Upper Decker Podcast

This week on UDP, The Boyz do a Journeyman Draft. They'll have to build the best team possible at the fate of the Wheel. Only requirements are each player needed to play for 5+ teams and started their playing career 1990 or later. Enjoy!

This week on UDP, The Boyz do what they call their Generational Draft. They have two separate wheels to spin: one with the decade selection from 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, and 2010-Present and the other with the respective teams in each of those decades. They'll have to build the best team possible at the fate of the Wheel.

Tone and Ty look back at the first month of the season and discuss some surprises and some disappointments. They also take a dive into some of their favorite moments from the season so far and break down a top fantasy player through this first month.

Howdy! Quick baseball talk, some birthdays, and Toney Tone's Dope Name of the Day before the bread and butter of the episode: UDP Organizational Draft! The Boys draft a Front Office, Manager, Stadium, Current Roster, and Farm System throughout all of MLB. Who won? Was it Ty? Probably Ty.

Uh oh! Missed a week, here's a bonus episode! We were doing way less important things but we made sure to get you your weekly dose of UDP! Tone and Ty play some of the good, old-fashioned games that originated here on Upper Decker.

WOWOWOWOW WE HIT 100 THIS IS MONUMENTAL. The Boys all come with a surprise segment to this episode. Before you get all "bUt WhaT aBouT BirThdAys??!!" yeah we GOT THOSE TOO! We make it quick though so we can get to the fun stuff!

Playoffs?! We talkin' 'bout playoffs?! Yep. Sure are. Trying to 'Trevor Plouffe' this season real good. Then we dig into a player who wears #99 in honor of Episode 99. We also stop in to do this week's birthdays and Tony Tone's Dope Name of the Day! That will be followed by our preseason predictions for AL & NL ROY, CY, and MVP and a preseason postseason prediction.

The Boys dig into the 1998 season in honor of Episode 98. We also stop in to do this week's birthdays and Tony Tone's Dope Name of the Day! That will be followed by the final installment of our Annual Divisional Preview with the NL East. We project the teams' finishing records, build an All NL East Rotation, and predict stat leaders for a few categories.

The Boys dig into the 1997 season juuuuust a little in honor of Episode 97. We also stop in to do this week's birthdays and Tony Tone's Dope Name of the Week! That will be followed by the next installment of our Annual Divisional Preview starting with the AL East. We guess team finishing records, build an All AL East Rotation, and predict stat leaders for a few categories.

The Boys dig into the career of a player who once wore #96 in honor of Episode 96. We also stop in to do this week's birthdays and Tony Tone's Dope Name of the Week! That will be followed by the next installment of our Annual Divisional Preview starting with the NL Central. We guess team finishing records, build an All NL Central Rotation, and predict stat leaders for a few categories.

The Boys dig into the 1995 Season in honor of Episode 95. We also stop in to do this week's birthdays and Tony Tone's Dope Name of the Week! That will be followed by the next installment of our Annual Divisional Preview starting with the AL Central. We guess team finishing records, build an All AL Central Rotation, and predict stat leaders for a few categories.

The Boys dig into a players career, one who once wore #94. We also stop in to do this week's birthdays and Tony Tone's Dope Name of the Week! That will be followed by the next installment of our Annual Divisional Preview starting with the NL West. We guess team finishing records, build an All NL West Rotation, and predict stat leaders for a few categories.

The Boys dig into a players career, one who once wore #93. We also stop in to do this week's birthdays and Tony Tone's Dope Name of the Week! That will be followed by the first installment of our Annual Divisional Preview starting with the AL West. We guess team finishing records, build an All AL West Rotation, and predict stat leaders for a few categories.

Oh man, how's about we start with a little Génesis Cabrera talk?? Followed by Sean Manaea and Jackie Robinson in the BIRTHDAYSSSS. Who's Tony Tone's Dope Name of the Day this week? Let's just say it's nearly too inappropriate to type. Lastly, Tone and Ty do a Hat Draw Fantasy draft of current 2022 Players with one caveat... The team name falls off the board after being selected. Trout or Shohei? Acuña or Albies? Arenado or O'Neill? Find out!

Howdy! Tone and Ty do another rendition of the Hat Draw Fantasy Draft, but not before they look back at the '91 World Series and Award Winners. The episode wouldn't be complete without our weekly birthdays and of course, Tony Tone's Dope Name of the Day! Enjoy!

Wowowow we're following up the 90's Hat Draw from last week with a 00's this week! Check out some names you may or may not have forgotten about and let the boys know their teams are good Or bad. Just tell us. But of course, first is Ty's number and Tone with Tony Tone's Dope Name and Birthdays!

