Starkville | David Stearns talks about the Mets rollercoaster season

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking about things we care about now that we didn’t care about at the start of the season and the final weekend of the season.  -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Brian Smith Producer: Dave DuFour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Roundtable! The Athletic's Cardinals writer Katie Woo joins Grant & Andy this week. Also, Marc Carig makes his return to The Roundtable this week. They talk about some of the big news stories in the past week in baseball and they give a farewell goodbye to the Oakland A's -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Katie on X/Twitter: @katiejwoo -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough, Marc Carig & Katie Woo Executive Producer: Brian Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starkville | Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns joins Starkville this week and talks about the team's rollercoaster season. He also talks about growing up as a Mets fan, how they turn things around after a slow start, Francisco Lindor having no weaknesses, their plans for free agency this offseason and much much more. Strange But True- Did Shohei Ohtani have the greatest game ever in baseball history last Thursday?? Question from Cameron Dexter Torti - Kershaw led the NL in ERA four years in a row (2011-2014). Only four other players in AL/NL history have led their league in ERA three or more years in a row... Can you name them? Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Hosts: Jayson Stark & Doug Glanville Producer: Brian Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking rankings! The guys ranked each MLB contender’s postseason pitching core and explain the process.  -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5776400/2024/09/19/mlb-contenders-postseason-pitching-core/ Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Brian Smith Producer: Dave DuFour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Roundtable! Sam Miller is in this week with Andy and Grant. They talk about José Altuve's weird ejction on Tuesday night and if they think Paul Skenes can keep things rolling for a long period of his career. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBB Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam Miller Executive Producer: Brian Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starkville | Braves IF/OF Whit Merrifield talks about the hit-by-pitch epidemic in MLB and what can be done to fix it or punish the pitcher who throws the pitch. He also talks about currently playing with a broken foot, playing for both the Phillies and Braves this season and how happy he is to see the Royals doing so well. Strange But True- Jesús Sánchez does something that has never been done in MLB history when he gets called out after getting an intention walk. You have to hear it to believe it. No Trivia this week, but instead we get to hear about Doug's Vision of Starkville  Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Hosts: Jayson Stark & Doug Glanville Producer: Brian Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking about the White Sox and their race to infamy and looking at the remainder of the playoff race. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Brian Smith Producer: Dave DuFour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Roundtable! The Athletic's Dodgers writer Fabian Ardaya is in this week with Grant and Andy. They talk about how the Dodgers plan to patch together their rotation to make a deep playoff run, how GM's seem to not get fired as much now and if the Cubs are a decent team or just not that great. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Fabian on X/Twitter: @FabianArdaya Hosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Fabian Ardaya Executive Producer: Brian Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starkville | Newly retired Joey Votto makes another appearance in Starkville. He talks about his season in the minors, how he knew it was time to hang em up, his love of the game and his approach to the game, how he will never forget his last official MLB game and much much more. Strange But True- Diamondbacks Pavin Smith hits 3 homers in his first 3 at bats of the game vs the Astros on Sunday and of course some strange stats and facts came from it. Trivia Question is from Michael-Joey Votto’s batting average slipped under .300 his last two years. Through 15 seasons, he was a .300/.400/.500 player. There are 6 guys who played in the 21st century who slashed .300/.400/.500. Who were they? Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Hosts: Jayson Stark & Doug Glanville Producer: Brian Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Walkoff with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re playing a little game of “Best and Worst” and Matt Chapman’s contract extension. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Hosts: Stephen Nesbitt & Chad Jennings Executive Producer: Brian Smith Producer: Dave DuFour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices