Gary and Mick get the Hot Stove Baseball Podcast started less then one week after the World Series. The show starts with a look back at the Kansas City Royals. How their improbable run to the Fall Classic started with a rally in the wildcard game against Oakland. Then the guys touch on San Francisco. They discuss the Giants Dynasty and what makes this title special, along with how the team keeps winning with a different roster of players. News broke Fridays that the Chicago Cubs fired Ricky Renteria to hire Joe Maddon as the teams Manager. The show focuses on the importance of a manager? Then it finally wraps up with a couple final thoughts by Gary.