Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) on fire, Houston Astros are back, Cubs’ big decisions & more

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Ben Verlander discusses the new MLB Home Run Derby rules for 2024, Bobby Bonilla day and what the Chicago Cubs need to do at the trade deadline. Ben also updates his weekly MLB Power Rankings, talks about Shohei Ohtani's incredible two week stretch, and whether or not the Houston Astros are officially back.
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Shohei Ohtani (大谷翔平) on fire, Houston Astros are back, Cubs’ big decisions & more
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@FlippinBatsPod Ай бұрын

Are the Houston Astros officially back?

@Elephant2024-wi2li Ай бұрын

Guess the Houston Astros are inevitable.😆🤣

@michaelposthuma4577 Ай бұрын

They will fall off again. The Mariners will get better and take the division.

@uroktim Ай бұрын

@@michaelposthuma4577 Sure pal!! LOLOLOL

@uncledrew13 Ай бұрын

They never left, just a bit of bad luck..

@briandunlapamyfraser6340 Ай бұрын

@@michaelposthuma4577nope😂

@annettefallon1652 Ай бұрын

Shohei will win MVP.

@tonyventura4605 Ай бұрын

Shohei!

@Elephant2024-wi2li Ай бұрын

What I am most looking forward to with Shohei Ohtani is seeing him in the post-season. The World Baseball Classic was cool. But October is on a whole different level.

@Michael-kf7gm Ай бұрын

Shohei owes that bat boy a Porsche lol

@johnsutherland1688 Ай бұрын

Shohei MVP!

@nessacery Ай бұрын

I’m sooo glad I am Delulu with you Ben!!! I never lost faith. We did have to get some changes 👀 but I knew we could do it. Can’t wait for October baseball in HOUSTON TX

@yahcrack Ай бұрын

This needs to be a daily show.

@johnchieze530 Ай бұрын

nice to see you back big ben. the dodgers were wise to sit out ohtani in this years hr derby given it's only been 6,7 months since he had second t.j. operation. why nobody asking a.judge to do that thing? i'm still holding to my pre-season that the l.a. dodgers will fail to make the world series,with key players now out for the season you have ohtani and freeman doing everything -bad recipe

@Methoes123 Ай бұрын

Don't hold your breath with the Astros

@IgoByaGo Ай бұрын

I have been saying it all year that the Astros were going to wake up and get that respect back. Rangers will always be #1 in my heart, and last year made me so happy, but this year is more of the same, so not disappointed, but these Astros, man they have turned it on. Altuve is my favorite current player. They are only 3 games back from where they were last year at this time. They started slow last year as well, but were like 5 games ahead of where they were at the beginning of the week, now it is down to 3. Hell Yeah. Level Up. (Astros are my #2 team.)

@chalando6124 Ай бұрын

LETS GO ASTROS!

@badass96ta Ай бұрын

This episode must have been recorded before the game

@silverwhiteknight Ай бұрын

I love your phrase that the Astros are inevitable and they've proven it!

@CHRISEPTICON Ай бұрын

The AlCS comes through H Town!!!!!

@prairiedogsareextant Ай бұрын

Quantrill. He's got a flat 3 ERA on the road, last time I checked. Get him out of Coors, he'll do well. And the Stros wouldn't have to give up and arm and a leg to get him.

@denniscale1538 Ай бұрын

Thank you, Ben! I was worried about the 'Stros for a bit as a lifelong Astros fan!

@FlippinBatsPod Ай бұрын

YOU'RE WELCOME!

@michaelposthuma4577 Ай бұрын

Ben, what do you think about the old school rules of 3 outs, it’s either a home run or an out. You have two batters 9 innings. The winner moves on to the next opponent and so on till the last ones stands to win.

@thechild7355 Ай бұрын

Ben stood his ground. The Astros are a phenomenal organization

@1TightMinute Ай бұрын

8:11 the cubs decided to choke earlier this year is all. They said “hey let’s just go ahead and get it out of the way so everyone can get on with their summer. No need to keep them hanging on until the end like last year.” They did the north side of the city a favor.

@bradlockhart Ай бұрын

Alex slept on the Astros and let her "fandom" to the Yankees get to her. Pump those breaks.

@case139 Ай бұрын

The Astros are closing in on the Mariners now. They're winning games and the offense is getting more clutch, and they did just enough in that first Toronto game Monday. This week could get very interesting.

@rjflo409 Ай бұрын

Yep yep 3 behind 🤟🏼

@Atsuro16 Ай бұрын

The clutch factor is what this year's Astros have been missing. Excited to see them play like Astros again.

@hatoraidcowboy Ай бұрын

All of this with basically an entire pitching staff on the dl. We’re coming back strong though! Go Astros!

@1TightMinute Ай бұрын

Astros have been getting lucky. Their LU stinks without tucker. Their pitching is an injury away from complete decimation. It’s cool for baseball that they came back but they need help if they are going to be serious this year.

@andrewsebaugh Ай бұрын

Lineup stinks? Yea lineup is questionable at times but when you are hitting then there is no such thing as a lineup that stinks because they aren’t hitting like a team that stinks

@jwhudson23 Ай бұрын

Orioles schedule in June was EASILY the toughest stretch for any team in baseball. No excuse for the number 1 team on the list to drop a series to the worst team in baseball (the marlins). Plus the Orioles put it to the Phillies in the middle of that grueling stretch. Guess it will take them winning a W.S. for people to recognize how good that team really is.

