Let's Have a Catch!

Digging Up Some Pocket Pancakes

Rich Gallup, Calvin Gallup — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:17:27 -0400

The first round of the Major League Baseball playoffs was over in a flash and Calvin and Dad are here to prepare you for the ongoing Division Series-es. With the Red Sox out of it, who will Dad root for now? Tune in to hear if Calvin can keep his perfect prediction streak going, and to learn about some fun players to keep an eye on. Also in honor of October, instead of naming our Baseball Ghost of the Week, we’re grabbing some shovels and hunting for local Baseball Zombies. It’s a fun and totally respectful bit, you’re going to love it. Also we open some packs of 1988 Score cards for another game of MODSOCs, Modern Stats on Old Cards. Thanks for listening!

Now With 64.5% More Playoff Bombs

Rich Gallup, Calvin Gallup — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:29:31 -0400

Calvin and Dad bring you a super fresh Major League Baseball playoff preview recorded on the very last day of the regular season. So much happened! The Phillies stopped their skid and finally secured a Wild Card berth, the Astros and Rangers finally decided which team would represent the inept American League West, and strike out specialists Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer retired (well maybe, in Max’s case) even though the White Sox are right there, waiting to K in 35.5% of their at-bats. That’s a real number, and so is the amount of runs Dad predicts the Red Sox will score against the Yankees this week. Thanks for listening!

The Whole World Smiles With Payton Tolle

Rich Gallup, Calvin Gallup — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:33:20 -0400

The Major League Baseball playoff picture is coming into focus, and Calvin is here to keep you and Dad informed on how it’s all shaking out. The Red Sox are in, but Calvin insists that there are other teams worth paying attention to as well. Huh! We also talk about Pete Crow-Armstrong’s 40/40 pursuit, Shohei Ohtani taking batting practice against a wall made of magic and wizardry, a 32.6 MPH HBP, and Payton Tolle’s immaculate grin. Plus we have coined an acronym for our returning game of MODern Stats on Old CardS - MODSOCS! Thanks for listening!

A Paean of Position Player Pitching Profundity

Rich Gallup, Calvin Gallup — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:01:29 -0400

Do baseball ghosts play in the rain? How many St. Louis Cardinals is the new owner of the Angels named after? How does one calculate cWPA, and what does it mean again? Calvin has answers to all of these questions and more from the dugout of his fantasy baseball championship series. Dad's here too, and we talk about how much we love Position Players Pitching - despite what you may hear on other podcasts we think they're pretty fun! We also talk about some teams clinching spots in the Major League Baseball playoffs, an Immaculate Inning, a new metric called Open Command, and rip into some 1988 Donruss cards in search of modern stat marvels. Thanks for listening!

Breakfast for Dinner

Rich Gallup, Calvin Gallup — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:47:14 -0400

Calvin takes a break from destroying Dad in their fantasy baseball playoff matchup to update us on the MLB wild card race, Adley Rutschman's successful return visit to Baltimore, and rookie Hancel Rincon's hat drama. That last one provides a perfect opportunity for us to walk you through some of the favorite hats in our (admittedly oversized) collection including the Wisconsin Frozen Pizzas and the retro Houston Astros. And for a treat we welcome two special guests from our house to collectively spoil our dinner by ranking some ridiculous Oreo flavors on the 20-80 MLB Scouting Grades system. How does a Chicken and Waffles Oreo compare to JJ Wetherholt's hitting ability? Tune in and find out!

Let's Watch Two

Rich Gallup, Calvin Gallup — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:37:15 -0400

Calvin and Dad return from a family trip to Chicago to share their firsthand accounts of MVPete Crow-Armstrong hitting three home runs in a rout of the Cincinnati Reds, as well as seeing Roman Anthony blast a home run of his own during his AAA rehab with the WooSox earlier in the week. So much pop! Tune in to hear us compare and debate Fenway Park versus Wrigley Field, help us welcome our new ghost of the week to our backyard Field of Dreams, and learn who Calvin will be facing in his first ever fantasy baseball playoff matchup. Here's a hint, he's currently writing this podcast blurb... Thanks for listening!

Big Pancake Cleats

Rich Gallup, Calvin Gallup — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:31:42 -0400

Calvin and Dad share their favorite custom gear worn by the pros during this MLB Players Weekend and run through some really great nicknames for current players including "The Iowa Meat Truck" Peyton Williams, "Grandson of Wind" Jung Hoo Lee, and "The Password" Jhostynxon Garcia. Tune in to see if Calvin can spell Jhostynxon (he can), catch up on the playoff race, and meet our baseball ghost of the week The Only Nolan. Oh, and we're taking e-mails from listeners now! Please contact our robot CatchCom2000 at gmail with your questions, comments, or favorite baseball nicknames. Thanks for listening!

Flock of Tony Seagulls

Rich Gallup, Calvin Gallup — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:48:01 -0400

Calvin and Dad break the wild 4-out play in last week's Red Sox-Blue Jays game, make some wild card predictions, celebrate Joshua Báez's prodigious debut, share some insights into Calvin's research techniques, and play a game of baseball card WAR, inspired by the Two Strike Noise baseball history podcast.

Kalvin and the Wachaloons

Rich Gallup, Calvin Gallup — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:53:40 -0400

Calvin and his dad are back to grade the biggest moves of the 2026 Major League Baseball trading deadline, share a firsthand account of seeing Adley Rutschman play for the Woo Sox, talk about some of their favorite ballparks, invite a new baseball ghost in from the cornfield, and introduce the world to Dad's favorite baseball loungewear, the Wachaloons.

MLB Trading Deadline - It's All Happening

Rich Gallup, Calvin Gallup — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:13:51 -0400

Calvin and his dad break down the 2026 Major League Baseball trade deadline as it happens. Tarik Skubal to the Dodgers was inevitable, but what about Dad's Red Sox? And what did Calvin think of "Field of Dreams"?