Podcast Writing for Foul Territory
In the summer and fall of 2025, I interned for a baseball podcast called Foul Territory, run by Make Plays Media. They host live streams on YouTube every weekday and publish on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, discussing popular MLB topics. During their YouTube live streams, I wrote podcast copy for Apple Podcasts and Spotify, where the episodes would be uploaded afterward. I was responsible for the titles and descriptions of two to four episodes stemming from the stream. The links below go to the Apple Podcasts listings.
Acuna’s BACK! Padres fix, Rox low + Jeff Fletcher talks SOARING Angels - May 23, 2025
D’Backs drop, Harper’s HBP, Crow-Armstrong extension szn? + Ruben Amaro Jr. on PCA deal talks, Phillies bullpen w/o Alvarado + Ken Rosenthal on D’backs pen issues, Nationals rebuild slog, Twins sale update, PCA deal + Shannon Drayer on surging M’s bats - May 28, 2025
Yankees own AL East, Angels DFA TA, Empty Rangers + Cubs & Yankees checkups + Padres checkup + KC leaving the K? - May 29, 2025
WS rematch, Dodgers/Reds Alexis Diaz trade, Braves IL AJSS, CT3 smack + Phillies Manager Rob Thomson on Wheeler’s choice, Losing Alvarado, Elbow guard for Harper? + Pete Alonso joins FT + Ken Rosenthal on Jazz at third, Rushing time - May 30, 2025
Dodgers beat Yankees, Phillies slide, Mayo’s flop, ATL-Boston BEEF + Astros miss Yordan Alvarez injury, Braves awaiting AJSS surgery, Dodgers arm injury dilemma + Jim Bowden on NL > AL, Pads/Duran rumor, Trade Sellers, ABS delayed - June 2, 2025
Spiraling Red Sox, Greene injury, Which slumpy team could breakout? + Tiger kings, Mets/Yankees checkup + All-Star ballot review + Are the D’backs good or nah? - June 4, 2025
White Sox succession plan, Mets > Dodgers? A’s rotten home cooking + Robbie Hyde on Driveline darling Red Sox problems, Crochet’s rise + Guardian power outage, Pitching kings, Front office focus - June 5, 2025
Rays sweep frozen Rangers, Astros/Pirates Beef, Dumper in for Derby? + Have the Braves hit rock bottom? + Mets Manager Carlos Mendoza on Soto shuffle’s return, Lindor’s toe - June 6, 2025
Braves collapse, Nico v. Ump, Burnes out, Red Sox-Yanks trash talk + Early Trade Deadline preview w/Bob Nightengale + Twins expose Sacramento’s dangerous conditions + Max Muncy on Padres rivalry, Cardinals trolling Kershaw, Glasses! - June 9, 2025
Roman era begins, Statcast scam on Clarke catch? Phillies finally win + MLB power rankings + Ken Rosenthal on Anthony’s debut, Satco field issues, Padres & Giants ballin’ + Travis Sawchik on interesting trade candidates & surprise sellers + Toronto pitcher Erik Swanson on post-hype Jays, sign stealing thangs - June 10, 2025
Civale asks Brewers for trade, Pete plunked, Complete game pitchers + Red Sox rookie Hunter Dobbins on his viral anti-Yankees comments + Sal Frelick on The Miz debut, Judge’s 3B impact, Tipping Pitches + Anonymous MLB player poll reax- June 12, 2025
Vaughn/Civale White Sox/Brewers trade, The Miz debut, Skubal is HIM + Ken Rosenthal: 1B trade ideas, White Sox/Brewers deal, Dobbins comments + MLB rating spike + Phillies slugger Otto Kemp’s undrafted path to MLB, Bunt play FTW + Cardinals Manager Oli Marmol: Consistency cure, The Miz, Jordan Walker’s status, MLB player poll - June 13, 2025
