Too Much Pod Tar

In this episode of Too Much Pod Tar, host Alex Kielar returns after a hiatus to discuss the upcoming World Baseball Classic, reflect on the recent Olympics, and share his thoughts on the intersection of sports and politics. He also delves into his personal journey with the podcast, his engagement with various sports, and his plans for future episodes, emphasizing the importance of connecting with the audience and maintaining a consistent podcasting schedule. TakeawaysThe World Baseball Classic is a major upcoming event.The Olympics showcased the U.S. success in sports.Politics should not overshadow sports celebrations.Personal experiences shape podcasting consistency.Engagement with various sports is essential for commentary.The podcast aims to connect with listeners more effectively.Future episodes will explore a range of topics.The host's journey reflects personal growth and challenges.Maintaining a consistent schedule is crucial for podcast success.The podcast serves as a platform for sports discussions and personal insights.

This week, I talk through the matchups for the second round of my “Most quotable movie lines” tournament, talk the Four Nations Face Off and another sorry attempt for the tush push to be banned. Vote on my polls for the tourney on Twitter/X @AlexKielar

It’s been a minute, but we are back! I provide a life update and what the Too Much Pod Tar “soft relaunch” consists of. Make sure to follow my Twitter/X and vote on my movie quote polls: https://x.com/alexkielar?s=21&t=llmR9xxoAaMjTIkY03MVVQ

I had Johnnie Black on the show once again as we gave our immediate thoughts on the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame class that was announced on MLB Network on Tuesday night. We also looked ahead to future ballots, including next year when Ichiro and CC Sabathia come on. Follow me on X @AlexTBPK Follow Johnnie on X @jballl0202

In the latest episode of Too Much Pod Tar, I had Johnnie Black back on the show as we went over the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and who we would vote for in this class. Be sure to check out new episodes every week about the Hall of Fame, free agents signing, baseball history and much more!

Stay tuned for episodes every week throughout the rest of the offseason and into the 2024 season! Check out the YouTube version on the TDT Media page! Follow me on X @AlexTBPK Follow me on Instagram @alexkielar1998 Follow me on TikTok @alexk417

In this episode, I breakdown the Juan Soto trade to the Yankees with the help of Yankees beat writer Hugh McKenna, as well as the massive deal Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers. With the podcast partnering with TDT Media (Third Down Thursdays), you can now check out new episodes every Monday on TDT Media's YouTube page. Check out the YouTube version here. Follow your host Alex Kielar on X @AlexTBPK and Hugh @heres2sports. Stay tuned for episodes every week throughout the offseason and into the 2024 season!

In this episode, I break down the Texas Rangers winning their first ever World Series as they took down the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games. Let the 2023-24 offseason commence.

Alex Kielar, Johnnie Black and Chris Gallagher discuss the Wild Card series and how who advanced to play in the Division Series. We also preview the ALDS and NLDS while giving predictions for each.

In our latest divisional preview pod, Alex had returning guest and Reds fan Nick Kirby on to help preview the NL Central. Nick does Reds' content for Chatterbox Sports (@CBoxSports) and is an editor for @ruleacademy. You can follow Nick on Twitter @Nicholaspkirby for all his latest content. Listen to the previous division previews: AL East | AL West | NL East | NL West Our final division preview pod, the AL Central, will be coming next week prior to Opening Day, stay tuned!

Frequent quest to the show, Kevin Klein, came back on to help Alex Kielar preview the NL West in yet another division preview pod. The guys talked about how this division is a two-team battle between the Dodgers and Padres, the fact that the gap has closed, the Diamondbacks on the come-up, and how awful the Giants and Rockies will be this year.  Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexTBPK Follow Kevin on Twitter @Klein25 Be sure to listen to the other division preview episodes and stay tuned for the final one, the NL Central, on Monday!

