Episode 434: Swing Kings
6/18/20262 hr 47 min
Episode 434: The dawn of a new era has arrived.
Baseball Is Dead Family Feud has leveled up with the addition of a rotating fourth player. Each Thursday, a new guest will join the mix to complete a 2-vs-2 round. Teammates will be bonded for life… and hearts will be broken forever.
Before the feud begins, the guys break down the major change Major League Baseball made to the Home Run Derby rules — the clock is gone, replaced by a set number of swings. The crew shares their thoughts on the new format, along with the official start of award season in Casa de Carrabis.
Shohei Ohtani’s “struggles” on the mound have the guys intrigued as he continues his historic chase for both the MVP and Cy Young in what’s shaping up to be one of the greatest National League Cy Young races in history.
Finally, Bruce Meyer joins Baseball Is Dead to break down the latest in MLB labor negotiations. Will there be a strike? Will games be missed? And is a salary cap actually coming to baseball?
Lock in for a loaded edition of Baseball Is Dead!
00:00:00 - Vote Nick Kurtz
00:02:28 - Major Home Run Derby Rule Change
00:30:38 - Award Season in The Carrabis House | What Award Should Jared Win Next? Let Us Know In The Comments!
00:41:12 - Ohtani “Struggles” on The Mound
00:56:05 - Pete Crow-Armstrong on a HEATER
01:01:54 - What Do The Cubs Do at The Trade Deadline?
01:11:17 - A New Era of Family Feud Begins
01:41:06 - Join the Baseball Is Dead Patreon!
01:42:30 - Bruce Meyer Joins BID
02:37:23 - Nugs
02:44:11 - Final Thoughts
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
You've been looking forward to this [phone alert] [laughs] all week. And with Cutwater's cocktails, this [upbeat music] [liquid pouring] took only seconds. Because tonight's about catching up, not catching the server. Whether it's our Cutwater Lime Margarita, Lemon Drop Martini, or Rum Mai Tai, they're expertly mixed and ready before the snacks hit the table. [glasses clinking] Cutwater, expertly mixed cocktails. A perfect pairing for an evening with good company. Please enjoy responsibly. Must be 19 plus.
Jared Carrabis· Host0:30
[upbeat music] I mean, this is a sport that's on the precipice of irrelevance.
Dallas Braden· Host0:34
The games are taking over three and a half hours. Playoff games are taking over four hours.
Tyler Milliken· Panelist0:38
Game's too long, too slow. Who cares?
Jared Carrabis· Host0:41
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
Baseball is dead.
Speaker 60:50
Vote Nick Kurtz.
Jared Carrabis· Host0:53
That's like, uh, like Dallas's new intro is what you see when he's on Chat Roulette. [laughs] That's like, that's the, uh- [laughs] That's the angle he goes with. Um, welcome to the show. Wow. It's, uh, it's another Thursday and, um, you know, uh, uh, expectations are really high today because Justin Havens has brought in a special guest for Family Feud Thursday, and he... His words, not mine, he's like, "Well, this person's not that special at all, really." So I... But I, I think that for, for me, I don't, I don't wanna know who it is. I want this person to walk