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The OrchardcastHow the Blue Jays almost won the World SeriesThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.orgThe Toronto Blue Jays came as close as it gets to winning the World Series, but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in extra innings in game seven.Andrew Stoeten of THE BATFLIP joins the podcast to discuss how the Jays went from last place in the AL East to making the Dodgers fight hard for a repeat championship. Related Links* Why Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber decided he isn’t goin…
2025-11-0629 min
The OrchardcastTalkin' BaseballThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.readtheorchard.orgThat’s right, we’re talking about sports this episode.Andrew Stoeten of THE BATFLIP and Blue Jays Happy Hour joins me to discuss the Toronto Blue Jays’ unwatchable 2024 season, in which they sit dead last in the American League East division, and what brought the team to this point. What moves should they have made in the offseason last year? Why can’t …
2024-08-0307 min
Darts and LettersSeizing the Means of Run Production (ft. Dave Zirin of the Nation) [Rebroadcast]
Programming note: It’s Major League Baseball postseason and Darts and Letters is (coincidentally) on a break this week. In honour of the playoffs, we’re running one of our favourite episodes — one fit for the season.
America’s national pastime is being taken over by a woke mob and a global communist cabal. So say the Republicans. If only…! Racism, conservative nostalgia, and economic exploitation is baked into the MLB. We discuss what’s wrong with baseball, why baseball matters, and what needs to be done to fix it.
First (@6:51) Dave Zirin of the Nation b...
2021-10-081h 22Darts and LettersSeizing the Means of Run Production (ft. Dave Zirin of the Nation)
America’s national pastime is being taken over by a woke mob and a global communist cabal. So say the Republicans. If only…! Racism, conservative nostalgia, and economic exploitation is baked into the MLB. We discuss what’s wrong with baseball, why baseball matters, and what needs to be done to fix it.
First (@6:51) Dave Zirin of the Nation breaks down the recent GOP hysterics over the 2021 MLB All-Star Game, and we have a wider conversation about left-wing sports journalism, and why sports ought to matter to the left–sports fan, and non sports fan alike.
Then (@3...
2021-04-231h 22