GSMC Baseball Podcast

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty recaps the games from early in the week, talks Rockies surge, and the Athletics hunt for first place. The Rockies and A's have been two of the leagues hottest teams the last week as they both sit a game back of first place in their respective divisions. The Rockies swept the Dodgers over the weekend and took game one of their series with the Astros in Houston. The A's have won 8 of their last 10 as they continue their charge to...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty goes over the games from the weekend and gives updates on the division and wild card races, talks AL West and NL West. The Mariners pulled off a much needed sweep in Houston over the weekend and the A’s are now 2.5 games back of the Astros. In the NL Central the Cubs hold a 3 game lead after they were able to get a walk off grand slam on Sunday. The Red Sox extended their lead to 9.5 game lead in the AL Central. Big series get...

On this episode of GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty recaps the games from the middle of the week, talks AL West, Wild Card race, Yankees, and NL West. The AL West has actually gotten interesting as the Astros injuries have opened a door for the A's to possibly sneak through. The Yankees are still 8 back of the Red Sox even after winning 4 straight and still only hold a 4.5 game lead over the A's in the first wild card. A lot can happen with about 40-50 games to go for most teams. In...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty recaps the games from early in the week, goes over some late trades and talks NL East. In the NL East the Phillies still hold a slight edge over the Braves. Both the Braves and Phillies have followed a similar formula, as both teams were at the bottom of the league for quite sometime, gaining high draft picks and moving big names for prospects. Now, in a division many thought would be an easy win for the Nationals has now seen...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty recaps the games from the weekend, talks AL East, Phillies hot streak, and the AL West race. Tom goes deep into the Red Sox and Yankees series from over the weekend. The Red Sox finished of the sweep of the Yankees on Sunday in the most hilarious way possible. Aroldis Chapman blew a 3-run lead in the bottom of the ninth and the Red Sox won on a walk off in the 10th. The Red Sox now hold a 9.5 game lead on the Yankees. The A's...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty recaps the games from the middle of the week, talks Red Sox/Yankees series. He also discusses the A's as they have jumped into the second wild card. He also goes over the tight NL Central and NL West races. This coming weekend is also due to be a good one as the Dodgers host the Astros, the Yankees and Red Sox continue their series from Fenway, and the Giants look to gain ground in the west with wins in the desert. As always, if...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty discusses the frenzy of trades that went down on deadline day around Major League Baseball. The Dodgers, Brewers, Pirates, Braves, Yankees, Rays, Dbacks and Mariners all made major deals over the last 36 hours. Brian Dozier went from Minnesota to LA, Chris Archer was sent to Pittsburgh for two talented young players, and the Braves solidified their bullpen with two moves to get proven relief arms. The Brewers made two major...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty discusses the NL West race, talks trade deadline and possible moves. The NL West has 3 teams within 6.5 games of first with two months of the season to go. The Dodgers have reached first place but can they continue to hold off the DBacks and Rockies? The NL East is similar with the Braves on the heels of the Phillies, and in the Central the Brewers are still right there behind the Cubs. The NL Wild Card is the wildest of all as...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty discusses the Cubs jump to first place, talks NL East race, and recent trades. The Cubs have carved out a 2.5 game lead in the NL Central and have aslo aquired Cole Hamels from the Texas Rangers to sure up their rotation. A rotation that hasn't been as consistant as once hoped. In the NL East the Phillies also have a 2.5 game lead over the second place Braves. Both Clubs boast a roster of young talent with a veteran precence...

On this episdoe of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty discusses the Pirates current winning streak, talks Yankees, NL West race. The Pirates have peeled over 11 wins in a row to put themselves right back in the NL Wild Card conversation. This could be a culmination of a bunch of guys getting hot at the same time. Tom expects them to fade away by the end of August. The rest of the contenders in the NL are in the middle of deciding how aggressive they want to get in the trade...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty recaps the games from the weekend, talks Wild Card race for both leagues. The NL has 8 teams fighting for two spots in the Wild Card race. In the AL the Mariners hold a 3 game lead over the A's for the second wild card spot. Currently the Yankees are in the first position as they are 5 games behind the Red Sox in the AL East. The National League is where it will get the most interesting. The Brewers and DBacks are barely holding...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty goes voer the outlook for the post All Star break part of the season. All of the divisions in the NL are up for grabs, all with at least 2 teams in the hunt. The Nationals are at .500 and look to go on a run to give the Braves and Phillies a challenge at the top of the NL East. The race for the second wild card in the AL has been narrowed to two teams as the A's are currently 3 games back of the Mariners with many head to head...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty recaps all of the All Star action for Washington DC, and talks Manny Machado trade. He give a review of the home run derby that was won by hometown hero Bryce Harper who a dazzled in his final round performace, beating Kyle Schwarber of the Chicago Cubs. On the next day the All Star Game turned into a sort of home run derby 2.0. A total of ten homers were hit in the exhibition between the AL All Stars and the NL All Stars. Jean...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty recaps the games from the weekend, makes picks for the Home Run Derby and previews the All Star Game. A crop of home run derby newbies (and Bryce Harper) will battle it out in a head to head bracket format in the Home Run Derby in D.C. Brewer slugger Jesus Aguilar is the first seed and my pick to win this contest. Javy Baez and Kyle Schwarber will both be representing the Cubs and are also both favorites to win. Hometown hero...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty recaps the busy week in baseball action. The Giants took two of three from the Cubs while the Yankees split four games with the Orioles. The Red Sox swept the Rangers and the Indians dropped two of three to the Reds. Many runs were scored this week as a handful teams reached upwards of 14 runs. The Rockies scored 19 on the DBacks who put a position player into pitch in the 4th inning! The final vote results were also revealed....

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty recaps the busy weekend in the MLB. The DBacks scored a franchise record 20 runs on Saturday, the same night Mark Reynolds knocked in 10 RBI in a blow out win in D.C. The Yankees, Red Sox, and Astros all continued their winning ways, all taking care of lesser opponents. As the season goes on the AL playoff picture is becoming more and more clear. The only compelling division race lies out east. The AL and NL All Star rosters...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty recaps the game from the beginning of the week and talks a little about baseball and the Fourth of July. He also talks about the Yankees and their volitile offense and also speculates if they need to get another arm to sure up their rotation. He also talks about the AL West and asks if its time to count out the Angels. They have plummeted in the standings and do not look like they have the pieces to work their way back into...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty goes over the games from the busy weekend in the MLB. The Yankees took two of three from the Red Sox in the Bronx. All three games were lopsided margins as homers were flying out of Yankee Stadium all weekend. The Giants went into the desert and swept the first place Dbacks. The NL West is heating up as the Dodgers and Giant are both knocking on the door of the Dbacks and the Phillies in the wild card race. In the American...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty goes over the games from the middle of the week. He also gives an update from the College World Series in Omaha. The Oregon State Beavers have won their 3rd title in history! Tom also talks about the Brewers and the balance they have shown as a team, a clear reason why they are still on top of the NL Central. With the Angels falling out of contention Tom thinks it’s time for Mike Trout to think about finding a new place to play...

On this episode of the GSMC Baseball Podcast host Tom Dougherty goes over the games from the beginning of the week as the Rays shutout the Nationals twice, the Yankees get the first two of their series in Philadephia, and the Cubs and Dodgers split the first two games of thier series in LA. He talks NL East where the Braves are still in first pretty comfortably for now and AL West race where the Mariners still hope to make it interesting. He also goes over the Indians outlook as they have...