That Baseball Show

Join Matthew Melton and Jimmy Bowman as they discuss, debate, and celebrate all things baseball. No over analyzing stats or deep strategics here, just two baseball fans talking about the fun and sometimes ridiculous aspects of the sport.

TBS 142: The Hamburger, or In and Out Again 04/01/2024

TBS 142: The Hamburger, or In and Out Again We know there's lots to talk about TBS Nation, but we did just get out first In-N-Out and that's a big deal! We get to that eventually, but host Emeritus Cody Fitch and Matt first cover Shohei's contract (the other stuff will be on an episode coming soon!), The sorrow of the A's, and the Mariners Mariners-ing. Listen to this episode if you want to hear us talk about X-ile In Twitville, The Myspace of Reunions, and A Bay of Two Cities. Also, baseball. Catch us on our NEW Bluesky account and leave an Apple Podcasts review, hobbitses! More episodes coming soon, we're back (again) baybee! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/30616093

TBS 141: A Podcast (Rain) Delayed Is A Podcast Denied 06/16/2023

TBS 141: A Podcast (Rain) Delayed Is A Podcast Denied A belated happy Mother's Day to those who observe! Also happy Father's Day, although that didn't make it on the episode since we recorded over a month ago. This one got away from us, hit "play" and I'll tell you all about it. You'll also catch Ryan and Matt talk about rain delays, spend way too much time talking about gambling, and dunk on some "meh" City Connects. Listen to this episode if you want to hear us talk about our Exile on Tweet Street, Come From (A Few Years) Away, and Chili Connect Jerseys. Also, baseball. They are @jimmy_bowman and @ryan_mceachern on Twitter, meanwhile Matt is @mattybosox on Instagram if you'd like to stay connected bc transphobes. RIP at thatbbshow! Do leave us an Apple Podcast review tho, kings of the draft! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/27166728

TBS 140: Fever Pitch LIVE at TMF 2023! 04/25/2023

TBS 140: Fever Pitch LIVE at TMF 2023! Here is the audio from our live show at the 2023 Treefort Music Festival! Listen to Matt and Jimmy talk about perhaps the worst $15 Matt ever spent as they discuss, debate and deride the 2005 cinematic mistake that was Fever Pitch. Thank you to everyone who joined us, and a special thank you to TMF and Alisha, Derek and Brett at Podfort for having us! Give us a listen and make sure you subscribe you don't miss an episode, and say hello @ThatBBShow on Twitter, cool kids! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/26630127

TBS Feed Drop: The Baseball Bucket List w/Anna DiTommaso! 04/04/2023

TBS Feed Drop: The Baseball Bucket List w/Anna DiTommaso! Happy Opening Week, TBS Nation! Matt had the opportunity a while back to chat w/Anna from The Baseball Bucket List, another excellent baseball pod that you should subscribe to and put into your earholes! Here is the episode TBB just released, dropped into our feed so you won't miss it. Don't miss another one- check out baseballbucketlist.com to create a profile along with your own personal bucket list and connect w/other fans! Also catch them on Twitter @BaseballBucket. Thank you to everyone who came out to our live show @ Treefort Music Fest as part of the newly-christened Podfort last month! Keep an eye on our feed for that episode, it was a great time and we can't thank TMF and Podfort enough for having us back. Until then, @ThatBBShow on Twitter and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, library owls! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/26435661

TBS 139: Are You Sure Babe Done It That Way? 03/16/2023

TBS 139: Are You Sure Babe Done It That Way? Listen. Matt and Ryan will get to the rest of the conversation about the new rule changes for MLB this year. But first, we gotta pants some Jeopardy! nerds. We explore the vibes that are baseball and maybe contradict ourselves (a little) as we explore a shift-less American game. We even touch on the World Baseball Classic! Ol' Babe made it here, we're all sure that you will. Listen to this episode if you want to hear us talk about The Today Show: Nights, CW: Scraping (Teeth, Barrels), Cocaine Mascots, and Matt Does A Basketball. Also, baseball. @ThatBBShow on Twitter & leave an Apple Podcasts review, cocaine mascots! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/26245743

TBS 138: Planes, Spring Training, And Automobiles 03/08/2023

TBS 138: Planes, Spring Training, And Automobiles Guest host Ryan McEachern just flew back from spring training and boy, are his arms tired! No really, he basically had to flap his non-existent wings to get himself there. He tells us all about his harrowing trip to AZ and we start (but do not finish!) diving into MLB's rule changes. Listen to this episode if you want to hear us talk about Matt's Desert Knowledge, Hertz Plane Rentals, and It's A Clock-Off. Also, baseball. @ThatBBShow on Twitter and leave an Apple Podcast review, flappy birds! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/26162505

TBS 137: Pending Physical 02/06/2023

TBS 137: Pending Physical This episode is pretty much a done deal, TBS Nation, provided nothing silly happens like an old foot injury giving a bunch of people mesothelioma or anything. And that almost never happens! Matt and Ryan dive into one off-season move so big it happened a few times, and another that was too long coming. Listen to this episode if you want to hear us talk about Arson Judge's Oddly Shaped Feet, The Padres Tax, Bauer's Out(age), and Your Weird Dad's e-Card. Also, baseball. @thatbbshow on Twitter and leave an Apple Podcasts review, Hulkamaniacs! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/25840311

TBS 136: Returns for the Mack 12/07/2022

TBS 136: Returns for the Mack It sure is great to get out of cryostasis just in time to announce our new crypto venture! This is a good time for that, right? We've been asleep, we don't know. Matt and Ryan thaw out while covering the 2022 postseason that was, the issue with "championships or bust", and the Houston Problem. And oh yeah, the Mets! Listen to this episode if you want to hear us talk about That Baseball Coin, Matt's Mooncar, The Man With One Name, and Simulated Hell. Also, baseball. @ThatBBShow and leave an Apple Podcasts review, HODLers! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/25247895

TBS 135: Fools For the City (Connect) (...Jerseys) 06/10/2022

TBS 135: Fools For the City (Connect) (...Jerseys) The league is a-drip with those jerseys people love to hate and/or love. Maybe it's okay if they're just okay? Matt and Ryan ponder this and also consider the quantum state of the Mets and Angels and lace up a farewell to Joe Girardi but not Joe Maddon, as he was fired after we recorded. Shrug emoji. Listen to this episode if you want to hear us talk about Shorts For All Seasons, Barenaked Pedroias, The Familia Effect, Obscure Stephen King References, & The Pride of the Rays. Also, baseball. @ThatBBShow and leave an Apple Podcasts review, Schrodinger's cats and kitties! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/23384321

TBS 134: How Good At Baseball Player is Ryan McEachern? 05/30/2022

TBS 134: How Good At Baseball Player is Ryan McEachern? If friend of the podcast and founder/host of the McEachern Podcast Network is going to be subbing as co-host on this show, Matt has a few questions(?) for him. We also discuss Miggy and the nature of blowouts/mercy kills in The Show. Listen to this episode if you want to hear us talk about Dickcoin To The Moon, A Big Ball of Garbage, and Pulling the Catcher. Also, baseball. @ThatBBShow and leave an Apple Podcast Review, diamond-handers! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/23271752

TBS 133: Ray Caldwell & Cocaine Mascots LIVE At TMF 2022! 04/06/2022

TBS 133: Ray Caldwell & Cocaine Mascots LIVE At TMF 2022! Jimmy and Matt dive deep into baseball's long and weird history for this episode recorded LIVE at the Treefort Music Festival in downtown Boise, Idaho! We bring back our beloved segment Better Know An Old-Timey Baseball Player and learn the finer points of dealing coke in a 1970's clubhouse. Thank you to TMF for having us and thank you for joining us, new fans! Come say hi @ThatBBShow on Twitter and leave an Apple Podcast review why don'cha? /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/22695497

