Breaking Balls with Emily Nyman
Breaking Balls is a high energy, weekly baseball podcast featuring discussions on all things MLB; past, present, and future. Host Emily Nyman provides her unique and often humorous perspective on current events, hot button issues, strategy & fundamentals, MLB history, and everything in between.
Episodes
138 episodes
Ep 139: Just Do It
Emily talks about the Yankees & Orioles mid-off, AL MVP race, NL MVP race, getting back in the saddle & more!
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Episode 139
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24:42
Ep 138: Scoreboard
Emily & John discuss the Subway Series, slumping Yankees, red hot Mets, Aaron Judge, Edwin Diaz, Foreign substance ejections & more!
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Episode 138
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39:48
Ep 137: Not Enough People Talk About This Episode
Emily welcomes guest @NotGaetti to discuss Yankees, Aaron Judge greatness, King of the Gil, the Mets, Pete Alonso, Jose Abreu, the Astros struggles, statistics in online discourse, which Yankee contract is worse: Ellsbury or Stanton?, and more!...
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Episode 137
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1:11:49
Ep 136: Uncensored with Lindsey Hill
TW: This episode contains discussion of Sexual Assault, Abuse, Rape.Emily welcomes guest Lindsey Hill, victim & accuser of disgraced ex-MLB player Trevor Bauer, to bravely tell her story in her own words and advocate for those who st...
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Episode 136
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1:16:08
Ep 135: Mr. Mimp
Emily is joined by her former teammate & dear friend of the show, Sammy Fonts, to discuss the Yankees rough patch, Judge slump, boss bet, Mets Rally Pimp, Jackson Holliday, Orioles fans, dumdum Umps & more!
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Episode 135
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55:45
Ep 134: Got That Dawg in ‘Em
Emily discusses Yankees v Astros series, 2023 Yankees PTSD, Volpe, Soto, Oswaldo Cabrera, Yankees rotation, Yankees personality (unprecedented), Astros No-No the Jays, tough start for the Mets, Hoskins & McNeil dust up, Steve Cohen CNBC int...
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Episode 134
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35:25
Ep 133: Out of Hibernation
Emily & guest host Javier Reyes (host of Locked On Padres) discuss the 2023 playoffs, Juan Soto: New York Yankee, Gerrit Cole, Alex Verdugo trade, Padres trade for Dylan Cease, teams going for it, AJ Preller, Brian Cashman, Blake Snell &...
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Episode 133
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1:02:26
Ep 131: So, Your Team Missed the Playoffs
Emily & John discuss the end of the season, division races, playoff format, predictions, football, & more!
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Episode 131
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56:37
Ep 130: BACK BACK BACK BACK
Emily & John discuss the end of days for the Yankees & Mets, the Martian, playing the kids, AL West, NL MVP & Cy Young, Ohtani: still MVP?, Emily: football fan?, voicemails & more!
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Episode 130
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54:31
Ep 129: And We’re (Actually) Back!
Emily & John discuss everything that’s happened over the last month! Yankees & Mets trials and tribulations, the AL West, Pete Alonso, playoff races, and much more!
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Episode 129
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55:53
Ep 128: Aaand We’re Back!
Emily & John discuss Domingo Germán’s perfecto, the first half, the All Star Game & Home Run Derby, Mets & Yankees issues persist, setting sights on the Wild Card, Ohtani having a Judgian season, trade deadline rumors & more!
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Episode 128
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56:10
Ep 127: The Chicken Parm Incident
Emily & John discuss Yankees vs TEX & SEA, Judge’s torn ligament, Stanton, Donaldson, DJLM, Gleyber, accountability, dinner at Volpe’s, Cohen press conference, Mets lineup regression, Manoah’s 1st FCL start, Reds, asterisks & more!
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Episode 127
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48:49
Ep 126: True Lies
Emily & John discuss the Yankees vs Red Sox in Boston, “let the kids play”, player development & differing expectations, Yankees purgatory, Mets floundering, Vientos optioned, organizational rot, expanded playoffs, Hal Steinbrenner &...
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Episode 126
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57:39
Ep 125: Battle of Mid
Emily & John discuss the Subway “Series”, Judgeless Yankees, Alonsoless Mets, Mark Vientos riding the pine, Anthony Volpe riding the struggle bus, Drew Smith hand2sticky, the beatdown in ATL, Managers: what do?, reverse boycott in Oakland, ...
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Episode 125
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55:27
Ep 124: Look Who’s Tipping
Emily & John discuss Aaron Judge cheating accusations, broadcasters making something out of nothing, how anyone can just say anything now, bad blood between Yankees & Blue Jays, Domingo Germán: Certified Double-Platinum Loser, Mets toug...
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Episode 124
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1:01:20
Ep 123: See You Next Tuesday!
Emily discusses Yankees IL woes, last place, IKF, Bader, the Guardians, AL Pitcher of the Month, Fernando Tatis Jr., Bryce Harper, Scherzer & the Mets struggles, new rules impact, the Marly Rivera incident.
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Episode 123
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51:50
Ep 122: Get a Grip
Emily discusses Domingo Germán’s close call, Max Scherzer’s ejection & suspension for foreign substance use, Phil Cuzzi & Dan Bellino, career tarnishing judgement calls, Oakland A’s closing up shop, Madison Bumgarner DFA’d, Cole shuts o...
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Episode 122
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31:50
Ep 121: It’s 8th Inning Somewhere!
Emily & John discuss the start of the season, teams extending beer sales, nuances, Tomás Nido or Francisco Alvarez?, Emily meeting Brian Cashman, Franchy Cordero, retired numbers, Paul O’Neill, voicemails & more!
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Episode 121
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1:00:58
Ep 120: Spring Training Heroes?
Emily & John discuss Volpe, Baty & Vientos, MLB commercials, new skedge matchups we are stoked to see, bat boy & girl performance reviews, ST hero, voicemails, Cactus & Grapefruit League champs, preseason predictions for divisio...
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Episode 120
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37:43
Ep 119: Hal Force One
Emily & John discuss the WBC championship game, Edwin Diaz, Jose Altuve, risk, Steinbrenner’s Yankees, voicemails & more!
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Episode 119
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54:28
Ep 118: PIVOT!
Emily & John discuss changes of heart about the WBC, upsets, beatdowns, ’T’ from Great Britain just can’t hang in the US, Puerto Rico’s perfecto, John Smoltz commentary, the return of the BB curse, 19-year old pitcher vs Mike Trout, Spring ...
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Episode 118
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45:40
Ep 117: WBC (We Be Complaining)
Emily & John discuss the WBC, fan reaction to rules changes, Yankees & Mets injury report, SPRINGOOOOOO, Grapefruit & Cactus League Pennants, Voicemails, Spring Training Hero front runners & more!
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Episode 117
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56:28