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After a forced hiatus, Al and Kurt return to record a quick and dirty (and not entirely about Jose Valverde) Bless You Boys Podcast. BYB Podcast 77 has a running time of 51 minutes and features Kurt Mensching and Al Beaton.

Topics:

Where has the podcast been hiding? Al's desktop passing on to the great beyond, his step-son graduating high school and a medical issue kept us off the the internet tubes.

Where's Allison this week? Working!

The BYB Meetup deadline for tickets is getting closer.

This week we took questions from Facebook and Twitter. Many thanks to those who contributed!

What to do with Jose Valverde and the bullpen?

Austin Jackson returns, Avisail Garcia sent to Triple-A Toledo and how it affects the outfield.

The Tigers' below .500 road record and and their post-seventh inning offense struggles.

The fan base bitching over Jim Leyland.

We call out @JohnMoz.

Jhonny Peralta and Biogenesis.

Kurt is hungry and wears many hats.

Kurt's Detroit News columns can be found by clicking here.

Click on Allison's payment details so you can join us at the BYB Meetup on August 3rd.

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Find us on Twitter: @NoRunSupport, @BigAlBYB, @BYBKurt, @BlessYouBoys, @SBNationMLB

We LOVE to hear from you. If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, please email us at BYBPodcast at Gmail dot com.

As the Tigers travel to Cleveland, The BYB Podcast returns hoping to soothe a ridiculously nervous fan base.

BYB Podcast 76 has a running time of 56 minutes and features Kurt Mensching, Allison Hagen and Al Beaton.

Topics:

What the Hell happened in Texas?

Apparently two bad starts means Justin Verlander is washed up.

Miguel Cabrera, Baseball God.

Jose Valverde has been Lucky with a capital L.

Is it a coincidence the Tigers have slumped in Austin Jackson's absence?

Al Alburquerque's demotion has the bullpen in disarray.

Drew Smyly is is being badly misused.

Don Kelly should not be playing over Andy Dirks or Matt Tuiasosopo.

Is Alex Avila irreparably broken?

The baseball media is buying into the Indians wholeheartedly. Should we as well?

God help us all if the Tigers lose in Cleveland in the same walk off fashion the Mariners have over the past three games.

Find us on Twitter: @NoRunSupport, @BigAlBYB, @BlessYouBoys, @SBNationMLB

Kurt's Detroit News columns can be found by clicking here.

Click on Allison's payment details so you can join us at the BYB Meetup on August 3rd.

We LOVE to hear from you. If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, please email us at BYBPodcast at Gmail dot com. You can also contact us via Twitter and Facebook!

Sak and Goro's 20 Grade Podcast Episode 7 is back after a two week hiatus.

Players discussed in this week's podcast include:

-Nick Castellanos

-Avisail Garcia

-Eugenio Suarez

-Harold Castro

-Kyle Ryan

-Brandon Loy

and of course Devon Travis

The podcast runs about an hour this week. Enjoy!

If you are downloading the BYB Podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or another podcatcher, you'll find the 20 Grade Podcast within the same feed as well.

Kurt, Allison and Al return after an eleven day hiatus!  BYB Podcast 75 has a running time of 60 minutes and features Kurt Mensching, Allison Hagen and Al Beaton.

Topics:

Where were we last week?

Who are all these new writers at Bless You Boys?

Justin Verlander, no-hitters and pitch counts.

The strikeout streak, cool or meaningless?

Miguel Cabrera is on a 194 RBI pace.

Lineups, or in the words of a vocal minority, why is Don Kelly playing again?

Bruce Rondon was clearly not ready, so why was he anointed the closer last winter?

Looking ahead to Bryce Harper and the Nationals and the Indians with their star AL player of the week, Ryan Raburn!

Are the Astros just plain bad, or can they be 1962 Mets or 2003 Tigers bad?

What in the Hell happened to the Angels?

Does any team in the Central scare you?

Find us on Twitter: @NoRunSupport, @BigAlBYB, @BlessYouBoys

Click on Allison's payment details so you can join us at the BYB Meetup on August 3rd.

Check out BYB's newest podcast, the 20 Grade Podcast with Sak and Goro! To streamline things, we're adding the 20 Grade Podcast to the Bless You Boys Podcast RSS feed. If you are downloading the BYB Podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or another podcatcher, you'll find the 20 Grade Podcast in the feed as well.

We LOVE to hear from you. If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, please email us at BYBPodcast at Gmail dot com. You can also contact us via Twitter and Facebook!

