First… the Round Table…These guys are knowledgeable and a good listen….when they keep their head in the game. Unfortunately, they seem to style themselves as comedians and entertainers when it really sounds like 3 guys talking at each other in bar without the booze. Want to hear about what a bold prediction is? Prepare for a scintillating 45 minutes of your life you’ll never get back before there is even a point made about the game of baseball. Want to hear if these guys are enjoying the Jets to Brazil reissues or if they ever got into Pavement? Want to hear someone eat on camera and talk about ballpark amenities? Want to hear jaded approaching middle aged sports writers pontificating about the semantics of clubhouse writer culture? Grant and Andy GOT U HOMIE! Wanna hear how bored things get once middle age eclipses? Starkville will snore you through an hour of your day. Well OH BOY did YOU come to the right place! I’m literally only giving this 3 stars because this is supposed to be a baseball podcast channel and I love baseball and don’t want sports journalism to disappear BUT….you guys have GOT TO STICK TO A POINT and TALK ABOUT BASEBALL! I had signed up at one point to pay for podcasts but even the $1 option isn’t worth it when these guys just ramble about nothing resembling baseball talk. I hope this is read and taken to heart. We all want you guys to stay employed and write and talk about baseball because WHEN YOU DO, you’re great! It’s so disappointing when we’re at the last days of Spring Training and we’re talking about hat culture. COME ON GUYS

Is Roki Sasaki a coward? Are the Yankees’ surgeons not trying hard enough? Will the Angels have the sticks this year?

…. And received no news or insight. It’s spring training and they somehow managed to have nothing to say.

No It Alls who don’t know jack! For example did you know Jerry Koosman at Age 42 threw 224 innings to 3.25 ERA in 1984 for the Phillies? You could look it up.

Very much enjoyed Starkville interview of Buster Posey

Starkville is unlistenable but otherwise these are good, well rounded podcasts. Although not understanding the Monty Hall problem is a concern on a podcasts that likes to discuss game theory…

Frickin rips man. So good.

The addition of Sam Miller makes a good show even better!!

Any chance of getting a 10 minute ‘Daily Baseball Briefing’? Athletic listeners who are soccer (football) fans get treated to a 10 minute ‘Daily Football Briefing’ every day during the season. It’d be great to have a similar thing for baseball! I do love the shows baseball shows that are here already, especially The Roundtable. Keep it up!

Every other Wednesday, Sam joins Grant and Andy and it’s FUN! Great banter and discussion. Very wild. Effectively so…. 3 of my favorite podcasters. Give them a listen!

Would be much improved by splitting the distinctive tones and focuses of the different shows into multiple podcasts. As it it, I have to sift through for the hosts I’m actually interested in (The Roundtable).

I like Jayson Stark as a writer. These guys are awful as podcasters. It’s so horrible to listen to. Bad jokes, inside jokes, just stupid stuff nonstop. They think this is funny? No, it’s not. Not to anyone. Stick to baseball and get some real radio talent to do this podcast and have Stark and Glanville as guests. God this podcast is so bad.

These hosts are stealing money for the athletic. They know nothing about baseball

Awful! I tune in to hear about baseball. Everyone on there seems to hate baseball. Grant is so bad, like he hates being there.

Literally not a single person cares about your personalities or thinks you are funny. We only listen to hear about baseball. Take five minutes before you record to stretch all the cringe out then get to the actual point when you record. I promise we have no interest in indulging your woefully unfunny sense of irony. Wont listen again

Thankfully we have Grant to counteract Andy and his yelling at the clouds to bring back pitcher wins … the only pro labor podcast that does a top front office run down where 3 of top 5 front offices don’t pay their players.

Tried the Roundtable guys again with the new podcast rollout. Just doesn’t work for me. Came for an AL preview and instead got lots of tangents, distractions, and a brief 20 minute run-through of predicting AL division winners. Wanted more insight.

Anything without DVR/Eno Sarris isn’t worth a listen

I love the Roundtable but I am begging you guys to turn off your the sounds from notifications/alerts during recordings 🙏. It makes me keep checking my email and slack. Please just turn on do not disturb.

