Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza (the show) Episode Guide
Sorry I’ve been such a slug with articles. I have been working on Reliever Roundup & Bullpen Bonanza (the show) quite a bit — and, unfortunately, I’ve lost sight of some other important things in the process.
In the meantime…here is an episode guide for the show. Please, if you haven’t done so yet, subscribe to my YouTube channel, follow my Rumble channel, and send this onward to people you think would enjoy it. Growing a show organically is difficult!
| Episode | Airdate | Guest | Topic | YouTube Link | Rumble Link |
| 0101R — The Scoreless Outing Pct (ScOtg%) (Reshoot) | February 15, 2025 | N/A | Scoreless Outing Percentage (A stat I invented) | https://youtu.be/WkXszIUvrxA?si=WYK1LQYX2gGFpx4z | https://rumble.com/v6o6cd3-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-episode-0101-the-scoreless-outing-pct-.html |
| 0102R — Why the Goose Egg Is Better than the Save (Reshoot) | February 15, 2025 | N/A | Goose Eggs, Broken Eggs, Mehs, and their superiority to the save/blown save | https://youtu.be/sCmPIJUXx0c?si=oiS-ZIGrPoF3ueRR | https://rumble.com/v6o6j8l-episode-0102r-why-the-goose-egg-is-better-than-the-save.html |
| Stats & Rankings Explained | August 11, 2025 | N/A | The stats we use to analyze and relievers and relief units | https://youtu.be/gXCU5xflX5Q?si=cYMgZzAahjP5Tqw1 | https://rumble.com/v6xfp8u-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-stats-and-rankings-explained-reshoot.html |
| Season 1, Episode 1 | April 27, 2025 | Martin Gallegos (Athletics, MLB.com) | Athletics Relief Corps; Week 4 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/xsa57P7t44Y?si=uoLXxyoQKtVU9ehW | https://rumble.com/v6so01x-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-episode-2501-week-4-with-guest-martin-.html |
| Season 1, Episode 2 | May 3, 2025 | Anthony Castrovince (National Writer, MLB.com) | Guardians Relief Corps; Mar/Apr Monthly Awards & Power Rankings |
https://youtu.be/9d_9g1Amlhk?si=4s_zVaV1egEifVE0 | https://rumble.com/v6sxqf1-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2502-mar-and-apr-awards-with-guest.html |
| Season 1, Episode 3 | May 10, 2025 | Jose Romero (Arizona Republic) | Diamondbacks Relief Corps; Week 6 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/lMsc0rcjf2w?si=5S47PiYRZLrUJDvH | https://rumble.com/v6t7ap5-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2503-week-6-with-guest-jose-romero.html |
| Season 1, Episode 4 | May 22, 2025 | Bill Plunkett (Dodgers, Orange County Register) | Dodgers Relief Corps; Week 7 Rankings (on location at Dodger Stadium) |
https://youtu.be/cYQvqSHK9wo?si=oC08PNeUg0fqpjVU | https://rumble.com/v6tqycj-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2504-week-7-with-guest-bill-plunke.html |
| Season 1, Episode 6 (Not a typo) | June 11, 2025 | None | May Awards & Power Rankings | https://youtu.be/ZpNyzP3DYgo?si=9eZivYknWT3zDVXW | https://rumble.com/v6unvo7-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-episode-2506-may-awards.html |
| Season 1, Episode 5 (Not a typo) | June 18, 2025 | John Shea (San Francisco Standard) | Giants Relief Corps; Week 11 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/rvMSJIjL9_o?si=s_qzRF_nkkaKhz52 | https://rumble.com/v6uyflb-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-episode-2505-with-special-guest-john-s.html |
| Season 1, Episode 7 | June 23, 2025 | Jesse Friedman (BBWAA) | Diamondbacks Relief Corps; Padres Relief Corps; Week 12 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/rM_YXegow7Q?si=CV8l5EIefmXQNmL9 | https://rumble.com/v6v827p-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-episode-2507-week-12-with-jesse-friedm.html |
| Season 1, Episode 8 | June 30, 2025 | Thomas Harding (Rockies, MLB.com) | Rockies Relief Corps; How a team that’s out of it handles relief pitching; Week 13 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/_oUKhsbOah4?si=mOyyYjnvdx6w4WcV | https://rumble.com/v6vjjsh-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2508-week-13-with-thomas-harding.html |
| Season 1, Episode 9 | July 7, 2025 | Bob Nightengale (National Writer, USA Today; BBWAA President) | Relief performances leaguewide through June; Relievers potentially on the Trade Block; June Awards & Rankings; Week 14 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/SxMaJF-JHz4?si=XijeOdKxN2t65nHF | https://rumble.com/v6vu3p9-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2509-june-awards-and-week-14-with-.html |
| Season 1, Episode 10 | July 15, 2025 | Jayson Stark (The Athletic; 2019 Inductee into Writers’ Wing of Hall of Fame) | All-Star relievers; How a reliever fits into the Hall of Fame; Week 15 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/szdJQ9KIwWc?si=h80_RAxzxsF4mAPD | https://rumble.com/v6w8j96-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2510-week-15-with-jayson-stark.html |
