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Midwest Swing takes a look at the Minnesota Twins and baseball from a flyover country perspective. With up-and-coming baseball writer Brandon Warne and a cast of different characters, Midwest Swing will look to keep it light, but still informative and interesting as it pertains to this great game.
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In the 29th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by former big-league utility man Denny Hocking about spending the bulk of his career with the Twins, including playing for two legendary managers in Tom Kelly and Ron Gardenhire. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: …
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In the 28th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by former big-league catcher Terry Steinbach to talk about his days with John Anderson in Minnesota, Tony La Russa in Oakland, Tom Kelly in Minnesota and everything in between. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10…
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In the 27th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by former big-league outfielder Dave Gallagher to discuss his well-traveled career, what he's up to now and much, much more. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10 SimBull -- The stock market for sports. PROM…
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In the 26th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by former big-league left-handed reliever Jim Poole to talk about his wide-ranging experience playing for eight MLB teams as well as his recent ALS diagnosis and much, much more. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: …
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In the 25th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by Baltimore baseball royalty in former Orioles infielder Bill Ripken to talk about the 1995 Buffalo Bisons, postgame shenanigans at the Metrodome, his days with Baltimore and much, much more. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware…
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In the 24th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by MLB Hall of Famer Paul Molitor to talk starting with the Brewers, finishing with the Twins and everything in between. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10 SimBull -- The stock market for sports. PROMO CO…
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In the 23rd episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by legendary MLB manager Tom Kelly to discuss managing two World Series winners, memories of Kirby Puckett, Wayne Hattaway, Wayne Terwilliger and many more with copious stories and plenty of laughs. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitch…
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In the 22nd episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by 10-year MLB veteran Jim Abbott who discusses playing for Team USA in the 1988 Olympics, getting a standing ovation for successfully fielding a bunt in Cuba, making the big leagues without pitching in the minors and much, much more. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epar…
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In the 21st episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by 18-year MLB pitcher Kent Mercker to talk about the 1991 World Series, the differing personalities between Greg Maddux/John Smoltz/Tom Glavine and what it was like to be teammates with Deion Sanders. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy ki…
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In the 20th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by MLB lifer Ruben Amaro Jr. to talk about the 1993 Philadelphia Phillies, 1995 Buffalo Bisons, being portrayed on "The Goldbergs" by Niko Guardado and much, much more. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10 …
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In the 19th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by former MLB utility man Jeff Reboulet for copious stories about Tom Kelly, Kirby Puckett, Albert Belle, getting enough playing time as a utility man and so much more. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10 …
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In the 18th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by former MLB catcher Matt Walbeck to talk about replacing Brian Harper, playing for Tom Kelly, catching a no-hitter and so much more. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10 SimBull -- The stock market for sp…
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In the 17th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg dust off a feature called "Remembering Some Guys" where they thumb through some old baseball cards and tell stories. This time, they open up a pack of Upper Deck 1990 and the fun begins there. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO COD…
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In the 16th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by former MLB jack-of-all-trades Jeff Frye to talk about making the big leagues as a 30th-round pick, grinding through nearly a decade in the majors and much, much more. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10…
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In the 15th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg debut a new feature called "Remembering Some Guys" where they thumb through some old baseball cards and tell stories. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10 SimBull -- The stock market for sports. PROMO CODE: bender Hum…
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In the 14th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by former Royals and Angels pitcher Mark Gubicza, who also does color commentary for their games on television presently. They talk all things Kansas City, the second round of the 1981 MLB draft and what it meant to stay with one team for (almost) his entire career. Be sure…
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In the 13th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon joins up with Darius and John from Batflips and Nerds for a special transatlantic crossover episode. Think "Jetsons meet Flintstones" as the guys talk about playoffs in the 90s, how the Brits got into baseball and all other things while helping promote the Sports Podcast Awards. Be sure to chec…
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In the 12th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by legendary manager Buck Showalter to talk shop about the 90s and his illustrious career. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10 SimBull -- The stock market for sports. PROMO CODE: bender Humility Chains -- …
