Mlb At The Plate Podcast

Game 4 of the National League Division Series between the Nationals and Cubs was delayed Wednesday due to rain, but the show goes on with MLB At the Plate. Hosts Holden Kushner and Geoff Blum break down the news around the rainout, preview Wednesday's rescheduled Game 4 as well as ALDS Game 5 in Cleveland. David Schuster, reporter for the Cubs' flagship station 670 The Score and Steve Sparks, Houston Astros color commentator, join the show.

Hosts Holden Kushner and J.P. Arencibia break down the action from Monday's full slate of playoff baseball, with the Astros, Yankees, Cubs and Dodgers all winning their respective games. The duo then look to Tuesday's postseason action, previewing NLDS Game 4 between the Nats and Cubs as well as ALDS Game 5 between the Yankees and Indians. Former Yankees reliever Jeff Nelson joins the show.

Hosts Holden Kushner and Ned Colletti break down the action from Friday's full slate of playoff baseball, with the Astros, Indians, Cubs and Dodgers all winning their respective games. The duo then look to Saturday's postseason action, previewing NLDS Game 2 for both series. Former Yankees reliever Jeff Nelson joins the show.

Hosts Holden Kushner and JP Arencibia break down the action from the Houston Astros' 8-2 ALDS Game 1 win over the Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians' 4-0 series-opening victory over the Yankees on Thursday. The duo then look to Friday's postseason action, previewing ALDS Game 2 for both series, and both NLDS openers in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. Former Yankees reliever Jeff Nelson joins the show.

Hosts Holden Kushner and Geoff Blum discuss the Arizona Diamondbacks' 11-8 Wild Card victory over the Colorado Rockies and set the stage for a D-backs vs. Dodgers National League Division Series. The hosts also highlight the playoff bullpens in the first playoff edition of "Throw Like A Pro" and touch on the remaining Division Series match ups

Hosts Holden Kushner and Geoff Blum discuss the Yankees' 8-4 Wild Card victory over the Minnesota Twins and set the stage for a Yankees-Indians American League Division Series. TuneIn analysts Jeff Nelson and LaTroy Hawkins join the show to break down the playoff game from the Yankees and Twins sides respectively.

Hosts Holden Kushner, JP Arencibia and Geoff Blum preview the 2017 postseason, which begins with the American League Wild Card game between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins in the Bronx. Former Yankee reliever Jeff Nelson assists in the preview, and Sporting News writer Ryan Spaeder helps the hosts break down the races for the regular season awards.

Holden Kushner and Jeff Nelson discuss the New York Mets decision to move on from manager Terry Collins after the 2017 season, highlight Stephen Strasburg's sensational 2017 season as he made his final tune up before the postseason Friday, and Yankees beat reporter Sweeny Murti joins the show to discuss the Bronx Bombers as they try to chase down the Red Sox for the AL East title.

Holden Kushner and Ned Colletti discuss the significance of the Red Sox and Astros finishing the regular season against each other, given the high chance that the two teams will meet again in the ALDS. The hosts then highlight the importance of advanced scouting, and discuss the playoff bound Washington Nationals with radio broadcaster Charlie Slowes. Former ESPN national baseball writer Jayson Stark also joins the show.

Holden Kushner and JP Arencibia discuss the Chicago Cubs clinching the NL Central and preview their upcoming NLDS match up with the Washington Nationals, discuss Danny Salazar's postseason role with the Indians after his successful start against the Minnesota Twins and lay out the possible playoff scenarios as the regular season comes to a close. Cleveland Indians broadcaster Tom Hamilton joins the show.

Hosts Holden Kushner and Steve Lyons get into the potential postseason rotations for the playoff bound teams in both the American and National Leagues, then break down the Cleveland Indians bullpen in this week's "Throw Like A Pro Segment"

Holden Kushner and Steve Lyons congratulate Aaron Judge on his 50th home run on the season, which broke Mark McGuire's rookie homer record, reset the American League MVP race between Judge and Jose Altuve and react to Oakland A's catcher Bruce Maxwell kneeling during the National Anthem over the weekend. Arizona Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen joins the show.

Holden Kushner and LaTroy Hawkins discuss the Detroit Tigers announcing the dismissal of manager Brad Ausmus after the 2017 season, the Red Sox postseason bullpen set up, and LaTroy remembers the 2007 Colorado Rockies 10 years after the team's unlikely run to the World Series.

Holden Kushner and Ned Colletti discuss the AL Cy Young race between Corey Kluber and Chris Sale on the night Sale picked up his 300th strikeout of the season. They then break down the logistical importance of the NL's top seed, especially if the NLCS is played on the coasts between the Nationals and Dodgers, and Ned Colletti shares how he broke the news to Tommy Lasorda that Frank Sinatra's boyhood baseball team was the New York Giants, not the Dodgers as Lasorda thought.

Holden Kushner and Ned Colletti discuss whether the Chicago Cubs have finally started playing up to their ability as the postseason approaches, Bryce Harper's chances of making it back to the field for the playoffs for the Nationals and highlight Alex Gordon hitting MLB home run 5,694 in 2017, which broke the record set in 2000 for round trippers in a single season.

Holden Kushner and J.P. Arencibia get a first-hand look at life during the Cleveland Indians' 22-game win streak from catcher Yan Gomes, discuss the impact the Astros' division title had on the city of Houston after Hurricane Harvey with outfielder Jake Marisnick, and break down the playoff races as the regular season enters the final stage.

Holden Kushner and JP Arencibia discuss the Cleveland Indians' win streak being snapped at 22 games by the Kansas City Royals, umpire Jordan Baker's ejections of Willson Contreras and John Lackey from Friday's Cubs win and the Marlins/ Brewers weekend series that was relocated from Miami to... Milwaukee. Filesize: 99105946

Paul Severino and Steve Lyons discuss the postseason outlook for the Minnesota Twins with team GM Thad Levine, look at Aaron Judge's big day at the plate for the Yankees and break down the Boston Red Sox's potential playoff rotation after ace Chris Sale.

Paul Severino and Steve Lyons discuss Andrew McCutchen's legacy on the night that the Pirates outfielder hit the 200th home run of his career, break down the National League Central, the tightest divisional race remaining in the Majors and finish by updating the NL Cy Young race.

Paul Severino and Steve Lyons discuss the Indians' winning streak reaching 20 games, highlight the Yankees bullpen in the first "Throw Like A Pro" segment of the season and break down the closest remaining playoff races around the league. Indians radio broadcaster Tom Hamilton joins the show.