The season is beginning its third month of play, so it’s time to start looking at teams more definitively. With that in mind, Joe and Greg take a second look at their 2016 MLB Predictions to see how many they would change already. It’s actually quite a few. Before that, Matt Harvey must have been really motivated by the negative press the podcast spewed at him last week, because he went out and tossed a gem last weekend.
On the other side of the pitching spectrum, Anibal Sanchez is ruining the Tigers and something needs to be done about him. A move to the bullpen could very well be imminent. Also, there was another PED suspension! This time it’s a non-star with his second offense, who will therefore sit out a whole season.
Music in this episode:
Intro/Outro: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” sung by Edward Meeker and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” by The Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club
Break 1: “Take Me Home” by After Midnight Project with a quote from A League of their Own
Break 2: “Cheat” by The Clash with a quote from Major League
Hosted by Joe Hojnacki and Greg Hessen, Crowding the Plate is a weekly baseball podcast here on Last Word on Sports. It aims to cover the fun, yet analytical, side of baseball once a week.
Joe Hojnacki writes about soccer for Last Word on Sports and is also co-host of the Crowding the Plate Podcast. An avid Red Sox fan, Joe idolizes Bryce Harper and feels that his fun showmanship is the way to save baseball from becoming overrun by old folks, and from dying out.
Greg Hessen is the resident Tigers fan on Crowding the Plate. As somewhat more of a traditionalist, Greg longs for the days of pitchers hitting in the American League and a landscape that doesn’t include things like bat flips and PEDs tarnishing the greatest of all games
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