As we recorded this episode with Alex Butler (@RileysRakes) and Sarah Rogers (@sarahr7d), Edwin Diaz got hurt celebrating Puerto Rico's win over the Dominican Republic at the World Baseball Classic. We had some thoughts on that towards the end of the show and changed our perception on what the Mets season will look like, especially if Diaz is out for a decent amount of time. Other than that, there was also a lot of great discussions about the NL East as a whole in the latest preview pod.  Stay tuned for plenty more division previews and other episodes as the 2023 MLB season quickly approaches! Outro song: OutKast - ATLiens

To break down the AL East division race for the 2023 MLB season, Alex had fellow Third Down Thursdays writer Chris Gallagher on. Chris shifted from his normal focus on football, hockey, and golf to talk some baseball.  Stay tuned for the rest of the division previews over the next two weeks, and some other special episodes.  Follow us on Twitter @pod_tar Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexKielar Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisGally06

Joining Alex to preview the AL West division for the 2023 season was Jeff Barnes, an Angels fan who co-hosts the Sibling Rivalry Baseball Podcast. The guys talked a little about the rule changes as well. They had a lot of fun discussing the division while trying to name Oakland A's players too.  Stay tuned for a preview pod of every division over the next couple weeks before Opening Day.  Follow us on Twitter @pod_tar Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexKielar Follow Jeff on Twitter @FreeRawkin and @SIBLINGRIVLRYBB

With the latest Carlos Rodon injury news, Alex dives into the Yankees pitching outlook to start the season, including internal and external depth options. He also rants about the Yankees left side of the infield and why top prospect Anthony Volpe along with Oswald Peraza are ready to take the reins from IKF and Josh Donaldson.

Johnnie Black and Rephael Negnewitzky join Alex on the show to discuss the World Baseball Classic that has already gotten underway for Pool play. Tangents included, as always. 

On a brand new episode, I am joined by show regular Johnnie Black to discuss offseason winners/losers and talk about the 2023 season outlook. Skip until about 10-15 minutes for the baseball talk to start. We shoot the shit about NFL for the beginning of the episode. 

Returning guest Joey Ricotta returns to the show for some Cubs talk with them making some strong moves this offseason, including Dansby Swanson. We also touch on the Bryan Reynolds trade rumors, the Mets, Christmas plans, and include some NFL and college football talk. Outro song: White Christmas · JASON KELCE, LANE JOHNSON & JORDAN MAILATAA Philly Special Christmas℗ 2022 Vera Y Records

Merry Christmas as we have an special emergency pod after Dalton Varsho was traded to the Blue Jays on Friday night. Alex breaks it down and tries to guess what a possible package return could look like for the Yankees to get Bryan Reynolds. 

Johnnie Black returns to the show as we discuss how the East Coast has been dominating the world of sports lately, with all NFC East teams playing well, and the East divisions in MLB being a big topic of conversation lately in the offseason. We also touch on the potential 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame class and MLB prospects that are on their way and ones that have not worked out. We finish the episode touching on the storylines with NFL quarterbacks and the "changing of the guard" the league is currently going through. 

Returning to the show is former Prime Time Sports Talk writer and current host of The Replacement Level Podcast, Rephael Negnewitzky. We discuss Judge being the newest captain of the New York Yankees, Correa surprising everyone in going to the Mets, and more offseason discussion. Outro music: Nas & DJ Premier - N.Y. State Of Mind Instrumental (Maschine mk3 remake)

Jeff Burke and David Droegemeier help Johnnie and I break down the Padres side of the NLCS, before we further break down the Phillies and predict the series.

Take a listen as Johnnie Black and Joey Ricotta join me to break down the Wild Card round and preview the Division Series.

Alex Kielar and Johnnie Black return to breakdown the historical 2022 MLB Season and preview the postseason.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://baseballprospectkingdom.com/2020/06/22/aboutprospectkingdom/

Joey Ricotta and Carson Babbini join the show as we give our reactions to the Opening Day games on Thursday and Friday. We touch on some of the MLB debuts we saw and the best pitching/hitting performances.

