Romantic About Baseball Podcast

Romantic About Baseball

Official Podcast for Romantic About Baseball. A Blog for the thinking fan, hosted by Adam C. MacKinnon and Jim Passon Jr. A podcast that discusses current events in the game, the stats that it creates, and occasionally host special guests and interviews.

  1. 03/12/2022

    Episode 75: Chris Towers Talks the Reality of Fantasy

    CBS Senior Fantasy Writer Chris Towers joins Adam for a discussion about diversity in the Fantasy Sports industry, what to do when the forces of reality have fantasy implications, and discuss Taylor Swift's best work. INTRO MUSIC: Toy Dinosaur "Am I You?" https://open.spotify.com/artist/680RajNtAGxIjGFUphDLon?si=yAibTsdXQfak2GHDW5tS4w OUTRO MUSIC: South City Riot "Where To Go" https://southcityriot.bandcamp.com/album/where-to-go BREAK MUSIC: Adam C. MacKinnon "No Reason for This (at all)"

    Episode 75: Chris Towers Talks the Reality of Fantasy

  2. 03/07/2022

    Episode 74: Craig Goldstein Lends a Baseball Perspective

    Craig Goldstein, Editor-In-Chief for Baseball Prospective joins the show to talk about the ongoing labor dispute, ideas for players to continue to build goodwill among the public, and why steals aren't really a thing anymore?

    Episode 74: Craig Goldstein Lends a Baseball Perspective

  3. 02/28/2022

    Episode 73: Keith Law Cannot be Estimated

    Keith Law swings by to talk with Adam about his latest Top Prospect and Farm System Rankings for The Athletic, the ripple affects of the shortened seasons in the Prospect world, and what we check in on the progress of some "rebuilding" teams.

    Episode 73: Keith Law Cannot be Estimated

  4. 02/21/2022

    Episode 72: Joe Sheehan Doesn't Feel Romantic

    Joe Sheehan joins Adam to talk about the current lockout situation, accessibility to the game, and what we'd rather talk about in baseball than labor. Subscribe to his newsletter! http://www.joesheehan.com/

    Episode 72: Joe Sheehan Doesn't Feel Romantic

  5. 02/11/2022

    Episode 71: Craig Calcaterra Returns!

    Writer of "Cup of Coffee" newsletter Craig Calcaterra joins the show to talk about Rob Manfred's recent (like, literally minutes before recording) press conference, A certain players recent issues, and to talk about his upcoming book "Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports Industrial Complex at it's Own Game" Intro Music by Toy Dinosaur "Am I You?" open.spotify.com/artist/680RajNtAGxIjGFUphDLon Outro Music by South City Riot "Where to Go?": southcityriot.bandcamp.com/album/where-to-go

    Episode 71: Craig Calcaterra Returns!

  6. 02/07/2022

    Episode 70: Jay Jaffe Talks About The Hall

    In our first episode after a long break, Jay Jaffe joins Adam to talk about the easy, and not so easy questions the Hall of Fame poses not just now, but in the future. Intro Music by Toy Dinosaur "Am I You?" open.spotify.com/artist/680RajNtAGxIjGFUphDLon Outro Music by South City Riot "Where to Go?": https://southcityriot.bandcamp.com/album/where-to-go

    Episode 70: Jay Jaffe Talks About The Hall

  7. 11/23/2021

    Episode 69: Max Greenfield and The Unit Draft, Revisited

    In our first new show in nearly 5 months, Max Greenfield joins Jim and Adam to discuss the 2021 Season, the final results of our Unit Drafts, and what what teams we think will be most active in the coming free agent market. INTRO MUSIC: "Toy Dinosaur" - "Am I You?" SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/680RajNtAGxIjGFUphDLon

    Episode 69: Max Greenfield and The Unit Draft, Revisited

  8. 06/14/2021

    Episode 68: Dan Okrent

    This episode features one of the most influential literary figures in baseball history, Dan Okrent. The founder of Rotisserie Baseball (now known as Fantasy Baseball), author, editor, and baseball intellectual (my own term) talked about the game today, steroids, new rules, and more about baseball. We also discuss his latest book, "The Guarded Gate", talking about eugenics, racism, and anti-immigrant sentiment in America, and how it affected two generations of Jews, Italians, and other European Immigrants

    Episode 68: Dan Okrent
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Official Podcast for Romantic About Baseball. A Blog for the thinking fan, hosted by Adam C. MacKinnon and Jim Passon Jr. A podcast that discusses current events in the game, the stats that it creates, and occasionally host special guests and interviews.

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