Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

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Three Pages: Guardians Force Game 5; NLCS Preview; MLB's Big Proposal

Jesse Rogers joins Buster Olney from Rate Park following the Cleveland Guardians’ Game 4 win over the Chicago White Sox, forcing Game 5 in the ALDS. The guys discuss the

Oct 9
47 min

Consequential Day: Dodgers, Brewers, Rays Punch Tickets to LCS; Guardians-White Sox Go to Game 4

Jessica Mendoza joins Buster Olney following the Los Angeles Dodgers eliminating the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 of the NLDS. They discuss Andy Pages’ critical hit, the Dodg

Oct 8
29 min

T-Shirt Magic: Dodgers, White Sox, Brewers Look to Close Series; White Sox GM Chris Getz

David Vassegh and Buster Olney discuss the Los Angeles Dodgers securing a 2-1 NLDS lead over the Atlanta Braves, October Kiké Hernández’s magic t-shirt, why Yoshinobu Yam

Oct 7
45 min

Pandemonium: Rays, White Sox Up 2-0; Yankees Defensive Implosion; Will the Dodgers Win Another Game?

Tim Kurkjian joins Buster Olney from Tropicana Field to discuss the Tampa Bay Rays taking advantage of a disastrous defensive performance from the New York Yankees to sec

Oct 6
32 min

Better on the Road: Brewers Take Dramatic 2-0 Lead; Braves-Dodgers Tied Up; ALDS Game 2 Previews

David Schoenfield and Buster Olney discuss a dramatic weekend in Milwaukee as the Brewers take a 2-0 series lead in the NLDS against the San Diego Padres after a Jackson

Oct 5
40 min

Weight Class: Defining Questions and Players for the ALDS & NLDS

Paul “Hembo” Hembekides and Buster Olney discuss the fallout from the Philadelphia Phillies losing to the Atlanta Braves in the Wild Card, including who will manage the t

Oct 3
26 min

Best vs. Hottest: Braves Vanquish Phillies; ALDS & NLDS Are Set

Tim Kurkjian and Buster Olney discuss the Atlanta Braves defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in the Wild Card to advance to the NLDS, if the Phillies’ window is closing,

Oct 2
34 min

Four Thumbs: White Sox, Yankees, Padres Advance; Phillies-Braves Will Play Game 3

Two-time World Series champion David Ross joins Buster Olney to discuss the MLB playoffs, including the San Diego Padres pouring it on the Chicago Cubs to make the NLDS,

Oct 1
37 min

WC Game 1 Recaps: Braves, White Sox, Yankees, Padres Go Up 1-0; Game 2 Predictions

Kevin Conners and Buster Olney convene in Bristol following the first night of the MLB postseason to recap the first four games of the wild card round. They start with Mi

Sep 30
33 min

Welcome to the Postseason: Wild Card Preview; Justin Verlander Retires; Max Scherzer Done Too?

Jesse Rogers and David Schoenfield join Buster Olney following the end of the MLB regular season to preview the Wild Card round. They predict all four series: Phillies at

Sep 28
42 min

Energy Level: PCA Joins 40-40 Club; Early Red Sox-Yankees Predictions; White Sox Clinch

Tim Kurkjian and Buster discuss Pete Crow-Armstrong joining the 40-40 club and why he must be the unanimous NL MVP, four legendary broadcasters that are retiring after th

Sep 25
1 h 06 min

Two Old Farmers: Mets Hire Andy Green; You Need THIS to Win in October; Giants Broadcaster Mike Krukow Calls It a Career

Paul “Hembo” Hembekides and Buster discuss Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman reaching out to Buster for help with his facial injury. Then, the guys get into the Mets hiring

Sep 23
1 h 00 min

Aaron Judge hurt AGAIN; 4 teams for 3 spots (White Sox, Guardians, Astros, Rangers); Padres are the hottest team in baseball 🔥

The final week of the regular season is here! Buster gives us everything at play in these final few days as several Playoff spots are still up for grabs in the AL Central

Sep 21
35 min

Crazy White Sox-Guardians series, Yankees best rotation ever? + Who is the World Series favorite: Dodgers or Brewers?

Jesse Rogers joins to recap the wild White Sox-Guardians series that saw the AL Central lead change for the first time since July 4. He discusses Cleveland's postseason c

Sep 18
46 min

Let's Argue: Pete Alonso Hits 300th HR at Citi Field; Jesús Luzardo to IL; AL MVP Race is Messy

David Schoenfield and Buster Olney discuss the Phillies body blow with Jesús Luzardo heading to the IL, the Brewers winning a fourth straight NL Central, the poetry of Pe

Sep 16
57 min

Hammy: Pete Alonso Returns to Citi Field; Cam Schlittler for MVP?; Tom Hamilton on the Guardians

Tim Kurkjian and Buster Olney discuss Pete Alonso’s return to Citi Field and if the Mets regret letting him go, whether Mike Elias will lead the Orioles again in 2027, Do

