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United States
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Welcome to Ben Verlander’s clubhouse, where flipping bats is not only allowed but encouraged! On the Flippin’ Bats pod, expect candid 1-on-1 interviews with players from your favorite MLB teams and talk about the current state of baseball .
Language:
English
Episodes
SHOHEI OHTANI SWEEPSTAKES, MLB'S 2024 TOP 50 PLAYERS & MORE
12/5/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry jump right into the Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes by discussing his fit with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, and Chicago Cubs. They react to the news from the Seattle Mariners and Atlanta Braves trade and Ben starts his countdown to the top MLB player in 2024 by revealing numbers 50-46. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:44:26
DETROIT TIGERS ANNOUNCER JASON BENETTI DISCUSSES HIS JOURNEY, LOVE OF BASEBALL & MORE
11/30/2023
Ben Verlander welcomes new Detroit Tigers play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti to the show. They discuss how Benetti got into announcing, his love of baseball, his decade long grind in the Minor Leagues and how his move from the Chicago White Sox to the Tigers came to life. He also talks about his love of ballpark food, his most memorable call, his terrible travel luck and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:48:59
WHY SHOHEI OHTANI TO THE TEXAS RANGERS MAKES SENSE & MLB RUMOR MILL ROUNDUP
11/28/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry dive into all the free agent and trade rumors around the MLB. Ben gives three reasons why Shohei Ohtani could sign with the defending World Series Champion Texas Rangers & more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:45:16
MLB AWARDS RECAP: SHOHEI OHTANI & RONALD ACUNA JR. MAKE MLB HISTORY
11/17/2023
Ben Verlander & Alex Curry break down all of the winners of the biggest awards in MLB including Shohei Ohtani becoming the 1st player to win MVP unanimously twice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:37:49
MLB AWARDS PREVIEW: WILL SHOHEI OHTANI BE AN UNANIMOUS MVP AGAIN?
11/13/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry give you a full preview of all of the MLB Awards. Will Shohei Ohtani win another unanimous AL MVP award and will Blake Snell win his 2nd Cy Young? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:35:52
NEW YORK YANKEES BERNIE WILLIAMS ON SHOHEI OHTANI, THE YANKEES CURRENT STATE & MORE
11/9/2023
Ben Verlander welcomes New York Yankees legend Bernie Williams back to the show. They discuss the current state of the New York Yankees, what it meant to have his number retired and what advice he would give Shohei Ohtani during free agency. They also talk about his favorite Derek Jeter story, what he sees in Yankees' Jasson Dominguez and his thoughts on New York Mets new manager Carlos Mendoza. Bernie also talks about National Caregivers Month, his father's battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (or IPF) and his work with Boehringer Ingleheim & the Tune In To Lung Health Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:34:28
SHOHEI OHTANI'S TOP-3 LANDING SPOTS, 2024 WORLD SERIES PREDICTIONS & MORE
11/7/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap the 2023 MLB season with the Texas Rangers winning their first World Series. They discuss the Top-3 landing spots for Shohei Ohtani, the recent hirings including the Chicago Cubs hiring former Milwaukee Brewers' manager Craig Counsell, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:38:50
TEXAS RANGERS ARE WORLD SERIES CHAMPS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
11/2/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers Game 5 win to give them their first World Series title in franchise history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:32:06
TEXAS RANGERS BROUGHT THE BATS & DOMINATED THE DBACKS TO TAKE 3-1 WORLD SERIES LEAD
11/1/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers HUGE World Series Game 4 win without Adolis Garcia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:18:11
HALL OF FAMER RANDY JOHNSON TALKS THE 2001 VS 2023 DBACKS, HIS PERFECT GAME & MORE
10/31/2023
Ben Verlander welcomes Hall of Famer Randy Johnson to the show! They discuss the difference between Johnson's 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks and this year's team. They also talk about his career, his perfect game, what hitters gave him fits, his photography career and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:19:21
TEXAS RANGERS SILENCE THE DBACKS ON THE ROAD TO TAKE A 2-1 WORLD SERIES LEAD
10/30/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers bounce back World Series Game 3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:13:42
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS & MERRILL KELLY BOUNCE BACK TO EVEN UP THE WORLD SERIES 1-1
10/29/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Arizona Diamondbacks HUGE World Series Game 2 win over the Texas Rangers thanks for Merrill Kelly's dominant outing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:18:14
TEXAS RANGERS WALK OFF THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS & TAKE A 1-0 WORLD SERIES LEAD
10/28/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers World Series Game 1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in walk-off fashion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:20:26
2023 WORLD SERIES PREVIEW & RECAP OF THE ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS WILD NLCS GAME 7 WIN
10/26/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry give a quick recap of the Arizona Diamondbacks wild Game 7 win in the NLCS and then they both preview the 2023 World Series between the Texas Rangers and the Diamondbacks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:30:34
TEXAS RANGERS PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE WORLD SERIES
10/24/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers EPIC ALCS Game 7 win to reach the World Series for the first time since 2011, including on-field interviews with Bruce Bochy, Jordan Montgomery, Josh Jung, Mitch Garver, Andrew Heaney, and Evan Carter, plus sound from Bruce Bochy's locker room speech after the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:27:10
TEXAS RANGERS TAKE DOWN THE HOUSTON ASTROS TO FORCE AN ALCS GAME 7
10/23/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Texas Rangers HUGE ALCS Game 6 win over the Houston Astros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:19:48
ASTROS TAKE 3-2 ALCS LEAD WITH AN EPIC COMEBACK OVER THE RANGERS IN INSTANT CLASSIC
10/20/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap the Astros unbelievable Game 5 comeback vs Rangers as they take a 3-2 ALCS lead in an instant classic fueled by José Altuve's 9th inning heroics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:15:38
HOUSTON ASTROS BEAT THE TEXAS RANGERS ON THE ROAD AGAIN TO EVEN UP THE ALCS 2-2
10/20/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Houston Astros' ALCS Game 4 win over the Texas Rangers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:24:18
HOUSTON ASTROS STRIKE BACK ON THE ROAD TO CUT TEXAS RANGERS' ALCS LEAD TO 2-1
10/19/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry break down the Houston Astros' ALCS Game 3 win over the Texas Rangers. The road team has won every game in this ALCS. Ben and Alex wrap things up by discussing the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:26:56
TEXAS RANGERS STAY RED HOT AND TAKE ALCS GAME 2 FROM THE HOUSTON ASTROS
10/16/2023
Ben Verlander and Alex Curry recap all the action from a tightly contested ALCS Game 2 between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers including Nathan Eovaldi's stellar outing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Duration:00:17:46