TBS 132: The Kool-Aid Man of the Luxury Tax 03/17/2022

TBS 132: The Kool-Aid Man of the Luxury Tax A new episode? It's a St. Lockout's Day Miracle! Just as we were about to retire, MLB has dragged us back in. Jimmy and Matt shake off the rust by playing WARdle (bit or segment?) and discuss how/why/when American major league baseball is happening this year. OH YEAH! Listen to this episdoe if you want to hear us talk about Greta Garbling, Ronn Weasley, and Metaphysical Deadlines. Also, baseball. @ThatBBShow on Twitter & leave us a review party sinners! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/22481756

TBS 131: The Heaven Plate 08/20/2021

TBS 131: The Heaven Plate No, TBS Nation, this isn't Heaven. But maybe don't stand too close to home plate while you listen to Jimmy try to remember his way through a certain movie he's never seen. Also: the evolution of Cleveland team names and some old-timey players! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/20203796

TBS 130: Fire Bullet Starring Louis Gossett Jr. 07/08/2021

TBS 130: Fire Bullet Starring Louis Gossett Jr. To tame these mean streets, it'll take more bullets than this hard-boiled cop has with which to shoot fires. Listen to him avenge his partner while Jimmy and Matt cover Spider Tack, the blowful D-Backs, and Hyped Boys doing Hype Things. OR YOU'RE OFF THE CASE. /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/19750832

TBS 129: That's No Pierogi, It's A Calzone 06/09/2021

TBS 129: That's No Pierogi, It's A Calzone By the time this comes out this topic will have had its moment in the sun, but can we take some time to look back on some TERRIBLE hats? Can we also discuss the plethora of no-hitters and play our favorite game, Shut Up Old Man? We can't? Well, that's the episode, so...suck eggs, I guess! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/19394267

TBS 128: It Can't Get Any Worse 04/21/2021

TBS 128: It Can't Get Any Worse Happy 2021 MLB season, friends! We hope you like our tagline for it, as well as our covering of extra innings/ghost runners, Atlanta/NYM shenanigans, Bauer's balls, and corporate wokeness. We also dive deep into antitrust! What fun! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/18807818

TBS 127: 2021 Season Preview LIVE w/Ryan McEachern! 04/07/2021

TBS 127: 2021 Season Preview LIVE w/Ryan McEachern! Hello TBS Nation! The pandemic made our yearly Treefort Music Fest live show quite impossible. But we took a stab at a Zoom show joined by guest Ryan McEachern of the McEachern Podcast Network! We take a look at the 2021 season to come, make predictions, and talk about the weird stuff in our respective rooms. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/18632798

TBS 126: Rotary Club Omerta 02/24/2021

TBS 126: Rotary Club Omerta We're back dear listeners, with a reminder that what happens at the weird old man club doesn't always stay at the weird old man club. Fix yourself a Dapper Joseph and hear us tackle some hot MLB Twitter goss and dive deep into MiLB contraction! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/18071465

TBS 125: No Gods, No Kings, Only Immortal Baseball Wizards 02/08/2021

TBS 125: No Gods, No Kings, Only Immortal Baseball Wizards Put on your finest finery and walk with us down the TBSBBHOF red carpet as we celebrate one of the greatest ever to play the game! We try to tackle the question of why the HOF is such a drag- we also play "Are They Trying?" w/the 2021 hot stove season and write a new Saw movie. /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/17850014

TBS 124: 30 for 30: .500 10/29/2020

TBS 124: 30 for 30: .500 What if I told you a baseball team would defy the odds & silence the critics by winning & losing the same number of games? We explore this heroic tale as well as the Dodgers dongfest & the Astros' heel turn. Jimmy makes a case for NY & we say goodbye to several legends. /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/16592534

TBS 123: 50 Shades of Mookie 09/22/2020

TBS 123: 50 Shades of Mookie We don't know about you TBS Nation, but the very thought of our favorite players playing well for another team...awakens...something within us. Join us as we explore those dark fantasies, ponder baseball in actual Hell and make a few Joe Kelly faces along the way. /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/16115666

TBS 122: Okay, So *Are* We Doing This? (Part II) w/ Ryan McEachern! 08/01/2020

TBS 122: Okay, So *Are* We Doing This? (Part II) w/ Ryan McEachern! The 2020 MLB season is just about in the books (probably) TBS Nation! Perfect time for us to drop our 2020 season preview joined by Ryan McEachern of the McEachern Podcast Network. Jimmy and Matt also talk about the Marlins, COVID and first pitch jealousies. /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/15440873

TBS 121: Okay, So We're Doing This (Part 1) w/Ryan McEachern! 07/24/2020

TBS 121: Okay, So We're Doing This (Part 1) w/Ryan McEachern! Happy Opening Day we suppose, Wastelanders! Listen to us cover 2021 rule changes & re-imagine the MLB mobile app w/ guest Ryan McEachern of the McEachern Podcast Network. This ep ran long so we will release the division outlook/predictions as a BONUS Part 2 next week, stay tuned! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/15344189

TBS 120: MLB Crossing: No (Season On The) Horizon 06/20/2020

TBS 120: MLB Crossing: No (Season On The) Horizon Trust us, we'd prefer (ok, *Matt* would prefer) to talk AC:NH all day but Jimmy did work to breakdown the state of negotiations between the players & owners/league about 2020. So we dive deep into the bad faith and absurdity that prevails in American pro ball right now! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/14902310

TBS 119: Jimmy and Me and Swole Daddy Makes Three 05/25/2020

TBS 119: Jimmy and Me and Swole Daddy Makes Three The orchestra's yawning & they're dimming the lights down listeners, so it can only mean one thing- it's the last The Last Dance. We also break down the mascots of the KBO because there isn't much else to cover just now. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/14553467

TBS 118: Ballpark Concessions 04/25/2020

TBS 118: Ballpark Concessions Remember a time when you could go to a ballgame without having to rub peanuts in your eyes and pretzels on your face? Sean Hannity remembers, and he's got some tips and tricks for a post-'rona sporting world! We talk about what that world would look like, what it looks like now, and Matt gets away with not addressing the Red Sox cheating! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/14144723

TBS 117: Of Manfred and Men 02/20/2020

TBS 117: Of Manfred and Men Join us in the lonely Manfred Mansion as our Dear Commish asks himself why baseball is so bad and plays with the rabbits one last time. We also talk (more) Astros, the Mets clubhouse, Nolan, and (sigh x a billion) Mookie. We're gonna get it through it, gang! /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/13238276

TBS 116: If The Use Is Fair, You Shouldn't Care 01/24/2020

TBS 116: If The Use Is Fair, You Shouldn't Care One of you managers is responsible for the MURDER of baseball, and we've called you into our parlour to j'accuse you! Is that how you say it? Let us know while we discuss *heavy sigh* sign-stealing, MiLB contraction, and the curious case of Martin Miller. /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/12870314

TBS 115: RENDON! 11/14/2019

TBS 115: RENDON! We have a very special guest at the top of this episode to explain to us why good players are actually BAD?! We also talk World Series, the death of Deadspin, and hold forth on the man whose very name is ADVENTURE. /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/12042569

TBS 113: Life During Cival Wartime 10/31/2019

TBS 113: Life During Cival Wartime Thanks for tuning into this episode but do keep it down- we are a month into the Umprising & it's pretty dicey out there. Keep your heads down while we cover (some of) the World Series, Trump's visit to Nationals Park, the Astros front office, & postseason manager moves. /episode/index/show/baseballshow/id/11852069

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