Welcome back to Upper Decker here in 2022! Hope the holidays were swell! Baseball, unfortunately, is still locked out so we are going to do a couple good old fashioned drafts here in the next couple weeks for ya'll while we lead up to our season previews. But first, of course, is Ty's Number of the Week followed by Birthday's and Tony tone's Dope Name of the Day! Buckle in, because we are back in action. 

Wowowowow the Atlanta Braves won the 2021 World Series! WARNING: Ty is a little insufferable in this one. But before we get into the meat and potatoes, the boys look at Albert Belle for #88 this week. Then we slide over into birthdays which include Sammy Sosa so of course we'll look at his career a bit. Gold Gloves have been announced, Qualifying Offers handed out, and Award Finalists Announced. We really can't believe the season is over. See how the boys did with their stat leader predictions by division in the second half of the episode!

Hey there! On this episode without Dan (sad face) Tone and Ty discuss some highlights from the 1987 season. On our weekly birthdays we have Jon Gray, Johnny Damon, and Coco Crisp for your Tony Tone's Dope Name of the Day. Down to just 2 teams left in the 2021 season, Ty is a nervous wreck as his Atlanta Braves take on the Houston Astros! Lastly, Bob Melvin is doing... what?! 

Hi! It's episode 86 and no one really wears that number so we dig into the year 1986 to start off the show! Followed by Toney Tone's Birthdays & Dope Name, a staple here at Upper Decker. Former teammates Enrique Hernandez and Joe Pederson are red hot in the postseason! Mike Shildt's seat was also apparently red hot. Check in with the boys as they revisit their playoff brackets and see who's predictions are closest!

Welcome back! First week of the playoffs are in the books! Of course we'll discuss that. But before that we'll talk a little about Dustin May, Kolten Wong, Jandel Gustave (?), and Dick Pole. Joe Pederson and Kiké Hernandez keep blazing their way in the postseason while Yelich, Cole, and Alex Reyes are the opposite of hot.

PHEW! What a season, dude. WOWOWOW. Tone and Ty dig into the finals month of the season and take a look at the big playoff picture. They also talk about Prince Fielder, Mookie, Evan Longoria, and Jing Johnson! A few managers have been fired too, so of course that'll be talked about. Come on in, the water's fine. Let's talk some PLAYOFFS.

Welcome! The Boys dig into Eric Gagné who wore #83 for 1/2 of a season! Talk Birthdays including Xander Bogaerts, the most overlooked player in all of baseball. Cardinals, Braves and Mets make an appearance on Who's Hot & Who's Not followed by some COOL STUFF like "Country" Joe West's retirement tour and MLB's pre-tacked balls. Nice. We wrap up with Our Boys segment. 

Welcome back! The Boys dig into Johnny Lazor for #82! Double Dope Names this week, SCORE! Talk Birthdays including friend of the show Xavier Scruggs and Joe Morgan. Cardinals, Blue Jays and Padres make an appearance on Who's Hot & Who's Not followed by some COOL STUFF like Anthony Gose's return to the Bigs, and we wrap up with Our Boys segment. Yeah, Tone is good. We get it.

We are missing Hot Tone this week as he's on vacation but Dan and Ty hold it down! We talk about the 1981 season, strike, and two halves?? Yeah, listen to that part. It's Wild. Also, it's Freddie Freeman, Marcus Semien, and Boss Schmidt's bdays so we hear a bit about those guys. Who's Hot & Who's Not rolls in after the break with the Blue Jays, Twins, and Phillies in there somewhere. 2020 HOF Electees finally have their ceremony so Dan and Ty dig into some more players still on the ballot who deserve more love. Tell us what you think!

Hey! Did you know there's only 5 guys to EVER wear #80 in MLB history?! Crazy. The boys talk a little joey Votto, Randy Johnson, and Lars Nootbaar this week. Also dig in to Who's Hot & Who's Not in this weeks Wheelhouse segment.Blue Jays, Phillies, Cubs, and Yankees are all in there somewhere, can you guess where? Then the boys get into their August Review of standings and award predictions, followed by Our Boys segment, and yeah. Tone does stuff there. What's new?

Wow! STL Native and LA resident rapper-turned-professional poker player joined us on the show? He sure did! Thanks @marcgoone for coming on and talking ball with us. The Boys & Marc talk about the nature of the game today, some of Marc's favorite memories as a Cardinals/Baseball fan, and what the game could do to improve and make a better connection with the fans. Tune in for a great show!

The year is 1978. Because of math, most of our demographic wasn't born yet. Dive into 1978 a bit with Ty and talk about Ron Guidry, the late J.R. Richard, Bucky f*cking Dent, and Lyman Bostock. After that is Tone's birthday's and Toney Tone's Dope Name of the Day! After the break we talk Freddie's cycle, Reds are HOT HOT HOT, Orioles are NOT NOT NOT in our Who's Hot & Who's Not segment. MLB proposes minimum salary, Miggy hits 500, and deGrom is done... maybe? Seal off the episode with Our Boys weekly segment and see if you can choose a better player than the boys for the upcoming week. (it's not been hard lately).

