Balls And Sticks

The All-Star Game selections (1:15) and snubs (10:05), the headlines in the NL (18:30), the status of the AL division races (24:19), our stat of the week: wOBA (35:20). Follow us on Twitter @ballsnstickspod and on Instagram @ballsandstickspod!

Our quick recap of the NL (0:28), the most interesting team in the AL East: the Rays (5:40), new baseball darling Willians Astudillo (9:14), Hannah's update on the Tribe and her mixed feelings on Trevor Bauer (10:15), Meg's update on the Astros (12:50), the Mariners and their pythagorean win-loss record (16:23), Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout (20:10), a recap of our minor league road trip featuring Tim Tebow (22:14). Follow us on Instagram @ballsandstickspod and on Twitter @ballsnstickspod!

Meg's euphoria over the John Tavares signing (0:50), Carter Hutton going to Buffalo (7:52), what's happening in Vancouver? (10:00), St. Louis making moves (13:40), Hannah's #GiveJackTheC campaign (18:20), other headlines from the opening of free agency (20:15), the drama of offer sheets (25:10). Follow us on Twitter @ballsnstickspod and Instagram @ballsandstickspod!

The recent rash of injuries in baseball (0:30), the state of the MLB division races (2:55), the unbelievable season Mike Trout is having (9:35), Bryce Harper’s slump (15:00), the NHL Draft (22:05), the trades that have happened so far this offseason (36:05), where we think John Tavares will end up (47:40), Samson Reinhart’s contract situation (55:50), the Toronto Marlies winning the Calder Cup (61:30), the World Cup (63:40). Follow us on Twitter @ballsnstickspod!

Our end-of-season all-hockey special: picks and predictions for the NHL Awards (1:00) including the emergence of our new Connor McDavid feud (2:20), the NHL Draft and Hannah's excitement over the Sabres picking first (23:48), the results of own own mock draft of current American players (30:30). Follow us on Twitter @ballsnstickspod!

Washington's celebrations with the Stanley Cup (1:15), our favorite moments of the NHL playoffs (3:30), updates on the Tribe (10:20) and the Astros (13:15), the state of the AL division races (17:10), Shohei Ohtani's injury (23:00), happenings in the NL and the resurgent Rockies (27:53), our stat of the week and our arguments for the designated hitter (34:15), Hannah says something nice about Steve Kerr and mourns the end of the Cavaliers' season (40:55). Follow us on Twitter @ballsnstickspod!

Hannah's trip to the Trop to see the Rays use their "opener" (0:40), updates on the Astros (4:50) and the Tribe (6:15) and the rest of MLB (8:24), a quick explanation on ERA and its drawbacks as a statistic (11:30), our thoughts after the first three games of the Stanley Cup Final (15:08), the Toronto Marlies' performance in the Calder Cup and why that's a good sign for the Leafs (24:14), what is a Marlie anyway? (26:40), Hannah's emotional struggle with the Cavs against the Warriors in the NBA Finals (30:30), nice things we made ourselves say about Steph Curry and Tom Wilson (36:50). Follow us on Twitter @ballsnstickspod!

Our Stanley Cup Final preview pod: why we're excited about this matchup (1:50), senior superlatives for the Golden Knights (3:30), the divisiveness of Tom Wilson (9:15), Win Lose or Draw for Vegas (14:00) and Washington (18:15), the juicy "sports narratives" of this series (21:55), our official podcast prediction for who will win the Stanley Cup and the Conn Smythe (24:10), nice things we made ourselves say about Braden Holtby and Andre Burakovsky and Alex Ovechkin (27:30). Follow us on Twitter @ballsnstickspod!

How we decided to root for Vegas over Winnipeg (1:13), our sports fandom philosophy (3:30), our new favorite player Jonathan Marchessault (4:40), our thoughts on the Tampa-Washington series (7:34), Brett Connolly and the story of the puck girl (10:20), how we'd rank the final four teams by the attractiveness of their players (14:20), the Astros vs. Tribe series (16:33), the feud between Trevor "Tyler" Bauer and the Astros pitching staff (20:10), the current statistical leaders in baseball (24:13), the resurgence of Bartolo Colon and the surprising success of the Braves (26:40), the current status of the NBA finals (30:34), our hatred of certain commercials in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (32:40), nice things we made ourselves say about Connor McDavid and Brad Marchand (34:44), beware loud anguished noises (35:30). Follow us on Twitter @ballsnstickspod!

Why we decided to start this podcast (1:00), our fandom origin stories for both baseball (1:50) and hockey (6:25), the joy of winning a championship after tanking (7:45), the current state of the Tribe (8:35) and the Astros (10:45), our initial thoughts on the Stanley Cup playoffs (13:58), the pluses and minuses of rooting for Vegas (16:28), Patrik Laine's beard and the rest of the Jets (19:00), a detour to discuss Hannah's love of Canada (19:27), Winnipeg's impressive yet terrifying whiteouts (20:27), our favorite playoff beards of the season (21:08), our playoff predictions (23:04), advocating for NHL naptime (25:38), Jacob Trouba's delightful dog (26:05), our rooting interests in the NBA playoffs (26:43), nice things we made ourselves say about Aaron Judge and Laine (30:53). Follow us on Twitter @ballsnstickspod!