Joe and Mike conclude their series of opening sports cards in an effort to raise money for ALS care. This year, they are partnering with Project Main Street. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boog Sciambi joins Joe and Mike as they continue to open sports cards in an effort to raise money for ALS care. This year, they are partnering with Sciambi's charity, Project Main Street. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Haberstroh joins Joe and Mike as they continue to open sports cards in an effort to raise money for ALS care. This year, they are partnering with Project Main Street. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike sit down with Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike continue opening more baseball cards in an effort to raise money for ALS care. This year, they are partnering with Project Main Street. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike are back drafting baseball cards to raise money for ALS care. This year, they are partnering with Project Main Street. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike invite a wide cast of characters — Nick Offerman, Linda Holmes, Jason Kander, Alexis Gay, Alan Sepinwall, newcomer Ryan George, Brandon McCarthy, Mike DiCenzo, Molly Knight and Ellen Adair — to take part in the 2023 Holiday Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike take on three baseball emergencies -- Shohei Ohtani signing for $700 million, Juan Soto to the Yankees, and poor, poor Mike Trout being stuck in Anaheim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about Shohei Ohtani and ways they would move players around and Mike offers the four things we have to get rid of to move forward as a society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike welcome late night television writer and Yankees fan Greg Iwinski to talk about why he thinks the Yankees are a crumbling dynasty and what the meaning of a True Yankees really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about the awesome Friday night baseball games, ask which NFL team is the best and dream about how much Victor Wembanyama is going to change basketball and all of our lives as fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike, for reasons nobody can explain, do a live podcast during the Phillies-Braves game. They also talk about ways to spruce up the postseason and who is the most desperate team come this offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike are joined by television writer and executive producer Justin Halpern to talk about what the heck happened with the San Diego Padres in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike introduce a new segment, talk (a little) about all 30 baseball teams and face the impossible to believe news that the Yankees are probably not coming back from this fiasco of a season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and MIke talk about the new book WHY WE LOVE BASEBALL (come see Joe and Mike in Kansas City on September 8! Or in LA on September 12!), Taylor Swift and advice they’re offer to a team they care very much about, the New York Yankees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Mike and Joe's Annual Meadowlark Media PosCast Annual Special Trade Deadline Spectacular ... what else needs to be said? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike forgot to even do the basic “What are we going to talk about” preparation so they invent “The Buffet” where they go through the world of sports and just talk about stuff like tennis, the Yankees and golfers that they’ve heard of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike handle the emergency of Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz stealing second, third and home in the same inning and then, finally, announce the official Baseball Presidential Cabinet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike plays hurt as he and Joe have an emergency PosCast to discuss the Cincinnati Reds surge and then they wow each other with a draft of incredible sports facts that have never been reported. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike tease a big ending, deal with their Miami Heat fears, talk about what stinks and what’s cool about baseball and match up their Joe and Mike baseball teams to see who will reign triumphant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike and Joe discuss which hockey towns deserve to win a Stanley Cup (spoiler: neither of this year’s finalists made the cut), break down the fearsome possibility that the Miami Heat will break more hearts, talk about possible Hall of Awesomeness nominees and discuss Joe’s first pitch at an upcoming Charlotte Knights game. They have also started a free PosCast newsletter: ThePoscast.Substack.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk some baseball, discuss the backstory of Mr. Met and throw out names they would add to the Baseball Hall of Fame simply because they were awesome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike are back after a little break and they go around the game for their 49th annual Mid-May Baseball Roundup. They also talk about Nicola Jokic, the inevitability of the Heat, the joys of walking in circles during a writer’s strike and how they might have to go to Oakland A’s fan appreciation day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike do a quick emergency PosCast to deal with the happy emergencies happening in Pittsburgh, Tampa and Minneapolis. They break away briefly to consider the less happy emergency that is the Miami Heat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about Connecticut being the college basketball center of the world, the awesomeness of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, the impact of the new baseball rules and the basic unfairness of Top Golf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike make their annual predictions for the baseball season, proven to be 98.6% accurate. They pick division winners, World Series winners, Cy Young winners, MVPs — as always, there’s a spoiler alert for baseball fans who want to be surprised. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk all things WBC from the Shohei Ohtani-Mike Trout matchup to Randy Arozarena’s awesomeness to John Smoltz’s, er, lack of energy. 1:37 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about the greatest athletes they’ve ever seen live, rank the best throws in baseball and answer some listener questions. They also talk about how awesome the U.S. Postal Service is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk a bit about the WBC, rule changes, Mike's long and so far fruitless journey to see LeBron James play and, yes, they even try to talk about hockey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk all about the changes in baseball and how they will change the game. They also answer listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike try to come up with new ideas now that their baseball card opening PosCast series has come to an end. They talk about ways to make MLB better and players who are playing on new teams, among other bits of nonsense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike invite the Patron Saint of “Let’s Remember Some Guys” David Roth to join them on the epic conclusion to their nonsense journey through old baseball cards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike are opening 2006 Upper Deck baseball cards with Sarah Langs to celebrate the PosCast ALS Fundraisers which raised more than $100,000 for the Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center at Columbia University. They also talk quite a lot about Gabe Gross. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike open a bunch of random packs of cards — thank you to the generosity of Topps — as the ALS Fundraiser comes to an end on February 3. For last minute donations, please go to https://gofundme.com/poscast. Also, Joe and Mike talk future Hall of Fame possibilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike open up old basketball cards with Tom Haberstroh and find that there are a lot of Jim Peterson cards out in the world. Be sure to donate to our ALS fundraiser at https://www.gofundme.com/f/poscast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike open more baseball cards and discuss the past and future of Tom Brady. Episode also includes one of the more detailed Bob and Ken Forsch comparisons on any podcast this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike open up packs of 1993 baseball cards. That's pretty much the whole thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike wish everyone a belated happy New Year by inventing this concept of “resolutions” that they make for the new year. They also talk about the hazards of being a football fan and how nobody talks enough about the Mariners woes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB.com’s Sarah Langs joins Joe and Mike to talk about the wonders of baseball, Shohei Ohtani, what players should be in the baseball Avengers and whether or not she lives in a house shaped like a catcher’s mitt. Joe and Mike also tease an upcoming contest to raise money for the Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Center at Columbia University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The PosCast Holiday Draft is back as Joe and Mike are joined by Nick Offerman, Linda Holmes, Jason Kander, Alan Sepinwall, Alexis Gay, Mike DiCenzo, Brandon McCarthy, Molly Knight and Howard Bryant and the annual nonsense and fights ensue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the award-winning, No. 1 sports podcast in America this week, Joe and Mike invent the Sarah Langs baseball fan scale after the wonderful MLB.com baseball maestro Sarah Langs. They also talk sports passion, the Hall of Fame, the World Cup, and the eternal battle of awesomeness between cashews and almonds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about the crazy Bills-Vikings game, give MLB an idea they just HAVE to follow and do their most important work by putting together the perfect all-vegetable NBA team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike get together for an emergency recap of the World Series (see minute 56) but also talk about Elon Musk, the NFL, some more Elon Musk, a new verified program for PosCast listeners and, obviously, Taylor Swift's new album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about the possibility that kids are turning away from Snickers, the absurdity of Twitter and, oh yeah, break down the craziness in the World Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about how the Yankees are dead, and then talk a bit about how the Yankees are dead, and also have a conversation about how the Yankees are dead. Somewhere in there, they also talk a bit about the upcoming World Series between Houston and Philadelphia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk with director Nelson George and producer Colin Hanks about their upcoming documentary “Say Hey Willie Mays,” which debuts on HBO and HBO Max on November 8. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike are coming live from Joe's home in North Carolina and they are talking about the fun weirdness of the baseball playoffs and offering a rule change that the NFL should definitely consider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike live call the end of the thrilling Astros-Mariners game even knowing full well that you are already know what happened. They also talk about NFL happiness, roughing the passer penalties, and riff about the baseball playoffs, already in progress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk some baseball playoffs, go through their football happiness week and ask the eternal question: Just how happy does a Scorigami make you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike break down their happiness about the NFL week, talk about the ethical dilemma of intentionally walking Aaron Judge and decide to just start calling the PosCast America's No. 1 Sports Podcast and see if anybody calls them on it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and MIke break down their Football Happiness Scale -- going game by game in Week 2 of the NFL to describe which games made them happiest, which games made the saddest and how Mike wants nothing but pain for the Cleveland Browns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about Mike Trout, what it was like for Joe to root for the Carolina Panthers and develop the most advanced Football Fan System ever devised in a pointless podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about how the Minnesota Twins have arrived just in time to save the Yankees season. They also talk about how delightful Mookie Betts in, and Joe begins his journey for finding a new football team by announcing who will be the official PosCast NFL team of Week 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a bonus PosCast, Joe and Mike share their revolutionary new Beverage Celebration Matrix and draft teams that inspire absolutely no love or hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about the Yankees’ recent slide and how people keep trying to get them to revel in their misery, but they both know that it’s a classic Yankees trap and that they will win the next 40 World Series. They also discuss the knuckleheadedness of Fernando Tatis Jr. and Mike begins a new series called “Convince Joe to become a fan of your favorite NFL team” by telling him all the advantages of becoming a Patriots fan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike, with no immediate emergencies to deal with, talk about the Red Sox woes, the misery in the American League Central and the continuing awfulness in the Deshaun Watson saga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about the full-fledged emergency that has emerged in Boston as the Red Sox forget how to play baseball. They also talk about the joys of Buck O’Neil, Minnie Miñoso and David Ortiz, among others, going into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about how bizarre it is that the better Shohei Ohtani gets — and he’s now at a level unprecedented in baseball history in many ways — the worse the Angels get. They also discuss whether the fates have chose the Carolina Panthers as Joe’s new football team and the pure weirdness of Panthers owner David Tepper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike finally, after 17 years of work, finalize the unofficial nicknames of all 15 National League teams. The American League is next! They also talk about Yankees dread and the most intimidating hitters in baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike draft the best things that you can gets at a drugstore and go off on a weird tangent about how they don’t understand anything that happened in the Christopher Nolan movie “Tenet.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk with Jason Kander, author of the new book, “Invisible Storm: A Soldier’s Memoir of Politics and PTSD.” Despite the concern that all of this was much too meaningful for the PosCast, the group mostly talked about Jason’s OPS in his adult baseball league and how he wasted taxpayer funds by spending most of his time as Missouri Secretary of State writing letters to his favorite Kansas City Royals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike draft the best baseball names among active players, accept the doom that is the 2022 New York Yankees and talk about Oneil Cruz’s first game in the big leagues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike deal with the critical situation going on with LIV golf and the PGA Tour and golfer Colin Morakawa’s apparent habit of putting milk in the bowl before the cereal. They also talk about Crypto commercials, the Oscars and finally pick up where they left off on Unofficial Baseball Team Nicknames. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The goons at Meadowlark Media insisted that Joe and Mike do an emergency PosCast over Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa's bizarro intentional walk in a game last week. They were so insistent, in fact, that they sent Meadowlark's Dan LeBatard to make sure that it went off without a hitch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about Celtics-Heat Game 7, whether the pain of being a fan is worth it, and mostly about the altercation between former PosCast Player of the Year Tommy Pham and Joc Pederson. They also announce the first donation for the PosCast Giving Fund — $10,000 to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about how ridiculous it is that Canada has not won a Stanley Cup in 30 years, choose the Umpire of the Week and discuss the whole Tim Anderson-Josh Donaldson kerfuffle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike draft the most frustrating common moments in sports fanhood and also talk about the sheer awesomeness of 19-year-old tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike answer some reader questions and suffer after trying to live jinx the Yankees only to watch it backfire. Topics discussed include: How annoying is it for MLB to have players use pink bats during Mother’s Day, was The Good Place inspired by a Phish Song and how can dot matrix printers still be a thing in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Inspired by all the talk of pitching clocks in baseball, Joe and Mike manage to keep their meaninglesness to about an hour while still talking about how unfun the Miami Heat are, how they’re not buying the Yankees early season struggles and how much longer aches and pains last when you get older. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike interview longtime umpire Dale Scott — author of the new book “The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self” — and listen as he tells great stories about Billy Martin throwing dirt on him, the person who he fought with the most and the players who came up to him after he became the first active big league umpire to come out as gay in 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the 47th year in a row, Joe and Mike make their annual baseball predictions (certified at 98.6%) accuracy. Find out where the Yankees will finish, how White Sox ancient manager Tony La Russa will do, and why the Dodgers will either run away with the title or will not. Also, spoiler alert, find out who will definitely win the World Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A chock-full PosCast, as Joe and Mike break down pretty much every baseball move made so far in the wild last two weeks, offer up some Wordle Philosophy, and begin the process of getting Joe a new team after the Browns broke his heart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike do an emergency PosCast to celebrate the generosity of baseball’s owners as they allow us to watch the game again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike answer some listener questions — leading to them putting together their epic all-fruit baseball lineup — and the draft uniform numbers by team sport even though they're pretty sure they already did this draft at some point in the past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about the baseball lockout, and Mike's hopeless optimism that something will be worked out. They also talk a little bit about the unstoppable pick and roll of James Harden and Joel Embiid, and pick the unofficial nickname of the Philadelphia Phillies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike draft Roman numerals in honor of the Super Bowl and also take important reader questions such as, "Why are we not more impressed with the fact that parrots talk?" Yesterday Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike predict with stunning accuracy everything that would happen in the Super Bowl. In addition, Mike painstakingly goes over how he gave Joe COVID. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike are at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City — joined by the legend, museum president Bob Kendrick — and talk about Satchel Paige, Big Papi, the unofficial nickname for the New York Mets and how fried Mike's brain is after signing roughly six billion copies of his new book "How to Be Perfect." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike come up with an unofficial nickname for the Cubs (Cubbies just doesn't get it), come up with official positions on "current resident" mail and draft the best yardlines in football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk NFL playoffs, lament the Bills and Chiefs playing this early and spend as long as possible thrilling in the Cowboys ending. Mike introduces a new segment for the PosCast to find unofficial new nicknames for every team in baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk the usual nonsense and try to figure out whether Mike will pay Joe back the money he owes him or send him a copy of his new book as promised. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike deal with the fallout from the Holiday Draft PosCast, talk some Baseball Hall of Fame, NBA and take several official positions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time for another emergency PosCast, so Mike and Joe break the glass and bring in the incomparable Howard Bryant to talk about one of the craziest Hall of Fame ballots in baseball history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike and a cast of thousands — Nick Offerman! Linda Holmes! Brandon McCarthy! Alan Sepinwall! Alexis Gay! Mike DiCenzo! Ellen Adair! — draft holiday objects in the fourth (or fifth or eighth, who remembers?) annual PosCast Holiday Draft.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike draft their least favorite plays in sports, and consider the the difference between 4.7 and 4.8 stars at Amazon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike spend a shockingly long period of time talking about actor Wilford Brimley for reasons that remain unclear. They also take more official positions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike, pressed by the goons at Meadowlark Media, have been forced to tighten up the PosCast, and so they sneakily split it into two parts. In Part I, they talk about a blah World Series, and how there are no good teams in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike, pressed by the goons at Meadowlark Media, have been forced to tighten up the PosCast, and so they sneakily split it into two parts. In Part II, they draft "stuff they always need but can never find." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen now (81 min) | Joe and Mike break down the World Series point by point, delving deep into each team’s strengths, weaknesses and optimal strategies … or maybe they just talk about how Atlanta should be called the Hammers and how large Yordan Álvarez is. They also break down the different types of injuries in the NFL and deal with the latest baseball emergency — the looming return of Tony La Russa. Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen now | Joe and Mike get out all their Yankees frustrations as Rolling Stone critic Alan Sepinwall returns to the PosCast after his long suspension. Alan also breaks down the top five television characters he would like to have serve him food at a ballgame. Joe and Mike also announce the first PosCast charity partner — the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City — and talk about the museum with President Bob Kendrick. Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen now (82 min) | Joe and Mike sit in the hallowed Grandstand Theater at the Baseball Hall of Fame and talk about the obvious subjects — fruit, the Cleveland Browns and the New York Times Spelling Bee — as the PosCast makes its debut on Meadowlark Media. Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special episode of the PosCast, we offer a recorded conversation between Joe and the legendary Bill James from Unity Temple on the Plaza in Kansas City. The conversation was set up by Rainy Day Book to kick off Joe’s Baseball 100 book tour. Also: Joe and Mike are going to the Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 9! Joe will be doing a Baseball 100 book event at 11 a.m., and then Joe and Mike will be doing a PosCast in front of an audience in the Grandstand Theater at 1:30 p.m. All museum guests will be welcome. More information to come. Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Mike talk about the awesomeness of Juan Soto and the frustrating success of the St. Louis Cardinals while also offering some expert thoughts on cryptocurrency. They also make an earth-shattering announcement about the future of the PosCast. Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen now (114 min) | There are emergencies across baseball, emergencies everywhere. Will the Yankees destroy us all? Will Tony La Russa win manager of the year? How do the Giants keep on winning? Joe and Mike talk for way too long about all of them. Also includes an interview with Nick Davis, director of the ESPN’s upcoming 30 For 30 documentary, “Once Upon A Time in Queens” about the 1986 Mets. Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen now (76 min) | It just so happens that Mike and Joe were both at the Field of Dreams Game in Dyersville, Iowa, so they talk all about that. They also catch up with special guest Jason Kander. And they answer some listener questions. Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen now (49 min) | In this emergency PosCast, Joe, Mike and former big-league pitcher Brandon McCarthy discuss the urgent issues of the day — should relievers’ ERAs go up when they give up inherited runs, how should we feel about the new Cleveland Guardians name and who is the worst hugger in Major League Baseball. Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PosCast! Puh-puh-puh-puh-puh PosCast! Mike and Joe are back, answering five penetrating questions from listeners and drafting athletes that they’d like to be. Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PosCast! Puh-puh-puh-puh-puh PosCast! Mike and Joe are back with a new format, new segments and the same level of meaninglessness. Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The PosCast says farewell to The Athletic by setting a record for the most segments in one episode. Joe and Mike discuss everything from “Fruit Talk” to “Yankee Minute,” “Tony La Russa The Opposite of Appreciation,” “Scooter Gennett Update,” “Sports Movie Time” and much more. Plus, it’s a Phil Mickelson themed draft you don’t want to miss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The PosCast makes history with it’s first ever “live look-in!” Joe and Mike take you to Seattle to announce John Means’ no-hitter. Then, they dive into multiple segments including the debut of “Mike Trout Appreciation” and “Tony La Russa The Opposite of Appreciation.” Plus, they talk Lakers, strawberries, calculators and the return of the “Tommy Pham Update.” Finally, they discuss what’s going on with the Dodgers before their baseball card poses draft.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is plenty to talk about across baseball so Joe welcomes back the delightful Ellen Adair to break it all down. They start by discussing how they feel about the new rules in a full 162 game season. Then, Ellen explains what she loves the most about Aaron Nola and Joe creates the Joe Davis Fan Club. Plus, what’s going on with the Yankees? They joyfully react to New York’s rough start. Finally, they wrap things up by talking about the most surprising and disappointing teams of 2021.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Joe and Mike cram segments, a draft and One Last Meaningless Thing in 75 minutes? You bet! They kick things off my discussing their love for açaí and their fascination with the Brooklyn Nets. Later in the show they debate MLB’s PosCast Player of the Week and check in on the Cleveland Browns after their deal for Jadeveon Clowney. Finally, they draft team abbreviations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The PosCast celebrates 10 years of nonsense with their annual baseball preview. Before Joe and Mike dive into the 2021 MLB season, they have a little ‘Fruit Talk’ followed by an ‘NBA checkin’ and ‘Science Appreciation.’ (Spoiler: New segment tracks are a must listen!) Then they break down each division by giving their predictions which are guaranteed to have an 98.3% accuracy rate. They wrap things up by discussing The Elite Moving Company and sunglasses in One Last Meaningless Thing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Bob Costas on The PosCast! Joe Posnanski welcomes on his longtime friend and the sportscasting great to talk about spring training, the state of baseball and much more.  They discuss what makes players “legendary,” how baseball’s analytics have actually lost many fans’ attention and what can be done to enhance the entertainment of the game.  Finally, how much stock can we put into last year’s 60-game season? They preview what to expect on the field in 2021.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur are bringing back segments from the early days of The PosCast, with a twist of course. Hear the first edition of “Fruit Talk” before they dive into “Pointless baseball memories” and a jam packed “NBA check-in.” Plus, they draft American rivers and talk about a painting elephant in One Last Meaningless Thing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski welcomes back German actor, musician, comedian, YouTube personality and avid sports fan Flula Borg for a fun-filled episode of The PosCast! Before ranking American sports, the two discuss Flula’s viral baseball video and his early memories of the game in Germany.  Plus, Joe is on a mission to find Flula a MLB team. Hear the requirements necessary for his fandom.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The commissioner has spoken and Alan Sepinwall's lifetime ban from The PosCast is over after about six weeks. He joins Joe to recap the Super Bowl and another year of disappointing Super Bowl ads. They also reflect on the career of legendary NFL coach Marty Schottenheimer. Joe and Alan go on to explain what's great about WandaVision, why the Dodgers are the new Yankees and they finish up with one last meaningless thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of Super Bowl LV, Joe Posnanski sits down with Ellen Adair to talk about her thoughts on the big game, the silly storylines and what it’s like covering the event. Then, Ellen discusses her excitement surrounding J. T. Realmuto’s return to Philly and they dive into Nolan Arenado’s trade to the Cardinals. Later in the show, they assess how each division stacks up and debate the idea of expanded playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur have plenty to get to on today’s 2-hour PosCast. They begin by discussing MLB’s Hall of Fame voting, Curt Schilling’s comments and what will happen when Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz join the ballot next year. Before drafting the best places to sit, they talk about the Packers’ decision to kick a field goal in the NFC Championship and Tom Brady’s 10th Super Bowl appearance. Finally, they wrap with an epic One Last Meaningless Thing involving “taste clusters” and the “Oh REALLY?!” concept. