Sam Miller talks Ángel Hernández retiring, Acuña being out for the season & much more

Willie Mays died on Tuesday, June 19. Considered one of the greatest to ever play the game if not the greatest, the Hall of Famer was 93 years old. Grant Brisbee has written about the Giants since 2003 and has covered the club for The Athletic since 2019. He grew up in the Bay Area, going to games at Candlestick and even becoming a vendor there. He published this story after Mays' passing. Written version of Grant's story: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5574529/2024/06/19/willie-mays-wikipedia-death/ Credits: -Say Hey (The Willie Mays Song) by the Treniers (1954) -La Vie En Rose performed by Louis Armstrong (1950) -Linus and Lucy by Vince Guaraldi Trio (1964) -Skating by Vince Guaraldi Trio (1964) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Roundtable! Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. Athletic Marc is back this week to talk some ball with Andy and Grant. They talk about the if the Dodgers and Yankees are concerned about all their injuries, do they even care about the regular season and they talk about the team's that are already toast this season and have no light at the end of the tunnel. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starkville | The Royals are off to a pretty hot start to the season. Royals GM J.J. Picollo takes a trip to Starkville and talks about their busy offseason, finding their identity, the new extension for Bobby Witt Jr and much more. Strange But True: The Red Sox ran wild on the Yankees on Sunday night. Boston set a franchise record of 9 stolen bases in a game vs NY on Sunday Night Baseball. Trivia from Andrew Althaus: Between 1930 and 1990 only 1 player had a season with 130+ rbis and another season with 50+ steals. Can you name him? Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Show to Be Named Later with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re previewing trade season! Who are the buyers? Who are the sellers? Do the Dodgers need a shortstop?  -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Roundtable! Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. Athletic MLB Writer Rustin Dodd is in this week for Marc.. They talk about the influx of gambling in baseball is happening and they break down the Athletic's new MLB Players Poll 2024. Here is the link to the Players Poll 2024 story: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5529966/2024/06/10/mlb-player-poll-overrated-underrated-worst-organization/ -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Rustin on X/Twitter: @rustindodd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starkville | The Braves have had an up and down start to the season. Braves Manager Brian Stinker joins Jayson and Tyler this week to give his thoughts on the state of the Braves, coaching against his son, his long journey in baseball and much much more. Strange But True: Phillies starter Ranger Suárez beat the Texas Rangers back on May 21st. Is there any other players in the history of baseball with the same name as the the name of a team that they beat? Trivia will return next week Monday June 17th. Follow Jayson on Twitter/X : @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter/X : @DougGlanville Follow Tyler in Twitter/X : @TylerKepner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Show to Be Named Later with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re selecting our MLB All Star teams and discussing Juan Soto’s injury.  -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Roundtable! Each week, we will yammer about the biggest topics/stories in MLB. The Athletic's Cardinals Writer Katie Woo joins Andy and Grant this week. They talk about if players betting on baseball is a big deal and what they think the NL West teams will do from now until the Trade Deadline. -Follow Grant on X/Twitter: @GrantBrisbee -Follow Andy on X/Twitter: @ByMcCullough -Follow Marc on X/Twitter: @MarcCarig -Follow Katie on X/Twitter: @katiejwoo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starkville | This past Sunday was Lou Gehrig Day in MLB. 2 great friends of Starkville, Sarah Langs and Jon "Boog" Sciambi visit and talk about Lou Gehrig Day, ALS and why baseball is awesome. Strange But True: Padres reliever Jeremiah Estrada strikes out 13 straight hitters in a row for a new MLB record. And the way his streak ends is pretty crazy too. Trivia from Jimmy Hawkins: Lou Gehrig had 7 seasons of 200 hits and 100 walks. Since he retired, only 5 players have done it in a season. Who are they? Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @DougGlanville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Show to Be Named Later with Stephen Nesbitt and Chad Jennings. This week, we’re talking about MLB adopting stats from the Negro Leagues, the Mets rough stretch, and hand out awards for the first third of the season. -Follow Stephen on X/Twitter: @stephenjnesbitt -Follow Chad on X/Twitter: @ChadJennings22 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices