Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne gets Twins Daily contributor Panda Pete (@PandaPete21) of the Twins and Losses podcast (@TwinsAndLosses) on the phone to talk a little Twins and a lot of other stuff.
Brandon pays his respects to Rod Simons, a mentor of his, before chatting to Jessica Kleinschmidt (Fan Rag, et al) about her rise, offseason moves and ketchup. Yes, ketchup.
Brandon Warne talks about PECOTA projections with Matt Trueblood.
Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press joins Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne as they break down the latest Minnesota Twins moves, including their decision to designate Pat Light and Byung-Ho Park for assignment.
Former ESPN and SB Nation MLB columnist Rob Neyer joins Midwest Swing to share stories about his time working as a researcher for Bill James, what ESPN was like in the early internet era and how things have changed now that he's a freelancer.
Dustin Nosler of Dodger Digest joins the program to break down the recent acquisition of Logan Forsythe. After Dustin departs, Tom and Brandon break down Jason Castro's effect on the Twins rotation, and why the Twins were wise not to do a 1-for-1 with Brian Dozier and Jose De Leon.
Jon Becker (Baseball Essential) joins Brandon Warne on the latest Midwest Swing to break down offseason signings around Major League Baseball.
BBWAA member Mike Berardino of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reveals his Hall of Fame ballot on the latest Midwest Swing.
It's Day 58 of the Brian Dozier sweepstakes and everyone is drained. Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne and Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press talk the latest on Dozier, plus a coaching scramble that has put familiar faces in new places.
Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne and Tom Schreier get Drew Rucinski, a recent minor-league signing, on the line to talk about his major league experience, growing up in Wisconsin, playing at Ohio State and more -- plus some Twins offseason talk.
Mike Berardino (Pioneer Press) joins Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne to discuss happenings at the Winter Meetings and what a potential Brian Dozier trade would look like before going over Brandon's list of potential veteran suitors for the Twins.
Dustin Nosler (@DustinNosler) of Dodgers Digest joins to discuss a potential Brian Dozier trade from the L.A. side of things, then Brandon Warne breaks down Winter Meetings news with Tom Schreier to end the show.
Mike Berardino (Pioneer Press) joins Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne and Tom Schreier to talk about the Minnesota Twins adding Torii Hunter, Michael Cuddyer and LaTroy Hawkins as special assistants, plus what Minnesota would have to receive in a Brian Dozier deal and other offseason moves they could make.
Mike Berardino (Pioneer Press) joins Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne and Tom Schreier to discuss Trevor Plouffe's departure, Torii Hunter and LaTroy Hawkins potentially joining the front office, the team's pursuit of Jason Castro and other offseason topics.
Brandon Warne is joined by Josh Kusnick, MLB agent who represents Michael Brantley of the Cleveland Indians, Seth Lugo of the New York Mets and many others to discuss the day in the life of a typical agent, Winter Meetings procedures and many other topics.
Chris from Cleveland joins Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne and Tom Schreier to discuss the World Series from an Indians fan's perspective, then Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press jumped on to break down the Falvey and Lavine hires and the Minnesota Twins offseason.
Chris from Cleveland calls in to discuss the Indians' chances in the World Series and what the city is like now that the Cavaliers have won a championship, then Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press gets on the horn (15:00) to talk about what the Twins can do to turn things around in the offseason.
SportsNet LA producer Bob Harkins (@Bharks) joins Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne to break down the Dodgers' path to the NLCS and their chances of winning the World Series this year.
Matt Trueblood (Baseball Prospectus) joins Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne to discuss the MLB playoffs and the Chicago Cubs' chances this season.
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Trevor May joins Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne and Tom Schreier to discuss relief pitching vs. starting, his time as an A-student in high school, his love for music and video games, and more.
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Anthony Fenech of the Detroit Free Press joins Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne and Tom Schreier to break down the upcoming Twins-Tigers series, plus why Justin Verlander has turned things around, Detroit's bad offseason, Fenech's new nickname for Big Pelf and more!
All that and more on this edition of Midwest Swing!
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Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press calls in from Detroit where he's covering the Twins series against the Tigers, but due to some technical difficulties it sounds like he's calling in from space.
He and Brandon talk about Dozier's 40th home run, the Twins GM search and more.
All that and more on this edition of Midwest Swing!
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Music for Midwest Swing is created by & produced by deeB.
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Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press returns for a second straight week to break down Brian Dozier, Jose Berrios, September call ups and the Twins executive search.
All that and more on this edition of Midwest Swing!
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Brandon and Tom talk to Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press about the Twins 11 game losing streak, whether Paul Molitor's future is in jeopardy and how the roster might look down the stretch of what has been an underwhelming season.
All that and more on this edition of Midwest Swing!
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Music for Midwest Swing is created by & produced by deeB.
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Anthony Fenech (Detroit Free Press) joins Cold Omaha's Brandon Warne and Tom Schreier to break down the upcoming Twins-Tigers matchup, plus Tom and Brandon discuss the Danny Valencia-Billy Butler feud in Oakland.
All that and more on this edition of Midwest Swing!
A Cold Omaha Podcast Network Production
Follow Brandon on Twitter (@Brandon_Warne) https://twitter.com/Brandon_Warne
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Subscribe to Podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/midwestswing2s-podcast/id1073026341?mt=2
Get the Show on Stitcher! http://stitcher.com/s?fid=81063&refid=stpr
Music for Midwest Swing is created by & produced by deeB.
To hear more of his tracks, check out http://soundcloud.com/deeb
Visit http://coldomaha.com/podcasts for more Minnesota-Centric Sports Audio Goodness.