Javier Reyes proctors an intergalactic journey through the baseball universe, chatting with members of the Just Baseball staff and other baseball people about their favorite crossover quirks in our wonderful game. New episodes come every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts!
21 | Making a Baseball Video Game w/ Bitball Creator Matt
On the first ever TWENTY FIRST episode of Baseball vs the World, Javier is joined by baseball fan and indie video game developer Matt to discuss his new baseball simulation video game, Bitball! The two discuss a host of topics, however, including Matt's passion for baseball that motivated him to start the project in the first place, the biggest obstacles with making video games in the first place, some of the game's most entertaining features, getting retweeted by Jeff Passan, and a fun list of the top-5 best baseball video game features of all time!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
2:19 How Bitball came about
8:05 The struggles of being a solo developer
30:40 Getting the Jeff Passan shoutout
35:36 The Top-5 best baseball video game features EVER
Download Bitball for free on Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bitball-baseball/id6563151595
Download Bitball for free on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.com.duckfootgames.bitball.Bitball&hl=en_US
Check out Javier's old article on another video game, Blaseball: https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/an-ode-to-blaseball-the-perfect-embodiment-of-geek-and-baseball-culture-alike/
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25 Mar 2025
20 | The INDISPUTABLE Top-10 Baseball Movies of All Time List w/ Herb Lawrence
On the first ever TWENTIETH episode of Baseball vs the World, Javier is joined by the newest member of Just Baseball, Herb Lawrence (formerly of CHGO sports, 670 the Score, Locked On White Sox) for a grand ole ranking of the best baseball movies of all time! Before the list, the two discuss Herb's new podcast with the network, Addison to 35th, and the state of Chicago sports, and then get into every movie from Moneyball, to the kid-movies of Sandlot and Rookie of the Year, MULTIPLE Jackie Robinson movies, old classics that have aged well (and some that haven't), some flicks you might not have even heard of, and more!
SOME POTENTIAL SPOILERS!!!!
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro and Addison to 35th!
09:28 (Herb) The Jackie Robinson Story
11:08 (Javi) 42
14:44 (Javi) The Natural
18:43 (Herb) The Sandlot
22:39 (Javi) Field of Dreams
25:12 (Herb) Rookie of the Year
28:42 (Javi) A League of Their Own
31:09 (Herb) Major League
35:48 (Javi) Sugar
38:52 (Herb) Field of Dreams
42:28 (Javi) Bull Durham
45:00 (Herb) A League of Their Own
48:10 (Javi) Everybody Wants Some!!
51:41 (Herb) Bull Durham
54:11 (Javi) The History of the Seattle Mariners
57:56 (Herb) 42
1:01:08 (Javi) The Sandlot
1:05:38 (Herb) Eight Men Out
1:07:55 (Javi and Herb) Moneyball
1:14:51 Honorable Mentions
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5 Mar 2025
19 | The Funniest Baseball Moments of the Last Year w/ Peter Appel
WE'RE BACK!!!! On the first ever NINETEENTH episode of Baseball vs the World, Javier makes his triumphant return and is once again joined by Peter Appel, co-founder of Just Baseball, to discuss the funniest, and in some ways dumbest, baseball moments of the last year. The two discuss the weirdos like Josh Naylor and Anthony Rendon, Peter's king Cal Quantril starting a brawl, the Padres and Dodgers rivalry taking a ridiculous turn, Alex Verdugo's allergies, Jose Iglesias being a pop star, and more!
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Personal Twitters: @Javiipeno, @PeterAppel23
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Site: https://Justbaseball.com
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