Check out the sixth episode of the 20 Grade Podcast with Sak, Goro, and Galea.

Topics discussed include:

• Erie OF - Fields K%, is he a prospect? ... Collins, will he be a MLBer?
• Garcia or Castellanos - who gets the call first?
• Picks from last week's pitcher/hitter of the week
• This week's picks

All of that and more on the latest 20 Grade Podcast!

If you are downloading the BYB Podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or another podcatcher, you'll find the 20 Grade Podcast within the same feed as well.

Download the 20 Grade Podcast.

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On the fourth consecutive Bless You Boys Podcast recorded after a Tigers loss, Allison wants money, Ian compares Jose Valverde to a blankie and Al issues a warning.

BYB Podcast 74 has a running time of 1:10 and features Allison Hagen, Al Beaton and special guest Ian Casselberry,

Click here if you don't understand the episode title reference.

Topics:

Where's Kurt? (Helping to cover the NFL Draft for the SBNation mothership)

All things Jose Valverde, good and bad.

The new normal in the bullpen.

Were does Bruce Rondon fit?

What instructions did the Tigers give Brayan Villarreal, and will they work?

Octavio Dotel is 39 years old and has a bad elbow. That combination does not equal a speedy recovery.

Max Scherzer vs. King Felix Hernandez.

Weirdness in Anaheim.

Rick Porcello was the unluckiest man on the planet.

Where's the offense?

Andy Dirks isn't hitting. Could 2013 left field be the new 2012 right field?

No reason to be concerned over Victor Martinez.

Did the Tigers break Alex Avila?

Overrated? REALLY?

Why do sabermatricians hate the Tigers?

Luck, extra innings and the Orioles.

If Derek Jeter cannot return as a shortstop, he becomes a far less valuable player.

Who might be the best closer available at the trade deadline? Jason Grilli. Yes, THE SAME Jason Grilli Tigers fans ran out of town in 2008 already has nine saves for the Pirates.

Every time an idiot sports talk radio host says a closer is more valuable than a starter, baby Jebus cries.

Find us on Twitter: @NoRunSupport, @BigAlBYB, @IanCass

Find Ian's takes on the Tigers can be found at The Daily Fungo and his baseball columns at The Outside Corner.

Click on Allison's payment details so you can join us at the BYB Meetup on August 3rd.

Check out BYB's newest podcast, the 20 Grade Podcast with Sak and Goro! To streamline things, we're adding the 20 Grade Podcast to the Bless You Boys Podcast RSS feed. If you are downloading the BYB Podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or another podcatcher, you'll find the 20 Grade Podcast in the feed as well.

We LOVE to hear from you. If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, please email us at BYBPodcast at Gmail dot com. You can also contact us via Twitter and Facebook!

It's episode 5 of the 20 Grade Podcast with Sak (Brian Sakowski) Goro (Jordan Gorosh) and Nick Galea, who needs a nickname! In this edition of the 20 Grade Podcast, the gang talks about:

-Matt Hoffman.

-Bruce Rondon, when will he be freed?

-What's up with Schotts?

-Devon Travis, as usual.

-Where will Schotts, Thompson and Collins move up?

All of that and more on the latest 20 Grade Podcast!

If you are downloading the BYB Podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or another podcatcher, you'll find the 20 Grade Podcast within the same feed as well.

On the third consecutive Bless You Boys Podcast recorded after a loss, Kurt makes stats up, Allison makes a triumphant return and Al dreads the inevitable return of the Big Potato.

BYB Podcast 73 has a running time of 58 minutes and features Kurt Mensching, Allison Hagen and Al Beaton.

Topics:

The Tigers are having both a great West Coast trip and start to the season.

The Tigers' 14 inning win in game two of the Mariners series was epic, weird and epically weird. It may be years before we see another game remotely like it.

Revisiting the Doug Fister trade.

ESPN's Jim Bowden (ESPN Insider link) seriously suggested trading either Avisail Garcia or Drew Smyly for Padres closer Hutson Street. NO WA...Well, not so fast on Garcia...

Changes are looming in the bullpen.

Jose Valverde, Bruce Rondon or both?

Is it time to retire the #AustinJacksonStrikesOut hash tag?

Brandon Inge, beer, peanuts, drunk fans and Toledo don't mix.

Carlos Quentin is nuts.

Padres CEO Tom Garfinkel, who disparagingly called Zack Greinke "Rain Man", is a despicable human being.

