Getting to Third Base

An update on the MLB standings 1/3 of the way through the season

If you wondered why those two teams were playing each other over the weekend, we did too. We discuss if these are actually the best matchups for "Rivalry Weekend"

The first ever Deepak Deep Dive, exploring the life and baseball legacy of Bobby Cox

Teams of the Month are back for Season 2. As with last season Dan and Deepak give their starting rosters, rotations and relievers for both the AL and the NL.

Deepak takes the floor to discuss the Phillies firing Rob Thompson.

Dan and Deepak discuss the Red Sox' dismissal of Alex Cora, what it means for the organization, Craig Breslow's power grab and what might be next for Cora

Time to once again discuss the early season's biggest disappointments, including the two teams that we call ourselves fans of. Who will recover and who won't?

Dan and Deepak talk about the status of various baseball traditions and specialty games and what, if anything, they would change

7% into the season and it's already time to PANIC! Or is it? Dan and Deepak discuss whether certain hot and cold starts are long term trends or short term blips.

PPI, ROY, ABS oh my!! Plus, Yuck or Yum returns for Season 2

Dan and Deepak do a full unpacking of the 2026 World Baseball Classic and award some expanded All-Tournament Team honorees.

Season 2 of Getting to Third Base begins! Dan and Deepak recap how we got here and look ahead at what's to come in the 2026 season of Major League Baseball. And, we lay it all out with division by division predictions and even very early World Series picks.

Dan and Deepak make their predictions for who will start Opening Day for every MLB team

Dan fires off a solo pod on Jurikson Profar's second PED suspension in as many years and and a news/injury update for everything you need to know!

At long last the conclusion to our Mount Rushmores series as we finally get to the division D&D know best, the NL East. We appreciate your patience as we fought through scheduling and technical difficulties with this one, but at long last here it is.

Dan and Deepak recap all the news they missed in the lead up to Spring Training and then dive deep into the MLBPA and Tony Clark's situation and how that may impact CBA negotiations later this year.

Dan and Deepak discuss another extension for the A's, a 3 team trade for a Gold Glover and 2 huge pay days in Detroit.

Dan and Deepak the last week in the offseason including Cody Bellinger returning to the Bronx, 2 huge starting pitchers getting traded and the Guardians extending a franchise legend.

Dan and Deepak break down the 2026 Hall of Fame ballot. We celebrate the inductions of Carlos Beltran and Andruw Jones, talk about some promising vote numbers, a couple snubs and a brief look ahead to the 2027 ballot.

Dan and Deepak launch an offseason emergency podcast to discuss Kyle Tucker joining the Dodgers and what that means for the future of baseball. They also talk about Bo Bichette spurning the Phillies for the Mets and Ranger Suarez shipping off to Boston.

Dan and Deepak discuss Arenado to the desert, Bregman and Cabrera to the Cubs, the latest on Bichette and Tucker PLUS a mention of our show mascot

Happy New Year! Dan and Deepak discuss the impacts of the signings of Tatsuya Imai and Kazuma Okamot and end the episode with an Anthony Rendon retrospective.

Dan and Deepak recap some of the major news as the offseason heads into Christmas. Find within thoughts on Munetaka Murakami to Chicago, Jeff McNeil to the A's, the Pirates emerging from offseason slumber and much more!

Dan and Deepak discuss everything to come out of the Winter Meetings and Dan mourns what was once the core of the Mets

Dan and Deepak reunite after Thanksgiving to discuss Dylan Cease and Sonny Gray heading to the AL East, Kyle Tucker's market and the latest on Tatsuya Imai.

Dan & Deepak break down the candidates and give their ideal 2026 Hall of Fame ballots. Then the guys dive into some of the notable first-timers coming up in the next few years. Happy Thanksgiving from us to you!

Dan flies solo for a quick EMERGENCY PODCAST on the Mets and Rangers swinging the first shocking trade of the offseason

Dan and Deepak discuss the first major move of the offseason as Josh Naylor heads back to SEA, and take a deep dive into 2025's award winners

Dan and Deepak dive into the first major news dump of the offseason and discuss the Contemporary Era Hall of Fame ballot

Dan and Deepak dive deep into the end of an excellent World Series

We catch up with the managerial carousel, discuss the historic nature of Game 3 and move closer to the official final end of the season

The second managerial opening gets filled, Dave Dombrowski puts his foot in his mouth and, of course, a World Series preview

Deepak mourns the Phillies, we grade our DS picks and make our CS picks

The final regular season teams of the month

The managerial carousel spins on and we give thoughts and predictions on the ALDS and NLDS

Dan and Deepak break down and give predictions for each of the Wild Card Series Matchups

Dan and Deepak discuss ABS coming to MLB, the careers of Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout and Giancarlo Stanton and then dive into the remaining playoff races still to be decided.

Dan and Deepak give you all you have to know about the playoff races. AND we go back and grade our pre-season predictions

Part 5 of our 6 part Mount Rushmore series hits the NL Central!

Dan and Deepak are back to give our some August All-Team selections and discuss whether or not identity theft is actually a joke

We finally make it to the National League in our Mt. Rushmore series, keeping things on the West Coast as we discuss the D-Backs, Rockies, Padres, Giants and Dodgers

We wrap up the Mount Rushmores for the American League covering the Athletics, Angels, Astros, Rangers and Mariners.

In the second part of our Mount Rushmore series we move westward to the AL Central to cover the Guardians, Twins, Royals, Tigers and White Sox.

Deepak once again climbs his soapbox to discuss MLB's possible expansion and geographic realignment. We present 2 possible looks at what the new divisions could look like, discuss some cities where new teams could form and the problems left unsolved by this proposal.

The first in our Mt. Rushmore series, we begin with the AL East doling out the 4 most iconic figures for each of the 5 franchises.

Teams of the month are back. Dan and Deepak recover their lost June teams and also give their July Teams of the Month

Dan breaks down what every team did at the Trade Deadline. Division by division, team by team, prospect by prospect.

Deepak returns for a lengthy discussion on the Hall of Fame class of 2025, the 2026 ballot and the surprisingly not trade related big news of the week

Dan hops into the studio for a quick breakdown of the first big move of trade deadline season as the Diamondbacks send 1B Josh Naylor to the Mariners for 2 pitching prospects

Dan returns from abroad to join Deepak to talk all things All Star Break.