Episode 430: Las Vegas Launching Pad
6/10/20261 hr 43 min
Episode 430: Interviews have returned to Baseball Is Dead! Potential first overall draft pick Vahn Lackey joins the show to discuss his upcoming draft day, the MLB Draft Combine, and his desire to stick behind the plate as a catcher in the big leagues. Braden Montgomery’s debut walk-off home run sent shockwaves through baseball Tuesday night. With an influx of talent making its way to the South Side, Southside Jerry reacts to another White Sox win. Meanwhile, the offensive explosion in Las Vegas continues. After another high-scoring week for the A’s, Jared, Tyler, and Jay Hay debate whether it’s possible to build a contender in Coors Field-like conditions for 81 games a year. As always, the guys Show Some Love to players around the league who deserve more attention, and Jay Hay sends us into another night of baseball with his award-winning Nugs. 00:00:00 - Braden Montgomery Welcome To The Bigs 00:04:55 - Would Red Sox Fans Undo the Garrett Crochet Trade? 00:12:46 - Jay Hay’s Transgressions on JTN 00:17:55 - Paul Skenes Having a Catch 00:31:03 - Las Vegas Launching Pad 00:45:40 - Forecast of Home Run Derby Participants 00:53:19 - Potential 1st Overall Pick, Vahn Lackey, Joins BID 01:22:36 - Show’em Some Love 01:30:28 - Award-Winning Nugs 01:37:03 - Final Thoughts NEW BID MERCH IS HERE: https://www.baseballisdead.com Trade $20 get $20 on Kalshi - http://www.kalshi.com/r/BID Upgrade your wallet today! Get up to 40% off @Ridge during their Father’s Day Sale when you go to https://www.Ridge.com/BID #Ridgepod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Jared Carrabis· Host0:06
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Speaker 10:08
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Jared Carrabis· Host0:10
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Speaker 10:13
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Jared Carrabis· Host0:29
[gentle music] I mean, this is a sport that's on the precipice of irrelevance.
Tyler Milliken· Panelist0:34
The games are taking over three and a half hours. Playoff games are taking over four hours.
Justin Havens· Host0:38
Game's too long, too slow. Who cares?
Speaker 5· Soundbite0:41
This is a situation where baseball's in trouble to begin with.
Justin Havens· Host0:45
I hate to break it to you, baseball's dead.
Tyler Milliken· Panelist0:48
Baseball is dead.
Justin Havens· Host0:50
Rest in peace.
Speaker 5· Soundbite0:54
For his most crucial at-bat of his first game. Sends it in the air to left. It is back near the wall. It is over the wall for a game-winning home run. [fireworks exploding] How about that? Talk about drama.
Jared Carrabis· Host1:09
What a- Talk about theater ... what a ball game.
Speaker 5· Soundbite1:12
[fireworks exploding] And what a Major League debut for Montgomery.
Jared Carrabis· Host1:20
Brayden- Brayden Montgomery ... Montgomery Remember the name.
Speaker 5· Soundbite1:24
This guy can play. He's a member of- South side stand up, as they say ... the organization, brought up as a first-year