Well folks, it's been a while! We're approaching the end of the regular season & it's time we talked baseball.... one more time!
On Episode 105 of The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom & Tony explain why they have decided to hang up their microphones after 4 years of podcasting! But before they end things, they look back on their predictions from earlier this season & see how they've aged in a recap of the season so far.
While we're not sure if there will be any future surprise episodes, we want to thank you all so much for supporting the podcast over the years! What started out as a random idea in a night full of alcohol turned into something we really looked forward to creating! We loved just being able to sit back, relax, share a joke or two, and talk about our favorite sport with you all! Until next time, thank you for tuning in & go Yankees!
-Tom & Tony
Timestamps:
1:53 - The Future of This Podcast
18:04 - How Our AL Predictions Turned Out
1:01:15 - Look Back at Our NL Predictions
1:32:12 - The Frustrating State of NY Baseball
1:49:43 - Wrapping Up the NL
1:56:44 - And That'll Do It...
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony conclude their predictions duology with a look at the National League! The two predict how all three NL divisions will shape up, who will take home each of the big four awards, and how their respective Postseasons will transpire. Whether you're listening when this drops on Opening Day, or catching up over the weekend, we thank you for joining us for our fourth full season that we've covered on this podcast! Let's ring in the new baseball year together here on Episode 104 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
1:50 - An Unexpected Guest
6:20 - NL East Predictions
13:27 - NL Central Predictions
22:54 - NL West Predictions
28:42 - Awards Predictions Begin
29:30 - MVP
32:25 - Tom's Paul Goldschmidt Rant Part 1
35:16 - Cy Young
37:40 - Tom's Paul Goldschmidt Rant Part 2
40:15 - Rookie of the Year
42:37 - Manager of the Year
45:36 - Postseason Predictions
51:33 - World Series Prediction
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony get ready for Opening Day by predicting how the season will shape out for the teams of the American League! Division picks, win totals, awards, & the postseason are discussed & we're just getting started because you can expect our National League predictions episode to be released soon after this one! Gear up for Opening Day tomorrow with Episode 103 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
4:56 - Predictions Begin
5:59 - AL East
15:07 - AL Central
28:02 - AL West
35:37 - Awards
52:50 - Postseason Picks for the AL
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony conclude their two-part preview of the 2025 MLB season with a look at the American League! Once again, the two rely on their trusty How F'd Are They Scale + Confidence Meter to truly Judge (pun entirely intended) the teams of the AL and how they think they'll fare in the year to come. With Spring Training well underway, get set for another exciting year of baseball with us here on Episode 102 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
5:43 - AL Preview Begins
6:44 - AL West
31:01 - AL Central
52:37 - AL East
Guess who's back... back again! This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony return to take a look ahead to what the National League has in store for the 2025 season! With the comeback of their tried, true, & patent pending rating system, The How F'd Are They Scale + Confidence Meter, the duo rates each team's likelihood of success or failure! The American League will be evaluated next time, but for now, we hope you enjoy Episode 101 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
1:45 - Chocolate Ice Cream Debate
7:21 - NL Preview Begins
10:54 - NL West
34:58 - NL Central
57:51 - NL East
Ladies, gentlemen, everyone listening, Tom & Tony have finally made it to Episode 100 after taking their sweet time over the past 3 years & change to finally reach the mark! Celebrations are always better with friends, so rather than a traditional episode, Tom & Tony enlisted the help of some great people to kick back & BS about baseball! Shout out to Alex, Bella, Max, Ronan, Steve, & Will for taking part in the festivities! And as a special treat for you all (& also because we are lazy editors), Episode 100 is the first & only uncensored episode in the podcast's history!
Thank you all for listening & helping us reach Episode 100 of The Diamond Duo Podcast! We hope you'll continue to enjoy our content for many more episodes to come & cheers to great times ahead!
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This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony reopen their closed wounds and recount the events of the 2024 World Series. Every flub, miss, and bout of incompetency on the Yankees part is unearthed to delight of 29 fanbases and the scorn of your two hosts (oh yeah and congrats Dodgers btw). After a brief look at the offseason ahead, the duo close the book on this one and double-digit episodes as a whole! We've got a long offseason ahead of us and some festivities coming up to commemorate the century mark of this show! Stay tuned for that, but for now, relish in our anguish here on Episode 99 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
7:27 - Game 1: Boone’s Poor Decision Making
24:01 - Game 2: Forgettable Game, Dodgers Up 2-0
27:08 - Game 3: Yankees Go Down 3-0
35:18 - Game 4: Maybe there’s a chance for NY after all!
