Beyond the Scrum: The Baseball Stories We Didn't Write

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Beyond the Scrum: The Baseball Stories We Didn't Write

The Athletic's Andy McCullough and Marc Carig cut through the nonsense and tell you exactly what's going on around Major League Baseball

  1. 01/20/2021

    To vote or not to vote for the Hall of Fame with C. Trent Rosecrans

    Marc and Andy are joined by the new president of the Baseball Writers Association of America, The Athletic's Reds reporter C. Trent Rosecrans. They debate some of the big topics facing the Hall of Fame and its voters including whether or not writers should be voting at all. Marc and Andy also react to the Mets firing new general manager Jared Porter after he acknowledged sending explicit text messages to a female reporter in 2016. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    51 min

  2. 12/10/2020

    The Virtual Winter Meetings special with Mike Ferrin

    Mike Ferrin joins Andy and Marc for a celebration of the virtual Winter Meetings. They cover everything they would have in the lobby at the real Winter Meetings right here on the podcast. -Surprisingly active free agency -Updating the arbitration system -The state of tanking -The Phillies are a mess -Checking in on Mike's D-backs -When would today's worst GM have been baseball's best GM? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 10m

  3. 11/11/2020

    Bill Plaschke talks Dodgers and 25 years of columns, Carig is loving the Cohen era of Mets baseball

    Marc and Andy weigh in on the early days of Steve Cohen's ownership of the Mets and how unrecognizable it is from the Wilpon era. Then L.A. Times columnist and Around the Horn regular Bill Plaschke joins the show to tell tales of 25 years as a sports columnist in Los Angeles. How does he continue to succeed in a sports journalism landscape dominated by Twitter. How 18 years on ESPN's Around the Horn has helped him in clubhouses and locker rooms. Bill and Andy share their story ledes if the Dodgers hadn't won the World Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 4m

  4. 10/28/2020

    The Dodgers are champions, Cash's blunder and the return of Cora and Hinch

    Major League Baseball has a new champion and almost made it through the postseason without a major COVID-19 story. Andy and Marc discuss the Dodgers win over the Rays in what became a potential super-spreader event in Texas. The guys dig into Kevin Cash's decision to pull Blake Snell, attempting and failing to see both sides of the argument. Finally it's a look ahead to the offseason and the possible returns of Alex Cora and A.J. Hinch to the managing ranks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    56 min

  5. 10/21/2020

    Clayton Kershaw is good, Mookie Betts is great, and the Rays can be tough to watch

    The World Series is underway and Marc and Andy dive into the key storylines between the Dodgers and Rays. A fresh look at the Clayton Kershaw narrative. The misery of Red Sox fans watching Mookie Betts shine this October. Every club has analytics, so what makes the Rays different? Marc also vows not to rant anymore... we'll see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 6m

  6. 10/14/2020

    Is the Astros championship window slamming shut?

    The Athletic's Astros reporter Jake Kaplan joins Marc and Andy to delve into the state of the Astros. Will they try to bring back George Springer? Should they shake up the roster to better separate themselves from the cheating scandal? Did Dusty Baker do a good job managing the team in 2020? The guys answer those questions and also debate the right time to ask Walker Buehler about his pants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    49 min

  7. 10/07/2020

    What type of villain are the Astros, what's wrong with playoff openers and why is MLB allowing fans?

    Andy and Marc begrudgingly welcome back third mic Evan Drellich to the show to discuss why MLB is allowing fans at games, what to make of the Astros in this postseason, what J.A. Happ is so mad about and much more.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    52 min

  8. 09/29/2020

    David Wright opens up about his back injury the GQ shoot, and the time Carig burned him

    David Wright had to deal with Andy and Marc in the Mets clubhouse during his playing days and yet somehow they convinced him to join the podcast. He looks back on the highs and lows of his All-Star career in New York. Confronting Chase Utley after the controversial slide that injured Reuben Tejada. Battling back from the injury that eventually ended his career. What happened to the clothing from that GQ shoot with Jose Reyes and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    58 min
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