Dang ol' dang! Lucky number 7's. We talk about Clint Frazier's obscure time in The Bigs, Akil Baddoo's uprising, Jesse Winker has been good for a long time, guys, and a Baby Doll. The Boys also give their thoughts on the Field of Dreams game, talk about a no-hitter IN YOUR FIRST CAREER START and much more. Thanks for tuning in! Now go check out upperdeckerpod.com!

Dang ol' dang its been another month?! This episode is capped off with our July review but it wouldn't be UDP without some birthdays, Tony Tone's Dope Name of the Day, and a few other segments. Check out upperdeckerpod.com!

SHOOT DID WE ACCIDENTALLY TRADE DAN UH OH. It's ok, Tone and Ty still talk about Barry Zito, Roger Clemens, MadBum, and a little Slim Love. Joey Votto hit how many homers? My WORD. Kumar a Met orrrrrr nah? Ok, so. We know the deadline was INSANE this year. The Boys break it all down and go over the big names such as Scherzer and Trea, Gallo and Rizzo, Bryant and Baez, and much more! The website is LIVE at upperdeckerpod.com GO CHECK IT OUT!

BOOM BAP POW! Kenley Jansen and Walker Buehler and A-Rod and Tricky Nichols, what the heck?! One of these things is not like the otherrrrrr. Who's Hot & Who's Not? Let the Boys tell you! Some more trades done did happen, Cleveland gets a new name, and we place our bets on Our Boys. Lend us your ears!

Wow! All Star Break is overrrrr we are back in business! We recap the Derby and ASG and tell you guys a little secret about who we were accompanied by to watch the ASG! We also talk Nomar Garciaparra and Barry Bonds a little before digging into Wheelhouse including.... SOME TRADES OHHHH BOY! Come check out our new website too over at upperdeckerpod.com!

Welcome back to Upper Decker! We've got some Cartlton Fisk, some Jiggs Donahue, maybe a little Pablo Lopez? Stick around to find out Who's Hot & Who's Not followed by a little draft recap. SPOILER ALERT: Ty is HYPE! We round off the episode with Our Boys, so stick around and tell us who you think did best!

Hey! It's your favorite boys back again and we hope you all had a great (and safe) 4th of July! On this episode we discuss Johnny Hodapp, Salty Parker, and talk about birthday boy Shohei Ohtani about 16 times. We also have our Who's Hot & Who's Not segment discussing teams and specific players who are streaking one way or another. Then, before we cap the show off with the new and improved "Our Boys" segment, we discuss 3 potential trades each that just seem to fit, well, too perfectly. Tell us what you think on our socials @UpperDeckerPod!

Hey hey! Episode 70! Jeeeeez that's a lot. Thanks for being here! George Kontos, Jordan, Jimmy Ballgame, and Yo-Yo Davalillo round out the first half. Second half we have Who's Hot & Who's Not followed by some injury updates. The Meat and Potatoes is our June Review! How're the predictions going? Standings? It's getting wild out here. Lastly, Our Boys and my, oh my is Ty slumping. LOLOLOLOL............. its not funny.

It only took us 69 episodes to get a perfect one. If you know us at all, join us for this one. It was a blast.

HELLOOOOOOOO! 68, we've got a little bit of Jorge Soler talk followed by Dom Smith, Andy Pettitte, and Casper Asbjornson. Is Nelson Cruz a Hall of Famer? Or a Hall of Gooder? DAWG YOU HAVE TO HEAR THIS STUFF ABOUT YASMANI GRANDAL! We round off the episode with Our Boys for the week. Tell us what you think on our socials!

YEAH. How's THAT for an attention getter? The Boys dig a bit into this whole substance problem in MLB right now. Good? Bad? BAD. Anyways, there's more in the episode. Francisco Cordova's No-No, Aaron Civile and Dude Esterbook, as well as "Who's Hot & Who's Not". Not to mention our Weekly Boys Selection. Man, that never gets easier to type. 

You guessed it! A review! Of May! The Boys also take a little dive into Yasiel Puig's playing career and journey into the States. Which MLB set of brothers would you pick for your team right now? Nola? Seager? Gurriel? Also stay tuned for " Who's Hot and Who's Not" part of the wheelhouse segment.

