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The Playing Catch-Up Podcast

by FlurrySports

Howdy! The Playing Catch Up Podcast is a baseball podcast for the whole family... literally. Join Father and Son Hosts Pete and Jake Ausman from Flurry-Sports as they talk about the sport they love but were never great at. Every week catch an episode about current MLB happenings and one episode focused either on the past or future of the game. Tweet at Jake at Jacob-Ausman-1, and let's play ball!

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Episodes

  1. MLB Stories So Far: Ohtani Latest, Pitch Clock Injuries?

    Father and Son talk abiut the most pressing issues to start the baseball season. What's next for Ohtani, and are the influx of baseball injuries due to the pitch clock?

  2. 148: NL East Predictions 2024

    Father and Son breakdown the NL East and predict who will win the division this season.

  3. 147: AL East Predictions 2024

    Jake breaks down what the Gerrit Cole injury could mean for the Yankees and predicts the division standings for 2024.

  4. 146: The MLB's Free Agency Issue

    Father and Son cover it all here: Why are the Boras Free Agents so hard to sign? How can MLB help the middle of the road players get signed? Why does MLB network keep playing the same 4 movies?

  5. 145: AL West Preview

    Father and Son breakdown the AL West and predict who will win the division this season.

  6. 144: NL Central Preview 2024

    Father and Son breakdown the NL Central and predict who will win the division this season.

  7. AL Central Preview 2024

    Father and Son are ready for the 2024 season, wheter the AL Central is or not. We talk through every team, their projections, and what to know about them for this upcoming season!

  8. Episode 142: The best 30 pitchers in MLB in 2024

    Jake ranks the best pitcher on each team for the upcoming season, and tells you who the best pitcher in baseball is for this year.

  9. Episode 141: If you ain't cheating, are you trying?

    Klare joins Jake again to try and understand why cheating is a complicated issue. Is steroid use a reason to not make the hall of fame? Does the Astros scandal matter? Does Klare care about any of it? Find out here!

  10. Episode 140: Grades for Every MLB Team's 2023

    Grades for the whole year of baseball in 2023. Starts with West then moves East for divisions, first AL then NL for those skipping around. Worst records to best in each division for order. And apologies Rockies fans, you're accidentally talked about in the AL West.

  11. Episode 139: Best of the Year!

    Alfred joins Jake this week to talk about the best from baseball this year, and then even a little of best from the sports world in general!

  12. Episode 138: Rich People Suck

    Jake's solo for this one. Yammamoto is a Dodger, and Soto is a yankee, so what gives? Why aren't more people making moves and why aren't more teams spending money? Is this fair? Jake tries to explain the current spending landscape in MLB, and unbelievably, why teams should spend MORE.

  13. Episode 137: Jesus had a beard

    Jake introduces Klare to some hairy baseball knowledge, which gives her one more reason to hate the Yankees.

  14. Episode 136: A Postseason Prediction for Every Team

    Jake has too much time on his hands. A postseason breakdown for every team, what they should do, and who they could possibly sell. Starts with the NL West and moves through divisions West to East if you're wanting to skip around. Also, no big deal but I called a couple right...

  15. Episode 135: Ohtani is a Dodger. A very rich Dodger

    Dad's back from his hibernation to celebrate the biggest North American Sports contract of all time. And to convince Shohei to lend him some cash. Father and Son break down the biggest free agent in baseball history, swear a bit about the yankees, and talk about where free agency goes from here.

  16. Episode 134: Givin' the BIG guys a chance

    Klare is back with Jake laying out his uncasual like knowledge of America's favorite pastime. Calling all Big Kings and your ability to hit the wall once in a while. 3 True Outcomes? Or a load of baloney?

  17. Episode 133: Who let the seagulls out?

    Jake is back with his off season series, where Klare decides if his uncasual like baseball knowledge is cool or not at all. The two are on the road discussing animal interferences and male creativity.

  18. Episode 132: WAR, what is it good for? Apparently something.

    Jake and Klare are back at it again with Cool? or Not so cool. This time they are talking complicated numbers and double meaning acronyms. Wins Above Replacement? Only the numbers will tell.

  19. Episode 131: Why'd you hit me?

    Jake embarks on creating a new off season series with his Queen of opinions, Klare. Tis the season for discussing baseball trends and uncasual like knowledge. Cool or Uncool? Klare will decide. First up...intentional hitting. Deep rooted masculinity or square and fair?

  20. Episode 130: The best things from this season, and the Free Agents to watch for

    Father and Son bring the year to a close, recapping what worked well this year, what they should change, and which free agents to watch for this offseason.

  21. Episode 129: Rangers Win!

    Father and Son break down the World Series and both teams both from this series and the season overall.

  22. 128: Breaking down the DS and previewing the Championship Series

    After defeating COVID, just Jake puts out a solo episode for the ages.

  23. 127: Is there something wrong with the playoffs

    Father and Son are both back! They break down the series so far, and talk about the elephant in the room: Are these playoffs broken?

  24. 126: Where do the losing teams go from here?

    Dad's back! Father and Son relieve the Twins magic, and talk about where the losing round one teams do next. We break down the losing teams in this order for those skipping around: Twins Magic Blue Jays Rays Brewers Marlins

  25. Episode 125: A NL and AL Divisional Series Preview

    Jake alone on this one. First a quick review of the wildcard round, before a deep dive into the storrylines and predictions of a potentially great 2nd round. Time stamps 0:00-Review of the WC Round 17:00-Quick Predictions and betting tips 19:00-About the start of the preview for round 2

  26. Episode 124: A Twins Fans' Reaction To Their Series Win

    Jake and his partner Klare have one for the sappy fans everybody; Just an hour on the twins, what this win means, how the curse and losing streak got here, and reliving some of the moments and players that helped make it special.

