Coffee and Baseball
By Ryan & Bern
Coffee and BaseballJan 19, 2023
Season 5: Episode 4: Coffee Base-Pod Bingo
Ryan and Bernie are back and we're talking about the best storylines of the first month of the MLB Season. Sometimes for fun I like to make words bold.
Season 5: Episode 3: The MLB Gambling Investigation, brought to you by Draftkings
Ry-Ber, Bern-Rye, we're back and we're talking about one big thing: The Shohei gambling kerfuffle!
Season 5: Episode 2: The 2024 MLB Season Preview
Ryan and Bernie are back and we're talking 2024 MLB Season Preview
Season 5: Episode 1: The Definitive Free Agency Recap
Ryan and Bernie are BACK with an ambitious show that doesn't get to the majority of our ambition, so we're here talking free agency recap.
Season 4: Episode 13: The Dodgers Have Won the 2023 MLB Offseason Championship
Yamamamoto to the Dodgers!!??! Here we go...
Season 4: Episode 12: 10 Years 700 Million
Ryan and Bernie are back and you will never fucking guess what we're here to talk about...
Season 4: Episode 11: The World Series Preview
Special guest host Max is here to discuss the 2023 World Series. We set out to answer the question on everyone's mind: will this series be worth watching?
Season 4: Episode 10: The World Series is set
Bernie and Ryan are back. Coffee. Baseball. Baseball. Coffee. Sports. Phillies. Braves? No, no more Braves.
Season 4: Episode 9: A Post Mortem on the Divisional Round
Ryan and Bernie are back and they have been SWEPT out of the divisional round. Os and Dodgers out, Braves-Phillies series was wild, we break it all down and preview the championship round.
Season 4: Episode 8: The 2023 Playoffs Are Here
You know what it is, Ryan, Bernie, baseball. We've got playoffs, we've got discussions about Indian vacations. You're listening, you get it, you're cool.
Season 4: Episode 7: Tangents and Research
Ryan and Bernie, Bernie and Ryan, Coffee and Baseball. You're here, you know the deal, MLB. As always, we don't like the Astros.
Season 4: Episode 6: A Proper Baseball Fight
Bernie and Ryan are back to being back and we're here to break down the latest in MLB action. And we're talking action, because there was a fight. Then we discuss the remains of the trade deadline acquisitions. We definitely will not be discussing the Cubs, don't even bother.
Season 4: Episode 5: A Tongue-Tied Trade Deadline
Ryan and Bernie are BACK and they're trying their best to butcher the name of every player traded at the 2023 MLB trade deadline. That's it, that's all you people get.
Season 4: Episode 4: Aaron's Very Special Episode
Ryan and Bernie are here to talk about baseball and more importantly we're here to very specifically talk about whatever Aaron thinks is best. Also the all star break happened.
Season 4: Episode 3: The A's Are Moving to Nowhere
Ryan and Bernie are BACK, all the way, fully, and they're talking about two things and two things only. The Oakland A's and the demise of seemingly every pitcher in baseball.
Season 4: Episode 2: Let's just breeze right by the Rays...
Ryan and Bernie are back to being back and they're talking about allll the stories that aren't the main stories of baseball. We're talking Padres, we're talking Dodgers pitching depth, it's an odd return but a return all the same.
Season 4: Episode 1: And So It Begins
Bernie and Ryan are back and if you're listening that means you're better than all of your coworkers, judge them accordingly.
Season 3: Episode 16: Free Agency, the Dust Has Settle
Bernie and Ryan are back to being back and they're back checking in on MLB comings and goings. We're discussing Correa, Clayton Kershaw's legacy, touching on that latest in MLB news and giving our final grades on free agency. The theme song has become absolutely crazy, is anyone paying attention to that??
Season 3: Episode 15: The Babies are Back
Not a ton of news in baseball but the news we have is JUICY! Carlos Correa switches teams, Trevor Bauer's suspension is suddenly over, and of course we'll mild graze over Dansby Swanson becoming a Cub....mildly.
Season 3: Episode 14: HOT STOVE!!
The MLB hot stove is hot and Bernie and Ryan are here to break down their thoughts on the latest signings in baseball.
Season 3: Episode 13: The Tin Foil Hat Episode
Fuck the Astros.
Season 3: Episode 12: We were gone for a very good reason
Ryan and Bernie are back and you're probably wondering why they missed the championship round.....it was definitely for a good reason. They also talk baseball.
Season 3: Episode 11: 1/4 vs.0/4
Bernie and Ryan are back and good lord were they wrong about the Wild Card round of the MLB playoffs. We break down one of the most exciting weekends in baseball and preview round 2 of the MLB playoffs.
Season 3: Episode 10: Let's Mirror Playoff Predictions
Ryan and Bernie preview the 2022 MLB playoffs, we talk through round 1 matchups and make our full bracket predictions.