| Season 1, Episode 11 | August 7, 2025 | Mason Miller (then-Athletics closer) | How he became a closer and how it feels to come into a game; Week 16 and Week 17 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/OnPE6L5ZI3E?si=MqvWktriIdxGlaFA | https://rumble.com/v6x9zdy-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2511-july-awards-weeks-16-17-with-.html |
| Season 1, Episode 12 | August 11, 2025 | Barry M. Bloom (Sportico) | Hall of Fame induction ceremony; Human side of Hall of Fame voting; Human side of the Trade Deadline; Week 18 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/mEi4cWe_OSU?si=6S6UzR2dUEpGuLGj | https://rumble.com/v6xgtv6-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2512-week-18-with-guest-barry-m.-b.html |
| Season 1, Episode 13 | August 17, 2025 | Chris Caray (Athletics TV & Radio play-by-play) | Resilience of the Athletics; Dealing with a Viral Moment; Road to being a 4th-generation big-league broadcaster; Week 19 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/Mgf1UP-6euA?si=sLX4ocGSp9d4S3RC | https://rumble.com/v6xp6om-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2513-week-19-with-chris-caray.html |
| Season 1, Episode 14 | August 25, 2025 | Sonja Chen (Dodgers, MLB.com)
Breaking news phone update from Bob Nightengale (National Writer, USA Today; BBWAA President) (2) |
Dodgers relief unit and all the injuries; Project ALS; New BBWAA Reliever of the Year Award (Exclusive with BBWAA President Bob Nightengale); Week 20 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/8-W6SZdhA14?si=n3YfE5VSK_ne2i6p | https://rumble.com/v6y30he-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2514-week-20-with-sonja-chen.html |
| Season 1, Episode 15 | August 31, 2025 | None | Trade Deadline Acquisition Tipping Pitches; Massive usage of position pitchers; Team Position Pitcher Power Rankings (Satire); Week 21 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/Mov5-5wrxjo?si=BK0R6w318w23aPL8 | https://rumble.com/v6yb5x8-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2515-week-21.html |
| Season 1, Episode 16 | September 10, 2025 | None | August Awards; August Rankings |
https://youtu.be/OzEhmN0ZPMA?si=LvpaJ3s4tedt58u8 | https://rumble.com/v6ys1v4-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2516-august-awards.html |
| Season 1, Episode 17 | September 17, 2025 | None | Premiere of the Meltdown Anatomy segment; Introduction of the Door Slam statistic (also invented by me); Premiere of the Deadbolt Delivered segment; Week 22 & 23 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/8IH4fjo9yGw?si=YWpYe_o0eWwiSB8r | https://rumble.com/v6z2ike-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2517-wks-22-and-23.html |
| Season 1, Episode 18 | September 20, 2025 | Tim Healey (Red Sox, Boston Globe) | Red Sox relief corps; Aroldis Chapman and his legacy; Week 24 Meltdowns; Week 24 Door Slams; Week 24 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/k-aH-tXUm3M?si=YshDmrRPDnO8tNqg | https://rumble.com/v6z90v8-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2518-week-24-with-tim-healey.html |
| Season 1, Episode 19 | September 30, 2025 | Matt Strahm (Phillies setup man) | Phillies relief corps; Week 25-26 Meltdowns; Week 25-26 Door Slams; Playoff Contender Rankings; Week 25-26 Rankings |
https://youtu.be/Hj2p2DbQ7uI?si=igYdjbAVGjGqyiQe | https://rumble.com/v6zorps-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-ep.-2519-wks-25-26-with-matt-strahm.html |
| Season 1, Episode 20 | October 5, 2025 | Jose Romero (Arizona Republic) (2) | Wild Card Series Meltdowns; Wild Card Series Door Slams; Wild Card Series in review; ALDS & NLDS previews |
https://youtu.be/Xz0_lQxMlxU?si=7xRkWquNVk9Jp5Dw | https://rumble.com/v70a7ng-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-s1-ep.-20-wc-series-reviewdiv-series-p.html |
| Season 1, Episode 21 | October 13, 2025 | Jose Romero (Arizona Republic) (3) | Division Series Meltdowns; Division Series Door Slams; Division Series in review; ALCS & NLCS previews |
https://youtu.be/0AbR9E3rP6U?si=-oxZsHeOGZhlSAq0 | https://rumble.com/v70a6gs-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-s1-ep.-21-div-series-reviewlcs-preview.html |
| Season 1, Episode 22 | October 23, 2025 | Bob Nightengale (National Writer, USA Today; BBWAA President) | LCS Meltdowns; LCS Door Slams; LCS in review; World Series preview |
https://youtu.be/fGHpjDTGcyw?si=s7Nw3aF3TTTZRwoy | https://rumble.com/v70oyuo-reliever-roundup-and-bullpen-bonanza-s1-ep.-22-lcs-reviewworld-series-previ.html |
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