical realignment, how his team got hot after a slow start, how Vlad’s extension took a lot of pressure off people, Christian Kirk’s first career SB, how would Canada react if they won the World Series and much more.Strange But True: Blue Jays Catcher Christian Kirk goes crazy and steals finally steals his first career stolen base.Trivia: Question from Jim Hawkins- Justin Verlander just recently faced Carlos Santana for the 100th time in their career. Who is the only active pitcher hitter matchup to face each other at least 80 times?Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanvilleHosts: Jayson Stark & Doug GlanvilleProducer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 20
55 min
The Roundtable | Are the Dodgers the only team that matters in baseball?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about the Dodgers sweeping the Padres this past weekend and if they think the Dodgers are the only team in the MLB that matter. Also, they talk about what Kershaw's role will be in the Playoffs, what they really think of the Brewers and what's going on with Adley Rutschman this season.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 18
39 min
The Roundtable | Are the MVP races starting to fizzle a little bit?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about if they think the MVP races are starting to fizzle a little bit cause some of the main candidates are struggling after the All Star break. They each give another player that could jump into the races if players continue to struggle.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 15
45 min
Starkville | Brewers OF Christian Yelich talks about how they became the hottest team in baseball
Starkville | Brewers OF Christian Yelich joins us this week on Starkville. He talks about how the Brewers team all bought in and are the hottest team in baseball. Also, he talks about the Brewers brand of baseball, his relationship with manager Pat Murphy, how he feels like himself after getting surgery last season, playing with Ichiro while with the Marlins and much moreStrange But True: The Blue Jays go crazy with the bats in a series at Coors Field vs the Rockies and almost win a game by 3 touchdownsCall To The Bullpen: We take some voicemail calls from listeners. They answer a question about collecting baseball cards and a great game to go back and do a rewatch of from the past.Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanvilleHosts: Jayson Stark & Doug GlanvilleProducer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 13
56 min
The Roundtable | Are some slumping teams in trouble?
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about a few teams that are currently slumping and if they are worried they could be in trouble of not making the Playoffs. Also, Sam gives his Aces list and gets a few things off his chest that he has seen in baseball lately that have caught his eye.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 11
45 min
The Roundtable | Pat Murphy has the Brewers playing some amazing baseball
Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about the Brewers being the hottest team in baseball and how is Pat Murphy getting so much out of this team. The also talk about pitching aces and how people have different thoughts on if someone is considered to be an ace.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 8
42 min
Starkville | Former Twins GM Thad Levine talks about the crazy Trade Deadline
Starkville | Former Twins GM Thad Levine joins us this week on Starkville. He gives us a behind the curtain look as a former GM during the Trade Deadline. He talks about how it was different this year for him, the Twins blowing things up with many trades, if he was surprised Correa was traded back to the Astros and he gives a few scouting reports on the top GMs in baseball.Strange But True will be back soonTrivia will be back soonFollow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanvilleHosts: Jayson Stark & Doug GlanvilleProducer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 6
53 min
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