Justin Verlander's contract sends a writer for Slate over a disingenuous, self-righteous, edge. 

It's true, Kurt made up BABIP.

All games should start at either 1 PM or 7 PM Eastern. No exceptions.

Joe Dumars should be fired.

For all your Toledo Mud Hens coverage, check beat writer John Wagner's blog Coop Scoop, his Toledo Blade articles and @JWagnerBlade.

Find us on Twitter: @@NoRunSupport, @BigAlBYB, @BlessYouBoys

Read Kurt's latest columns at the Detroit News.

You can find Allison's payment details here so you can join us at the BYB Meetup on August 3rd.

Check out BYB's newest podcast, the 20 Grade Podcast with Sak and Goro! To streamline things, we're adding the 20 Grade Podcast to the Bless You Boys Podcast RSS feed. If you are downloading the BYB Podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or another podcatcher, you'll find the 20 Grade Podcast in the feed as well.

We LOVE to hear from you. If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, please email us at BYBPodcast at Gmail dot com. You can also contact us via Twitter and Facebook!

It's episode 4 of the 20 Grade Podcast with Sak (Brian Sakowski) & Goro (Jordan Gorosh).

In this edition of the 20 Grade Podcast, Sak & Goro talk about:

- "Hot and Not" for each minor league affiliate, including Devon Travis' hot start, Jason King's struggles, and a few surprises.

- Who might play SS and 2B for the Tigers in 2014 from within the organiztion

- Minor league relievers that may be able to come up and help out if the bullpen struggles continue.

All of that and more on Episode 4 of the 20 Grade Podcast.

On the second consecutive Bless You Boys Podcast recorded immediately after a Tigers bullpen implosion, Al goes off on Mike Valenti, Kurt gets depressed and joins the Illuminati, Ian agrees with Lynn Henning and we all remember when Cale Iorg was a thing.

BYB Podcast 72 has a running time of 1:10 and features Kurt Mensching, Al Beaton and special guest Ian Casselberry.

Looking for Allison? She took the episode off in order to see a screening of "42." Expect a review on next week's podcast.

Topics:

• Brayan Villarreal on the hot seat.
• The Detroit Tigers bullpen by committee experiment is a work in progress, Jim Leyland still doesn't have a system in place.
• Is Phil Coke a LOOGY or not?
• Will Joaquin Benoit end up as the de facto closer?
• Drew Smyly and Darin Downs deserve bigger roles.
• Did Ramon Santiago pass the audition?
• The velocity of Justin Verlander's fastball down according to baseball hipsters, ignoring the small sample size.
• Torii Hunter makes his presence quickly known. Brennan Boesch and Quintin Berry who?
• The Tigers have wasted the potential of the designated hitter for much of the history of the position.
• The payroll piper will have to be paid in the next 2-3 seasons and fans will not like it.
• The Tigers have several core players on the cusp of their next contract (by 2015) who will either get significant raises or massive, long-term deals from another team (Miguel Cabrera, Austin Jackson, Max Scherzer, Doug Fister, Alex Avila, Rick Porcello). It's a depressing thought, but the Tigers will not be able to keep them all.
• If the Tigers decide to trade Miguel Cabrera, after this season is the time to do it. His value will never be higher with two years left on his contract.
• The Tigers release "Future All-Star" Cale Iorg.
• Can you honestly say the AL Central is tougher than last season after a mere eight games?
• Sad Allison is sad. The Blue Jays claim Casper Wells.
• It's going to be a great season if you;re a fan MLB.
• Rebel umpires are needed. As in robots.
• WXYT's Mike Valenti knows less than nothing about baseball.

Find us on Twitter: @IanCass, @BigAlBYB, @BlessYouBoys

Ian's Detroit Tigers thoughts can be found at The Daily Fungo. His twice weekly MLB columns are posted at The Outside Corner.

Click here to read Kurt's latest columns at the Detroit News.

Click here for Allison's payment details so you can join us at the BYB Meetup on August 3rd.

Check out BYB's newest podcast, the 20 Grade Podcast with Sak and Goro! To streamline things, we're adding the 20 Grade Podcast to the Bless You Boys Podcast RSS feed. If you are downloading the BYB Podcast via iTunes, Stitcher Radio or another podcatcher, you'll find the 20 Grade Podcast in the feed as well.

We LOVE to hear from you. If you have any questions or comments about the podcast, please email us at BYBPodcast at Gmail dot com. You can also contact us via Twitter and Facebook!