Guessing Games

Season 7 Episode 4 and welcome to MLB 2026!  Spring Training is over, the old hands are refreshed and raring to go, the prospects have been given their shot and the rosters are set for today! Join host Rich (Seattle Mariners), Yorkshire Dave (fan of his nearest team Boston Red Sox), Dave Junior (Chicago White Sox) and Highlander Alan (Detroit Tigers) full of optimism for the year ahead. Who and what should you look out for the in the season ahead which will, we predict, see one of these seasons go way into October. How were our game win predictions in 2026 compare to 2025 where we very credibly were just over 1% out in total! Have we really all gone bolder? Any questions or want to hear any other chats from the Bros give us a shout. ©Tartan Podcasts 2025 CREDITS "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.

Not really a podcast but a reminder of last years predictions! Wide of this Yorkshire Dave predicted 92 wins for the Boston Red Sox, all predictions within very close range for a 162 game season, what will we say before Opening Day 2026? Find out very soon!! Three optimists and one pessimist in last year's thinking!   ©Tartan Podcasts 2025 CREDITS "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.

Episode 2 of Season 7! And a special episode, as a one off we swap Yorkshire Dave and Dave Jnr for Detroit Dave! Highlander Alan catches up with Detroit Dave over in Lakeland Florida for sunshine and baseball. Dave picks three games to watch and catches the Top 3 pitchers for the Tigers! What's his views on the prospects for October 2026? How does he feel about the return of Justin Verlander? Some top information on Spring Training with the number 1 piece of advice for Brits going to Florida or Arizona. And even a coffee shop recommendation in Lakeland. Thanks for listening. ©Tartan Podcasts 2025 CREDITS "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.

Episode 1 of Season 7! Only Yorkshire Dave was around for the 1st season of the American league now 125 years old! Spring has sprung and Spring Training is here and yes the Bullpen are heading over for a couple of TIgers games, see you in Lakeland! Dave gives us a rundown of Spring Training. All the Bros give their "optimistic" version of the full 2026 season ahead, which one of them said "This is the Year"? We are fans of White Sox, Red Sox, Mariners and Tigers. And with all the teams announcing their promotions schedules what would our football teams give away in their promotions, how would it affect the audience dynamics and what would be your favourite bobblehead? Thanks for listening. ©Tartan Podcasts 2025 CREDITS "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.

We're into the final few games of the regular season and three of our four teams are competing for the play off spots. Although Detroit Tiger Alan isn't so sure about the competing aspect as the early season form of the roaring Tigers is turning into a wimper. Richard's Mariners are sailing up fast towards the Tigers and if they can secure the Division could push a Division winning Tigers into a Wild Card game. And as always Yorkshire Dave's Red Sox are hanging around in the last few weeks and looking to make a push. With some big games against the Tigers to close the season. White Sox Dave might not have a personal interest in this year's Play Offs but provides great and impartial insights as to what is and might happen. Thanks for listening. ©Tartan Podcasts 2025 CREDITS "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.

A "heatwave" hits Scotland (yes, temperatures in the 70s!) are our teams and pitchers bringing the heat to the ballpark? The Tigers still lead their Division but is Alan feeling a different sort of heat? Yorkshire Dave sees the temperature rising for his Boston Red Sox and also updates us on his adventures in Czechia and some baseball watching there too. Richard wonders if the Mariners are sailing towards the play offs. And dave Junior expresses his optimism that the recently cold White Sox are starting to burn a little bit!   Thanks for listening. ©Tartan Podcasts 2025 CREDITS "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.

We're all in this together as all four Bullpen Bros manage to catch up and discuss how the season is going, both individually and collectively. Although Highlander Alan perhaps only arrived with his Detroit Tigers sitting atop of the Bullpen standings. Dave Junior discusses how the White Sox are now matching his expectations whilst Rich's Mariners and Yorkshire Dave's Red Sox perhaps have the juries out so far. We recognise the importance of Jackie Robinson Day and discuss how it unifies the sport of Baseball and whether other sports could achieve this? Thanks for listening. ©Tartan Podcasts 2025 CREDITS "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.

Rich, Dave Junior and Alan catch up discuss what the start of the season holds for the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers. A mix of hope, excitement and the odd bit of Scottish realism and pessimism. We also give you our predictions for the whole of the season and let's see who is correct! Alan quickly catches up with Yorkshire Dave to get his similar thoughts on the Boston Red Sox. Are we really getting three Bullpen teams into the Play Offs.... ©Tartan Podcasts 2025 CREDITS "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.

Welcome back to the latest Bullpen Bros chat as "the Two Daves" join up with Alan to discuss what'll be coming up in 2025 for the Boston Red Sox - and Yorkshire Dave talks through their Trades and Prospects for the year ahead with air of confidence Dave Junior prefers to focus on what actually is Spring Training for our audience than focussing too much on how last seasons Record Breaking Chicago White Sox will do And Highland Alan approaches the season with the trepidation of can the "Detroit Tigers actually repeat their amazing 2024 run and get back to the Play Offs?" Marquee Signings, Top Prospects, Pitching Rotations, Who is making the 40 man roster. For the players and fans alike it's a point in the year when we all (almost) have some form of hope and aspiration. Listen now. ©Tartan Podcasts 2025 CREDITS "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.

Dave Jnr injures himself on the way to the gym, Rico is out keeping society functioning it's the old guard of Yorkshire Dave and Highland Alan joining Hamish on the podcast this week. And his injury was nothing to do with the Chicago White Sox losing streak but he will be fit enough to return to Guaranteed Rate Field later this month to help the Sox! We chat through the wonderful inconsistencies of results in this sport, how rare these streaks are, but how can the Tigers blow so hot and cold. We just don't understand it. And our regular update of the Red Sox play off push and what's hot in Boston! ©Tartan Podcasts 2024 CREDITS "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License "Shards [Intro Version]" by LonePeakMusic Follow The Highland Bullpen on your favourite podcast platforms and connect with us on Twitter (@HighlandBullpen) and other social media for the latest updates, engaging content, and a community of baseball enthusiasts ready to welcome you into the fold.