Yankees, Dodgers, World Series. Those words evoke memories of Major League baseball becoming the national pastime generations ago.
Both franchises fielded some of the absolute giants in the history of the sport. Babe and Jackie. Mantle and Koufax. And today Ohtani and Judge.
So as the baseball world gets ready for game one of the Fall Classic, we turn to C ... Show More
Feb 2025
Champions League Playoff: Can Manchester City Salvage Their Season?
The American football season may now be over, but the drama in Europe’s club football season, aka soccer, is just heating up. Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City squad has been England’s most dominant club, with six home league trophies in the past seven years and a Champions League ... Show More
32m 15s
Apr 2020
Game 1 of the 2000 World Series: Mets vs. Yankees. Plus: Al Leiter | Against All Odds With Cousin Sal
Cousin Sal, the Parlay Kid, and Brother Bri rewatch the first game of the 2000 World Series between the Mets and the Yankees (02:00), hand out awards (25:00), and debate the best plan for baseball in 2020 (32:30). Then the Mets’ starting pitcher from Game 1, Al Leiter, calls in t ... Show More
1h 18m
Jun 2020
CC Sabathia on Protesting, Drew Brees, Baseball’s Return, LeBron, Rivera, and the National Moment
The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by World Series champion CC Sabathia to discuss his experience at the protests in Brooklyn, the moment he realized the nation was ignited by the killing of George Floyd, and the platforms today's athletes have and their ability to speak out aga ... Show More
1h 15m
Jul 2024
Red Sox Take Down Yankees...Again | 'Play Tessie'
From 'Play Tessie' (subscribe here): In their first trip of the season to Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox showed no fear as they once again took down their rivals in two out of three games. Gordo, Sammy, and Pat look at everything that went down in the Bronx including the potential g ... Show More
49m 45s
Jun 20
The Pitch Clock: The Classic Pitcher’s Duel
Jeremy and Chris go head-to-head in Taylor’s* Trivia, and the term “ball knower” is not used lightly. Plus, Fabian Ardaya covers the Dodgers for The Athletic and chats with Jeremy about Shohei Ohtani’s return to the mound, the fallout from the Rafael Devers trade in both San Fran ... Show More
16m 33s
Sep 2024
166: A Conversation on Negro Leagues Baseball History with Bob Kendrick
As a follow up to episode 165 America’s Favorite Pastime: Baseball, we’re proud to share an interview with Bob Kendrick, the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, MO. Founded in 1990, the NLBM is the world’s only museum dedicated to preserving and celebra ... Show More
52m 58s
Mar 2025
World Series Stories with Luis Gonzalez! - AFTER MESS Ep. 62
Dbacks legend & hero of the 2001 World Series, GONZO, is in the house! (well, we're technically in his)
We talked stories from winning the world series, being a part of the Phoenix community, talked smack to JD & more!
Follow us on social @themorningmess and HUGE shoutout to our ... Show More
22m 41s