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski is joined by Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick to remember the life and career of the great Henry Aaron. They discuss Aaron’s legacy, what he went through while pursuing the home run record and their personal memories of the historic ballplayer.  Later in the show, Joe welcomes Peter King to talk about the NFL’s conference championship games. They also discuss Kevin Stefanski’s season with the Browns, why Eric Bieniemy has yet to land a head coaching job and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang is back together! The very intimidating Brandon McCarthy joins Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur for a jam packed episode of nonsense.  They begin the show by talking about teddy bear qualities, Mike’s wavering Red Sox fandom and the practical joke he’s still mad about.  Then Joe discusses what it was like watching his beloved Browns destroy the Pittsburgh Steelers for their first playoff win since 1994. This sparks a conversation about Brandon’s appreciation for droughts in sports. Finally, they wrap things up by drafting honorifics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen Adair joins Joe Posnanski to kick off 2021! They start the show by talking about the Phillies and their decision to hire Dave Dombrowski which leads them into a discussion about all 30 MLB teams and their identities.  Plus, Joe’s Browns are finally playoff bound after 18 seasons yet a rise in COVID-19 cases clouds Cleveland’s rematch with the Steelers. They discuss the latest situation and the NFL’s handling of the pandemic.  They wrap as always with One Last Meaningless Thing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before getting to the meaninglessness, Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur discuss MLB’s plan to finally recognize the Negro Leagues. They talk about why it’s taken so long and how it’s a step in the right direction. They then dive into all sorts of listener questions including a North Pole vs. South Pole debate, a Fremulon Insurance check-in and whether or not Mike is ready to jump on the Browns’ bandwagon. Finally, it’s a best of the year draft and you’re crazy to think they’re selecting anything from 2020. They take this draft all of the way back to 1923.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, the annual PosCast Holiday Draft! In the biggest show yet, Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur welcome Nick Offerman, Brandon McCarthy, Alan Sepinwall, Mike DiCenzo, Linda Holmes, Jason Kander, and Ellen Adair. Plus, Joe serves as a proxy for Megan Amram. This year the crew drafts holiday movies and as you’d expect the episode is full of surprises. Tune in to hear who makes the most spiteful pick, why a Mike can’t stand a specific ‘Bad Santa 2’ joke and Brandon’s suggestion for a promotion/relegation system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski welcomes to the show his former colleague at The Kansas City Star, Sam Mellinger (that’s Mellinger not Ehlinger.) Joe begins by expressing his jealousy towards Sam and the exciting Kansas City sports he’s had the opportunity to cover. Then they discuss Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ unstoppable offense as they reminisce on the team’s QB history over the past several decades. Plus, they dive into the Royals and talk about how their championship in 2015 transformed the city. The wrap by examining the current state of the team and the status of the rebuild. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski or shall we say “Joey” Posnanski welcomes back Ellen Adair for a pre-Thanksgiving edition of the show. Joey discusses the interesting call he received about his book ‘The Soul of Baseball’ and Ellen expresses her excitement about Kim Ng. Later in the show they talk about the Phillies general manager search and baseball free agency. Plus, what should Theo Epstein do next? Joey weighs in on how Epstein can help save the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur are thrilled to discuss Kim Ng being named the first female GM in MLB.  They talk about Ng’s impressive resume, why it’s taken so long for a woman to be hired in the role and her plans for the Marlins.  Plus, they explain how this changes their view of Derek Jeter and they draft teams they “like” even though they don’t know why.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski welcomes back longtime friend Bob Kendrick to celebrate the 109th birthday of Buck O’Neil. The two share stories about the baseball legend and preview their livestream event through the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum with Ken Burns and Bob Costas (https://www.facebook.com/NegroLeaguesBaseballMuseum/posts/10157451227257007) Later in the show, Claire McNear chats with Joe about her new book, ‘Answers in the Form of Questions: A Definitive History and Insider's Guide to Jeopardy!’ They remember the life of Alex Trebek and his impact in culture and society. They also discuss how Jeopardy has become so iconic, the characters we love and root for and the art of buzzing in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Go from L.A. to Cleveland with Joe Posnanski on this episode of The PosCast. First, The Athletic’s Molly Knight joins the show to discuss what the Dodgers’ championship means to a lifelong Los Angeleno. They also talk about the end of the Clayton Kershaw postseason narrative, old school vs. new school baseball and Molly’s journey to becoming a sportswriter. Later in the show, Joe welcomes The Athletic’s Jason Lloyd to share his story on the 25th anniversary of the Browns leaving Cleveland for Baltimore. They discuss why Al Lerner played more of a role in the move than people think and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur call an emergency episode to discuss the White Sox decision to hire Tony La Russa. They also talk about AJ Hinch’s new role with the Tigers and the hiring process across Major League Baseball.  Later in the show, Mike weighs in on the World Series and they examine the state of game in 2020.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen Adair is back to help Joe Posnanski make sense of everything that happened during Game 6 of the World Series. They discuss Justin Turner’s positive COVID-19 test and his return to the field during the Dodgers’ celebration. Next, they break down Kevin Cash’s decision to pull Blake Snell which sparks the question, where does the manager draw the line at what the numbers say? Later in the show, Ellen weighs in on the Mike Trout vs. Mookie Betts’ debate and they talk about all of the craziness from Game 4. They wrap by discussing Joe’s Halloween plans in One Last Meaningless Thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To warm up the show, Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur break down their World Series observations, Clayton Kershaw’s quest for a ring and the concerns surrounding the Dodgers’ starting pitching. Then they get into the conversation everyone is talking about, has Mookie Betts passed Mike Trout as the best player in baseball? They debate all the important intangibles including, who you’d rather go to Ikea with, who is the better hugger and, most importantly, who you’d rather go to a breakfast buffet with. They wrap by drafting articles of clothing and discussing their one last meaningless thing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski welcomes in Cleveland Brown legend, 10-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle and current NFL Network analyst, Joe Thomas. They discuss Thomas’ life after football and what he’s enjoyed most about becoming an analyst.  