Prime Time Sports Talk President and show regular Johnnie Black joins the show as we give our MLB season predictions. We also go over the latest moves from the last week.

The PTST and Friends 2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft goes down as Carson Babbini, Joey Ricotta, and Johnnie Black join the show with me to break down our picks as they happen. We also talk about MLB free agency and trades that have happened.

Johnnie Black and Rephael Negnewitzky joined the show to talk the Reds' farms system and college baseball scores. Of course, the daily bashing of Rob Manfred also occurred.

Carson Babbini and Rephael Negnewitzky joined the show to discuss the latest on the CBA, the opening weekend in College Baseball, and some MLB prospects.

MLB is still in a lockout, but that won't stop us from talking prospects and College Baseball which returned. Johnnie Black and Carson Babbini join the show to discuss these topics and much more as we go off the rails.

Johnnie Black is back on the show with me to discuss the Cleveland Guardians' prospects, including Tyler Freeman, who I interviewed. We also discussed the lockout and what a terrible commissioner Rob Manfred is.

The BBWAA is a sham and only voted David Ortiz into the Hall of Fame on the 2022 ballot. The greatest hitter of all time is not in the Hall of Fame, so hear us rant about it.

Johnnie Black joins the show as we discuss our Baseball Hall of Fame ballots.

Welcome to a great episode of Too Much Pod Tar! A few great guests joined the show to discuss the Braves winning the World Series, including a couple of Braves fans of course. We dove deep into what brought them to win it all despite not even having good odds to make the postseason in the middle of the summer.

A number of guests joined me throughout this episode as we went live to react and analyze the four Division Series games on Friday.

Your host Alex Kielar is joined by Johnnie Black to discuss the postseason, including the possibilities of a four-way AL Wild Card tie. The guys also talk about the return of more small ball in the future, the Hall of Fame, and go off the rails like always.

When it looked like the Padres were getting Max Scherzer, the Dodgers pounced on it and are reportedly getting both Scherzer and Trea Turner. Kevin Klein (@Klein25) from Dodgers Tailgate joins the show to discuss this trade and others.

Yehuda Schwartz (@yaschwa30) and Carson Babbini (@CBabs1120) join me and show regular Johnnie Black to discuss the latest trade deadline moves and rumors.

Welcome back, after a long time away the guys are back to talk about some sticky situations, All-Star starters, the MLB Draft, and much more! Alex Kielar is joined by Joey Ricotta and Johnnie Black.

Joey Ricotta and Johnnie Black join the show as we discuss some winners and losers of the offseason. We also talk about some prospects and the GOAT Jeff Passan and all his savagery.

Joey Ricotta @theriot326 joins me, @AlexKielar, as we give some of our future bets for the upcoming MLB season.

Jamie Gatlin starts off the show with an interview with Pittsburgh Pirate Kevin Kramer. Jamie then talks with me about the recent moves and PECOTA projections.

Jamie Gatlin is back as we talk about some of the most lopsided trades in baseball history, following the Noland Arenado trade.

Jamie Gatlin joins Alex as they go around the diamond to give their breakout predictions for each position.

Jamie Gatlin comes on to the show to share his favorite Dustin Pedroia career moments.

Alex, Johnnie Black, and Joey Ricotta give their Top 10 fantasy baseball catchers for the 2021 season.

Joey Ricotta guest hosts for this one as we discuss the Cardinals trading for Nolan Arenado, the MLB's 154-game season proposal that was declined by the MLBPA, and free agent moves that have happened over the last week or so.

The Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) didn't vote a single candidate into the Hall of Fame for 2021 as Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds, and Roger Clemens fall short. Johnnie Black joins the show to discuss and why we think the voters got it wrong.

Jamie Gatlin returns to the show to discuss the Yankees' two big moves they made on Friday: re-signing DJ LeMahieu and signing Corey Kluber. The guys also discuss possible trade options for the Yankees to make room on the 40-man roster, along with other baseball news and more.