The Payoff Pitch Podcast

Brady Farkas
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The Fastball on SI team of Tom Brew, Brady Farkas and Jack Ankony talk about all the goings-on in baseball, each week. You can also check out our written content at Fastball on SI, with news posted daily as it happens.

  1. 2025-05-09

    The Payoff Pitch Podcast: Vol. 7

    Brandon Brown hosts as Jack Ankony, Tom Brew and Brady Farkas break down all things MLB. From Shohei Ohtani's bizarre numbers, to Kyle Schwarber's impressive on-base streak, the guys span the league to talk about the hottest topics. The Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies are all sizzling, while the Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers are not performing like they should. Throw in some Chicago Cubs rotational talk and the weird situation in Boston with Rafael Devers and you have a comprehensive episode for Vol. 7.

    55 min

  2. 2025-05-02

    The Payoff Pitch Podcast: Vol. 6

    Brandon Brown hosts with Tom Brew and Brady Farkas talking all things Major League Baseball as we turn the calendar over into the month of May. Aaron Judge was scorching hot in the month of April, while Toronto's Anthony Santander has not been so good since becoming a Blue Jay. The Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals have both been hot, while the Baltimore Orioles continue to struggle. All of that, plus Mike Trout's injury, the Tampa Bay Rays still figuring it out at "home" and a preview of this weekend's Dodgers/Braves series.

    34 min

  3. 2025-04-25

    The Payoff Pitch Podcast: Vol. 5

    Brandon Brown hosts as expert Brady Farkas breaks down three hot teams in the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs. He also talks about a not-so-hot team in the Baltimore Orioles, and the Atlanta Braves who are back from the dead, so to speak.

    21 min

  4. 2025-04-18

    The Payoff Pitch Podcast: Vol. 4

    Tom Brew, Jack Ankony and Brady Farkas tackle a week's worth of news, discussion and noteworthy information surrounding the MLB. The trio talk early divisional races, the mediocrity of the entire American League and unfortunately, some injury news as well.

    34 min

  5. 2023-06-07

    Former Hall of Fame President, Elite Photographer, Votto Hate and Strasburg Bad News

    Brady Farkas from Fastball on FanNation is back for another episode 'The Payoff Pitch' Podcast. He talks about his surprise that so many Reds fans hate Joey Votto (1:00), the idea of baseball being so random and how it impacts team building (9:37) and then he talks with former Baseball Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson and elite baseball photographer Jean Fruth about their career and their new initiative (19:01). Finally, he discusses the idea that the Red Sox could bring Trevor Story back as a DH (44:18) and the Stephen Strasburg major setback news (50:55).

    1 hr

  6. 2023-05-31

    Catching Up w/ Former Big Leaguers at the HOF Classic, Astros Social Media

    Brady Farkas from Fastball and FanNation is back with another episode of 'The Payoff Pitch.' In this episode, he talks about the idea from Scott Boras to expand MLB rosters, how ridiculous it is that the Red Sox didn't play on Memorial Day, tells you about his trip to Cooperstown for the Hall of Fame Classic and shares with you his conversations with several former big leaguers. Finally, he says the Astros didn't need to mock the A's on social media

    45 min

  7. 2023-05-24

    Gary Sheffield Jr., Kipnis Comments, High Changeups and Fake IL Stints

    Brady is back for another episode of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast through Fastball and FanNation. In this episode, he reacts to the comments made by Jason Kipnis about Francisco Lindor's leadership abilities (00:50) and then he talks with Gary Sheffield Jr. about his baseball career, his father's legacy, the Yankees, fan expectations and more (09:10), talks about a new pitching trend for some guys (36:15), and why the Red Sox need to send Corey Kluber on a fake IL stint (44:22).

    51 min

  8. 2023-05-17

    Aaron Judge sign stealing, Triston Casas needs an apology, more on A's possible relocation

    Brady is back with another episode of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast talking about if Aaron Judge and the Yankees were stealing signs against the Blue Jays (1:23), and why Triston Casas of the Red Sox deserves an apology from ESPN (9:13). He's then joined by Adrian Hernandez of the Sporting Tribune in Las Vegas to talk about the "binding" A's stadium agreement and what it means (17:30), and discusses why he thinks the Cardinals will win the NL Central (36:21) and ends the show with history from the last week and why the White Sox did Jose Abreu wrong in his return to Chicago (46:50).

    54 min
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The Fastball on SI team of Tom Brew, Brady Farkas and Jack Ankony talk about all the goings-on in baseball, each week. You can also check out our written content at Fastball on SI, with news posted daily as it happens.

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  • Creator
    Brady Farkas
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 The Payoff Pitch Podcast
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