Plus, the Browns are 4-1 (that’s not a typo!) Thomas talks about the team’s success this season as well as the rise in offense around the NFL. Later in the show, President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick reflects on the life and career of Joe Morgan, Lou Brock and many of the other baseball greats we have lost in 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski welcomes in friend of 28 years and award-winning sports columnist at the New York Post, Mike Vaccaro. The two start the show by remembering Eddie Van Halen as well as the countless great baseball players we have lost this year. Before diving into the postseason, Mike discusses New York’s championship drought across the sports landscape and what it’s been like covering these teams over the past decade. Finally, they both weigh in on their thoughts from the first round of the playoffs and give their predictions of who will win each division and the World Series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No description can do this episode justice. Comedian Jeff Garlin joins Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur to discuss just about everything. They talk about the NBA, the baseball postseason, cardboard cutouts, team’s making bad decisions, A-Rod on TV, the Marlins’ unidentifiable roster and of course Jeff’s Cubs. Plus, you aren’t going to want to miss this office supplies draft. Let’s just say Jeff wasn’t too happy with commissioner Roger Goodell’s ruling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski welcomes in longtime friend and MLB.com reporter, Anthony Castrovince to preview the 16-team postseason.They discuss all of the weirdness from the regular season and how the moves (or lack of moves) at the trade deadline could have a big impact on this year’s playoff format.Plus, they give their AL and NL predictions and of course talk a little Bruce Springsteen.Later in the show, legendary sports photographer Andrew Bernstein joins Joe from the NBA bubble.They discuss his career behind the lens, the art of capturing the shot and what photography means in today’s digital world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur welcome back bestselling author and host of the Majority 54 podcast, Jason Kander.They discuss some of the most famous missed calls in sports and the life lessons that come from them.Plus, while Joe checks in on the Cleveland Browns, Jason discusses the excitement of being a Chiefs’ fan.Finally, they draft American rockstars, or at least that’s what Mike and Joe are drafting, we’re not sure about Jason.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Believe it or not, postseason baseball is almost here! Brandon McCarthy joins Joe Posnanski to talk about all of the weirdness in the standings. Plus, should ties exist in baseball? Is the pitch clock here to stay? What players have really caught their attention in this short season? They discuss it all, as well as Joe’s fascination for untangling things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen Adair and Alan Sepinwall are back for a “podcast screwball comedy” as Joe Posnanski would call it. Alan is forced to answer what’s been going on with the Yankees while Ellen tries to explain why she drafted Luke Voit in fantasy. The group then discusses other teams they are watching heading into the postseason. Later in the show, the trio debates the controversial question, did Dottie Hinson drop the ball on purpose?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur talk about the current climate of sports as players and leagues protest social injustice in America. The pair also eulogizes Michael's father-in-law, Regis Philbin, as they look back on his remarkable life. Hear about Phiblin's aspirations to make it in the television, it's safe to consider that goal as a mission accomplished.Later in the show they answer your listener questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

World Series Champion, 3x All-Star and NL MVP Ryan Howard joins Joe Posnanski and a very excited Ellen Adair. Ryan discusses his memories of Buck O'Neil and some of his all-time favorite home runs (including one that involved a bad White Castle experience.) Later in the show, he talks about first falling in love with baseball and his current efforts to grow the game in the Black community with The Players Alliance. Finally, they weigh in on the Fernando Tatís Jr. controversy and the ‘unwritten rules’ of baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alexa Datt and Dani Wexelman join Joe Posnanski (Uncle Joe as they like to call him) to discuss all things baseball. They talk about the challenging aspects of the game in 2020 and what has brought them the most joy in this weird season. Plus, hear why they are divided on the rule changes. Finally, they draft who they would put on their cardboard cutouts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski welcomes in longtime friend and renowned play-by-play broadcaster, Kevin Harlan! Kevin talks about how he's coped with a sports-less spring and early summer - including what it felt like to miss out on March Madness for the first time in a very long time. Hear about his experiences inside the NBA bubble as the league gears up for its restart. Plus, the two discuss raising their children and cutting their teeth in the sports media industry, while Kevin looks back on some of his famous broadcasting calls. Later in the show, they dive into the top storylines to follow as the NBA tips off in Orlando. The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alan Yang and Dave King join Michael Schur and Joe Posnanski for a special reunion of the Fire Joe Morgan blog. The guys reminisce on how the site began and when they realized it became so popular. Later in the show they answer your questions about David Eckstein, Mookie Betts and the most overrated base. They wrap by discussing Opening Day and the return of sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandon McCarthy and Ellen Adair join Joe Posnanski for the 200th episode of The PosCast! Before diving into the 60-game season, Joe poses the question, should sports teams change their names more often? The trio then discuss the testing problems throughout MLB and give their predictions on what Opening Day will look like and if fans may actually enjoy a shorter season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur discuss what’s finally prompted Dan Snyder and others to consider changing their team names. Later in the show the two discuss their concerns for sports’ return amid the rise in COVID-19 cases across the United States. Finally, they draft their favorite hours of the day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur discuss the never-ending baseball negotiations and the role of commissioner in sports. Plus, what’s the best baseball name from the 2020 MLB Draft? They answer your most meaningless questions. They wrap by drafting condiments for the first time in PosCast history (we think!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski and Ellen Adair talk about MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred’s most recent comments and what they’ll mean to the prospect of a 2020 MLB season. Later in the show, they’re joined by The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, who breaks down the latest information and gives his prediction on whether baseball will be played this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski looks to Kansas City for a candid discussion about race and the importance of diversity in the game of baseball with Royals General Manager Dayton Moore and President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frequent PosCast guest host and actress Ellen Adair joins host Joe Posnanski to discuss the many issues across the globe right now. The pair talks about the ongoing MLB labor discussions amid the pandemic and Ellen hints at some optimism that there will be a baseball season in 2020. Joe makes up some segments on the spot to make sure Ellen is on her toes. Say hello to "Ask Ellen If This Is A Great Player Or Not" and "A Reading With Ellen" where Joe gets to live out his dream of being an actor alongside Ellen. The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PosCast Pop Culture Correspondent Linda Holmes jumps on the latest episode of the PosCast to draft the world's greatest cereals with hosts Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur! Michael reveals how he navigated his numerous humiliations to ensure that the L.A. Regional Food Bank was supported - including eating a hot fruit pie and getting his hands on and wearing a Derek Jeter jersey. Plus, do writers really care about what critics have to say? Michael and Linda weigh in. Stick around for the hilarious cereal draft! See which cereal Michael describes as the "mainlining heroin of breakfast cereals" and hear how Linda selects her brigade of cereals that will help her attain her never ending quest for world domination. The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talk of a potential 2020 baseball season is heating up and the PosCast is talking about it! Former MLB Pitcher Brandon McCarthy and Rolling Stone's Chief TV Critic Alan Sepinwall join host Joe Posnanski to ponder what a socially distant version of baseball could actually look like. Following the baseball talk, the crew drafts the things that they've discovered to replace the absence of sports during the global pandemic. The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In what will surely go down as one of the shortest PosCasts in recent memory, hosts Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur say hello to comedian, Gary Gulman! Joe taps into Mike and Gary's Boston roots to talk about the town's many sports heroes and who they think is the most popular. Michael takes issue with the traditional end-of-game baseball celebration. Hear his fix for a situation that always seems to confuse the two guys that it most frequently involves. The trio takes a walk down memory lane to talk about their earliest memories from collecting baseball cards and how that evolved into playing Strat-O-Matic Baseball at a later age. All this in more in a brisk 68-minute episode! The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski and guest host Ellen Adair welcome acclaimed baseball writer Keith Law to discuss his new book, "The Inside Game: Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves." (1:21) The book dives into how the inner workings of the game of baseball can forever impact baseball history. You can get your copy anywhere that books are sold! The group discusses the various shortcomings with baseball movies "Trouble With The Curve" and "The Babe" (30:42) before laying out what they think baseball will look like if and when it returns from its hiatus (35:36). For the draft, the group posits their life lessons that were learned because of baseball (49:52). The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Michael welcome in Stefan Fatsis and Jonathan Hock for a delightful primer to the 2020 Name of the Year Bracket that takes place on unnamedtemporarysportsblog.com. Get your fill of some of the zaniest, real-life names and pick your favorites at @NOTYtourney on Twitter! Following the names discussion, the crew drafts the first baseball players that pop into their minds. Frank Duffy? Lee Lacy? Mark Quinn? The possibilities are endless! The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another week in quarantine and another PosCast featuring a pair of former big league pitchers. Longtime Atlanta Braves reliever, Peter Moylan jumps aboard the pod alongside co-hosts Joe Posnanski & Brandon McCarthy! He tells all about his journey from Australia all the way to the major leagues. This one has more twists and turns than the typical success story (15:20). Hear how Peter has utilized his time in quarantine from jumping back into video games to ensuring that he now has the greenest grass on the block (29:30). Finally, the trio drafts the funniest things they've ever seen happen on a baseball diamond (39:11). With 25 combined years of MLB experience plus Joe's illustrious baseball writing career, you're in for some big time comedic relief! The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Michael Schur returns to The PosCast alongside Joe Posnanski as they break down the Baseball 100 series with C. Trent Rosecrans and special guest, Joey Votto! Votto gives his thoughts on the Baseball 100 list, Mike Trout's ranking and who should be No. 1. Plus, hear how baseball history has influenced his career. The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an all baseball pod as host Joe Posnanski welcomes in former MLB pitcher Brandon McCarthy and reigning World Series Champion Sean Doolittle for this hilarious episode! Find out how often Brandon and Sean check out their Baseball Reference pages and get an inside look on how Sean is handling the extended delay of the start of baseball season. The trio drafts the everyday things they're missing most during quarantine and Sean hints at what might be his new entrance song when baseball does finally resume. The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Joe Posnanski brings back favorite guest hosts Brandon McCarthy and Ellen Adair to chat about how they're surviving the sports-less quarantine right now in America. They discuss whether re-watching old games is satisfying the sports void and Brandon plays teacher as he talks about what pitchers can do to make hitters' lives a nightmare. The crew answers mailbag questions before Joe welcomes in Eric Nusbaum to talk about his book Stealing Home about how Dodger Stadium came to pass in Los Angeles in the early 1960s. The trio then drafts the things they most want to accomplish during the quarantine. Hear why Joe has his sights set on taking down Clayton Kershaw and Susan Sarandon in table tennis now that he has his very own ping-pong set. The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Joe Posnanski welcomes back in co-host Michael Schur and recurring super-guest Nick Offerman for what would have been the 2020 MLB Preview show but given the current situation in America and the lack of actual baseball, they turn to discussing nonsense instead. Mike breaks down how a selfless charitable donation could become a months-long ordeal in which he has to do some of his least favorite things. Fans of The Office will enjoy as Mike recounts some of his inside baseball stories of portraying Mose and what went into his beard growing strategies. Joe addresses the elephant in the room by asking Mike about Tom Brady's departure from the Patriots and then the trio breaks down annoying sports things that we now miss in this episode's draft. The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Baseball season may be on hold, but the PosCast rolls on for a third consecutive week! Former MLB Pitcher Brandon McCarthy and Rolling Stone's Chief TV Critic Alan Sepinwall join host Joe Posnanski for a trio of entertainment to help you get through your COVID-19 quarantine. This three-headed monster talks about how the coronavirus outbreak will impact players during the delay of Opening Day, give their picks of shows you should