Heey! You again? Dang! Thanks for coming out! Listen to us talk about Cliff Lee, Yoan Moncado, Jhonny Peralta, and the infamous Lip Pike throughout the first portion of this episode. In the second half we get into all these dang no-hitter's going on, Who's Hot (Tone) & Who's Not (Ty), and some MORE BIG INJURIES.Where is Wander Franco? I know there's about 10 of them, but you know the one. Also, Erik Kratz calls out the Dodgers and Rockies for using a Theragun to steal signs and Dan finds out what a Theragun is! Lastly, we wrap up with our weekly segment of "Our Boys" predicting who we think is going to GO OFF this calendar week!

Hello! So what exactly has Wladimir Balentien done in Japan? You might want to tune in for this. Happy Birthday to Matt Wieters, Jack Morris, and Bunny Hearn of the Pittsburgh Rebels Statistics. Just listen, you'll get it. WHY IS EVERYONE HURT OMG I'M LOSING IT. Gallen, Soroka, Ynoa, Duffy, Seager FOR STARTERS. Albert Pujols going to the Dodgers SAY WHAT?! Jarred Kelenic finally got promoted after proving he was ready for MLB Action in those 6 or so MiLB games. *eye roll*.

Welcome, welcome! Place your bets here! Over/Under on some of Justin 'Nasty Masty' Masterson's career numbers! winner gets a.... idk. Just feel good about yourself. Prince Fielder, Tony Gwynn, and Klondike Douglass celebrate birthdays this week so you knowwww we dig into their careers. In the second half we talk Jacob DeGrom (yikes), Pujols being DFA'd, Wade Miley's No-No, and UH-OH! Todd Frazier RELEASED BY THE PIRATES. We also talk about 'Our Boys' for the upcoming week.

Justin Louis Chamberlain, A-Gon, The Say Hey Kid, Zip Collins. The Boys have it all in this one. Discussion about John Means no-hitter. Should it be a perfect game? Did John Means use a foreign substance? Jesus Lizard breaks his pinky, Amir Garrett suspended again, and friend of the show Drew Robinson makes it on the Giants AAA Roster! Stay around for the second half when the boys revisit the month of April and check in on their standings predictions and Award predictions for the 2021 season!

Yeah, you read it right. Let's talk a little more about #61, Bronson Arroyo. Of course we have Tone's Birthdays and Toney Tone's Dope Name of the Day which this week is Granny Hamner. Say that 5 times fast! Granny Hamner, Grammy Hammer, Granny Hanner, Gram... you get it. We also talk injuries, potential returns, Bauer/Taits beef?? What next?! OH! Did MadBum throw a no hitter? 2/3 say nah. Come find out why. Join us every Monday on our live airing of Upper Decker Podcast on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube all @UpperDeckerPod and tell us LIVE in the comments and voice YOUR opinion! Mondays 6:15PM CST.

DAN WOKE UP FOR THIS ONE! On this episode we talk tallest man in MLB History, Birthdays including Moe Jauer and Drew Robinson, and Toney Tone's Dope Name of the Day: Steamer Flanagan! The Boys also do the much anticipated, inaugural "Upper Decker Best Team in the World Draft"! The boys assemble a team made of various current Infields, Outfields, Rotations, Bullpens, Managers, Stadiums, and Uniforms. Might also be a special appearance by some managers from the baseball cinematic universe but you'll just have to listen, won't you?? Tell us which team was built best on Twitter @UpperDeckerPod!

Uh ohhhhh Big Man Dan slept through the intro cuz he worked soooooo hard the weekend before. Tone and Ty do Birthdays, Dope Name, and some fun facts for you while he napped. We planned on doing our All MLB Draft but with 2/3 participants it wouldn't have been as fun. That's the next episode! So check that one out too! OH! And this was Ty's birthday episode. So thanks for ruining that DAN.

SHEEEESH the boys talk about the FIRST. WEEK. OF. REAL. BASEBALL! Cannot believe it's already upon us! They also dig into Brian Giles, King Felix, Lindor's MEGA deal, and more. Not to mention the meat and potatoes of the episode: World Series and Award Predictions including MVP, Cy Young, ROY, Comeback Player of the Year, and Manager of the Year. Did someone go WAY out on a limb? SPOILER ALERT: Yes. Was it Ty? Probably. Go tell him he's stupid on Twitter @TylernolPM28 and tell @TheRealHotTone and @dmory88 that they're a lot smarter! Go now!

Hey everyone! Bonus episode here! Jay was the name drawn to come on and play games with us after many of you started to follow us on Twitter. He's officially a friend of the show and we hd a great time! Check him out, follow his Twitter, and keep an eye out for the work he puts out specifically in the Fantasy Baseball Dynasty World with Fantasy Six Pack! Thanks Jay!

Boy, oh boy. The boys talk American League East in this one. Standings, Stat Leader Predictions, and an All AL East Starting Rotation to wrap up the 2021 Divisional Previews. IT'S BASEBALL TIME, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN!