Crowding the Plate Podcast Episode 17: Chris Sale Slicing Jerseys

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Joe Hojnacki and Greg Hessen feel the need to discuss Chris Sale slicing jerseys to pieces. Apparently upset with the way his throwback uniforms would affect his performance, Sale decided to go all slasher on everyone’s digs. He got himself suspended five games for his trouble. There had to have been a better method of […] READ MORE



Crowding the Plate Episode 16: Hall of Fame Inductions

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This weekend, Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza will be enshrined during baseball’s Hall of Fame Inductions. Both well deserving of the honor, Joe Hojnacki and Greg Hessen remember the careers of these two all time greats. Before that, however, some unfortunate news about Clayton Kershaw’s back injury casts a shadow over what has been […] READ MORE





Crowding the Plate Episode 14: Baseball Milestones and Firsts

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One of the things we love about baseball is how new things happen all the time. Last week, we saw Kris Bryant do something that’s never been done before, Bruce Bochy hit a milestone that only one other has accomplished, and Joe Maddon pull off some rather unorthodox moves with his pitching staff playing the outfield. […] READ MORE