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In the 11th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg discuss the relationship between a pitcher and a pitching coach across all levels of baseball. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10 SimBull -- The stock market for sports. PROMO CODE: bender Humility Chains -- Stylish…
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In the 10th episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by former big-league lefty Greg Swindell for stories about Texas baseball, going second overall in the MLB draft, transitioning from starter to reliever and much more. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10 S…
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In the ninth episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg are joined by former Orioles starting pitcher Ben McDonald for a fun hour-plus of stories from his career. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10 SimBull -- The stock market for sports. PROMO CODE: bender Humility Chai…
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In the seventh episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg discuss the life of a closer in the late 80s and early 90s. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchenware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10 SimBull -- The stock market for sports. PROMO CODE: bender Humility Chains -- Stylish, reasonably priced jewelry wher…
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In the sixth episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg discuss everything under the sun as listener questions were submitted and answered. Be sure to check out our sponsors! Epare -- Reasonably priced, trendy kitchen ware. PROMO CODE: 10T90BP10 SimBull -- The stock market for sports. PROMO CODE: bender…
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In the third episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg discuss the evolution of the trade deadline throughout his career, as well as specifics about players joining and leaving the teams he was on. Also -- we break down a bit of what it was like to be traded on separate occasions, two months apart.…
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In the second episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" Brandon and Gregg go long-form on a discussion about the first family of baseball in Baltimore -- the Ripkens. Find out not only how Gregg interacted with Cal Jr. -- the most well-known of the Ripkens -- but also his experience with Cal Sr.'s place in Orioles lore as well as what it was like for Bill…
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This is the very first episode of "That 90s Baseball Pod" -- a podcast aimed to stoke the nostalgia within fans of a certain age. In it, we get to know former MLB relief pitcher and co-host Gregg Olson, a veteran of 14 MLB seasons with nine teams. Brandon Warne and Gregg dive into his upbringing in the game, as well as plant seeds for future episod…
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Welcome back to Midwest Swing! Tom Schreier is once again gone but do not fret, Brandon brought in D.B. Firstman (@dianagram) author of the upcoming book Hall of Name: Baseball's Most Magnificent Monikers from 'The Only Nolan' to 'Van Lingle Mungo' and More to talk about a myriad of topics including the book, the Simpsons, funny Twitter accounts, a…
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Today we have another special guest as Ozzie Guillén Jr joins Brandon to talk about growing up around baseball, how his father influenced his career and his current connections with baseball. We also talk White Sox, Michael Pineda, and a behind the scenes look at the 2000 Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In this Weeks Episode: The White Sox [3:00] Michael Pin…
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Special guest alert! Today we have an incredibly fun episode with Elling Hoffland who's a Product Manager for Sportradar! We break down all the news from around the league including the latest on the Astros scandal, Yasmani Grandal signing with the White Sox, some Minnesota Twins off-season updates, as well as tons of Brewers talk and a game where …
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Brandon and Tom are back in studio to discuss all the biggest news surrounding the MLB (and more!) on the latest episode of Midwest Swing! The Astros are stealing signs, Odorizzi accepted his QO, AL & NL MVP's announced, Rocco wins Manager of the Year, and tons of Twins front-office news! In This Episode: Myles Garrett [2:00] Houston Astros Sign St…
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Brandon and Tom are back in action and ready to break down some recent Minnesota Twins news, as well as some headlines from around the world of sports! In This Episode: Deadspin/Kansas City/Stephen A. Smith [2:30] Jake Odorizzi QA [15:00] What did we learn from this years World Series? [23:00] MLB Trade Rumors: Twins Targets [40:00] Midwest Swing i…
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Brandon and Tom are back in studio to (sorta) talk baseball, including some shakeups to the Minnesota Twins coaching staff, a huge recap of the World Series that includes a little bit of talk about the actual games being played, as well as tons of talk from around the league! In This Episode: Cord Cutting & GIF's [5:00] World Series & News From Aro…
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The world-famous Tiny Nick, known from the TV coverage of Willians Astudillo catch at the right field wall, joins the show again to prep for the Minnesota Twins offseason. Who stays? Who goes? Who do we WANT? Who do we NEED? We also discuss the fallout from the Twins/Yankees series, as well as our expectations for the upcoming World Series matchup …
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Tom & Brandon are back to share their thoughts on the MLB Playoffs so far, as well as dive back into Brandon's "Offseason Blueprint" for the Minnesota Twins including why he doesn't have them resigning Jake Odorizzi, as well as answering some of your questions form Twitter! In This Episode: Tom's Sketchy Uber Ride [2:00] Jake Odorizzi's Future [7:0…
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Brandon Warne & Tom Schreier are back in studio to offer reactions to the Minnesota Twins season-ending press conference, as well as layout their ideas of what this offseason will look like for the team, including who will stay, who will go, and potential free agency targets they might look at! In This Episode: Will Gerrit Cole be a Minnesota Twin?…
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