Devers Trade SHOCKER, Shohei’s a unicorn again, Weekend Catchup + Jim Bowden grades Devers deal & talks Ohtani’s return + Giants perspective on adding Rafael Devers w/ Susan Slusser + Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman on All-Star chances, Catching return - June 16, 2025
Shohei’s mound return, Breslow trade comments, Wheeler done in 2027 + MLB ball specs changed again, Dad bods win titles, Pap talks Devers + Ken Rosenthal on Big Papi’s Devers take, Ohtani’s remarkable return, Breslow/Kennnedy Sox presser + Orioles DH Ryan O’Hearn on trade rumors, Devers move, O’s recent rise- June 17, 2025
Devers loves SF, Padres/Dodgers BEEF, Castellanos trouble, Rays sale + Joe Maddon Unfiltered on Ohtani’s workload, Intentional HBPs, Devers/Castellanos situations, Front office influence + Chase Meidroth on White Sox youth, Red Sox roommates, the Pope! - June 18, 2025
Will Smith Padre punisher, Sad no Skubal vs Skenes, Chris Sale slays + David Samson on Rays sale, Dodgers owning Lakers, Devers saga, Royals Jac Caglianone call-up debate + Clint Frazier on White Sox fake injuries, Yankees tension + Trade candidates Big Board + Rays masher Junior Caminero joins - June 19, 2025
Brewers rookie sensation The Miz: facing Skenes, journey to the Bigs + Will General on why Nashville should have a Major League team - June 23, 2025
Braves THRIVE v. Mets, D’Backs IL Carroll, Volpe’s weird rest day + Cubs pitcher Justin Steele: Recovery life, MVP’ish PCA, Card love + Ken Rosenthal on Judge v. Raleigh MVP debate, Reds status, Mets pitching + Vegas A’s break ground + Katie Woo talks Cubs-Cardinals, Buy/Sell scenarios, Oli’s rise - June 24, 2025
Fan banned, Tigers rule, Rays too, Guest host Ross Stripling! + Top 5 starting pitchers in MLB + Yanks open AL East race back up + Joe Kelly rules out teams, says ‘18 Dodgers were mid, got punched as a Little League coach?! + Gavin Lux on being traded from Dodgers to Reds, Tito’s chair - June 25, 2025
AL midseason grades, MLB moving Rays playoff games? Guest host Whit! + Jake Cronenworth on Dodgers-Padres heat, TV nicknames, Ball fam + Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho on BIG offensive pivot, return timetable, Scherzer convos + Former GM Dan O’Dowd’s Trade Deadline thoughts, Breslow v. Posey, Rockies rebuild abyss - June 26, 2025
Retaliation game, Wander Franco convicted, Mets lose Canning + NL 1st half grades + Spencer Schwellenbach on MLB pitching evolution + Mark Gubicza talks Angels pitching revival, Ron Washington’s absence + Ken Rosenthal’s: Trade Deadline update, Juan Soto owns June, Extreme Rangers pitching park - June 27, 2025
MLB Power Rank 1-liners, Pitch tip W’s, NL Cy battle, Cal v. Judge + Andruw Jones analyzes Braves collapse, HOF, Announces WBC commitments + Dexter Fowler on Commish Ambassador Role, Differences between Rockies/Astros/Cubs/Cardinals/Angels + Kolten Wong on retiring, World Series blunder, Cardinals clubhouse - July 1, 2025
Nats fire GM & Manager, All-Star snubs, Astros sweep LA, Yanks slide + Dan Shulman on why this Blue Jays team could make a serious run + Dissecting Dave Martinez & Mike Rizzo firing by Nationals ownership + Rays starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot - July 7, 2025
Machado is Mr. 2K, MLB power rankings, Oneil Cruz is in for HR Derby + Ken Rosenthal on evolving Blue Jays, Nats trades, Rockies GM change? + Max Muncy on Astros tipping perks, knee injury, Kershaw’s milestone + MLBPA Lead Negotiator Bruce Meyer on Manfred’s comments, Salary cap battle, Lockout threats - July 8, 2025
Miz dices LA, All-Star challenge system breaking news, Jazz back to 2B, Bryan Reynolds no-trade list, Junior Caminero is in! + Mets manager Carlos Mendoza: Juan Soto snubbed, Letting starting pitchers eat, ABS challenge system in ASG + Alex Pavlovic talks Devers in SF & Giants falling short for Harper + Jim Abbott talks ESPN doc, MLB All-Star miss, Inspiring the next gen- July 9, 2025
Yankees cut DJ LeMahieu, Orioles trade Baker to Rays, Phillies trade rumors, Rooker in HR Derby, All-Star subs + Jim Bowden torches Acuna trade rumors, O’s moves, Salary cap debate + Red Sox checkup w/ Jonathan Papelbon: Trade Deadline plans, Youth heat, Aroldis Chapman’s a beast + Angels trade deadline plans - July 10, 2025
HR Derby preview, Mariners tip L to Yanks, Astros promote top prospect, O’s 3 picks + Brandon Woodruff’s EPIC comeback + Ken Rosenthal’s trade szn update: AL East moves, D’Backs decisions - July 11, 2025
The Miz All-Star controversy, MLB Draft shocker, HR Derby preview + Dale Murphy on his HOF case, Glavine HBP, Utah MLB expansion efforts- July 14, 2025
Big Dumper Derby W, All-Star game preview, Mr. Met IL’d? + John Smoltz BIG idea to boost the All-Star Game, Braves woes + Ken Rosenthal: Rays Home Update, Red Sox trade idea, All-Star themes - July 15, 2025
Trade rumors, Swing-Off in regular games? ABS challenge success + Trade tiers + Boston streaking + Robert Murray’s trade talk intel + Jim Bowden’s trade deadline buzz: Cubs, Jays, Guards, Pirates & MORE- July 17, 2025
2nd half preview, Trade Deadline position players available + Ken Rosenthal’s Buy/Sell Update + Noah Hiles dives into Pirates latest selling frenzy and rebuild + Jayson Stark talk D’Backs & Phillies at deadline, Moving trade date back, Future of ABS challenges - July 18, 2025
Bryce Harper versus Rob Manfred, Emmanuel Clase under investigation, Royals extend Seth Lugo + Jim Bowden’s trade buzz update + Aaron Judge’s elbow injury examination w/ Will Carroll: How bad is it? + Kyle Gibson on retirement decision - July 28, 2025
Trade rumors! Geno Suarez HBP, Brewers add Jansen, Cubs extend Hoyer + How much will the Twins sell? + Ken Rosenthal’s trade deadline updates: Kwan market, Teams STILL on the fence, Suarez prediction + Daniel Bard talks retirement decision & mental health struggles - July 29, 2025
SHOCKING Ke’Bryan Hays to Reds trade, Astros/Correa reunion? BOLD trade predictions, Seranthony switches clubhouses, Yanks add Slater + Ken Rosenthal and Jim Bowden’s Trade Deadline Eve Reports: Astros star search, Yanks plan, D’backs assets + Padres trade rumors & targets- July 30, 2025
FT MLB Trade Deadline Extravaganza + Trade deadline Winners/Losers & Reporters: Red Sox wtf, M’s slay, Phils run, Dodgers lite, Mets moves + Former Twins GM Thad Levine - July 31, 2025
Trade Deadline grades, Yanks cut Stroman, Cubs & Red Sox defend moves + Inside the Carlos Correa trade + Bob Nightengale on Difficult GMs & Trade Deadline Winners/Losers + Rookie Nick Kurtz on A’s trades, Game of his LIFE, Journey to Bigs - August 1, 2025
Marlins sweep Yanks, Astros-Red Sox BEEF, Duran’s entrance, AJ’s HoPG acceptance speech w/Lance Lynn! + MLB Fyre Fest? Blue Jays & Reds trade grades, Ke’Bryan’s fresh start + Mason Miller’s trade journey from A’s to Padres, Joe Ryan trade error- August 4, 2025
Jose Alvarado’s PED apology, Brewers/Cubs updates, Mookie to RF? + What is wrong with the Yankees? + Are the Marlins Legit? + Trade likes/dislikes w/Toddfather and Maybin + Grayson Rodriguez on his season-ending surgery & changes in Baltimore - August 5, 2025
