This week's Bless You Boys Podcast should calm your panicky nerves. As Kurt said (after Allison got the topic going) "Every loss is not the end of the world!"  Let's hope.

You want to press the button, don't you?

BYB Podcast 54 has a running time of 55 minutes and features Kurt Mensching, Allison Hagen and Al Beaton.

Topics:

• Things went to Hell in Kansas City for the Detroit Tigers.
• How can a home run ball be both fair and foul at the same time? The Tigers sure found out.
• The Chicago White Sox are coming to town for a huge weekend series. We all may have a better opinion (or worse, God forbid) of this Tigers team after the next 3 games.
• Miguel Cabrera is visibly hurting.
• The roster will soon expand, we make the call as to who makes the short trek from Toledo.
• Kurt's latest Detroit News column is a Nick Castellanos reality check for the Tigers fan base.
• Arizona Fall League rosters announced. Luke Putkonen is playing in the AFL? Seriously?
• Lynn Henning predicts nearly half the Tigers' roster will change from 2012 to 2013.You know what? He's right.
• Jim Leyland is catching much grief from Tigers fans, much of it undeserved. But why isn't the Teflon GM, Dave Dombrowski, catching Hell as well?
• The week in media idiocy proves Terry Foster doesn't know the difference between playing hurt and trying to play through an injury.
• Goodbye Nick Punto. May you find the juice boxes worth stealing in LA. There where some other players involved the Dodgers-Red Sox trade too.
• Best news of the week? 84 year old Vin Scully will call Dodgers games in 2013.
• Final thoughts remind Tigers fans to be careful what they wish for...

Twitter accounts mentioned: @StarEagle

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On this week's Bless You Boys Podcast, we talk English Premier League...and a little Detroit Tigers baseball too!

BYB Podcast 53 has a running time of 1:13 and features Kurt Mensching and Al Beaton.

Topics:

• We follow up on Kurt's ""EVERYBODY CHILL" post.
• We delve a little deeper into stats with Kurt's latest Detroit News column.
• Miguel Cabrera's hurt...EVERYBODY PANI...what? He's listed as day-to-day and has been playing over a sore ankle for some time? Well, everybody can worry, but just a bit.
• Doug Fister's hurt again, and it's a big time concern.
• Everyone please put away their "Jump to Conclusions" mat, apparently Anibal Sanchez doesn't suck.
• Max Scherzer and the Big Unit, Randy Johnson, have something in common. A very similar K/9 rate.
• Will Al Alburquerque return this season?
• Ryan Raburn is raking! Well, it's only one game, and it's with the Mud Hens, but still!
• Everyone is baffled by Brennan Boesch’s struggles, including Brennan Boesch.
• The Tigers have serious lineup problems with no obvious solutions.
• ESPN’s Keith Law says he can’t put Cabrera in his top 5 for AL MVP.
• @PhilCokesBrain's Tigers Twitter Rankings are here, the Tigers Twitter Rankings are here!
• This week in media idiocy is a twin bill. ESPN's Skip Bayless says something idiotic (not exactly breaking news) and the Seattle Mariners will have no newspaper beat writers when on the road, which is bad news for fans.
• This week's PED shenanigans include Bartolo Colon's suspenion and Melky Cabrera getting inspiration from Stephen Glass and Jukt Electronics.

Blogs mentioned: Brain Matters

Twitter accounts mentioned: Check the sidebar! All BYB associated Twitter accounts are listed. Follow us, follow us to FREEDOM!

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The Bless You Boys Podcast returns with...well, the usual. Kurt, Allison and Al being douchey, disinterested and lame while talking a little Detroit Tigers baseball.

BYB Podcast 52 has a running time of 60 minutes and features Kurt Mensching, Allison Hagen and Al Beaton.

Topics:

• Anabel Sanchez skipped in the rotation, everybody panic!
• Miguel Cabrera is a record breaking slugger who is closing fast on Mike Trout in the MVP race. In other words, just another week.
• Kurt's column: Tigers proving bullpen is game’s most unpredictable commodity. Truer words have not been written.
• 5 hole experimentation!
• Jim Leyland has no idea what to do with Brennan Boesch. Tigers fans have several, most involving Toledo.
• 2nd half Doug Fister = Cy Damn Young.
• We'll be seeing Victor Martinez again. But it'll be in 2013.
• In this week in media idiocy, we say goodbye to the Tigers blogger who lived to skewer idiots in the media and the Detroit blogosphere's biggest Bobby Higginson fan, Scott Rogowski, and his blog, Designate Robertson.
• Melky Cabrera suspended, now wears the scarlet S.
• The Nationals say they will shut down Stephen Strasburg for the season when he reaches a predetermined innings limit, playoffs be damned. I'll believe it when I actually see it.
• The lightning round features our favorite baseball movies, Triple Crowns, strikeout kings and being proud of learning how to text.

