The Hardball Times Audio is the official podcast of The Hardball Times, featuring discussion of each week’s featured articles, as well as other happenings in the world of baseball. Each week, your hosts, Jen Mac Ramos, Mary Craig and Sarah Wexler, will guide you through the week’s baseball news, offering historical analysis of contemporary issues. Among other things, the show will explore women’s issues in baseball, both historically and in the present day. If you’ve ever wondered how baseball’s storied past fits into today’s game, this is the podcast for you!
84 Available Episodes (84 Total)Average duration: 00:49:48
Jan 28, 2019
Episode 84: Venus Over Rising Pluto
00:46:52
Jen, Sarah, and Mary are joined by Eireann Dolan and Sean Doolittle in the conclusion of a two-part series. In this episode, Dolan and Doolittle answer fun questions the THT Audio crew crowdsourced. Subscribe to THT Audio on iTunes here. Intro/outro music courtesy of Bensound.com. 0:00 — Intro 0:41 — How would Sean fare at the plate? 10:12 — The two vanillas 13:59 — Venus Over Rising Pluto 18:59...
Jen, Sarah, and Mary are joined by Eireann Dolan and Sean Doolittle in the first part of a two-part series. In this episode, they discuss MLB labor issues, athletes and social media, MLB’s DV policy, and Dolan and Doolittle’s advocacy work with SMYAL. Part two will be released next week. Subscribe to THT Audio on iTunes here. Intro/outro music courtesy of Bensound.com. 0:00 — Intro 0:54 — MLB’s...
Jen, Sarah, and Mary are joined by Rachael McDaniel to discuss potential nicknames for Oracle Park, Trevor Bauer’s twitter harassment, this past week’s Hot Stove action, the implications of Kyler Murray potentially choosing the NFL over MLB, and the wondrous nature of the bat flip. Finally, the episode concludes with This Week in Baseball History. Subscribe to THT Audio on iTunes here. Intro/
Jen, Sarah, and Mary discuss the biggest signings and trades that happened over the holiday break, including Yusei Kikuchi, Zach Britton, David Robertson, and Yasiel Puig. They also explore the frequency of “weird” contracts and what trends these deals might suggest. Then they move on to the unsurprising but joyous news that Ichiro will play in Japan for the Mariners’ opening series. Finally...
Jen, Sarah and Mary discuss the Winter Meetings, the Orioles’ managerial hire, and the newest members of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Subscribe to THT Audio on iTunes here. Intro/outro music courtesy of Bensound.com. 0:00 — Intro 0:35 — This week’s rundown 0:52 — Winter Meetings recap 8:38 — The Orioles’ new manager 13:44 — Baseball Hall of Fame’s Today’s Game Era inductees 19:55 — Baseball Reindeer...
Jen, Sarah and Mary discuss the latest big Hot Stove moves, as well as what to expect from the Winter Meetings. They also have some fun with winter-themed baseball names. Subscribe to THT Audio on iTunes here. Intro/outro music courtesy of Bensound.com. 0:00 — Intro 1:07 — Paul Goldschmidt is traded to the Cardinals 7:48 — Nathan Eovaldi re-signs with the Red Sox 11:24 — Patrick Corbin signs with...
Episode 78: Jean Segura Was Still a Mariner at the Time of Recording
00:40:10
Jen, Sarah and Mary discuss the blockbuster Mariners-Mets trade and other potential Mets Hot Stove Action, the Athletics’ proposed stadium, a proposed stadium in Portland, Tony Clark’s extension as head of the MLBPA, and, in honor of Chanukah, Chanuka-themed baseball names. Subscribe to THT Audio on iTunes here. Intro/outro music courtesy of Bensound.com. 0:00 — Intro 0:35 — This week’s rundown...
Jen, Sarah and Mary discuss the James Paxton trade, Christian Villanueva’s contract sale to the Yomiuri Giants, and the Hall of Fame Ballot. Twitter questions are also answered. Subscribe to THT Audio on iTunes here. Intro/outro music courtesy of Bensound.com. 0:00 — Intro 0:36 — This week’s rundown 1:04 — James Paxton to the Yankees 10:34 — Christian Villanueva to the Yomiuri Giants 15:41 — The...
Episode 76: Did You Know Babe Ruth Is Also A Pitcher
00:45:34
Jen, Sarah and Mary discuss Commissioner Manfred’s extension, as well as MLB’s new broadcast deal with FOX, the Marlins’ new look, the racism and sexism accusations leveled against the Mariners, lessened restrictions on player footwear, and how much trouble the Dodgers are in if they keep losing Baseball Ops staff. Subscribe to THT Audio on iTunes here. Intro/outro music courtesy of Bensound.com.
Episode 75: The Offseason Begins Both Slowly And Quickly
00:51:57
Jen, Sarah and Mary discuss the MLB Japan All-Star Series, front office shakeups, the careers of two big players who announced their retirements in the past week, J.D. Martinez’s two Silver Sluggers, and what’s up with Bill James. Subscribe to THT Audio on iTunes here. Intro/outro music courtesy of Bensound.com. 0:00 — Intro 0:36 — This week’s rundown 0:58 — The MLB Japan All-Star Series 5:41...