@yahcrack Ай бұрын

Phillies went from London to Boston to Baltimore with one day off, on Father’s Day weekend. Orioles should’ve beat a team that was on the road for two weeks, coming from overseas. Not to mention the Orioles had lost five straight.

@jwhudson23 Ай бұрын

@@yahcrack O's played ATL, PHI, NYY, HOU, CLE, TEX all in a row and went 10-9 in that span. Phil's played BOS, BAL, SD, AZ, DET, MIA in that same span and came out with the same record. There is no comparison in strength of schedule in terms of who has had a tougher June or any month so far for that matter.

@yahcrack Ай бұрын

@@jwhudson23 beating a team that had to travel across the Atlantic and back and then go from Boston to Baltimore with one day off and then proceed to lose 5 straight is not as impressive as you make it seem. Granted the stretch you listed is tough. But you singled out the Phillies as if he’s wrong to have the team with the highest winning percentage first is wrong.

@yahcrack Ай бұрын

@@jwhudson23 and I think the Orioles are the best team in baseball and I’m a Phillies fan but let’s not try to make it seem like the Phillies at 1 is blasphemous

@jwhudson23 Ай бұрын

@@yahcrack Strength of schedule matters. That's all. Power Rankings is someone's opinion. I was just giving mine dude. I did not say it was blasphemous. The only thing blasphemous is splitting a series with the Marlins.

@michaeldooley1795 Ай бұрын

Astros best bullpen since May 13th, best record in baseball since May 8th. A bunch of pitchers are coming off the DL. Always 32nd in strikeout rate. Good pitching, put the ball in play, great defense. Were we ever worried? 2.5 games out today!

@dodgeball693 Ай бұрын

Who knew Batman was a Dodger!?? 😅

@badass96ta Ай бұрын

3 games out

@XSprouted Ай бұрын

I wonder if Skenes is gonna win ROTY. I'm in SD so I'm a Jackson Merrill fan for that race but I feel like its gonna be tough. Skenes has less than 10 starts and people are going crazy for him! Also, bat boy for 18 years? That's a bat man!

@oscararredondo9672 Ай бұрын

I wish Alex was still on the show so you could drop the "Astros are inevitable" line on her and rub it in.

@dodgeball693 Ай бұрын

Where is Alex???

@teejaysalgado9819 Ай бұрын

Ohh so Alex quit the show? Why all of a sudden Flippin’ Bats went off air?

@oscararredondo9672 Ай бұрын

@@teejaysalgado9819 I think she got let go and the studio is being used for Copa America/ EURO Cup coverage I believe

@Elephant2024-wi2li Ай бұрын

Wishing the Verlander family a most happy, joyous 4th of July week.🎆

@marcyfan-tz4wj Ай бұрын

i never root for the brewers being a reds fan but i'm delighted to see the cubs and their traitor manager not succeeding. i'm happy the astros are back to .500 record and above even if justin currently is sidelined!

@yahcrack Ай бұрын

Shohei rides the pine. Of course his numbers are going to be good when all he has to do is hit. Doesn’t hurt to be talented as he is.

@hateusernames2 Ай бұрын

The Astros comeback inevitable?

@Michael-kf7gm Ай бұрын

If the Astros make the postseason, I hope Ben calls Alex on the show and asks her if she can list the AL teams in the playoffs. Just for laughs…

@demetriusarteaga8242 Ай бұрын

Will you trade Guerrero,Cortes,singer for josh naylor,tucker,ranger?????

@1TightMinute Ай бұрын

In fantasy? Points or cats? Dynasty or redraft?

@demetriusarteaga8242 Ай бұрын

@@1TightMinute cat's

@ryanegan31 Ай бұрын

phillies split the marlins series

@RealJeffTidwell Ай бұрын

Astros should go pick up Zack Greinke on a cheap deal (for pitching depth) and “correct” what happened in 2019. Maybe not note for note, but it would be fun to see what happens.

@kevinchristensen8785 Ай бұрын

The Astros have too much experience and talent to just roll over. I was only worried they’d figure it out too late. Incredible how quickly they’ve changed the outlook of the season.

@marcyfan-tz4wj Ай бұрын

is alex going to be paid a lump sum every july 1st without being on the program regularly into 2032? just teasing!

@kennogawa6638 Ай бұрын

Marlins DFA Tim Anderson and the Dodgers need to sign him for the league minimum.

@kevin-wo4rs Ай бұрын

My biggest fear on the Astros is that the all star will hit and it’ll be a break that can end the momentum

@thechild7355 Ай бұрын

Also, the Mariners did a terrible job of taking advantage of the Astro's slow start.

@thunder3878 Ай бұрын

Trevor Bauer to houston

@michaelposthuma4577 Ай бұрын

Astros are playing easy teams as so as soon as they start playing harder teams they start losing again.

@Methoes123 Ай бұрын

Enough with Houston and Ohtani!

@FlippinBatsPod Ай бұрын

What about them?

@Methoes123 Ай бұрын

@@FlippinBatsPod That's all you talk about! Every show!

@yahcrack Ай бұрын

@@Methoes123 you don’t have to watch.

@shhakirra1 Ай бұрын

People wanted the Astros to fail so badly that they never entertained a comeback when its been done many times. Sorry to disappoint Astro haters but "We Aint Going Nooooo Wheres"!!!!