The Roundtable | What to make of the new Relief Pitcher of the Year award

Welcome to The Roundtable! Andy is off today, so Grant & Sam take the wheel of the Roundtable bus. The guys discuss if the Mets are in trouble and might miss out on the Playoffs. Also, they talk about some of the other top teams in the MLB that are gonna make the Playoffs, but their flaws might cost them when they get there.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starkville | Mets President of Baseball Ops David Stearns joins the boys this week on Starkville. He talks about the Mets rollercoaster season so far, what’s their plan for their young starting pitchers going forward this season, improving the team at the Trade Deadline, the pursuit of Juan Soto in the offseason, Pete Alonso’s great season, the passing of Davey Johnson and much more.Strange But True: An insane all-time comeback by the Orioles over the weekend in game they were 1 out away from being no-hit by Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the DodgersTrivia: Question from Paul McCord- Before Cal Raleigh, 20 catchers hit 30+ HR in a season while actually playing catcher in those games, but only five of them had two more of those seasons. Can you name those five?Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanvilleHosts: Jayson Stark & Doug GlanvilleProducer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a bonus episode of The Roundtable, Andy interviews best-selling author Jane Leavy about her new book "Make Me Commissioner."Where to pick up the book- https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jane-leavy/make-me-commissioner/9780306834684/?lens=grand-central-publishing#:~:text=Description,Leavy%20has%20always%20loved%20baseball.-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCulloughHosts: Andy McCulloughGuest: Jane LeavyExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys decide to do a September check-in on the Yankees and Dodgers. On the Yankees side, should there be a concern over Aaron Judge's arm issues. For the Dodgers, are they just stumbling thru the regular season and going to turn it on in the Postseason? And the guys give their thoughts on the Phillies fan who took a ball from a kid over the weekend.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk some of the crazy on-field kerfuffles that have happened this week between the Rockies & Giants and the Astros pitcher-catcher cross-up. Also, they talk about how the Playoff races are getting really interesting and if any of the hot teams looking from the outside can get into the Playoffs.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starkville | Jayson is on vacation this week, so Doug is going solo this week in Starkville with his special guest Jon "Boog" Sciambi. He talks about if he is surprised by how good the Cubs are this season, the breakout seasons from PCA, Busch & Shaw, if the Trade Deadline needs to be changed, the good & bad things in the current state of baseball and much much more.Dougout Plus- September Call-ups are much different in the current game of baseball. It makes sense, but it something is missing from the old way of how things were.Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanvilleHosts: Jayson Stark & Doug GlanvilleProducer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about 2010's baseball nostalgia and what they all hated from baseball during that decade. Also, they talk about if they think the Mets are back and facial hair trends over the years. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starkville | Coach RAC, RobertAnthony Cruz, of the Savannah Bananas joins Starkville this week. Coach RAC talks about what makes the Banana’s so much fun, what can MLB learn from Bananaball, his journey from being signed by the Nationals to hitting a homer with the Bananas at Nats Park, what’s been the coolest moment so far and much more.Strange But True: Mike Yastrzemski takes Merrill Kelly deep 2 times this season. Not that strange, but both players doing it while wearing multiple jerseys for different teams. Trivia: Question from John Fisher- If Tarik Skubal wins the Cy Young this year, the Tigers will become the fifth team to have at least two pitchers who have won multiple Cy Youngs. Can you name the other four teams? Extra credit if you can name all the pitchers.Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanvilleHosts: Jayson Stark & Doug GlanvilleProducer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys give their thoughts on the new MLB award for Relief Pitcher of the Year and if it was something that was needed in MLB. Also, they talk about some other awards that you might not remember or even know exist. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about how the Wild Card races are heating up in both the NL & AL and who is hot/not right now. Also, they talk about the "Just Missed It" term and if they think Giancarlo Stanton will make the Hall of Fame.-Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee-Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough-Follow Sam on X/Twitter: @SamMillerBBHosts: Grant Brisbee, Andy McCullough & Sam MillerExecutive Producer: Brian Smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.