Season 3: Episode 9: Why Don't We Get That Special Feeling From Aaron Judge?
Ryan and Bernie are back and just in tie to discuss the recent milestones in baseball. We also delve into the final two races in the 2022 Hunt for October and of course we have to preview future rants about the Jeter doc! Tune in because you have nothing better to do and life has come to this.
Season 3: Episode 8: Did anything happen since the trade deadline?
Yes, lots of things happened. Ryan and Bernie are back and there is a MULTITUDE of topics we need to get to! We're talking post-deadline trade analysis. We're talking Tatis 80 game PED suspensions. Pujols' pursuit of 700. Rule changes. And Bernie's beloved.....Mariners??? Great episode this week, please listen, we both need the validation.
Season 3: Episode 7: The Emergency Soto Pod
We're back! We both have correct microphones! The emergency Soto Pod AKA Coffee and Baseball Nights AKA Irish Coffee and Baseball AKA Wine and Baseball. We're here to just have a very fun time drinking and discussing Juan Soto and free agency's hot stove. Plus, because we've been bad at posting lately, we've added a bonus episode! You get to listen live to Ryan reacting to the Dodgers 9th inning vs. the Rockies! #Baseball
Season 3: Episode 6: The All Star Break is Coming
Pre-apologies, Bernie's mic was on the wrong setting. Don't blame Bernie, he has a lot going on right now and he could really use a break from you (the listener). Ryan and Bernie are FINALLY back and they're here to talk about the all star selections as well as talk about the standings (and of course, some good ole fashion run differential talk). Pay special attention to a hidden easter egg where we once again complain about how the Astros cheated.
Season 3 Episode 5: MLB does hand stuff
Bernie and Ryan are back and baseball has stories! No hitters, combined no hitters, Madison Bumgardner hand checks, little league outfields. Plus, Bernie smugly makes Ryan admit that Manny Machado is the best Dodger of the 21st century.
Season 3 Episode 4: The Sample Size Dictates The Season Has Begun
Ryan and Bernie are waking up right with some baseball talk. We go through the contenders and pretenders. Division leaders, last place teams that are doomed (Hint: It's the Orioles), and everyone's favorite topic: Run Differential.
Season 3: Episode 3: Olive Branches and Hazy Name Recall
Ryan and Bernie are back and 1 week into the season they're not here to discuss stats. We get into the disappointing crop of rookies, Alex Bohm hates this place, and Vlad Jr. step aside because we're here to toast to Vlad Sr. Plus, the guys go coffee VS baseball when we debate the Kershaw perfect pull and the Giants unwritten rule breakers mentality. Finally, we commemorate Jackie Robinson on Jackie Robinson day.
Season 3: Episode 2: The Emergency Pod!
Ryan and Bernie are back and just in time too! We go over the end of the labor strike, the new rules being enacted, and once we've eaten all those vegetables we get into the free agency "frenzy". Plus, look out for a very special discussion from a listener question about Fernando Tatis Jr. You don't want to miss this episode, trust me, it's really good, I wouldn't lead you astray, you know me better than that.
Season 3 Episode 1: Sho-Me Some Labor Progress
Ryan and Bernie are as back as humanly possible and they're here to talk all things MLB. This episode has everything; labor negotiation talk, hall of fame discussion, robot umpires. Not to mention, we *live* announce the 2022 MLB the show cover reveal and give a very very special shout out to a debatably special listener. You simply must tune in to find out!
Season 2: Episode 28: At long last...
Ryan and Bernie's explosive final episode of season 2. Ryan reveals secrets the audience has been waiting all season to hear. Bernie breaks down the fundamental truths of the 1927 Yankees that big oil doesn't want you to know. Free agency also gets discussed.
Season 2 Episode 27: #ShutUpAndOwn
Ryan and Bernie are back and they're finally ready to discuss the 2021 World Series. After that it's time to discuss the wildest MLB free agency period ever. Sadly no babies were crying into the mic this episode but there is plenty of anti-tweeting wokeness against MLB owners who happen to own New York based franchises, you're not gonna want to miss this one!
Season 2 Episode 26: A timely discussion of the start of the 2021 World Series
Ryan and Bernie are back and MAN did they nail this world series preview 2 games in. Bernie's prediction is already outdated but that's ok. And don't you worry one bit, we've got Astros cheated rants, we've got jews in baseball, you've got to tune in this week, IT'S A DOOZIE!
Season 2: Episode 25: Didn't Even Have Time to Celebrate
The boys are back and MAN are they timely! Tonight is Dodgers-Braves game 5 so naturally Bernie and Ryan are breaking down the NLDS. We talk through the Astros ascent, the Red Sox luck, the GM tree that started with the Rays. Don't be surprised if you hear some Trevor Bauer talk....or a baby....
Season 2 Episode 24: Winner Take All
Ryan and Bernie are back and they brought a baby along with them. We start by discussing how Bernie called absolutely everything that happened during the wild card games and move swiftly into recapping the divisional round. You know with Ryan on the pod there will be much break down of tonight's big game 5 Dodgers-Giants. Bernie is crunching cereal louder than he's ever crunched before and adding infant cries to his laundry list of annoying sounds to have to hear during this podcast. Several listeners are called out by name in this one, WATCH OUT!
Season 2 Episode 23: Let them fight
Ryan and Bernie are back and the playoffs ARE HERE! We discuss our wildcard predictions, talk through our favorites in the post season, and reminisce about the players' seasons that will be lost to our memories. For our listicle section we break down the best possible world series matchups. RIP Swag Chain.
Season 2 Episode 22: Are we....allowed to bring up Vladi Jr. for MVP....? No? We're not? Cool, cool, cool.
The playoffs are 12 games away and Ryan and Bernie are....a little bit ready for the real action to get started. The Cardinals are rising, the Yankees are falling, and there's just too much excitement to stop. Bernie brings up some interesting discussion topics like Salvador Perez's historic season and the slightest hint of a whisper that Vlad Jr. might be the real MVP. Finally, on a very special Ryan's videogame corner, Ryan brings up Madden 22. Go Baseball.
Season 2 Episode 21: The Padres vs. The World
Ryan and Bernie are at it again...abbreviated. The divisions are basically set but the wild card races are on fire, Bernie and Ryan break it all down. Plus, an elongated discussion on Derek Jeter's hall of fame speech and the lack of A-Rod thanking that surprised no one.
Season 2 Episode 20: Let the Playoff Teams Emerge
The boys of summer are turning into the boys of fall as Bernie and Ryan discuss the MLB widdling down to a playoff race. The Padres are sinking and the Orioles are sunk. Plus, some classic run differential talk.
Season 2 Episode 19: Some quick trade deadline talk
The title says it all, let's chat about the trades!
Season 2 Episode 18: The MLB is TRYING!
The All Star game has come and gone, and who better to break down their favorite highlights than Bernie and Ryan? The duo are back and they're back on their rants about jerseys, numbers, home runs, and fake sports opinions. Look out of a little Dodgers discussions, and the for the finale, a little Bernie's Videogame Corner where Bernie re-reviews Ken Griffy Jr. Baseball....having played another human in the game.
Season 2 Episode 17: Rocketing up the Standings
Ryan and Bernie are back and today's episode focuses on several deep dive discussions. We start with a light hearted reveal of how the fans voted on Manny Machado, hero or villain. Then we take a turn for the serious in discussion of the Trevor Bauer situation. Up next, Bernie does a deep dive to answer the question, "how the fuck are the Giants doing this???". Finally, a breakdown of the 2021 all stars as well as our favorite snubs.
Season 2 Episode 16: Manny Machado: Hero of Villain?
The boys of ball-coffee are back and they're breaking down all the exciting news of the week. We've got Dodgers-Padres, we've got Wander Franco, only here on Coffee and Baseball (or CNB as the kids are calling it these days). In the rants section Bernie gets excited about young sluggers hitting dongs. Then, in a new segment, Bernie and Ryan go good vs. evil and see what the evidence points to for Manny Machado. Finally its Triple Play Baseball 2001 in Bernie's videogame corner.
Season 2 Episode 15: The Listicles Return
Bernie and Ryan are back and believe it or not they touch on sticky stuff. Ignore that phrasing, Bernie and Ryan break down the latest standings around major league baseball. Then in the listicles return, they get into the 5 greatest off the field baseball injuries of all time. Finally, look out for a very special Bernie's videogame corner where Bernie breaks down MVP Baseball 2004.
Season 2 Episode 14: Ok, let's talk about the Astros...
Two deep dives, that's it! Doctored balls and the Astros cheating book are out and Bernie and Ryan are all over it. We're here for the conspiracies, for the controversies, for the conflict! And finally, on yet another very special Bernie's Videogame Corner, Bernie reviews the classic game: Backyard Baseball 2003.
Season 2 Episode 13: The One Where They Discussed Mike Piazza's Strikezone
Bernie and Ryan are back to your regularly scheduled(ish) broadcast and they're loving baseball. They hate on some zip code hats, love on some first base rundowns, question Joe West's value and you'll never guess, get on an Astros rant. They end with a bang when on Bernie's Videogame Corner, they discuss the classic N64 game, Mike PIazza's Strikezone.
Season 2 Episode 12: The MJ of Baseball
Ryan and Bernie are back and boy do we have news! No hitters passed around like tootsie rolls! Injuries galore! Then we go through our surprise division leaders and break down who's run differential matters. Finally, per fan request, we ask the question "who is the Michael Jordan of Baseball?"