The Bat Around

About The Bat Around

Your weekly dose of real baseball talk with Paul Valle and former Orioles minor leaguer Zach Moore of PigTown Sports.

Publisher

The Bat Around

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 May 2017

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

607 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   The Bat Around-September 30th, 2026-Season Recap

   The 2026 Orioles season is officially over, and somehow a team that featured four starting pitchers with 150 innings, a top-10 bullpen and the American League leader in home runs and RBIs still finished 79-82. Paul and Zach look back at a bizarre and disappointing season, from injuries and offensive regression to sloppy defense and missed opportunities. More importantly, Orioles players are speaking candidly about what went wrong behind the scenes, with Chris Bassitt calling for higher standards, greater accountability and changes that reach all the way through the minor-league system. Are the Orioles missing the organizational identity that once defined “The Oriole Way,” and what has to change before 2027?

2. 

   24 Sept 2026

   The Bat Around-September 23rd, 2026-Time For Change

   Sweep the Mets. Get swept by the Brewers. Now on the verge of sweeping the Blue Jays. One step forward, two steps back. That’s been the 2026 Orioles in a nutshell. Now, they’re one Orioles loss or White Sox win away from elimination, with little left to play for besides staying out of last place. Meanwhile, Craig Albernaz is making headlines after publicly calling out his players following two ugly losses. Was he justified, or is the manager avoiding accountability for a team that has played sloppy, fundamentally poor baseball all season? Plus, Pete Alonso leads the American League in home runs and RBI, the Orioles try to salvage some pride down the stretch, and we look ahead to what needs to change in 2027. All that and more tonight on The Bat Around!

3. 

   17 Sept 2026

   The Bat Around-September 16th, 2026-Polar Bear Breaks the Ice

   What does the future hold for Coby Mayo after another memorable home run? Pete Alonso blasted career homer No. 300 in his return to Citi Field. Can the Polar Bear eventually make a run at 500? Plus, with another MLB labor battle looming, Paul and Zach dive into the collective bargaining agreement and the growing divide between the players and owners. Plus, the Orioles are on the verge of sweeping the Mets and keeping their faint Wild Card hopes alive, but is it too little, too late? That and much more tonight on The Bat Around!

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

384,941

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

82

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

75

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