watch while you're locked down at home. For the draft, they select their favorite baseball movie characters! Find out which Kevin Costner character goes #1 overall and also prepare yourself to hear which baseball movie actually came out on Brandon's 10th birthday (we checked, it's true!) The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe Posnanski welcomes on guest host Ellen Adair as they get you ready for everything baseball as Opening Day approaches (5:29)! Ellen shares her feelings on the baseball offseason and expresses some excitement about her 2020 Phillies despite the team's addition of former Yankees Didi Gregorius and Joe Girardi (25:43) The pair then drafts their favorite things about attending a baseball game -- the perfect way to get baseball fans going leading up to the season's first pitch (1:03:42)! The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur reunite for their first PosCast episode as part of The Athletic podcast family. The pair recap the last couple of months in the baseball world, talking about the impact of the Astros scandal and the Red Sox decision to deal Mookie Betts. We pick our least favorite things about the month of March and give some meaningless takes on a cutting-edge apple and a tried-and-true, American study material. The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness each week. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in The Athletic App or wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur return to congratulate Derek Jeter and Larry Walker's election into the 2020 class of the National Baseball Hall of Fame! Michael pretends like Jeter isn't a Hall of Famer for a moment, raising eyebrows across the Twitterverse that he might have been the one that didn't vote for Jeter (it wasn't really him!)The pair peeks ahead to future candidacies of other potential future nominees -- including defensive wizard Omar Vizquel and the dominant, yet polarizing, Curt Schilling. After a quick look at the upcoming Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl, Mike & Joe draft their least favorite rules in the NFL. Do you hate the chain gang? How about video review? Maybe you're not a fan of the excessive pass interference epidemic? This is the draft for you! The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness every two or so weeks. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the annual PosCast Holiday Blowout Show, featuring everyone's favorite guests of the PosCast! Hosts Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur are joined by Nick Offerman, Brandon McCarthy, Alan Sepinwall, Mike Dicenzo, Linda Holmes and Michael even serves as a proxy for Megan Amram!  Tune in as this holiday-themed food draft spirals off into a deep dive about the merits of a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner. Duck a l'Orange, Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches and cold water all jockey for position as the top holiday food item -- head over to Twitter (@JoePosnanski) and cast your vote for the winner. It's for a great cause!  The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness every two or so weeks. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The PosCast is back with another episode -- and we're talking about everybody's favorite autumnal debate...warm fruit vs cold fruit.  Yes, it's back! So are the shirts! So go to https://cottonbureau.com/people/joe-posnanski to buy the type of fruit you prefer, it's for a good cause!Joe & Mike join forces to talk about how great Lamar Jackson has looked during his MVP-caliber sophomore season.  The duo wonders how much more fun ti would be if he were on a team that weren't the Ravens.  How much fun would it be watching him on the Bengals or Bills?Next up, it's an unofficial Yankee Minute, in which Mike and Joe talk about how Derek Jeter deserves to be in the Hall of Fame but also touch on the fact that he was a BAD shortstop during his playing days and why they think he's overratedFor the draft, Joe and Michael go back and forth picking things they're thankful for -- selecting topics ranging from Baby Yoda to Juan Soto to......Billy Wagner? You gotta hear it to believe it.The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness every two or so weeks. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur return to recap the first World Series in Washington Nationals history. The pair drafts their favorite games from the 2019 World Series! The draft is followed by a long-overdue Cleveland Browns Check In! Unfortunately, despite great expectations for 2019, they're still really bad. Get the input of a lifelong (Joe) and a passive (Mike) Browns fan as they address why the AFC just hasn't been that much fun since the rise of the Patriots.  One Last Meaningless Thing caps it off as Joe talks about why Greek yogurt shouldn't be universally accepted as the best yogurt and Mike makes some great points about the Baseball Hall of Fame. The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness every two or so weeks. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur welcome in Megan Amram (acclaimed writer of "The Good Place" on NBC) for a PosCast full of Houdini puns and baseball predictions.The group chats about how the Yankees can and will miraculously crawl out of the steep ALCS deficit they face against the Houston Astros and give their prediction for who will go on to win the 2019 World Series.Megan does her best to come up with off-the-cuff Houdini puns in a pseudo-draft in which she is responsible for making selections for not only herself, but also for Michael and Joe. Bless your heart for playing along, Megan.The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness every two or so weeks. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Joe Posnanski is joined by legendary comedian Gary Gulman as he prepares for the debut of his live HBO Special "The Great Depresh" on October 5.Gary talks about the trials and tribulations that a young comedian faces while trying to get their break and dives into the mental health issues that he has overcome along the way.  Be sure to tune in to the HBO Special on Saturday, October 5 at 10 PM ET!The PosCast with Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur regularly posts new episodes of meaninglessness every two or so weeks. To ensure you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, hosts Joe Posnanski & Michael Schur rejoice with Phamns across the country with a retrospective look at Tommy Pham's massive accomplishments this season. Get caught up on the latest "L" taken by the Cleveland Browns and receive the play-by-play recap of the Twins-Yankees AL Wild Card game BEFORE it even happens. It's been boasted as the "lowest information density of any podcast" on popular review sites, if you enjoy The PosCast as much as we do, please kindly refrain from leaving us a 5-star review on iTunes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Minnesota Twins pitcher details his rehab, playing for his hometown team, and raising a family while being a Major League pitcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The recently-retired Esquire writer discusses his Cleveland fandom, writing his new book on the Cavaliers, Bill Murray's kind gesture, getting tattoos with Dennis Rodman and why Paul Newman was a challenging interview.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe and Michael talk about how many knives it takes to make a great peanut butter and jelly sandwich, faux argue about offense and defense in football and then have what is unquestionably the ultimate sports draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Get full access to JoeBlogs at joeposnanski.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices