Andy McCullough

The Athletic's MLB mailbag returns: Talk some ball with Andy McCullough each week

The Roundtable is gone but the mailbag is back. God does not give with two hands. Please ask me questions about baseball, and I will try to answer them. www.nytimes.com/athletic/707...

Goose remix album just dropped

MLBPA executive director Tony Clark is expected to resign: Sources Clark and the union have been under federal investigation since last year regarding using licensing money or equity to enrich themselves.

Tony Clark is expected to resign as the head of the MLBPA. Here is a story with Evan Drellich and Ken Rosenthal. www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

Thanks to the listeners who have followed along with Grant and I these past four years. The Roundtable will not be back in 2026, and we won’t be able to do the show elsewhere. A bummer, in part because I just had so much fun talking to Grant and Sam twice a week. I’m going to miss that a great deal.

Haven’t seen a Drake get crushed at the Super Bowl this badly since last year

Terrance Gore embraced his role to become a 3-time World Series champion For Royals fans, Gore represents a connection to an era where the team made consecutive World Series and won a championship.

Really nice blog on Gore from @bymccullough.bsky.social, who actually covered him: www.nytimes.com/athletic/702...

Let’s not say things we can’t take back

Inside Grateful Dead Legend Bob Weir’s Bay Area Flag Football Dynasty The famed musician also possessed an immense football acumen, which he displayed on the gridiron not far from the stadium that will host Super Bowl LX.

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead wasn't just a rock icon. He built the greatest flag football dynasty you've never heard of.

As the Super Bowl heads to San Fran, his Tamalpais Chiefs recall Weir: Part Belichick, part McVay and unafraid to have the opposing QB (kinda) kidnapped. si.com/nfl/bob-weir...

Every three or four years, Joyce Manor surfaces with 20 minutes of perfect new music. Bless them. They might be the best band.

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...

Rest in peace to one of the great bloggers and the de facto mayor of Philadelphia. It was my honor and pleasure to work with him. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

The Windup: The Roundtable | The Phillies & Yankees are eliminated Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are here to talk about all the big MLB news and stories. The guys talk about the crazy play that helped the Dodgers eliminate the Phillies from the Po...

The Roundtable has a new episode up, and we're quite proud of it. pod.fo/e/33b3ab

October soundtrack is officially booked. I’m stoked.

Chad Durbin

This was six years ago!

If you are interested in learning more about the fellow who reached that milestone last night, I have great news.

All Devers, No Brakes Part 2: Grant’s Gone Fishin’ Edition.

This is The Roundtable

The Roundtable | Was Rafael Devers right to say he won't play first base? Podcast Episode · The Windup: A show about Baseball · 05/12/2025 · 46m

All Devers, no brakes. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Last of His Kind The definitive biography of Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw, examining the genesis of his brilliance, his epic quest to win the World Series, and his singular pl...

THE LAST OF HIS KIND is out in paperback today. It includes a new epilogue about the 2024 Dodgers season. I am biased, but I think it's a good book. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/andy-...

And we’re still doing bookplates! Send an email to ByMcCullough at gmail dot com.

We hit all of the most relevant topics in the MLB: Pepsi v. Coke, Radiohead’s “Fitter Happier,” the feud between Axl Rose and Bob Guccione Jr., and a stunt Marge Schott pulled in 1983.

We’re recording a jam-band-centric episode of The Roundtable today.

The Roundtable | Are the Braves in trouble already? Podcast Episode · The Windup: A show about Baseball · 04/04/2025 · 54m

A podcast about bleach, the Braves, baseball. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The great Andrew Keh once looked up from a Skyline bowl in the GABP press dining area and said, “I’m only eating this because food contains calories and you need the energy to live.”

Grant talked about the bats made of Flubber. Sam and I had a healthy Sasaki debate. There was also a discussion of Skyline Chili and the classic film “Local Hero.” Fun episode.

You better believe it

The 2025 Aces Project: MLB insiders rank starting pitchers, from ‘just a guy’ to No. 1

This is my favorite story to put together every year. It’s the 2025 Aces Project.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/619...

The Windup: The Roundtable | NL West Preview- Can the Rockies contend? Welcome to The Roundtable! Grant, Andy and Sam are back and are already in midseason form. They guys preview the NL West, if they think anyone can hang with the Dodgers and will the Rockies figure ...

Some people think 90 percent of an NL West preview should be dedicated to the Rockies. We disagree, and kept it to ~60 percent. podfollow.com/the-wind-up/...

A wonderful series, as always. Shoutout to the birds in Nick’s backyard, the swinging door near Divish and the pep in Chandler’s step. My favorite moments:

3. “If it’s broke, don’t fix it. That’s how the slogan goes, right?”

2. “A load-bearing Jose Siri.”

1 (obviously). “Shitting isn’t painting.”

Good news, bad news for fans of The Roundtable.

The bad news is we’re doing two shows a week, Mondays and Fridays, which means you’ll have to endure about 90 minutes of Grant and I pretending to have a clue.

The good news is Sam Miller has become our permanent third mic. New episode out today.

The Roundtable | Spring Training is underway by The Windup: A show about Baseball

We had @timbritton.bsky.social on the pod this week. I talked about watching the Super Bowl. Grant talked about not watching the Super Bowl. Tim tolerated us both. There’s some baseball in there somewhere. podfollow.com/the-wind-up