Blogs mentioned: Hardball Talk, Fangraphs, Designate Robertson, Roar of the Tigers, Tiger Tales.

Twitter accounts mentioned: @DNR_Rogo, @FakeLeyland, @pleyland1013.

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

The usual suspects are back, having recovered from vacations and the BYB Meetup for this week's Bless You Boys Podcast.

BYB Podcast 51 has a running time of 1:14, and features Kurt Mensching, Al Beaton and Allison Hagen.

Topics:

• Allison and Al survived the BYB Meetup! Kurt has returned from his UP walkabout!
• A 5-2 home stand is supposed to be really good, right?
• Tigers acquire Jeff Baker, immediately shows dividends..
• Don Kelly is designated for assignment, fans ask, "Why not Ryan Raburn? WHYYYY?!"
• In praise of Austin Jackson.
• Jim Leyland plays corner outfielder roulette.
• Andy Dirks is good.
• The AL MVP battle is down to "Wonderboy" Mike Trout vs. Miguel Cabrera.
• Justin Verlander throws 132 pitches, people freak out. So Jim Leyland says 120 pitches should be a "piece of cake" for any starting pitcher.
• What happened to Joaquin Benoit, Phil Coke and the bullpen in general? Anyone?  We're in need of answers!
• Concerned Fans Against Delmon Young’s Mustache.
• In this week in media idiocy we learn Jerry Green doesn't like wild cards or "fire sale" trades and misses Bowie Kuhn. In other news, it's no longer 1970. Now get off his lawn!
• JohnMoz's lightning round features Lloyd McClendon, stolen bases, accidentally on purpose head shots and a migratory Danny Worth.
• It was a good week for the Detroit Tigers, though you would never know it from fan reaction. Leaving games early and shutting off their TV's, only to miss miracle comebacks and some damn entertaining baseball.

Quintin Berry mentions: We don't hate Q-bert, we're just trying to keep expectations reasonable!

Blogs mentioned: Hardball Talk, Roar of the Tigers.

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For Bless You Boys Podcast 50, we decided to pull out all the stops and get the best possible guest guest. Instead, we ended up with Twitter sensation "Phil Coke's Brain." Seriously, we think he's kind of a big deal and loved having the disembodied brain of Phil Coke on the podcast! You learn can more about Phil Coke's Brain at his blog, Brain Matters.

BYB Podcast 50 has a running time of 1:11, and features Kurt Mensching, Al Beaton and special guest Phil Coke's Brain.

Topics:

• We'll see you at Hockeytown Cafe this Saturday for the BYB Meetup!
• Meet Phil Coke's Brain!
• Who is Phil Coke's Brain?
• Where's the rest of you?
• Phil Coke's Brain's Twitter rankings!
• 3 runs allowed on Monday? Really?
• Tigers stand pat at the non-waiver trade deadline.
• Late afternoon rumors of the Cubs trading the very highly paid Alfonso Soriano to the Tigers lead nowhere.
• But more rumors state Soriano could still be had in August.
• Is Soriano a good fit, or would a cheaper, platoon bat coming off the bench be a better option?
• Delmon Young is crushing your soul.
• Will someone claim the return of Andy Dirks is the equivalent of a deadline deal?
• Where's the offense? I haven't seen it in a week.
• Dave Dombrowski speaks, says the Tigers have enough to win the Central despite the "lousy" road trip. Are you buying what he's selling?
• Thoughts on the trade deadline in general, including a Gorkys Hernandez sighting.
• Kurt's column calls out everyone who brings up the John Smoltz trade. GET OVER IT!
• This week in media idiocy features hosts on WXYT who were comparing Aníbal Sanchez and Omar Infante to Jarrod Washburn and Aubrey Huff after 1 week of play.
• JohnMoz's lightning round includes Latin players, chinstrap beards, what to do at the BYB Meetup and tasteful statuettes.

Quintin Berry mentions: Just a couple.

Twitter accounts mentioned: @PhilCokesBrain, @RestOfPhilCoke

Blogs mentioned: Brain Matters

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