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I had Johnnie Black on the show once again as we gave our immediate thoughts on the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame class that was announced on MLB Network on Tuesday night. We also looked ahead to future ballots, including next year when Ichiro and CC Sabathia come on.

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In the latest episode of Too Much Pod Tar, I had Johnnie Black back on the show as we went over the 2024 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot and who we would vote for in this class. Be sure to check out new episodes every week about the Hall of Fame, free agents signing, baseball history and much more!

In this episode, I break down the Texas Rangers winning their first ever World Series as they took down the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games. Let the 2023-24 offseason commence.

Joining the show to help preview the World Series between the Diamondbacks and Rangers was Johnnie Black (@jball0202) and Jeramy Hubbard (@FrontOfficeJer)!

Alex Kielar, Johnnie Black and Chris Gallagher discuss the Wild Card series and how who advanced to play in the Division Series. We also preview the ALDS and NLDS while giving predictions for each.

With the latest Carlos Rodon injury news, Alex dives into the Yankees pitching outlook to start the season, including internal and external depth options. He also rants about the Yankees left side of the infield and why top prospect Anthony Volpe along with Oswald Peraza are ready to take the reins from IKF and Josh Donaldson.

Johnnie Black and Rephael Negnewitzky join Alex on the show to discuss the World Baseball Classic that has already gotten underway for Pool play. Tangents included, as always. 

On a brand new episode, I am joined by show regular Johnnie Black to discuss offseason winners/losers and talk about the 2023 season outlook. Skip until about 10-15 minutes for the baseball talk to start. We shoot the shit about NFL for the beginning of the episode. 

Returning guest Joey Ricotta returns to the show for some Cubs talk with them making some strong moves this offseason, including Dansby Swanson. We also touch on the Bryan Reynolds trade rumors, the Mets, Christmas plans, and include some NFL and college football talk. 

Outro song: White Christmas · JASON KELCE, LANE JOHNSON & JORDAN MAILATA

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Merry Christmas as we have an special emergency pod after Dalton Varsho was traded to the Blue Jays on Friday night. Alex breaks it down and tries to guess what a possible package return could look like for the Yankees to get Bryan Reynolds. 

Johnnie Black returns to the show as we discuss how the East Coast has been dominating the world of sports lately, with all NFC East teams playing well, and the East divisions in MLB being a big topic of conversation lately in the offseason. We also touch on the potential 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame class and MLB prospects that are on their way and ones that have not worked out. We finish the episode touching on the storylines with NFL quarterbacks and the "changing of the guard" the league is currently going through. 

Returning to the show is former Prime Time Sports Talk writer and current host of The Replacement Level Podcast, Rephael Negnewitzky. We discuss Judge being the newest captain of the New York Yankees, Correa surprising everyone in going to the Mets, and more offseason discussion. 

Outro music: Nas & DJ Premier - N.Y. State Of Mind Instrumental (Maschine mk3 remake)