SHOHEI OHTANI'S EPIC SEASON CONTINUES, ASTROS INJURY WOES & MORE WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander welcomes back MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz back to the show to discuss all the latest news in MLB. This week the guys discuss the Houston Astros and how they will have to survive another injury as Yordan Alvarez goes down with a severe ankle sprain. They also discuss the excellent season that Shohei Ohtani continues to have after an stellar outing on the mound and hitting his 50th home run against the Philadelphia Phillies. Finally, they discuss Justin Verlander reaching 20 years of service time and Smoltz's message to Justin.
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TOP 5 WORLD SERIES CONTENDERS, ASTROS OR MARINERS & METS HUGE COLLAPSE
Ben Verlander is back with another new episode of Flippin' Bats. This episode we're talking Top 5 World Series Contenders. Does your team make Ben's list? Ben also talks about the New York Mets slide that has allowed the once down and out San Francisco Giants back into the National League Wild Card Race. Will the Mets make the playoffs? Then, Ben also talks about his newly updated MLB Power Rankings and much more!
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HOUSTON ASTROS, NEW YORK YANKEES, SEATTLE MARINERS, TORONTO BLUE JAYS: WHO WINS THE AL EAST & WEST?
Ben Verlander welcomes back MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show to discuss the saga with the Houston Astros and Framber Valdez. They also chat about who Smoltz thinks is going to win the AL East & AL West between the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. They also talk about whether or not there is a big difference between pitching in the 8th inning and 9th inning & why some guys just can't handle pitching the 9th.
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SHOHEI OHTANI & JUAN SOTO NL MVP RACE, MLB POWER RANKINGS & MORE
Ben Verlander is back with another episode of Flippin' Bats! This week he discusses Yoshinobu Yamamoto's greatness in his almost no-hitter that the Los Angeles Dodgers end up blowing. He also talks about the NL MVP race heating up as New York Mets Juan Soto has been absolutely on fire as he tries to catch Shohei Ohtani. Ben also gives his Top 5 NL teams to win the pennant & updates his MLB Power Rankings, as well as his FanDuel Best Bets.
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WILL SHOHEI OHTANI BE IN THE DODGERS PLAYOFF ROTATION & MORE WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander welcomes back MLB Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show and this week they talk about their favorite team to win the American League. Ben and Smoltz also discuss what the Los Angeles Dodgers will do with their postseason rotation & if Smoltz ever had an Ah-ha moment like Aroldis Chapman.
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Flippin' Bats is a fun baseball podcast bringing you everything you want from around the league! You'll hear from Hall of Famer John Smoltz every week, you'll hear from the game's best players, and you'll be up to date on everything around the league! Baseball. Is. Fun. And so is Flippin' Bats!