Red Sox sign Roman Anthony to $130mil extension, Mariners getting STRONGER, Yankees code red + Jared Carrabis talks Roman Anthony extension & Red Sox run + Jim Bowden on Anthony’s bargain deal, + What if Buxton moved? + Fangraph playoff projections- August 6, 2025
Padres eyeing Dodgers, 1st Female MLB ump, Platoon benching, Guards let Gavin Williams eat! + Dodgers update: Roki’s recovery, Mookie RF debate, Ohtani 1000 + MLB Power rankings + Where should MLB host a special event in Canada? + Andrew Vaughn reflect on Brewers trade + Cuse Mets naming contest - August 7, 2025
Mariners rising, Skenes pitching profile, Reds have a chance? + Mets out of gas? Tim Britton joins + Pitching Ninja on Ohtani’s incredible arm, King’s return, Roki’s tweaks + 100mph teen concerns + Contact King Jays convo + Gavin Williams joins FT talking no-no bid - August 8, 2025
Brewers can’t lose, Red Sox caught in 4k, Phillies BIG Boy bullpen, Yanks fans are PISSED + Tarik Skubal talks sign-stealing, ump battles, following Skenes + August schedule strength review + Mike Yastrzemski’s trade call tale, Hype for future w/Posey & Devers - August 11, 2025
Ohtani lawsuit, Bregman’s homecoming, Biggest q’s for rest of season + Rowdy Tellez talks shock jock clickbait, beefy trash talk, BIG dinger + Front Office Unfiltered w/Bowden: Brewers rule & big market stumbles + Matthew Boyd on the viral balk debate, Cubs rivarlies- August 12, 2025
Is CB MLB’s worst ump? Mets melt, Brewers EAT, Cubs promote Caissie + Dwindling Dodgers vs. rising Pads + Sacto A’s want more day games + Tom Verducci talks state of NL vs AL, Mets dud, D-Will downfall + Inside the Twins ownership mess w/ Dan Hayes & how it might get worse - August 14, 2025
Yanks HR Derby, Pham v. Jays part II, Pirates promote Bubba, Little League diss Ohtani/Soto, Judge/Boone injury miscommunication + Jim Bowden’s expansion realignment ideas, Mookie’s secret meeting, Bubba Chandler time + Ann Killion on SF Giants implosion + Cubs closer Daniel Palencia’s emotional rise, Scout doubter motivator - August 20, 2025
Kyle Tucker injury revealed, Best rivalry in baseball, Kevin Pillar officially joins FT + Buck Showalter’s BIG MLB realignment plan, Ohtani 2-way strategy, Managing hurt players, Bananas cameo + David Peterson on workhorse secrets, Mets org changes w/new ownership - August 21, 2025
Better WS chance: Yanks or Sox? Kimbrel to Astros, Brewers are legit, Vinnie P leads KC + Andy Kostka talks Samuel Basallo extension, Orioles offseason plans + Ken Rosenthal on Roman Anthony, Basallo’s O’s Deal, Astros Offense + Sticking with Padres in NL West + Hyping under-the-radar MLB players + Pirates P Issac Mattson joins FT - August 22, 2025
Red Sox dominate Yanks, Padres even w/LA, Bieber is SO back, Phillies w/o Wheeler, Bubba’s debut + Aaron Hicks talks Yanks/Orioles contrasts, Volpe issues, Judge’s rise + Wally Joyner on Hitting coach blame game, Fan attack w/knife, Recent Angels mistakes, Ump intimidation + Tyler Clippard talks hand licking, Last Nats dance, WBC pitcher ideas - August 25, 2025
Contreras chucks bat, Royce Lewis remarks, Phillies flop, Cal hits 50! + Ken Rosenthal on Preller’s madness, SD-LAD + Merrifield joins FT to talk Blue Jays, Wheeler-less Phils - August 26, 2025
