JUAN SOTO'S BOLD STATEMENT, NL WEST TEAMS START HOT & MORE WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer John Smoltz to the show to talk about the comments made by New York Mets Juan Soto, how Smoltz would have used analytics and how it would have affected his game and the stacked NL West.
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17:10
SHOHEI OHTANI & DODGERS NOT ON TOP OF STACKED NL WEST, TOP 5 HITTERS IN MLB & POWER RANKINGS
Ben Verlander breaks down the last week of news in MLB. This week Ben talks about the stacked NL West with the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants are on top with the favorite Los Angeles Dodgers in third place. Are the Los Angeles Dodgers still the favorite in the NL West? Ben talks about the Chicago Cubs who are currently on top of the NL Central, but news has come out that the Cubbies will be without Justin Steele for the rest of the year. What do the Cubs do now? Ben also gives you his Top 5 hitter in baseball so far this season with a particular MVP at the top of the list and finally Ben updates his weekly MLB Power Rankings.
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39:21
ATLANTA BRAVES STRUGGLES, ABS SYSTEM & SLOW STARTS WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander welcomes on Hall of Famer John Smoltz onto the show to discuss the Atlanta Braves struggles and when it becomes time to worry about the Braves. They also discuss slow starts and whether or not they can tell you something about a team and Smoltz says around 30 games is when you know and finally they discuss the ABS system.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - 01:30 INTRO
01:30 - 05:06 FAVORITE AUGUSTA STORY
05:06 - 09:30 THOUGHTS ON ABS SYSTEM
09:30 - 13:38 SLOW STARTS
13:38 - 17:36 TIME TO WORRY ABOUT BRAVES?
17:36 - 19:20 OUTRO
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19:20
LOS ANGELES DODGERS & THE NL WEST'S HOT START, VLADIMIR GUERRERO JR. GETS PAID & MLB POWER RANKINGS
Ben Verlander talks about the Toronto Blue Jays paying Vladimir Guerrero Jr. $500M over 14 years and what that means for the franchise moving forward. Ben also talks about the HOT NL West with the Dodgers, Padres, Dbacks & Giants off to great starts. Ben also touches on the Atlanta Braves tough start, The Detroit Tigers great start. Then, Ben wraps up the show with his MLB Power Rankings.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - 01:10 INTRO
01:10 - 10:45 BLUE JAYS EXTEND VLAD JR.
10:45 - 14:27 JACKSON MERRILL EXTENSION
14:27 - 20:29 THE GIANTS ARE GOOD
20:29 - 22:46 BRAVES TOUGH START
22:46 - 27:52 VICTOR ROBLES INJURY
27:52 - 35:39 TIGERS HOT START
35:39 - 39:43 POWER RANKINGS
39:42 - 42:23 OUTRO
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42:23
SHOHEI OHTANI & THE DODGERS HOT START, TORPEDO BATS & MORE WITH JOHN SMOLTZ
Ben Verlander welcomes back Hall of Famer John Smoltz back to the show to discuss not only the Los Angeles Dodgers undefeated start to the season, but also the tough beginings for rookie Roki Sasaki. Smoltz and Ben also talk about whether or not they are worried about the Atlanta Braves & so much more.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - 01:00 INTRO
01:00 - 04:20 JOHN SMOLTZ
04:20 - 10:05 TORPEDO BATS
10:05 - 13:50 WORRIED ABOUT THE BRAVES?
13:50 - 18:00 DODGERS & ROKI SASAKI
18:00 - 19:13 OUTRO
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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!
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