Gleeman and The Geek
By Aaron Gleeman and John Bonnes
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Podcast Description
Aaron Gleeman and John "Twins Geek" Bonnes talk about the Minnesota Twins and baseball over a beer at this week's favorite watering hole. Many THANKS to James Richter for his music and technical support & Kirsten Brown of kbrobaseball.com for our logo.
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CleanEpisode 29: Pitching, Pitching, and More Pitching | Aaron and John record their first show in front of an audience with a variety of special guests, introduce a new theme song, take a pitcher-by-pitcher look at the rotation and bullpen, bleep out Bonnes' filthy mouth, project Francisco Liriano's future, argue about Carl Pavano and Scott Baker, and discuss the new mega-blog addition to the Twins blogosphere at TwinsDaily.com. | 2/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 28: My Twin The Car | Aaron and John talk about the long-awaited death of Aaron's car and whether to buy or lease a replacement, claiming Darin Mastroianni off waivers from the Blue Jays, Luke Hughes' shoulder injury, comparing the Twins' payroll to the MLB average, a hitter-by-hitter breakdown of Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, and all the position players as spring training nears, including which cars they resemble. | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 27: Baseball Boyfriends (with Lindsay Guentzel) | Aaron and John are joined by FSN on-air talent and "MLB Fan Cave" hopeful Lindsay Guentzel to discuss the good and bad sides of female baseball fandom, Ron Gardenhire's preferred Opening Day lineup, the lack of veteran relief help, John's payroll chat with Dave St. Peter, Aaron's incredible nerdiness, and pursuing a career in sports media. | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 26: Gleeman, without The Geek | John called in sick, so instead of skipping a week Aaron decided to pour himself a scotch and do a solo show discussing how John is like Joe Mauer and Aaron is like Michael Cuddyer, buying a Macbook, the latest reliever non-signings, Saturday night's blogger get-together, aligning the outfield, judging the rotation, congratulating Tom Kelly and Camilo Pascual, and answering listener questions. | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 25: AL Central and Cleavage | Aaron and John get interrupted by a drunk woman showing them her bra, but recover enough to talk about Kevin Slowey returning to the AL Central, Prince Fielder signing with the Tigers, Justin Morneau's health status, what to expect from the Tigers, White Sox, Indians, and Royals, and why re-signing Matt Capps keeps looking worse. | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 24: Zumaya and Arbitration (with Nick Nelson) | Aaron and John are joined by special guest Nick Nelson and talk about the Joel Zumaya signing, Glen Perkins, Alexi Casilla, Francisco Liriano, and the arbitration process, Roy Oswalt rumors, Delmon Young's contract with the Tigers, Victor Martinez's injury, and looking back at the top Twins prospects of 2011. | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 23: Mailbag | Aaron and John open up the mailbag and take questions from readers about a wide range of topics including the payroll drop, what happens if Justin Morneau can't play, the search for righty relief, disliked players and the media, Danny Valencia's future, Levi Michael's timetable, and Moneyball. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 22: Marquis and Morris | Aaron and John talk about Jason Marquis filling out the rotation, whether the Twins will sign a right-handed reliever, Jack Morris' case for the Hall of Fame, Jose Mijares making more money elsewhere, the possibility of a dating podcast, and a 29th birthday. | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 21: Mijares and Minor Moves | Aaron and John talk about Jose Mijares' departure, Bill Smith's return, Prince Fielder's likely home, waiving Jim Hoey, signing former top prospects to minor-league deals, slashing $15 million off the payroll, Jacque Jones' post-playing career, Joe Mauer's love life, and dieting tips from a fatboy. | 12/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 20: Willingham, Cuddyer, and Kubel | Aaron and John talk about swapping Michael Cuddyer for Josh Willingham, Jason Kubel's departure, Christmas vs. Hanukkah, projecting the Twins' lineup, outfield defense, how to use the leftover payroll on pitching, a Ben Revere-Trevor Plouffe platoon, first impressions of Ricky Rubio, and what not to drink at a party. | 