39:20 - Game 5: The Dreaded 5th Inning Gives Way to a New Champion
57:48 - Offseason Talks Begin
58:17 - Gerrit Cole is Staying a Yankee
1:01:06 - The Angels (?) are Active
1:04:20 - Michael Wacha Earns a Royal Sum
1:05:31 - The Cardinals are Blaming All Their Problems on Willson Conteras Again
1:08:05 - Daniel Hudson & Kevin Kiermaier Retire On Top
1:10:00 - MLB.com's Top Ten Free Agents (plus one)
1:16:21 - Scott Boras Tries to get Baseball to Trust Him Again with Sick Bars! (only kind of kidding)
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony get you set for the much-anticipated (maybe not according to Twitter though) World Series between the Yankees & the Dodgers! The duo takes you through the road each team faced to get to The Fall Classic & what factors are vital for both the Yankees & Dodgers to succeed in their quest for another World Series title! Gear up for baseball's treasured event with Episode 98 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony look squarely at this Postseason's bracket and try to correctly predict how everything will unfold! Will they succeed or will they fail? Which teams will they curse & which will they set up for success? The only way to find out is by listening to the shortest episode of the show yet! Episode 97 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
4:11 - Tigers vs Astros
9:35 - Royals vs Orioles
18:34 - Mets vs Brewers
28:16 - Braves vs Padres
34:06 - ALDS & NLDS Predictions
46:05 - ALCS & NLCS Predictions
53:05 - World Series Predictions
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony check up on the divisional and Wild Card races as we inch closer to the Postseason! With only a few teams punching their tickets so far, there's plenty to talk about from the surging Mets and Tigers to the flatlining Orioles and Twins! Catch up on the latest from the teams you'll likely see in October with us here on Episode 96 on The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
4:48 - Happy 3rd Anniversary to The Diamond Duo Podcast!!!
8:57 - Start of Playoff Chase Talk
9:39 - Milwaukee Brewers: First Team to Clinch Playoff Spot
16:34 - New York Yankees: Best MLB Team vs. Over .500 Squads
20:25 - Start of NL Wildcard Race
20:48 - New York Mets: One of Baseball’s Biggest Turnarounds
28:05 - Atlanta Braves: Playing Catch Up to the Mets
34:14 - Los Angeles Dodgers: Not as Strong as They Seem?
37:07 - San Diego Padres & Arizona Diamondbacks: Battle for the 4 Seed
46:49 - Start of AL Wildcard Race
47:12 - Baltimore Orioles: The Consequences of their Lack of Action
52:46 - Cleveland Guardians: We KINDA Talked About Them This Time!
1:05:48 - Kansas City Royals: Outlast & Overcome
1:12:24 - Minnesota Twins: More Like The MID-esota Twins
1:17:09 - Detroit Tigers: A Surprise Contender
1:21:50 - Houston Astros: Much of the Same
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony deep dive some of the best and worst playoff contenders since the All Star Break! After reflecting upon the retirement of Joey Votto and the inane ramblings of a Little League coach, the two go through everything from the meteoric rise of the Padres and Diamondbacks to the sudden decline of the Cardinals and Mariners! The Postseason chase is heating up, so catch up on all you missed with us on Episode 95 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
5:38 - Joey Votto (Not Joey Gallo) Retires
15:07 - 6 Inning Minimum for Starting Pitchers Proposal
27:06 - Little League World Series Coach Goes After Aaron Judge
37:30 - Beginning of Risers & Fallers Since the All-Star Break
38:08 - Riser #1: San Diego Padres
42:23 - Riser #2: Arizona Diamondbacks
47:11 - Riser #3: Kansas City Royals
54:32 - Riser #4: Milwaukee Brewers
58:22 - Faller #1: St. Louis Cardinals
1:03:33 - Faller #2: Seattle Mariners
1:11:54 - Faller #3: New York Mets
1:19:47 - Faller #4: San Francisco Giants
1:24:58 - Faller #5: Chicago White Sox (yes, it's gotten worse)
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony debrief the recently passed MLB Trade Deadline! Most every move of significance is covered including the the more head-turning trades for Randy Arozarena, Jazz Chisholm Jr., and Tanner Scott! As the homestretch draws near, recap each encapsulating swap with us here on Episode 94 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
6:00 - Start of Trade Deadline Moves
7:25 - Randy Arozarena: The Start of Tampa’s Flurry of Moves
17:04 - Jazz Chisholm Jr.: The Yankees Only Big Acquisition
27:01 - Carlos Estevez: Setting the Tone for the Reliever Market
30:40 - Jason Adam: AJ Preller Didn’t Mess Around
35:14 - Isaac Parades: What Were the Cubs Thinking?
