Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander

Ben Verlander welcomes back Seattle Mariners' Ty France back to Flippin' Bats. They discuss the unbelievable run that the Mariners' rotation has been on, his first all-star game & his favorite Tony Gwynn story. Ty also gives his answer on whether San Diego or Los Angeles has the better Mexican food & more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss whether or not the Philadelphia Phillies are the favorites to win the NL East, the Baltimore Orioles' new owner, & Justin Verlander's big start for the Houston Astros in Detroit. They also discuss whether or not the Pittsburgh Pirates are a playoff team after Paul Skenes' magical debut. Ben updates his weekly MLB Power Rankings & his 'Team of the Week' which is led by Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes Atlanta Braves' legend John Smoltz back to Flippin' Bats for another edition of 'Saturdays with John Smoltz'. Ben and Smoltz break down the Seattle Mariners’ stellar starting pitching and their World Series potential. They also discuss if this is the golden era of shortstops in MLB and Smoltz shares his favorite Adam Wainwright stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss whether or not that New York Yankees own the Houston Astros after the last five years, trouble in Cincinnati & Willson Contreras' broken arm. Ben also discusses what it would take from Shohei Ohtani to win the MVP at DH in 'This Week in Shohei Ohtani News, the Pittsburgh Pirates calling up MLB's No. 3 prospect Paul Skenes & more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes FOX MLB analyst and St. Louis Cardinals' legend Adam Wainwright to Flippin' Bats. They discuss Wainwright getting drafted by the Atlanta Braves and getting traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. They also talk about Wainwright getting pushed into the closer role as a rookie & closing out the 2006 World Series. Ben and Adam talk about his music career, his new role as Fox MLB game analyst & more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the BIG trade from the weekend with the San Diego Padres landing Luis Arráez from the Miami Marlins and whether or not this makes the Padres a playoff team. Ben updates his weekly MLB Power Rankings with the Los Angeles Dodgers taking over the top spot after a sweep of the Atlanta Braves. Ben gives his 'Team of the Month' which is led by Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani & Mookie Betts. Alex and Ben discuss whether or not we are in the Golden Era of shortstops, Ben gives his current Top 5 shortstops of 2024 & more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes Atlanta Braves' legend John Smoltz back to Flippin' Bats for another edition of 'Saturdays with John Smoltz'. Ben and Smoltz discuss Jackson Holliday getting sent down to Triple-A and how the Baltimore Orioles should handle him going forward. The pair also break down the early season struggles of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays and how the Cleveland Guardians have got off to such a hot start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the dominance of Chicago Cubs' Shōta Imanaga and whether or not he was the best pitcher free agent signing. They also talk about Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz's hot start, Arizona Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll's sophomore slump & Mike Trout's knee injury. They bring you a new edition of 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News' & more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes 2013 NLCS MVP Michael Wacha to the show to discuss his red hot Kansas City Royals team, Bobby Witt Jr., & the Royals stellar pitching staff. Wacha also discusses his St. Louis Cardinals' days, losing a no-hitter, getting called up the big leagues and pitching in the playoffs a year removed from college, coming up & learning from Yadier Molina, Adam Wainwright, & more. He also discusses being able to find his old form after some injuries with the Tampa Bay Rays & who is in his Top-5 pitchers of all-time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss the latest in MLB news including New York Mets' Pete Alonso joining the 200 home run club. Ben breaks down whether he thinks Alonso will join the 500 home run club & whether or not New York Yankees' Aaron Judge is full healthy after his slow start to the season. Ben also takes a look at the Seattle Mariners' turnaround with their pitching staff finally hitting their stride & whether or not George Kirby will finish the season with more games started than walks this season. Verlander updates his weekly MLB Power Rankings & 'Team of the Week' & more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes Atlanta Braves' legend John Smoltz back to Flippin' Bats for another edition of 'Saturdays with John Smoltz'. Ben and Smoltz discuss the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers’ less than spectacular early seasons and whether or not the Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospect Paul Skenes should be called up to the Majors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you the latest MLB news including Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani breaking Hideki Matsui's record for most home runs by a Japanese born player in MLB history. They also discuss the Houston Astros' historic bad start and whether or not they could make the postseason. Ben answers whether or not he thinks the Chicago White Sox could break the record for most losses in a single-season. Ben & Alex also discuss whether not it's time for the Toronto Blue Jays to start worrying about Vladimir Guerrero Jr & more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes 2023 Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star catcher Will Smith to Flippin’ Bats. Ben and Smith discuss the Dodgers’ massive offseason, if Smith has started game-planning pitching with Shohei Ohtani, and his upcoming Netflix is a Joke event in support of his Catching Hope foundation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you the latest MLB news including Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani breaking Hideki Matsui's record for most home runs by a Japanese born player. Ben also talks about the Baltimore Orioles' fountain saga where Colton Cowser accidentally threw Craig Kimbrel's 422nd save ball, tying Billy Wagner for 7th all-time, into the fountains at Kauffman Stadium. Ben also breaks down why Pittsburgh Pirates' Paul Skenes should still be in AAA. Verlander also updates his weekly MLB Power Rankings & 'Team of the Week'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes Atlanta Braves' legend John Smoltz back to Flippin' Bats for another edition of 'Saturdays with John Smoltz.’ Ben and Smoltz discuss the Atlanta Braves’ World Series chances without their ace Spencer Strider, how MLB can help prevent arm injuries around the league and what’s currently the best rivalry in MLB. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry bring you everything you need to know regarding Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani in 'This Week In Shohei Ohtani News' where they discuss tying Hideki Matsui for most home runs by a Japanese born player & his offensive numbers being better in 2024 than they were in 2023. Ben gives you his Top 3 most concerning teams through the first month of the season including the Seattle Mariners & more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry discuss is the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers' rivalry is currently the best in baseball, whether or not Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. is the best shortstop in baseball and whether or not the NL Central is the best division in baseball. Ben also gives his updated MLB Power Rankings with a new team at the top & his updated 'Team of the Week'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes back Atlanta Braves' legend John Smoltz back to Flippin' Bats for another edition of 'Saturdays with John Smoltz'. Ben and Smoltz discuss the cause of all the pitching injuries and his best stories from his almost no-hitters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down all the latest news after the DOJ announced charges for Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter. Baltimore Orioles' finally debuted Jackson Holliday and Ben gives his Top 5 most anticipated MLB debuts since 2000. Ben also talks about Los Angeles Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow becoming the front runner for the NL Cy Young & much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Verlander welcomes Seattle Mariners' Bryce Miller to Flippin' Bats. They discuss his near perfect MLB debut, his new splitter he developed this offseason and the craziest thing he's ever seen Julio Rodríguez do. Miller also talks about his Texas A&M Aggies, facing his childhood friend & Baltimore Orioles' Jordan Westburg and his thoughts on the rash of pitching injuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices