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Bush League Congregation
by Bush League Congregation
While they may not be pros...or really even amateurs, they do love baseball. Advanced stats and organized data have important place in the conversation of baseball. This just isn't it. Grab a beer and listen to the boys argue about the dirt around the great Church of Baseball. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bushleaguecongregation/support
Episodes
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Mike Cather is a lot cooler than us. Pt. 2
Pop back into the second half of our conversation with Mike Cather as he continues to remind us how wild his life has been. All jokes aside, there's just no way better to kick off our third season without him. Finish up this gem then hit us up on the socials to let us know how we're doing. Thanks...
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Mike Cather is a lot cooler than us.
And we're Back! Time to dust off those headphones kids...the Bush League is back! And in an BIG way. Kicking off this season, the guys have a very special guest to start this year off in Mike Cather. The California kid turned Braves submariner sat down with us to talk about damn near everything.…
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New Team. Who dis?
The barrage of free agent signings continued this week and the guys are here to break them down and give their (probably wrong) thoughts on the big moves. Free Agents weren't the only guys on the move last week either. This might sound repetitive but it looks like the Oakland Athletics traded…
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Big Names. Big Money. Big Fred.
Here it comes. Here comes the actual onslaught of free agent signings and trade rumors. It's now Winter Meeting season for the MLB Owners and front offices and it came out of the gates HOT. With big names like Trea Turner and Jacob DeGrom signing big ol' contracts, there's plenty of mess to talk...
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Hardware Season
Baseball in 2022 is now in the rearview. That means it's it time to weed through some of the most coveted individual awards handed out every year. Gold Gloves, Silver Sluggers, Rookies of the Year, Cy Young, Coach of the Year, and of course the MVPs have all been handed out and the boys have…
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BLC v. Sam Fyle, Mayor of Hot Take City
Hey yo! This week, Mike and Chris welcome a new guest in Sam Fyle. Not only have the guys known Sam for a long time...they still fight with him daily on the Bush League Backfields. The conversation takes a pretty big step back from the day to day baseball news to talk through some meatier topics...
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Now Where Were We?
Back at it after a few weeks off, the guys dive right into the Fernando Tatis Jr. suspension and the fallout that comes with it. After that we take a bit of time to refocus on the sticky stuff situation from last year and how the rule has aged over the season. The One Liners are back and of…
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The Midsummer Mess and Bizzaro Baseball
When the announcement that the All Star starters for 2022 came out, we felt it best to hash out a couple of the issues we had with those who were picked to start the game. Boy that was a mistake! Turns out CW feels some kind of way about the All Star game and he DID NOT hold back. More than just...
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What is it You Say You Do Here?
Because of course we couldn't go much further without having to talk about the Freeman Fiasco again. Now that some heads have rolled, I guess it's time to pick out who is the real villain and our dude Mike does not mince words. After the drama we take a focused look into some recent manager...
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Rookie Reinforcements
Hey there party people! We are back at it this week with a bit of that good baseball lovin'! During the episode we talk into some current injury issues happening with some pretty big names and even prospect some about replacement options as the trade deadline approaches. After that, it's all…
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Will Bates vs. The Lizard People
Big, big things on the episode this week Bush Leaguers! Our good friend (and data analyst) Will Bates came on and talked through some home run numbers. We asked Will to run some analysis on home run trends over the last few years and to see what things look like from that angle vs. our…
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Two Birds and a Soap Opera
It is a very fun time to be watching baseball in the St. Louis area. Between the excitement of young talent and last rides for some Hall of Famers, there are good times to be had this year in the ballpark village. In a new focus piece we're going to get more into during the longer days of summer,...
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Trading Futures
There's just so much baseball happening right now it's hard to keep it straight. So much so that we decided to side step the daily grind and talk about some bigger picture things. In 2019, the Diamondbacks and Marlins made a trade that now looks like could have changed their entire franchise...
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Stubby Wrestles a Bear
Every once in a while it's good to compare notes with the pros. We took a look at the power rankings from all major sites to see what common themes are taking hold of the young baseball season. Also there's a bit of a discussion of what makes up the recipe for power rankings despite everyone's...
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Hot Take City
It's been two weeks. That's right about time for us to start to say stupid things. Throughout this whole goofball episode we make some pretty bold (and some boring) predictions for what's going to happen this year in baseball. We also take some reflection time on our own teams in New York…
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42
"Maybe tomorrow we'll all wear 42 so they won't tell us apart." Obviously Jackie Robinson is an American treasure but there's always more to the story. Do you know where the tradition of wearing 42 in honor of him came from? It's pretty rad and it's perfectly baseball. This week we're taking some...
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And Away We Go
Well hello baseball. The 2022 MLB season is officially underway and it's getting wild, real fast. The guys are fresh from the Atlanta Braves home opener and ready to talk a whole lot of shop. With the relenting wave of news, we're going rapid fire throughout the league to try and highlight the...
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The Yearly Guessing Game
With the season coming on quickly next week, it's time we made the usual predictions that will certainly be wrong. We'll go through the major awards like MVP and Cy Young before talking about what teams will pennants into the new 12-team playoff. And of course we'll make highly questionable...
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Free Agents Gone Wild
So about last week. We're really sorry and we missed you too. This week though. There was just so much movement in the second wave of free agency that we couldn't not cover it. This week the guys take a good look into some of the biggest moves and how it will shape up baseball in the soon coming...
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The Real Fantasy Draft
With the way that the lockout keeps morphing into a bigger mess, it's hard to keep talking about it. As of this recording, things are at a stalemate about an out of nowhere international draft issue along with a gigantic financial gap. This conversation is just not fun anymore. So we decided to...
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Well That Escalated Quickly
Was it planned for us to record hours after Manfred drops a BOMB on MLB fans worldwide? Nope. Were we even going to discuss the lockout today? Not at all. BUT...things change. The MLB is officially canceling the first 2 series of the 2022 season and it could end up being way more. Along with a...
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And Now We Wait
After weeks of jumbled arguments and proposals, it looks like the team owners and player's union have gotten absolutely nowhere. So where does that leave us? Honestly in a pretty bad spot because now we get to sit here and reflect. Maybe the game really is changing. Or even worse, what if it...
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Addicted to the Game
When the news hit about Jeremy Giambi's death, it shook the baseball world pretty hard. Not just in a way that makes us sad that someone who left their mark on the game was gone either. His suicide leaves all of us around the game wondering what could have led to such a dark ending. The steroid…
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Let's Actually Talk About the Hall
This year's Hall of Fame voting is now over and there is a new member joining this summer. Yeah that's right, just one dude. This week, we're going to take a deeper dive into the Hall and how it works. It's time to reevaluate the nearly 100 year old process and see if anything might need to…
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Locked Out of Love
And we're back! The holidays are over and it's finally time to get back in the studio and try to make sense of the mess in the MLB. Back in December, Major League Baseball's collective bargaining agreement expired and the owners struck first, locking out their players while everyone works to...
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Not Superstitious but Stitious
What a weird and awesome time for baseball. This week the guys dig into the first 2 games of the World Series (of course) for a bit. Then all sorts of wild and wooly mess about famously odd superstitions in the great game's history...Wendall is a wildman. Also we check in on some coaching…
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Big League Curses
This week the gang takes a look into a pretty long standing Major League tradition...curses. Curses have been around just about as long as the game itself. Some seem legit, others are about snack food. There's even that one that involves a fast food icon. However weird or farfetched, they've left…
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The Hall of Fame
This week we're going to change things up a little bit. Instead of talking about a bunch of news from around the league, Bush League is going to take a deeper dive into a bigger topic in baseball. This one is about the Hall of Fame and it's pretty juicy. The guys definitely don't hold back when…
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Well This is Disappointing
This week we take a look at some teams and players that have taken a disappointing turn in 2021. From 2 division leaders who have fallen hard and fast to the some of Baseball's biggest names, we dig through some cautionary issues in the MLB at the moment. We also join the Phillies in praising a...
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The Deadline Episode
This week the guys take some time to wrap their heads around the MLB's wild trade deadline last week and make sense of some of it's biggest trades as well as it's biggest question marks. It was a total mess but damn it was fun to watch! Love and Dingers!
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Back to Business
Now that the All-Star break is behind us, the guys really dig into some meaningful baseball again. We tackle some trade talk, team identities, and a VERY surprising interleague matchup. Check it and show us some love on the socials. Love and Dingers!
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Ohtani Overload
This week the guys are rolling a man down in CW. So of course Chris and Mike take the opportunity to talk a little mess about the neverending Ohtani news cycle including a discussion about some choice words by a famous sports pundant. A special guest pops in for a bit to discuss this and other...
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Pitching Things & Hitting Things
This week the guys get into some injury notes on Soroka and Naylor before talking deeper into some more interesting pitching notes. The big piece here is the Home Run Derby. Who are the contestants so far? Is this just going to be the Summer Shohei Show? Will this be the end of a Rockie Story? (I...
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Sunscreen and A Cast
On this one the guys talk through some topical things like the Yankees woes, DeGrom's brilliance, and the Kyle Lewis injury to start. After that, the guys get in deep on Mike Schildt's big postgame words and the Marcel Ozuna mess. Love and Dingers!
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Massaging the Bench
On this episode, the guys talk through an oddly important Cards/Sox matchup. The pitching matchup alone is a pretty cool story, no lie. After that, there's some discussion about the 2 hottest divisions in baseball. The NL West and AL East have been cutthroat and the guys give some reasons why....
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Major League Problems
This week the guys dot around on some news and notes before taking a longer look at some big bad trends happening in baseball. Pujols has a new jersey, two potential all-stars suffer big injuries, and a little on Little Vlad highlight are some of pieces on the table this time. Take a peek and let...
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The Young and The Old
This week we're talking about the Seattle rookie call ups and how they compare to the other big time prospects in baseball right now. After that there's a tussel about Burnes, Cole, and Flaherty before the fists start flying. The guys go 2 on 1 when talking about the recent Albert Pujols release....
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Not My Boy, Blue
This week the guys HAVE to address the issues with the way games are being called in the bigs and options on how it can be fixed. The review is a joke and the game's most seasoned umpires are the ones making countless mistakes. Beyond that, the Bush Leaguers take stock of the biggest injuries...
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One-Eyed Nando
This week the boys talk through some early season divison surprises including the inexplicably good Giants and Royals before taking on the evergrowing Padres/Dodgers saga. Other notes include Bumgardner's non-no hitter as well as the Tauchman trade. We also take a look into how the BLC Baseball...
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The Kids Are Alright
Rookies, rookies, rookies. The guys are talking through some of the most talented kids in the game this year this week. Other mess includes the Dodgers/Padres and deciding who the real Javy Baez. Love and dingers, party people!
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Reviewing the Review
This week the guys take a hard look at MLB's broken review system and talks over ways to fix it...or if it's even possible. They also talk into some more rule changes that are being implemented in the minor league system. Fantasy notes and early season storylines also sprinkled in for some…
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My Name is Rob
This week the guys break down some questionable early season trades and talk about the new balls in the MLB before going deep. Of course with news like the All Star Game being moved has to be discussed and all three of our Bush Leaguers give their take on the decision by Bobbo Manfred. Now quit...
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Baseball's Odd Couple
This week the guys take a quick look into MVP probabilities, the state of the Yankees, and a bit of a Lindor update before diving into some good old fashioned baseball drama. From teammates to bitter rivals, the story of Bauer and Cole is a mess. The question is...who is to blame? Also, the guys...
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Lies, Fakes, and A Bird Murder
What happens when a hapless GM is given the checkbook? Who is to blame when you half-ass your way through work? Was that dove a Giants fan? These are the questions the Bush Leaguers are putting under the microscope this week. It's dramatic, awkward...really anything but boring this week as they...
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NL and AL West Preview
The Guys finish up the Divisional Previews with both the NL and AL West teams. After a long look into each team, they give some wildly unexciting predictions into who will take the Pennants into October. Check it!
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NL and AL Central Preview
Comin' in Hot! As the season creeps in closer, the boys continue to break down each division...this time focusing on the 10 teams that live in the Centrals. Are there new champs on the rise in the AL Central? Did anyone do enough to take control of the NL Central? Lace 'em up and grab a sixer to...
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NL and AL East Previews
...And we're back! This week the boys break down both the NL and AL East divisions and take a dive into all 10 teams. Grab you some seeds, a beer, and maybe a milk crate to sit on. This one gets juicy Bush Leaguers.
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Welcome to the Bush League!
Bullshit, Beer, and a couple Baserunners. In the very first episode of the Bush League Congregation podcast, the boys take some shots at the bigger topics this spring including rule changes, the (lack of) universal DH, and some way too early award candidates. Let us know what you think. Welcome…
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While they may not be pros...or really even amateurs, they do love baseball. Advanced stats and organized data have important place in the conversation of baseball. This just isn't it. Grab a beer and listen to the boys argue about the dirt around the great Church of Baseball. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bushleaguecongregation/support
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