  27. 123: The teams and didn't make it, a playoff preview, and a mouse

    Father and son, and a mouse, star in this one. We run down the teams that just missed the cut on the playoffs, and give a quick preview as well.

  28. 122: Who should win all the awards?

    Father and son have an award show of their own for the end of the year. Here our picks on who will and should win MVP, Cy Young, Manager of the Year, and plenty others

  29. Episode 121: Just How Good is Ronald Acuna Jr.?

    Father and Son are in awe of Acuna's 40-70 season. How good is this historically, and just how good are the braves? That and we wrap up with revisiting our MVP and Cy Young picks to see how they stack up now.

  30. Episode 120: What Playoff success would mean to each contender?

    Father and son breakdown what the hopes for each playoff team this are, and say who the teams they think need it the most are.

  31. Episode 119: How do teams build their playoff squads?

    Father and son talk about how the teams in playoff contention and all teams to end the year are thinking about their roster. Which teams will bring up young guys, who will call it a year, and what should they do next?

  32. Ep. 118: The best young teams in MLB

    Father and Son finally get to the age debate. They discuss which teams have the best young productive players and which teams are getting the most out of their old guys.

  33. Ep. 117: Everything we know about the playoffs so far

    Dad's back! Father and son are so eager for the playoffs we start to lock in teams, and debate the few unknowns left on the table.

  34. 116: Guest Host Alfred, and the best baseball movies of all time!

    No Dad this week, as Jake is joined by his good friend and former ballplayer Alfred to kill time instead. The two wind down the best baseball moves of all time and at the 50 min. mark, take time to shout out some of their favorite players and moments in the game as well.

  35. 115: Is there a right way for baseball teams to be bad?

    Father and Son, two experts in being rubbish, talk about if there's any right way for MLB teams to try and be "less good" and rebuild in reaction to the white sox firings.

  36. 114: Shohei's injury

    Father and son are so bummed out this week, and just need to talk about what the arm injury means for the superstar and his financial future.

  37. 111-The MLB's Biggest Over-Achievers of 2023

    Begore the postseason blues cloud our judgement, Father and Son give the teams that really deserve praise their just dues for going above and beyond our expectations this season.

  38. 110- The most disappointing MLB teams of 2023

    Father and son talk about the biggest let downs of the baseball season, and just how much work some teams will need to do in the offseason to turn it around.

  39. 109: The problem with Umpires

    Father and Son are tossing out umps, or at least most of them. We argue if umps should argue strikes, and go through some of our favorite ejections and ump moments of all time.

  40. 108: Should the MLB add another Trade Deadline?

    Father and Son are convinced baseball needs tweaking, and so today we discuss how to make sure more teams sell, and the right teams have a chance to buy at the deadline.

  41. Episode 107: Which MLB Teams Will Make the Playoffs?

    Father and son diagnose team odds to make the playoffs, win their divisions, and win the big one. With some disagreement on the Blue Jays. Sections- Intro -NL East -NL West -NL Central -AL Central -AL West -AL East World Series Picks

  42. Episode 106: MLB Betting Odds

    Father and Son, more like just son today, talk about the bets you should (and shouldn't) make the rest of this mlb season while there is still money to be made. Tips on playoff odds, MVP, a fun sprinkle, Cy Young, and world series champ included.

  43. 105: Breaking down the MLB Trade Deadline

    Father and Son talk through the biggest deals of the deadline, including the big picture of it all, and which teams did the best and the worst.

  44. Episode 103: Breaking Down Trades... So Far

    Father and Son break down the first few days of trades before the main event of the deadline, including the surprising moves of the Angels.

  45. 102: What MLB Teams Should Trade, But Won't?

    Father and Son give some teams a reality check before the trade deadline, and discuss the squads that would be better off dealing, whether they will or not.

  46. 101: What MLB Teams Have the toughest stretch before the trade deadline?

    Father and Son take a look at the baseball fortunes for every team in the hunt over the next week, and see which teams might be able to barely spare their season, and who will be forced to sell.

  47. Episode 100: What NL Teams Are on Trade Watch?

    Father and Son talk about which NL Teams could be in the most trouble before the trade deadline, and which ones have the best odds to make moves at the deadline.

  48. Episode 99: What AL Teams Are On Trade Watch and Where Will Ohtahni Go?

    Father and Son talk about which AL teams have the most to gain or lose in these couple of weeks before the trade deadline, and where Shohei Ohtahni could end up.

  49. Episode 98: The Biggest Baseball Trades to Look For

    Father and Son breakdown the top trade deadline targets and where they should go as the league heads towards the most exciting part of the season.

  50. Episode 97: Keeping the All Star Game Special

    Father and son discuss what makes the all-star game special, and how MLB can make sure the best all star event in sports can stay unique.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Howdy! The Playing Catch Up Podcast is a baseball podcast for the whole family... literally. Join Father and Son Hosts Pete and Jake Ausman from Flurry-Sports as they talk about the sport they love but were never great at. Every week catch an episode about current MLB happenings and one episode focused either on the past or future of the game. Tweet at Jake at Jacob-Ausman-1, and let's play ball!

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