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Beyond the Scrum: The Baseball Stories We Didn't Write

The Athletic

37 episodes

3 months ago

The Athletic's Andy McCullough and Marc Carig cut through the nonsense and tell you exactly what's going on around Major League Baseball

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The Athletic's Andy McCullough and Marc Carig cut through the nonsense and tell you exactly what's going on around Major League Baseball

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Episodes (20/37)

Beyond the Scrum: The Baseball Stories We Didn't Write

To vote or not to vote for the Hall of Fame with C. Trent Rosecrans

Marc and Andy are joined by the new president of the Baseball Writers Association of America, The Athletic's Reds reporter C. Trent Rosecrans. They debate some of the big topics facing the Hall of Fame and its voters including whether or not writers should be voting at all.

Marc and Andy also react to the Mets firing new general manager Jared Porter after he acknowledged sending explicit text messages to a female reporter in 2016.

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4 years ago

51 minutes

Beyond the Scrum: The Baseball Stories We Didn't Write

The Virtual Winter Meetings special with Mike Ferrin

Mike Ferrin joins Andy and Marc for a celebration of the virtual Winter Meetings. They cover everything they would have in the lobby at the real Winter Meetings right here on the podcast.

-Surprisingly active free agency

-Updating the arbitration system

-The state of tanking

-The Phillies are a mess

-Checking in on Mike's D-backs

-When would today's worst GM have been baseball's best GM?

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4 years ago

1 hour 4 minutes 47 seconds

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Bill Plaschke talks Dodgers and 25 years of columns, Carig is loving the Cohen era of Mets baseball

Marc and Andy weigh in on the early days of Steve Cohen's ownership of the Mets and how unrecognizable it is from the Wilpon era. Then L.A. Times columnist and Around the Horn regular Bill Plaschke joins the show to tell tales of 25 years as a sports columnist in Los Angeles. How does he continue to succeed in a sports journalism landscape dominated by Twitter. How 18 years on ESPN's Around the Horn has helped him in clubhouses and locker rooms. Bill and Andy share their story ledes if the Dodgers hadn't won the World Series.

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5 years ago

1 hour 32 seconds

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The Dodgers are champions, Cash's blunder and the return of Cora and Hinch

Major League Baseball has a new champion and almost made it through the postseason without a major COVID-19 story. Andy and Marc discuss the Dodgers win over the Rays in what became a potential super-spreader event in Texas. The guys dig into Kevin Cash's decision to pull Blake Snell, attempting and failing to see both sides of the argument. Finally it's a look ahead to the offseason and the possible returns of Alex Cora and A.J. Hinch to the managing ranks.

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5 years ago

51 minutes 46 seconds

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Clayton Kershaw is good, Mookie Betts is great, and the Rays can be tough to watch

The World Series is underway and Marc and Andy dive into the key storylines between the Dodgers and Rays. A fresh look at the Clayton Kershaw narrative. The misery of Red Sox fans watching Mookie Betts shine this October. Every club has analytics, so what makes the Rays different? Marc also vows not to rant anymore... we'll see.

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5 years ago

1 hour 2 minutes 2 seconds

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Is the Astros championship window slamming shut?

The Athletic's Astros reporter Jake Kaplan joins Marc and Andy to delve into the state of the Astros. Will they try to bring back George Springer? Should they shake up the roster to better separate themselves from the cheating scandal? Did Dusty Baker do a good job managing the team in 2020? The guys answer those questions and also debate the right time to ask Walker Buehler about his pants.

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5 years ago

45 minutes 30 seconds

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What type of villain are the Astros, what's wrong with playoff openers and why is MLB allowing fans?

Andy and Marc begrudgingly welcome back third mic Evan Drellich to the show to discuss why MLB is allowing fans at games, what to make of the Astros in this postseason, what J.A. Happ is so mad about and much more.

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5 years ago

48 minutes 9 seconds

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David Wright opens up about his back injury the GQ shoot, and the time Carig burned him

David Wright had to deal with Andy and Marc in the Mets clubhouse during his playing days and yet somehow they convinced him to join the podcast. He looks back on the highs and lows of his All-Star career in New York. Confronting Chase Utley after the controversial slide that injured Reuben Tejada. Battling back from the injury that eventually ended his career. What happened to the clothing from that GQ shoot with Jose Reyes and much more.

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5 years ago

56 minutes 52 seconds

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Jorge Arangure on sports versus news and the most exciting team in baseball

Jorge Arangure has covered sports for ESPN, the Washington Post and Vice. Now he's doing the news thing at the New York Times. He talks to Andy and Marc about his journey and his lasting love of the Padres. The guys also talk about what we can take from the 60-game season that is winding down and what they're looking forward to in the postseason.

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5 years ago

57 minutes 22 seconds

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Grisham and Roberts Were Both Right and the End of an Era in Queens

Steve Cohen has agreed on a deal to purchase the Mets and Andy and Marc weigh in on what it all means. Yes he's rich, but will he spend the right way to build a successful franchise. Also, how will the Wilpons be remembered. Then the guys dive into the debate surrounding Trent Grisham's home run pose and the Dodgers' reaction. Hint- Everyone can be right in this situation! The episode ends with some press box meltdown memories.

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5 years ago

56 minutes 31 seconds

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The Yankees Stink, Plus James Fegan on the White Sox Who Are Good

After some reflection on the best football books of all time (Friday Night Lights), Marc and Andy try to figure out why the Yankees are not a good baseball team. From injuries, to bad defense and fundamentals, the guys explain what drove Brian Cashman to visit Buffalo and how big a deal it is. Then The Athletic's White Sox reporter James Fegan joins the show to talk discuss the magic that's happening on Chicago's south side. James also opens up about his struggles going to high school on the north side as a White Sox fan and takes us inside the minds of Sox fans.

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5 years ago

58 minutes 29 seconds

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Evan Drellich on Rob Manfred's five years as MLB commissioner

Evan Drellich becomes the first two time guest on Beyond the Scrum. He takes Andy and Marc behind the scenes of his latest story on MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. They discuss what kind of leader Manfred is, whether or not he loves the game, how baseball has failed with diversity and much more.

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5 years ago

53 minutes 14 seconds

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The Small Sample Size Midseason Awards!

Sure the season's only 60-games long. That's not stopping The Athletic's Marc Carig and Andy McCullough from handing out MLB Midseason Awards! (Yes, they included Trout) The guys also discuss if the season can be considered a success so far and what team should the Dodgers fear the most in the first round.

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5 years ago

46 minutes 17 seconds

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Fernando Tatis Jr. & Unwritten Rules with Dennis Lin

Marc and Andy welcome The Athletic's Padres reporter Dennis Lin to the show to make sense of the Twitter-storm around Fernando Tatis Jr.'s breaking of baseball's unwritten rules. The guys also dive into the origins of the unwritten rules and try to explain why they won't go away.

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5 years ago

38 minutes 43 seconds

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Checking in on the Cardinals' Mess with Mark Saxon

Cardinals beat writer Mark Saxon joins the show to talk with Marc and Andy about all the issues the Cardinals have faced the last two weeks. The team hasn't played since July 29 after a COVID-19 outbreak, and is now facing an uphill battle to play a true competitive season. Saxon fills us in with what's been happening on the ground, and where the team goes from here, on this episode of Beyond the Scrum.

Rundown
1:42 What's the State of Play in St. Louis?
3:13 Is There Any Clarity on Why This Happened?
4:41 Showing Restraint Amidst the Recklessness
7:23 The Hunt for Causation
10:21 A Tempting Fiction
13:42 The Responsibility of Organizations
17:35 Can the Cardinals Still Be Competitve?
18:34 Should They Shut Down Jack Flaherty?
21:42 How Many Games Do They Have to Play for Their Season to Be Legitimate?
26:18 What Happened with the Last Round of Positive Tests?
29:02 Do They Have Enough Arms to Get Through the Season?
34:15 How Are the Fans Handling This?
37:58 Covering a Team Going Through This

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5 years ago

41 minutes 27 seconds

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The Mets did it again, plus Matt Gelb talks Phillies

Marc and Andy have both experienced the wonders of covering the Mets beat. That qualifies them to weigh in on the latest mess in Flushing as the club and Yoenis Cespedes part ways. Then The Athletic's Phillies reporter Matt Gelb joins the show to discuss everything going on with the team that went eight days without playing a game despite having no positive COVID-19 tests.

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5 years ago

56 minutes 35 seconds

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Dusty Baker's Brilliance, Bad Baseball and the Marlins Outbreak

Marc Carig and Andy McCullough "celebrate" the return of baseball. The guys explain why Dusty Baker's dugout and postgame comments about Joe Kelly and the Dodgers were brilliant (20:00). They consider the implications of the COVID outbreak with the Marlins (2:00) and bemoan the expanded playoffs and sloppy play on the field (30:00).

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5 years ago

40 minutes 7 seconds

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In a big week for baseball David Roth joins the show!

Talented writer, former Deadspin editor and optimistic Mets fan David Roth joins the show. The guys discuss at what moment they realized they were excited for the 2020 baseball season, why baseball owners don't join Twitch, who's high school has the most famous alumni and much more.

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5 years ago

53 minutes 9 seconds

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Ranking Ballparks, Naming the Aces and Looking Ahead to Opening Day

Andy has major problems with Marc's ballpark rankings and takes him to task (3:00). Then the guys name the aces of MLB and coming up with a shortlist of four current players (12:00). Finally the show dives into the dilemma fans face this season trying to cheer on their favorite team while also understanding the risks involved in playing (39:30).

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5 years ago

58 minutes 15 seconds

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Howard Bryant on Bruce Maxwell, Baseball's Evolving Black Player Movement and more

ESPN National baseball writer Howard Bryant joins the show to explain how his recent Bruce Maxwell story came together. Andy, Marc and Howard go on to discuss why African Americans have less and less of a presence in the sport, why the players are ready to dig in for the next labor negotiation and whether or not the 60-game season will be completed.Howard's story: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29414410/the-exile-oakland-bruce-maxwell-birth-mlb-black-player-movement

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5 years ago

1 hour 10 minutes 53 seconds