12/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 19: Three Amigos (with Seth Stohs) | Aaron and John are joined by special guest Seth Stohs (and Phil Loadholt, sort of) to talk about the good old days of blogging, Rule 5 pick Terry Doyle, the White Sox blowing things up, the over/under on Twins wins in 2012, Alexi Casilla vs. Luke Hughes vs. Trevor Plouffe, and a whole bunch of prospect stuff. | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 18: Winter Meetings | It's the middle of the winter meetings and the Twins are making news, so Aaron Gleeman and John Bonnes discuss Matt Capps' return and breaking away from an ugly relationship, Kevin Slowey's departure and playing the blame game, Michael Cuddyer's options, Twitter fights, Jason Kubel alternatives, the winter meetings, scaring John's son, and loud karaoke. | 12/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 17: Mailbag (with Joe Busch and Kate Agnew) | Aaron and John are joined by podcast fan Joe Busch and his girlfriend Kate Agnew, who set the whole thing up as a surprise birthday present and then joined in to answer mailbag questions submitted by listeners on a wide variety of Twins topics. | 11/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 16: Nathan and Doumit | Aaron and John talk about Joe Nathan's departure, Ryan Doumit's arrival, karaoke choices, Glen Perkins' role, Matt Capps' possible return, other closer options, the impact of MLB's new collective bargaining agreement, Richard Lewis, beer snobbery, and what not to say while cutting hair. | 11/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 15: Carroll, HOF, and New Media (with Howard Sinker) | Aaron and John are joined by Minneapolis Star Tribune online sports editor and Twins blogger Howard Sinker to discuss the Jamey Carroll signing, backup catcher options, candidates for the Twins' Hall of Fame, getting married at Target Field, and the state of blogs, newspapers, and new media. | 11/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 14: Philosophical Differences | Aaron and John hold an emergency podcast to talk about the Twins firing Bill Smith as general manager and replacing him with Terry Ryan, which leads to philosophical differences, recalibrating offseason plans, and Aaron wanting to punch John in the face. | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 13: Trick or Treat | Aaron and John discuss hangovers and getting old, claiming Matt Maloney and Jeff Gray off waivers, Mike Radcliff interviewing with the Orioles, Halloween, poutine, Tom Brunansky becoming the Triple-A hitting coach, free agent compensation rankings, Jason Kubel's best plan, answering Twitter questions, Aaron Hicks' development, splicing together a super prospect, drinking game rules, shortstop options, making love to the microphone, and "Straight Outta Warroad." | 11/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 12: Bonnes' blueprint | In part two of the super-sized show Aaron and John go through an offseason blueprint for the Twins, argue about Ron Gardenhire's stance on platooning hitters, imitate Bill Smith, analyze Aaron's sexiness levels, and close down a bar. | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 11: Options | Aaron and John talk about Joe Nathan's future with the Twins, Jim Thome's next team, 40-man roster moves, blog comments and thick skin, and the stasis of the medical staff. | 10/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 10: Twins vs. Rays (with Jason Collette) | Aaron and John are joined by a special guest, Jason Collette from Baseball Prospectus and DRaysBay, and talk about the original Delmon Young trade, how the Rays and Twins compare on and off the field, why a team's division shapes the way their success is perceived, television ratings and attendance numbers, the end of the Matt Tolbert era, payroll limitations saving teams from bad long-term contracts, and what it's like to blog about an organization that's fluent in sabermetrics. | 10/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 9: Mailbag | Aaron and John open up the mailbag to answer questions from listeners and end up discussing a wide variety of topics in the longest episode yet. | 10/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 8: Pohlad, Payroll, and Power Arms | Aaron and John meet another groupie and talk about preparing for a payroll drop, hoping for Denard Span, dueling diets, betting on Joe Nathan, looking back at the terrible bullpen, parsing Jim Pohlad's quotes, Pulitzer Prize winners, acquiring power arms, missing Ozzie Guillen, improving the injury situation, trusting prospects, the level at which a sample size is no longer too small, how much to fear the Tigers, and revisiting Delmon Young. | 10/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 7: The Blame Game | Aaron and John are at the TwinsCentric get-together in White Bear Lake and talk about how much blame to place on Bill Smith, revisiting re-signing Michael Cuddyer and Jason Kubel, veterans most likely to be traded, celebrating positives in a negative year, Rene Tosoni's future, rushing prospects to the majors, looking back at the Johan Santana trade, Chris Parmelee's impressive September, when does a rebuilding job make sense, how the defense killed Carl Pavano, front office trust despite ugly deals, and missing Terry Ryan. | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 6: Marching toward 100 losses | Aaron and John talk about this weekend's TwinsCentric get-together, the Twins' involvement in statistical analysis, playing out the string with Double-A and Triple-A prospects, Chris Parmelee's future, the 2012 payroll situation, the danger of long-term contracts, Joe Mauer going down the Ted Williams path, targeting arbitration-eligible upgrades, avoiding the next Juan Castro, betting on Danny Valencia, putting a bow on the Jim Thome trade, and the Ben Revere excitement. | 9/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 5: Moneyball (with Parker Hageman, Christine Bonnes, Peter Schilling) | Aaron and John are joined by several special guests following an advance screening of "Moneyball" and talk about the movie, the Twins' minor-league shakeup, why John isn't drinking beer, Drew Butera's historic ineptitude, their shared love of Mayim Bialik, and why the 2012 draft will be hugely important for the Twins. | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 4: Groupies | Aaron and John meet their first groupie and talk about September call-ups, explaining Kim Kardashian to grandparents, Joe Mauer's frustrating year, Kyle Gibson's surgery, Alex Wimmers' comeback, the relationship between dimples and favorable press, Trevor Plouffe's progress, Barry White versus James Earl Jones, the local media's coverage of injuries, and the great unknown of concussions. | 9/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 3: Losing Morneau ... and Cuddyer? | Aaron and John talk about Justin Morneau's latest setback, package kicking, possible free agent targets, Anthony Swarzak's future role, next season's middle infield, disabled list shenanigans, Brian Dozier's moment in the sun, Danny Valencia's view from the doghouse, what John ate at the state fair, more possible free agent targets, botching Occam's razor, speaking directly to Seth Stohs, betting on Nick Blackburn, and Aaron's basketball career. | 8/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 2: The (J.J.) Hardy Mysteries | Aaron and John talk about Brian Duensing's struggles as a starter, what the 2012 rotation will look like, whether Jim Thome and Jason Kubel should be traded, J.J. Hardy's return to Minnesota, the origins of Aaron's weird accent, Joe Nathan's chances of staying, Michael Cuddyer's price tag, why talking about Kevin Slowey is like making fat jokes, Tsuyoshi Nishioka's future, Joe Benson's upside, and Lester Oliveros' debut. | 8/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode 1: Thome and Delmon | Aaron and John talk about Jim Thome's 600th home run and the Delmon Young trade. | 8/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 29 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Great Twins podcast
I have been following many different writters in the Twins blogosphere for a while and I am very confident in the fact that Aaron Gleeman and the Twins Geek are two of the best. It is great that these guys have gotten together and created this podcast. If you are at all interested in the Minnesota Twins this should be required listening.
Let’s make sure they know we enjoy it so they keep it up and keep the new episodes coming.
Fire Ron Gardenhire
Very solid podcast. I completely disagree with another poster. John knows what he's talking about. He's not as immersed as Aaron, but he knows his stuff. Entertaining podcasts and I'm looking forward to what they come up with in the future. Now if only the team would realize that they need pretty much everything new from the trainer (or lack thereof) on up. Or they could just fire anyone who weighs more than 250 lbs and they'd get rid of the top two slugs in the organization.
Good Podcast for Twins fans
This is a good podcast for Twins fans who want to hear knowledgeable talk about the team. I hope they keep it Twins-centric.
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