Framber cross-up crisis, Rockies-Giants brawl, Shohei’s HR missile + Ken Rosenthal on Roman Anthony’s injury, Framber controversy, Devers v. Freeland + the new Taj Bradley + Mike Bacsik covers pitcher DRAMA of the week, Rangers playoff chances, Serving up Barry’s 756th HR + Twins pitcher Bailey Ober talks cross-ups, bat flips, Twins fire sale - September 3, 2025
Trammell Bat-gate, Bucs sweep LA, Weekend matchup previews + Sinking Seattle M’s w/Ryan Divish + Ken Rosenthal’s Inside Scoop: Mets new pup trio, Jays-Yankees clash, Astros-Rangers battle, Rays alive! + MLB contender concerns + D’backs rookie Taylor Rashi inspiring rise - September 5, 2025
Blue Jays W + bulletin board quote, Houston’s problem, Volpe’s fall, Early’s expectational debut + Nationals begin GM search + Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow joins FT + Legendary author Jane Levy on new book “Make Me Commissioner” + @brookeknowsball creates new stats - September 10, 2025
AL West madness, Phillies rock Mets, impact injury returns + Ken Rosenthal’s Inside Scoop: Mets crumble, AL WILD West, MLB = CIA? + MLB player alcohol/cannabis article + Stephen Nelson talks Dodgers pitching debacles & October prep + Reds rookie Sal Stewart on his rise to MLB, Machado’s big bro impact - September 12, 2025
Brewers & Phillies clinch, Mets snap L streak, Toronto AL East lock? + Geoff Blum’s Astros checkup + Rays closer Pete Fairbanks talks Junior Caminero, Travel schedule fun + F.P. Santangelo talks Giants push, Eldridge call-up, Devers impact - September 15, 2025
Guardians late push, Greene and Fried DEALT, AL West weekend showdown + Clayton Kershaw Dodgers legacy and former teammate A.J. Ellis reminisces on his battery mate + Cade Povich details how Trevor May helped his pregame routine + Ken Rosenthal’s Inside Scoop on Guardians playoff push & Chandler Rome talks Astros pedigree - September 19, 2025
Mets/Tigers collapse, Mariners slay Astros, Castellanos beef w/manager, Arenado def done in STL + Ohio’s WILD chase ride: Tom Hamilton talks Guards, Rosecrans on Reds + Cody Stavenhagen’s Tigers update - September 22, 2025
Guardians top Tigers, Mets control destiny, Yankees & Mariners clinch, Nats hire Toboni as POBO + Ken Rosenthal’s Inside Scoop + Zack Meisel on Cleveland’s comeback + Dodgers checkup w/Dylan Hernandez: Tanner Scott woes, RP Kershaw - September 24, 2025
Regular Season Finale: Bracket outlook, NL WC doozy, AL East battle + Ken Rosenthal’s Inside Scoop: Weekend Chaos + Scariest Oct. Lineups + Jayson Stark reveals award picks - September 26, 2025
Giants fire Bob Melvin, Reds are in, Tigers-Guards preview, Cubs lose Horton, Giolito out for Red Sox + Front Office Unfiltered w/Jim Bowden: Manager firings, Game 163 rant, Mets meltdown, Reds open lane + Red Sox-Yankees series preview + A Mets’d up season w/James Schiano - September 29, 2025
Padres ump BEEF, Yankees new ace, Mets clean house, Tigers/Ms preview + Ken Rosenthal’s Inside Scoop: LA pen, Yanks-Jays preview, Cora’s L + Pitching Ninja: Shohei/Roki breakdown, DS pitchers, Reliever fatigue + Pete Fairbanks scouts Yankees-Blue Jays, ABS Challenges, O’s kiss - October 3, 2025
DS Game 5 previews, Phillies-Dodgers chaos, Divish joins from Seattle + Jays RP Jeff Hoffman: ALCS time in Toronto, Kerkering’s error - October 10, 2025
Mike Shildt’s SHOCKING retirement, NLCS preview, ALCS Game 2 preview + Cubs retrospective w/Sahadev Sharma + Southpaws dominate 2025 + Cody Stavenhagen assesses Tigers season - October 13, 2025
