Every play in a baseball game starts with a pitcher on a mound holding a ball. On this show we look at one specific pitch per episode. I quickly set the scene and then a guest joins and we dip into whatever happens after the pitcher unloads the ball. Strikeouts, home runs, botched grounders, robberies, charged mounds, exploding birds… basically any moment in baseball history is on the table.
I'm Justin Cox and I'm your host. Twitter: @routinelayup
Thanks for listening to this podcast and thanks to the guests for joining! It made the back half of the season (which was wild as hell for Giants and Dodgers fans and a bunch of teams in the AL east) extra great. Feel free to hit me up at @routinelayup (https://twitter.com/routinelayup) or andthepitchpodcast@gmail.com. Later!
Walk-off music: Dimed Out by Titus Andronicus
28 Sept 2021
10. Jose Bautista Flips a Bat to Hell, with Ruhee Dewji
I talked to Ruhee Dewji about being a semi-new but devoted Blue Jays fan, Wildcard games, going down 0-2 against the Rangers, not knowing what’s happening when you’re at the stadium, "OK Blue Jays," Bautista’s HR, Bautista’s bat flip, policing fun in baseball, tortured Toronto sports, her David Price nickname generator, the Rougned Odor punch, the hectic AL East Wildcard and Jays Covid journey.
Ruhee: twitter.com/ruhee_ (https://twitter.com/ruhee_)
Justin: twitter.com/routinelayup (https://twitter.com/routinelayup)
Song: Son the Father, by Fucked Up
The pitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V8W6_bD7bE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V8W6_bD7bE)
Get Your David Price nickname: http://ruhee.ca/david-price-names/# (http://ruhee.ca/david-price-names/#/)
2 Sept 2021
08. The David Freese (or Nelson Cruz 😩) Game, w/ Ryan Page
Ryan Page is a musician (Bad Dads) and podcaster (Beatles vs. Stones) among his fatherly and professional pursuits. (Facts: I’m a member of both that band and that podcast). We talk about sad fans in heroic moments, Ray Allen’s Three, a dummy guide to Rangers' history, Pudge’s coolness, clutch David Freese, watching sports with the kinds of people who say stuff like “sportsball,” whether Nelson Cruz should have caught that ball, Josh Hamilton’s story, hating Lance Berkman, loving Albert Pujols, Nolan’s blank face, nerd GMs, RIP Charlies Watts, holy moly Bill Wyman.
The pitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEEOZpdp9bo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEEOZpdp9bo)
Justin: https://twitter.com/routinelayup (https://twitter.com/routinelayup)
Email ideas: andthepitchpodcast@gmail.com (mailto:andthepitchpodcast@gmail.com)
Ryan: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0awNvVnOhhUxmtEaiBkVLm?si=wZ-rthp6R6CyHenjvts7RQ&dl_branch=1 (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0awNvVnOhhUxmtEaiBkVLm?si=wZ-rthp6R6CyHenjvts7RQ&dl_branch=1)
Walk-up music: Can You Hear Me Knocking, by the Rolling Stones
9 Aug 2021
05. Oakland A's Go Down Looking, w/ Joey Devine
Joey Devine is a comedian, writer and host of the Roundball Rock podcast. We talk about a nasty sinker (two of them actually) from Derek Lowe, closing a game against the A’s in the 2003 playoffs. A sad moment in Joey’s life. Also discussed: Stevie Nicks, Josh Reddick’s attention span, the truly wild 2003 playoffs, the uncancellable Pedro Martinez, Johnny Damon’s concussion, cancelling Ken Macha, striking out looking (to end the All Star Game (in a tie!)), Moneyball, Mark Ellis, Steph Curry, Robert Horry, and Billy Beane. Lowe’s 9th inning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTTcgyHwk2o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTTcgyHwk2o)
Joey: https://twitter.com/JoeyDevine (https://twitter.com/JoeyDevine)
Justin: https://twitter.com/routinelayup (https://twitter.com/routinelayup)
Walk-up music: Edge of Seventeen, by Stevie Nicks
Email ideas: andthepitchpodcast@gmail.com (mailto:andthepitchpodcast@gmail.com)
2 Aug 2021
04. Randy Johnson Explodes a Bird, w/ Zach Buchanan
Zach Buchanan is the Diamondback reporter for The Athletic. We talk about Randy Johnson annihilating a mourning dove in 2001, oral histories, bonkers baseball moments, Randy’s aura, the guy who filmed it, twisted Jeff Kent, German metal, and bad walk-up music. Pitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-BT4N17cTY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-BT4N17cTY)
Zach: https://twitter.com/ZHBuchanan (https://twitter.com/ZHBuchanan)
Justin: https://twitter.com/routinelayup (https://twitter.com/routinelayup)
Walk-up music: Where this Flower Blooms, by Tyler the Creator.
Email ideas: andthepitchpodcast@gmail.com (mailto:andthepitchpodcast@gmail.com)
20 Jul 2021
02. Bolsinger's Last Trash-Can Bang, w/ Molly Knight
Molly Knight is a staff writer and columnist for The Athletic and author of the NYT Bestseller The Best Team Money Can Buy (//tinyurl.com/BestTeamMoney). We talk about Mike Bolsinger’s final pitch, minor league wages, cheating Astros, DMing sources, tribal fandom, vigilante journalism, Kershaw, Grienke, Kenley Jansen's happy brother, and more.
Molly: twitter.com/molly_knight
Justin: twitter.com/routinelayup
Pitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teouY8VLV_8
Email: andthepitchpodcast@gmail.com
Note: This was recorded in early June, before MLB started inspecting pitchers for substances.
7 Jul 2021
01. Bonds vs. Gagne, w/ Grant Brisbee
Grant Brisbee is a writer and podcaster for The Athletic. We talk about the iconic 2004 matchup between Eric Gagne and Barry Bonds, which one YouTuber dubbed “one of the greatest matchups of the steroid era.” Also discussed: 100+ mph pitches, intentional walks, steroids, hating Barry, loving Barry, the rise of baseball blogging, bonkers Bonds’ stats, Even Year Magic, whether the Dodgers championship has an asterisk, and the best Wilco album. Watch the full at-bat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkdgJeqeCxM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkdgJeqeCxM)
Grant: https://twitter.com/GrantBrisbee (https://twitter.com/GrantBrisbee)
Justin: https://twitter.com/routinelayup (https://twitter.com/routinelayup)
Walk-up music: Release the Beast, by Breakwater
Email pitch ideas: andthepitchpodcast@gmail.com (mailto:andthepitchpodcast@gmail.com)
7 Jul 2021
Introducing: And the Pitch
Every play in a baseball game starts with a pitcher on a mound holding a ball. This show will look at one specific pitch per episode. I’ll quickly set the scene. After that a guest will join and we’ll dip into whatever happens after the pitcher unloads the ball. Strikeouts, home runs, botched grounders, robberies, charged mounds, exploding birds… basically any moment in baseball history is on the table. I'm Justin Cox and I'll be your host. Episodes will run about 30 minutes and shall wander freely like a Steve Dalkowski (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Dalkowski) fastball.
twitter.com/routinelayup (//twitter.com/routinelayup)
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