47:40 - Erick Fedde: A Massive Three-Way Move
1:02:52 - Trevor Rogers: An Overpayment the Size of Baltimore
1:11:02 - Tanner Scott: AJ Preller REALLY Didn't Mess Around
1:18:41 - Jack Flaherty: The Dodgers Refuse To Be One-Upped
1:22:55 - Garrett Crochet: How To Decimate Your Trade Value In A Week
1:27:43 - Biggest Winners & Losers
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony recap the 2024 All Star Break and discuss how baseball's most talked about teams did in the first half! Whether it's the surging Orioles and Brewers or the questionable outlook of the Yankees and Dodgers, the duo covers it all when it comes the teams either cementing themselves in, or rapidly falling out of contention! Come ring in the second half of the MLB season with us here on Episode 93 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
7:44 - Start of All-Star Break Events
8:12 - 2024 MLB Draft Notes
16:40 - The Home Run Derby & Its Awful National Anthem
27:07 - The All-Star Game
34:41 - Start of Mid-Season Evaluations
36:28 - Phillies: Baseball’s Best Team
42:37 - Brewers: One of Baseball’s Most Underrated Teams
48:40 - Cardinals: Actually Not Terrible!
55:10 - Guardians: Fun Times In Cleveland Again
1:00:39 - Astros: Houston, We Have A Resurgence
1:05:48 - Orioles: Birdland Takes Flight
1:10:45 - Yankees: Empire State Of Mid
1:20:33 - Dodgers: All Bats & No Arms Makes Dave A First Round Exit
1:25:28 - Mariners: Will Dance For League Average Hitting
1:32:55 - Braves: We're Gonna Need A Bigger IL
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony return to recap the state of All Star Game voting and the new rules for the Home Run Derby. Before this, however, the pair pay their respects to two recently passed all time greats in Willie Mays and Orlando Cepeda. With the All Star Game rosters soon to be revealed, Tom and Tony recount each finalist, go through a series of potential snubs, and predict which arms will fill out the pitching staff. Get ready for the Midsummer Classic here on Episode 92 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
7:07 - Rest in Peace Willie Mays & Orlando Cepeda
13:45 - Home Run Derby Rule Changes
33:57 - All Star Game Finalists
45:06 - Snubs & Honorable Mentions
54:47 - Predicting The All Star Pitching Staffs
1:06:39 - Should Paul Skenes Be An All Star?
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony rejoice like every baseball fan at the retirement of much-maligned umpire Angel Hernandez! The duo also hits upon Negro League stats officially becoming integrated into MLB stats & the loss of Ronald Acuna Jr. for the Braves. Also, with a third of the baseball season completed, Tom & Tony look back at the seasons so far for two of baseball's best teams & the players who have surprised everyone this season. And how could the duo forget the Jorge Lopez incident that signals the return of the Deep Drive Into Left! Kick off the month of June with Episode 91 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
0:34 - Tom's Miserable Screw-Up of Kool & the Gang's "Celebration"
6:48 - Angel Hernandez Retires & Baseball Rejoices!
31:54 - Negro League Stats Officially Become Integrated into MLB Stats
39:08 - Ronald Acuna Jr. Out for the Season
50:12 - The Phillies Look Unstoppable
59:13 - You Know What? So Do the Yankees
1:05:35 - Pleasant Surprises From Individual Players
1:20:01 - Deep Drive Into Left: Jorge Lopez Edition
Song Played in Episode:
“Celebration" by Kool & the Gang from their album "Celebration!" 1980
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony crank out their shortest talk yet going through the biggest highlights of the past couple weeks of baseball! From Luis Arraez getting traded to the delicious misery of the Marlins and Astros to the glorious news that those hideous new jerseys are going away! Couple that with an intro worthy of song, and you've got a nice compact episode to crank while watching Paul Skenes in his debut! We hope you enjoy this truncated edition of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
0:34 - Tom the Ode Writer
8:58 - Luis Arraez Traded to San Diego
17:52 - There’s 50 Feet of Crap… Then There’s the Miami Marlins
32:44 - More Like The Houston ASStros Am I Right?
43:10 - More Like The Minnesota tWINS...okay I'll stop
47:43 - The Los Angeles Dodgers Are Good (shocker right?)
49:29 - Mike Trout Tears His Meniscus
55:50 - Willson Contreras & The Rest Of The Injuries
57:48 - Paul Skenes To Make His Major League Debut
1:01:57 - Ippei Mizuhara Pleads Guilty
1:04:03 - MLB To Improve Their Uniforms
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony recap some of the biggest stories from the past week and change of baseball! Everything from the frightening spike in arm injuries to the conclusion of the Shohei/Ippei saga to yet more news about the soon to be Sacramento A's. Top it off with some funnier stories and a tribute to one of the most influential men in all of baseball broadcasting, and you got Episode 89 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
0:54 - ChatGPT Home Run Call Fail
7:58 - Pitchers Getting Hurt: MLB & MLBPA’s Response & Long-Term Consequences
23:14 - Ippei Mizuhara’s Theft & Gambling Addiction Revealed
38:33 - The [CITY REDACTED] A's To Leave Oakland At Season's End
51:34 - John Sterling Retires
1:06:08 - Late Inning Laughs Begins
1:07:02 - Skip Schumaker To Seek New Opportunities After This Year (AKA LOL MARLINS)
1:10:35 - Anthony Rendon (that's the joke)
1:15:03 - Alec Manoah's Latest Rehab Outing Masterpiece
1:18:38 - Craig Kimbrel Recorded Save #420 (nice)
1:21:23 - Fanatics & Nike Don't Send Jerseys To Brewers Game In Time
1:25:28 - Kyle Freeland Pinch Runs & Gets Hurt
1:28:10 - Jordan Montgomery Drops Scott Boras
1:30:00 - Seymour Weiner
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast Tom and Tony usher in the 2024 season by recapping the biggest stories of Opening Week! These stories are intertwined with their predictions for how the year will play out for each team! From standings to awards to playoff outcomes, the two leave no stone unturned! We're glad you're joining us for another exciting year of baseball! Sit back and enjoy it with us here on Episode 88 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
2:22 - Tony’s Adventures at Minute Maid Park for Opening Day
9:47 - Start of Opening Day Stories & Our 2024 Predictions
10:54 - AL East: Juan Soto = Lisan al-Giab & Blue Jays Were No-Hit
25:10 - AL Central: The Tigers Look Good & The Royals Hype-Train
34:58 - AL West: Ronel Blanco’s No-No & LOL Angels
47:15 - NL East: The Mets & Marlins Are Miserable
59:51 - NL Central: Are The Pirates Good?
1:07:53 - NL West: D'Backs Lineup Bangs & LOL Rockies
1:16:38 - Awards Predictions Begin
1:18:34 - MVP
1:24:29 - Cy Young
1:33:25 - Rookie of the Year
1:37:45 - Manager of the Year
1:39:59 - 2024 Playoff Predictions
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony continue with their 3rd annual How F'd Are They Scale by debating the states of each team from the National League! Before that, Tom & Tony address the latest on the Shohei Ohtani scandal that's taken the headlines by storm! The duo lays out the known facts & sifts through each outcome of what may happen next that could affect the career of Shohei Ohtani. This is our final off-season episode, with Opening Day kicking off in about 24 hours! Next time, we'll recap Opening Day Weekend & give our official 2024 predictions. For now, enjoy Episode 87 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
6:13 - Shohei Ohtani Betting/Theft Scandal
24:17 - Start of How F’d Are They Scale NL Edition
26:10 - NL East
57:31 - NL Central
1:28:09 - NL West
This week on The Diamond Duo Podcast, Tom and Tony begin to wrap up offseason content with their 3rd annual How F'd Are They Scale! After sifting through some transactions, including some pretty dreadful ones for a pair of Scott Boras clients, the two begin constructing the American League side of their scale! From the top of Ain't No Stopping Us Now to the doldrums of Everything Is On Fire, Tom and Tony explain why they believe each team in the AL will either sink or swim in 2024! Let us know how you like our rankings as we march closer to the official start of baseball here on Episode 86 of The Diamond Duo Podcast!
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Timestamps:
7:15 - “Abridged” News Cycle Recap from Past Month
19:42 - Start of How F’d Are They Scale AL Edition, With a New Addition for This Year
23:19 - AL East
54:03 - AL Central
1:15:47 - AL West