The Roundtable and 3-0 Show are the best baseball pods.

Really enjoy Eno, Britt, and DVR on the 3-0 Show! I always look forward to hearing well-informed and fun baseball chat on the latest.

Love the roundtable! Great trio of excellent writers that is informative and fun to listen to. Definitely my favorite of the athletic baseball pods.

Also, just wanted to let Grant know that Yusei Kikuchi is ok because 98% of that sushi he ordered is deferred.

…gets dealt and you pukes go silent for four days. Typical. *** What was wrong 26 October 2023, Repro and the Bates largely, though not entirely, ditched the typical endless attempts at prepubescent humor and actually discussed baseball and the upcoming World Series. What gives? Why no usual mediocrity? Was someone holding their offshore banker hostage? *** 21 August 2023, But and Wipe promised Yankees and Red Sox. Then talked Compadres minor leaguers. Boumce But and Wipe from the business.

I pray for an abrupt five-minute gambling commercial.

If I was interested in listening to people that don't know anything about baseball talking about baseball, I would listen to no bunts, which is possibly the worst show I've ever listened to in my entire life, and I listen to really mediocre baseball podcast all of the time. I am a huge fan of the round table which is also at times one of the worst shows I've ever heard but it is 10,000 times better than no bunts. I under I understand that there's some sort of crossover appeal to their basketball podcast but if I ever see it on this feed again, I'm going to projectile vomit into the sun.

Carig is right of course, about playoff randomness. As he is an unbiased sportswriter, what he doesn’t understand is how it feels to be a fan. It doesn’t have to do with casual fan vs fan with deep knowledge, fans want their teams to do well but more importantly, rewarded for being good. I have been a Dodgers fan since 1981, and have gradually lost interest over the past 10 years because my good teams have not been rewarded. The poor playoff performances, the gut wrenching losses, the Astros stolen championship all add up. It gets tougher to commit 100% of your heart, even to a good team because of the random playoff outcomes. What Carig got right is that I can spend my time better with sports that offer more certainty eg NBA and NFL, and that is in fact what I am doing. I have attended very few baseball games in the past five years, and stopped subscribing to any baseball sites including MLB TV. I do enjoy the fun banter in this pod, keep it up fellas!

If you squint when you listen…

There cannot be a collection of podcasts with such a delta in quality and likeability than the Athletic baseball shows. From the mind numbingly dull Starkville, the inane and almost unlistenable No Bunts to the always top quality 3-0 and occasionally interesting On Deck. The bad is forgivable because the good is some of the best baseball pod content out there. However, whoever thought putting Andy McCullough in any talking role (probably Andy himself) needs a long period of self-reflection. He is dreadful. One of the most self-important, irritating, mean-spirited and miss informed baseball voices anywhere. Anyone who entirely spoils a podcast with the always excellent Grant Brisbee needs to stay away from the mic and back to writing.

Grant, Marc, and Andy are my favorite team on this podcast. Clever, funny. Erudite, not annoying. They know baseball and baseball details. I think it was Andy who did a great Tom Waits impression. How cool was that. He’s only about 35 and he knows Tom Waits. Andy is my favorite but they are all good. Can’t stand the “made up” stat WAR. Way too convoluted and random. Only pitching stat that matters is ERA and innings. Strikeouts is window dressing. Just keep guys from scoring.

Thanks to DVR someone at least mentions the Brewers once in a while. Baseball is better this year. The numbers are cool. Cheers

Probably the best podcast I’ve ever heard. His story was amazing. Also he sounds just like JD from the history underground YouTube

Shows are generally fine (especially Starkville) but the Roundtable should be McCullough and Brisbee and clones of themselves because Carig and Woo bashing the Angels without a hint of irony or other sort of indicator that shows any actual understanding of underlying issues makes for the worst kind of content: gratuitous, shallow, repetitive, and neither interesting nor funny on a meta level or on the merits taken straight-up. A large language model trained on 4chan posts can do a better job in coming up with either more insightful or more insulting commentary. The terrible AI that writes as Jim Bowden might do in a pinch.

Closest thing to the former-Baseball Today podcast since that pod ended. Probably needs more body dysmorphia talk though.

The round table clear the other shows in this pod

The Athletic generally had good baseball writers. Drellich, an obnoxious, self-aggrandizing clown and liar, is not among them.

The joe Flacco of podcasts

Probably the best collection of baseball shows under one app. The 3-0 shoe and DVR/Law are great, but the highlight of my week is the Roundtable. There’s plenty of shows with hosts that have no radio talent tossing stats at you for an hour while you take a nap, but few shows are as entertaining and funny as what Grant, Mark, and Andy put on. They’ll always be self depreciating about it, but they know baseball beyond just the numbers and can have passionate discussions and arguments that don’t feel like forced clickbait. Rarely does a show actually feel like hanging out with your friends talking baseball.

Imagine taking a victory lap when someone with children loses their job when at the same time your own company is going through layoffs. I’m talking DVR & Law, it wasn’t enough that Anthony Bass apologized (he shouldn’t have) but no, they have to make him grovel in it. And apparently it’s ok to force people to celebrate a lifestyle you don’t agree with and also have no tolerance for their religious beliefs. Disgusting, and it’s no surprise your company is failing when people want to use it as an outlet for sports but in the process we have to endure your creepy takes on people’s beliefs.

3-0 show five stars DVR and Law 4.5 stars No bunts 4 stars On deck 4.5 stars Round table 2 stars Starkville 2.5 stars

The round table is the most criminally underrated baseball pod out there. Genuinely good baseball minds talking like genuine idiots. The 3-0 show has been a must-listen for years now. Great chemistry and a fun mix of the measurable and immeasurable parts of the game. Plus like 30 other shows if you’re into that, too.

I really enjoy listening to the Roundtable; in fact, it’s my favorite baseball podcast. Keep up the irreverent nonsense, boys!

Please keep up the good work.

The Roundtable is the crown jewel of the Athletic baseball podcast show. Hilarious and entertaining. They are confident enough not to overrely on analytics. Informative with a healthy dose of nostalgia for the Giants and Royals of the 2010’s and 90’s Yankees. As someone who commutes 2 hours at least 3 times a week, I am grateful every week that 50 minutes of that time is fire.

Love the Round Table, it’s the only baseball podcast I find to me legitimately funny. Highly recommend

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I am writing this review in passionate defense of “The Roundtable,” which makes me laugh out loud every single episode. I would set the o/u on out-loud laughs per episode at 3.5. Now, I am a true nerd and I absolutely love the analysis on the “3-0 Show” (and “Rates and Barrels,” while we’re at it) and “Starkville.” Eno/Britt/DVR are superb; Jayson Stark is my hero; Keith Law is a guru; I can’t get enough of these folks. Their takes are supreme. But. “The Roundtable” is my favorite day. It could be that I have a lot of podcasts that will talk to me about CSW and Barrel % and I eat it up with a spoon, but there just isn’t another podcast that’s like “The Roundtable.” It is like baseball dessert. Grant, Marc and Andy are so hilarious, have such wry, self-effacing, self-aware humor, and excellent chemistry. It feels like a chance for all of us baseball-obsessed folks to laugh at ourselves. In the banquet of baseball podcasts, it’s a three-layer cake. This is Ellen Adair writing this review under my husband’s account after two days of unsuccessfully trying to figure out how to do so on an Android/PC, which I understand that, for many, will cast the validity of my opinion into question.

The Roundtable is hilarious, fun and interesting for any baseball fan. Grant, Marc and Andy are perfect compliments to each other and I laugh out loud at least twice every episode. By far my favorite baseball podcast.

I need the round table twice a week. Make it three! Round table heads unite, Mark has gotten me to rate my first ever podcast. 3-0 is good too.

The roundtable is my favorite podcast of the week amen