Sep 15
52 min

Promotion: Dodgers Call-Up Josue De Paula; Brewers Are The Team to Beat; Baseball After 9/11

NEXT PODCAST OUT TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 15 David Schoenfield and Buster Olney discuss the Dodgers’ promotion of top prospect Josue De Paula, what it signals about Shohei Ohta

Sep 11
48 min

Askew: Aaron Judge Returns; Shohei Ohtani Done Pitching; Umpire Turns Fashion Police

Tim Kurkjian and Buster discuss Yankees slugger Aaron Judge returning, what New York can expect, if Judge and Shohei Ohtani can start hitting before the postseason, Ohtan

Sep 9
49 min

Right All Along: Dodgers Have an Ohtani Problem; Arte Moreno Sells the Angels

Paul “Hembo” Hembekides and Buster Olney discuss Shohei Ohtani looking physically uncomfortable swinging the bat and why he should stop pitching this season, Arte Moreno

Sep 4
45 min

Telephone Pole: Should MLB Reseed the Playoffs?; Chipper Jones on PCA, The Miz & The "Eric Gregg Game"

Jesse Rogers and Buster Olney discuss whether MLB should reseed the playoffs after the Wild Card round, what is keying Pete Crow-Armstong’s MVP run, if the Cubs pitching

Sep 2
57 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Baseball tonight was my favorite nightly show to get my baseball fix. Love all the stats and guests. Also still love listening to Sarah Langs, still working with ALS. Shows how much she loves baseball. The only reason why this rating isn’t a 5 is the number of ads.

Golf chiro · Oct 2023

Rays fan here. Been listening for years love all the hard work Buster does with great interviews and insightful analysis. Taylor’s a great producer too. Also love that Busters heart is in the right place. I really admire his sign-off. The call to action to fight racism is a great note to end on. Really a class act. I haven’t been able to discern any political commentary that other reviews reference but maybe those episodes were before I started listening? Also, love Sarah Langs’ research and the good natured teasing Buster and Tim give her for being the biggest baseball fan in the world. Sarah Abbott is also super funny I appreciate her perspective and the degree of normalcy she adds to the conversation. Definitely a great baseball podcast.

VIP Baller · May 2023

Love Buster, Timmy and Sarah Langs’ takes and banter but there’s a consistent and frustrating focus on the biggest-market teams in SoCal and NYC/BOS/PHI. I get that this focus is just part of the deal with ESPN content in general, but there are a couple dozen other MLB teams out there with interesting stories and players - and many thousands (millions?) of fans following those teams.

Schomaster · Jan 2023

Any baseball podcast that has the great Tim Kurkjian as a regular guest is worth listening to. Todd Radom’s weekly appearances are always entertaining and informative but no one can match Tim’s obvious passion and love for the game. Huge congrats on the well deserved honor that he will be receiving in Cooperstown on July 24.

J Palumbo · Jul 2022

I started listening to this podcast over a decade ago when it was Baseball Today hosted by Eric Karabell with co-hosts Mark Simon and Keith Law. That was a great podcast. This version took a downward turn right off the bat and it has been downhill ever since. I found the last couple of years pretty unbearable and I’m finally ready to leave. I’m not sure who the audience for this podcast is but maybe if you are a very casual fan and want to hear about big market teams and the game’s top stars you might find this show informative (but likely too long if you are that casual a fan). But I think it is more likely that this is somebody at ESPN’s idea of how to showcase their own baseball reporters and broadcasters. Those broadcasters seem to think very highly of themselves and each other, but they are actually pretty boring in a very self-congratulatory way. The only feature of this podcast I find interesting are the segments with researcher Paul Hembekides who uses advanced metrics in an interesting and insightful way. I have switched to the Windup series of podcasts from The Athletic. They cover the game broadly (not just stars and big market teams), they have different types of coverage with a wide range of reporters, the coverage is smart and funny, and it’s just an all around better experience. Goodbye Baseball Tonight.

Longtime Baseball Fan · Dec 2024

I enjoyed this podcast for many years and never missed an episode. But honestly, sometimes I think Buster hates baseball. Everything has such a negative spin on it. Either that or he attempts to get everyone to agree with his negative line of thinking…”wouldn’t you agree that blah blah blah.” I just feel like I’m constantly being lectured or preached to by Buster. And why oh why is the co-host a guy that admits that he doesn’t know much about baseball??? And then Buster constantly asks his opinion about baseball related topics. He doesn’t know anything about the sport…why are you asking him?!?!? One minute Buster is citing every obscure baseball stat that only super hardcore baseball fans know…and the next minute he is getting feedback from a guy with zero baseball knowledge?? What kind of sense does that make?? Don’t get me wrong. They all seem like good humans. But more & more I question why I listen. It just isn’t fun anymore and I honestly get stressed from all the negativity and pompous lectures. More often than not I find myself wondering why I just invested 50 minutes of my life into listening.

Krycek1013 · Feb 2024

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