Episode 433: Giant Yard Sale
6/17/20261 hr 37 min
Episode 433: All-Star season is officially here! The first round of voting has been released, and Dallas has officially begun his campaign for Nick Kurtz to make the All-Star Game. The conversation then shifts to a debate over who the best catcher in baseball is following Drake Baldwin’s return to the Atlanta Braves.
According to recent reporting, the San Francisco Giants are open for business. A disastrous season has forced Buster Posey to try to move the big contracts of Rafael Devers, Willy Adames, and Matt Chapman. The guys break down exactly what it would take to trade those massive deals and who among the three high-dollar players is the real prize.
The Giants remain in the news for all the wrong reasons. Landen Roupp, JT Brubaker, and Ryan Walker all wrote Bible verses on their hats during Pride Night at the stadium, turning a night meant for inclusion into a debate about something much bigger. Lastly, the guys show some love for players who are succeeding around the league on the eve of a landmark edition of Baseball is Dead.
00:00:00 - Vote Nick Kurtz
00:08:27 - Who Is the Best Catcher in Baseball?
00:21:12 - The Giants Are Open for Business
00:41:35 - What Team With a Losing Record Would You Want to Take Over?
00:48:49 - Giants Pride Night Controversy
01:07:34 - Show ’Em Some Love
01:20:44 - Final Thoughts | Join the BID Patreon! Link in the Description
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:01
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Jared Carrabis· Host0:28
[upbeat 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.
Dallas Braden· Host0:38
Game's too long, too slow. Who cares?
Tyler Milliken· Panelist0:41
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.
Jared Carrabis· Host0:48
[imitates bone breaking] Baseball is dead.
Dallas Braden· Host0:50
Vote Nick Kurtz. Or, uh, uh, re- rest in- Listen, you didn't even wanna vote him at the beginning of the year.
Jared Carrabis· Host0:58
I don't wanna fucking hear any of this.
Dallas Braden· Host0:59
Oh [laughs] here we go.
Jared Carrabis· Host1:00
This Nick Kurtz stuff. Yeah. You didn't even wanna vote him as the starting first baseman of the A's, never mind the fucking all-star team. It's crazy.
Dallas Braden· Host1:08
Here we go. Here we go.
Jared Carrabis· Host1:10
Like, like the beginning of the year, Dallas was like, "Listen, brother, I know who's managing right now, but hear me out. Kurt Suzuki behind the plate, and then we put Shea Bangaliers at first to protect the knees. What do you think? [laughs] What do you think?"
Dallas Braden· Host1:23
I, I don't think that's how that conversation went.
Jared Carrabis· Host1:26
That's ... Jose, pull that audio up.
Dallas Braden· Host1:27
Yeah.
Jared Carrabis· Host1:28
I, I know he fucking ... I was here.