Baseball Archives - Ari Shapiro

Shapiro’s Round Table: The Glorious Game vs. The Almighty Dollar

Posted 4 months ago Tagged Adam Silver Ari Shapiro Baseball Basketball Cam Jenkins Coronavirus COVID-19 Eduardo Harari Gary Bettman Hockey MLB NBA NHL Rob Manfred Tony Ambrogio

Another edition of Shapiro’s Round Table which straddles the line between sports and politics with a side of existential musings.

I’m joined by legendary Canadian sportscaster and journalism professor Tony Ambrogio (Tony_Ambrogio), radio broadcaster at The Neutral Zone on AMI Radio and host Cam Jenkins (@NeutralZoneCamJ), and sports editor at La Portada Canada and analyst Eduardo Harari (@edharari).

We talked about: how different leagues are handling their proposed post-pandemic playoff formats, which organization has impressed the most and demonstrated the worst, is this the death knell for Major League Baseball and can they afford to lose a season at this junction in their history, why it seems insane to consider a return to normalcy at this stage from a sports perspective, and how fans should perceive ruthless monetization efforts that make little sense. In other words, plenty of baseball bashing.

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Theme: Fragments/Ascension (Thievery Corporation, 2013)

Danny Gallagher: Baseball Author and Montreal Expos Historian

Posted 7 months ago Tagged Ari Shapiro Baseball Danny Gallagher MLB Montreal Expos Toronto Blue Jays

My latest conversation with celebrated writer, author, and Montreal Expos historian Danny Gallagher, who began covering the team in 1988 and has been a regular contributor to the Canadian Baseball Network. His latest literary effort is Always Remembered: New Revelations And Old Tales About Those Fabulous Expos.

We discussed why the Expos have become an indelible part of Canada’s baseball history, how 1969-2004 represented a treasure trove of memories for diehard fans, what could have happened in 1994 to change the fate of the franchise, and how much inspiration he’s received over the years as a true archivist and chronicler of French baseball lore.

Be sure to check out Danny on social media (@dannogallagher7) and all his prolific work across Amazon, Indigo and other major bookselling retail outlets.

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Music: “Circles” (Post Malone, Circles, 2019)

A baseball conversation with author Danny Gallagher

Posted 7 months ago Tagged Always Remembered Ari Shapiro Baseball Canada Danny Gallagher MLB Montreal Expos Toronto Blue Jays

My latest conversation with celebrated writer, author, and Montreal Expos historian Danny Gallagher, who began […]

A baseball conversation with Jesse Goldberg-Strassler

Posted 7 months ago Tagged Ari Shapiro Baseball Cheating Scandal Houston Astros Jesse Goldberg-Strassler MLB Toronto Blue Jays

My latest conversation with critically-acclaimed broadcaster and author Jesse Goldberg-Strassler, who was recently named Ballpark […]

Ari Shapiro on FM 105.9 The Region (Vaughan) with Jim Lang (02-22-2020)

Posted 7 months ago Tagged 105.9 The Region Ari Shapiro Jim Lang MLB Spring Training Toronto Blue Jays

My latest guest appearance on FM 105.9 The Region (Vaughan) with host Jim Lang.

We discussed the Toronto Blue Jays and why a .500 season isn’t out of the question, if fans should be legitimately hopeful about the talent quotient on this team, why Shapiro and Atkins will be expected to finally deliver something tangible outside of corporate gobbledygook and incessant doubletalk, and we wrapped up by delving into the cynical reality of what Major League Baseball represents in 2020 and why you can still believe in peanuts and crackerjacks.

Check out Jim (@JimLangSports) on social media and be sure to follow his morning show on FM 105.9 The Region (@1059TheRegion).

Shapiro’s Daily Show: Saturday Edition

Posted 7 months ago Tagged Ari Shapiro Chandler Worthy Houston Astros Luke Armstrong MLB NHL Sam Mendelsohn Toronto Argonauts Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Maple Leafs

Shapiro’s Daily Show: Saturday Edition

[00:38-12:35] A conversation with Chandler Worthy of the Toronto Argonauts
[12:40-31:31] Blue Jays and Maple Leafs round table with Luke Armstrong and Sam Mendelsohn

On this episode: a compelling discussion about football and philanthropy with Chandler Worthy who happens to be a wide receiver with the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL. You can find him on Instagram (@cworthy16) and be sure to check out his fine work with Kalari.ca where he’s developing a mental health company aimed at working with students to improve their self-esteem and confidence in leading by example.

Also, writer and blogger Luke Armstrong (@armstrongthings) and sports broadcaster Sam Mendelsohn (@Mendy_Island) drop by to discuss the current scandal-plagued nature of a fresh new MLB season and why the Maple Leafs might be lacking the defensive pixie dust to help them deal with quality eastern conference foes.

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Music: “Little Guitars” by Van Halen (Diver Down, 1982)

Shapiro’s Round Table: The Moral and Ethical Decay of Major League Baseball

Posted 8 months ago Tagged

My first round table of 2020..and it’s a slobberknocker, folks.

Joining me to discuss the shame and humiliation of the broken national sports pastime that is Major League Baseball is acclaimed sportscaster and legendary TSN reporter Tony Ambrogio (@Tony_Ambrogio), country music star and Blue Jays blogger Chris Henderson (@baseball4brains), and former minor league basketball player and lawyer Mick Sloniowski.

Together we discussed: how to adequately deal with the hubris and hypocrisy of a sport gone to rot, what a suitable punishment should be for players directly involved with these shenanigans since 2017, why Rob Manfred is a pitiful excuse for a league commissioner, what MLB should do with advanced technology governing the extent of rampant greed in the sport, how Jose Altuve went from an inspirational human being to a bucket of second-grade used pine tar, and why the Houston Astros as an organization deserve a special place in baseball hell.

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