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Starting the week of March 29th, Starkville is moving. Jayson and Doug will bring you the same great baseball talk, guests, and trivia that you've come to expect as part of The Athletic Baseball Show. Head on over and subscribe now. In addition to Starkville, the Baseball Show will feature Ken Rosenthal, Hunter Pence, Keith Law, Grant Brisbee and Derek VanRiper. Navigate to the links below... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-athletic-baseball-show-a-show-about-mlb/id1558220009 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TovFTucYh4BtSCDGenO1k?si=XZiAT84PQiaSw2wsa2moEg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baseball's virtual Winter Meetings are here and so is college basketball season so who better to talk Rays baseball and hoops than the one and only Dick Vitale! Dickie V laments the Rays pulling Blake Snell from Game 6 but confirms hit commitment to Tampa Bay baseball. He explains what he misses most while calling college games from home and he shares some life lessons that have helped him along the way. In honor of Dick, Jayson and Doug attempt to tackle some basketball trivia and discuss baseball's Winter Meetings which have gone virtual this year. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Dickie V on Twitter: @DickieV Follow Michael Model on Twitter: @mhlmdl Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things are heating up in Starkville for the Hot Stove season and Ken Rosenthal visits to get us ready for all the major storylines. -Predicting this week's BBWAA Awards -Will free agency be a "blood bath" for middle class? -How will Steve Cohen factor into the market for Springer, Bauer and Realuto? -Will the Indians finally trade Francisco Lindor? -Could the Rockies move Nolan Arenado? -Will the Cubs breakup their championship core? -Plus... Hot Stove over/under Jayson and Doug couldn't play listener trivia without paying tribute to the great Alex Trebek. Three-time Jeopardy champion and Giants reporter at The Athletic, Andrew Baggarly joins the show to share his memories. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Ken on Twitter: @Ken_Rosenthal Follow Andrew Baggarly on Twitter: @extrabaggs Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Orel Hershiser guided the 1988 Dodgers to a World Series title and watched as a club broadcaster as they did it again 32 years later. Who better to visit Starkville this week: 6:45 - Orel remembers 1988 and one of the greatest seasons a pitcher has ever had 18:40 - Why the Rays should have ignored the analytics with Blake Snell 31:10 - Justin Turner's decision to leave quarantine to celebrate on the field after testing positive for COVID-19 33:03 - What does this mean for Clayton Kershaw's legacy 37:45 - What Mookie Betts meant to this team 42:00 - Sport and baseball as a conduit for change in America 50:30 - The future of the Dodgers 53:00 - 1988 Dodgers trivia After the interview, Jayson and Doug take a shot at listener trivia and look back at the World Series' Strange but True moments. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Orel Hershiser on Twitter: @OrelHershiser Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Follow Jeffrey Gao on Twitter: @LIBOR_and_taxes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Price was drafted by Rays and helped get Tampa Bay to the World Series in 2008. Twelve years later, Price finds himself with the Dodgers as they take on the Rays in the World Series. What a perfect guest to get us ready for the Fall Classic. 6:15 - His decision to opt out of the 2020 season 11:00 - Mookie Betts the player, the teammate, the person 14:10 - The trade that sent Price and Betts to Los Angeles 18:00 - Dodgers president of baseball ops Andrew Friedman's impact on the Rays organization 20:25 - The changing role of starting pitchers 29:20 - Know your Dodgers/Rays trivia After the interview, Jayson and Doug take a shot at listener trivia with John Fisher, make their World Series picks and look back at last week's Strange but True moments. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow David Price on Twitter: @DAVIDprice24 Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Kenny is loving the expanded MLB Postseason and he's visiting Starkville with ideas to make the future of baseball just as much fun. After his successful campaign to #killthewin, Brian is now lobbying to #killtheerror. BK, Jayson and Doug also remember the great career and life of Hall of Famer Bob Gibson. After the interview, Jayson and Doug take a shot at listener trivia, make their Division Series picks and look back at some playoff Strange by True moments. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Follow Chris Isidore on Twitter: @YankeesNerd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While getting ready to call every single postseason game, Tim Kurkjian still found time to visit Starkville. The guys start with some October travel nightmares before previewing some of the best 2020 Wild Card matchups. Tim explains his love of tracking the 25 lifetime home run leaders for every letter of the alphabet (it's a thing). Jayson, Doug and Tim go on to share Joe West stories and decide what rules should stick in 2021. Finally Doug blows Tim's mind with the unlikely tale of Michael Jordan losing a pickup game to a bunch of baseball players. As always the guys finish with listener trivia and Strange but True. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Follow Tim on Twitter: @Kurkjian_ESPN Follow Jimmy Hawkins on Twitter: @JHawk26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Costas makes a return visit to Starkville before the MLB postseason starts. Jayson and Doug get his take on the 2020 season and what expanded playoffs should look like moving forward. Bob also explains why fans think broadcasters hate their teams before putting the current state of the game into historic perspective. Also in this episode, a Ron Gardenhire inspired trivia question and our weekly Strange But True segment featuring a Yankees big inning and an unlikely intentional walk. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Follow Austin Gates on Twitter: @Extollllllll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drew Carey is easily the funniest man to step foot in Starkville. He's got a lot to say about his love of Cleveland sports (except maybe the Browns) and whether an Indians championship would get an asterisk. He goes on to explain to Jayson and Doug how the Price is Right, like sports, will return without an audience. Then Drew and Doug nerd out on Strat-O-Matic baseball.Also in this episode, the story behind Jayson's emotional feature about Richard Dotson and Turk Farrell, a Roberto Clemente trivia question and of course Strange but True.Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanvilleFollow Drew on Twitter: @DrewFromTVFollow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMasterFollow Adam Kane on Twitter: @adamkane17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The best team in the American League is currently the Tampa Bay Rays and centerfielder Kevin Kiermaier visits Jayson and Doug in Starkville this week.  Kevin gets into the long running rivalry between the Rays and Yankees and looks ahead to a potential playoff meeting.  He also compares the 2020 Rays to some of the other great teams the organization has put together.  Cardboard cutouts may look great on TV, but Kevin explains that they've made life tough on Major League defenses.       Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KKiermaier39 Follow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMaster Follow Adam Reiter on Twitter: @TheReitStuff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro is the first president to ever visit Starkville. He brings tales of a wild trade deadline in an unprecedented season. Mark also shares his opinion on baseball's new rules with Jayson and Doug and looks ahead to what the sports landscape may look like in 2021.Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanvilleFollow Mark on Twitter: @MarkShapiroFollow Evil Mayor Tim on Twitter: @TimMMcMasterFollow Jesse on Twitter: @JesseHannigan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dodgers play-by-play man Joe Davis visits Starkville. He explains why as good as the Dodgers have been, they haven't played their best baseball. That said, he also explains that the 2020 playoff format has to be scary for Andrew Friedman and the front office. Joe also discusses replacing Vin Scully, working with Orel Hershiser and much more.The guys then welcome Anthony Calamis for listener trivia and finish the show with the latest installment of Strange But True.Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanvilleFollow Joe on Twitter: @JoeDavisFollow Anthony Calamis on Twitter: @TonyCal93 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lance McCullers Jr visits Starkville and open up about a whole bunch of topics. He responds to Joe Kelly's recent comments about the Astros and explains that the immunity everyone complains about the Astros receiving isn't what you think it is. He also talks about coming back from Tommy John surgery, his work within the Houston community, throwing 24 straight curveballs in the World Series and more. Jayson and Doug also cover the death of the games back column, answer listener trivia and pay tribute to the Negro Leagues in a packed episode of Starkville.Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanvilleFollow Lance on Twitter: @lmccullers43Follow Zack Fareber on Twitter: @zackfarb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2016 World Series-winning general manager for the Chicago Cubs, Jed Hoyer, drops by Starkville to visit Jayson and Doug (while social distancing, of course)! The Starkvillians exchange thoughts over an array of topics, including: How teams and players are affected by postponements due to Covid; David Ross' managerial start; What does the trade deadline hold, and fathoming baseball in a bubble. Loyal listener Bobby Cantwell then joins the program to engage in the time honored tradition of testing Jayson and Doug's baseball knowledge in this week's listener trivia! (Will the down slide continue?!)Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonstFollow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanvilleFollow Bobby Cantwell on Twitter: @BobbyCwell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jayson and Doug welcome Andrew McCutchen to Starkville!  Cutch has experienced a week like none other in his twelve year MLB career.  He explains his feelings towards the Marlins outbreak that's had a major impact on the Phillies.  He shares his thoughts on professional athletes having a voice in a changing society and what it meant to him to have Morgan Freeman voice his essay for Opening Day.  Finally, he gives his opinion on whether the season will be completed.  Jayson and Doug then answer listener trivial from Ryan Pecotte and offer their strange but true moments of the week.     Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Andrew McCutchen on Twitter: @TheCUTCH22 Follow Ryan Pecotte on Twitter: @mista_pecotte Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baseball is at a crossroads after the news of eleven Miami Marlins players testing positive for COVID-19. Epidemiologist Dr. Zachary Binney joins the show to discuss the options the sport faces moving forward. Then Blue Jays and ESPN broadcaster Dan Shulman talks about the challenges facing the Jays as they move to Buffalo for the 2020 season. Add in some trivia at the end and this is a packed episode of Starkville. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Dr. Binney on Twitter: @zbinney_NFLinj Follow Dan Shulman on Twitter: @DShulman_ESPN Follow John Roby on Twitter: @robywonkenobi To advertise with the Athletic, visit www.theathletic.com/podcastads Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Division previews continue as Marc Carig hosts a roundtable discussion with The Athletic's AL & NL East writers. He's joined by David O'Brien (Braves), Matt Gelb (Phillies), Megan Montemurro (Phillies), Dan Connolly (Orioles), Jen McCaffrey (Red Sox), Nando Difino (Nationals), Lindsey Adler (Yankees), Eno Sarris (Mets, Marlins) and Kaitlyn McGrath (Blue Jays). They offer bold predictions for their teams and discuss what will be a wild 60-game season. Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Division previews continue and Jayson handles the hosting for the AL & NL Central roundtable. He's joined by Rob Biertempfel (Pirates), Sahadev Sharma (Cubs), Patrick Mooney (Cubs), Will Sammon (Brewers), C. Trent Rosecrans (Reds), Mark Saxon (Cardinals), Zack Meisel (Indians), Dan Hayes (Twins), Alex Lewis (Royals) and Cody Stavenhagen (Tigers). They offer bold predictions for their teams and discuss what will be a wild 60-game season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a party in Starkville as Jayson and Doug invite Andy McCullough and The Athletic's AL and NL West scribes in for a division preview roundtable. The writers discuss how COVID has effected their teams in summer camp, what players could surprise this season, how will the Astros be treated and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jayson and Doug welcome ESPN play-by-play voice Jon "Boog" Sciambi to Starkville. Boog explains just how hard it is to broadcast a game from his apartment (7:00). He also gets a critique of his KBO cheer song. Then the guys look ahead to Opening Day with some rapid fire questions about just how wild the 2020 season could be. There's also listener trivia (1:00:00) and World Series predictions sure to go wrong (1:10:11). Follow Jayson on Twitter: @jaysonst Follow Doug on Twitter: @dougglanville Follow Jon Sciambi on Twitter: @BoogSciambi Follow Trivia question winner Jimmy on Twitter: @jhawk26 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices