The OG & Crab Show https://www.youtube.com/@theOGandCrabShow Two middle-aged yinzer dads talk about the Pittsburgh Pirates, among other things. Feeder 4.8.4(6362) Mac App Store Version; Mac OS X Version 15.7.7 (Build 24G720) https://reinventedsoftware.com/feeder/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:33:30 -0400 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:33:30 -0400 OG & Crab true OG & Crab theogandcrabshow@gmail.com https://pod.ogandcrab.show/OGCrabShowFeed.xml episodic no Episode 31: Process Oriented https://youtu.be/UoK-9041gvU OG & Crab lament another failed Pirates season under Ben Cherington, review the latest CBA proposal, and make mention of Mark Walter’s ongoing liquidation spree.

Sources Tell Jeff Passan: Inside Dodgers Owner Mark Walter’s Billion-Dollar Insurance Scandal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-5wKFyebDM

Ever wonder what it would look like for payroll if the Bucs could pack the stands? Think they could lower prices and make up the difference in volume? Presenting the latest time-waster from your favorite uncles: The Bucco Bucks Calculator!
https://pod.ogandcrab.show/calculator.html

]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:30:45 -0400 0C7B1315-49A2-4C86-8CE2-42F0D446E9D8 5289 full Episode 30: Dead October https://youtu.be/rbHADdeu6IQ OG & Crab catch up on the downward spiral of the 2026 Pirates season.

Phillies fan Lewis Kalb calls an inning on the radio:
https://youtu.be/fx-Q-SuF8cI

Try our newest invention, the Bucco Quality Controller! Now you can take command of whether the Buccos are firing on all cylinders, right from your phone:
https://pod.ogandcrab.show/manager.html

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 23:00:54 -0400 0CCE624A-569D-45B5-BB1C-B7144C42BADB 4097 full Episode 29: It Just Got Real https://youtu.be/prna5VDO9FY OG & Crab muse about the Bucco’s solid May and what the outlook is for the season now that we’re past Memorial Day, then pick apart the opening CBA proposals from the union and the owners.

The Players’ proposal summary:
https://www.mlbplayers.com/press-releases/mlbpa-makes-opening-proposals-to-benefit-all-players-and-build-upon-industry-momentum

The Owners’ proposal summary:
https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-makes-initial-economic-proposal-for-new-cba

]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:30:54 -0400 C406C720-ADB0-4328-8D68-E789582FD39A 5091 full Episode 28: April Fool's Gold https://youtu.be/4XsKt-I6Zgc OG & Crab adjudicate the first month of the Buccos’ 2026 season.

]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:05:02 -0400 283504D5-67A5-4649-A3F8-D13AACA1F3A0 4634 full Episode 27: Clip Show https://youtu.be/FIb1BG9bVSY OG & Crab make their 2026 season predictions and then make fun of a bunch of bad takes from around baseball. This is a long one! You don’t have to listen to it all at once. Pace yourself.

The bad takes in question:

Trevor May wants collusion: https://youtu.be/d1aoqfTirhg

Rob Manfred on WFAN: https://youtu.be/hzeCQh1CZZM

Talkin’ Baseball is out on a salary floor: https://youtu.be/Q5QDsH2gaww

Trevor May’s ideas for a cap system: https://youtu.be/I7w2H38-u9M

]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:00:16 -0400 2D92CF44-C15F-4E50-BCD9-63E1079EE6D3 6524 full Episode 26: Always the Bridesmaid https://youtu.be/4pxcZ8lBTrE OG & Crab holler about how the Pirates are just pawns for free agents’ agents, what Tarik Skubal’s big arbitration win means for Paul Skenes, and what to make of Fox hinting at scaling back their MLB media spending if the NFL insists on more money.

Awful Announcing article about Fox & MLB: https://awfulannouncing.com/fox/lachlan-murdoch-rebalance-sports-portfolio-nfl-rights-increase.html

]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2026 22:00:41 -0500 5F31E556-BAF8-4408-980A-BED6E3089B1C 3165 full Episode 25: Ego Eulogy https://youtu.be/eBTNVL6WtTQ OG & Crab review the Pirates' offseason moves and assess the Steelers' new head coach.

]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 23:00:05 -0500 FC8FD791-6BA7-41C3-8D6F-36F2C0205A96 3867 full Episode 24: Confirming Our Priors https://youtu.be/Av_he-DjuTY OG & Crab rant about a couple articles in The Athletic.

The articles:

The Pirates and Marlins have a sudden willingness to spend. Here’s what could be behind it:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6832284/2025/11/24/miami-marlins-pittsburgh-pirates-spending-offseason-revenue-sharing/

Hal Steinbrenner: It’s ‘not fair or accurate’ to say Yankees made a profit in 2025:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6834242/2025/11/24/hal-steinbrenner-yankees-profitable-payroll/

]]> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 22:00:49 -0500 F9999191-D12D-45C8-8DDF-85E49C541234 3534 full Episode 23: Talk Is Cheap, Thinking Is Free https://youtu.be/19hoYs3WJw0 OG & Crab review the Pirates’ Rule 5 roster protection decisions, lampoon Bob Nightengale a little bit, and unpack MLB’s new national TV deals.

Bob on the “big losses”: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/11/10/mlb-free-agency-trade-rumors-gm-meetings/87190324007/

Bob on the Pirates’ “profits”: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2025/05/11/pete-alonso-stats-new-york-mets/83556338007/

DK Pittsburgh Sports saying the Pirates lost money in 2024: https://dkpittsburghsports.com/team/site-stuff/feed?page=0&content=pirates-losing-money-bob-nutting-investigation-mlb-dk

Jeff Passan’s article claiming the Pirates are looking to spend: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46999006/mlb-2025-26-offseason-passan-predictions-free-agency-kyle-tucker-schwarber-alex-bregman

]]> Sat, 22 Nov 2025 23:30:52 -0500 C29707F6-1DE9-411F-AEA5-40685580CAC8 4580 full Episode 22: Going Into Labor https://youtu.be/TVmOvU3_9is OG & Crab go on and on and on about baseball's labor issues and what is likely to come of MLB's next collective bargaining showdown.

Read the CBA for yourself: https://www.mlbplayers.com/cba

]]> Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:00:47 -0500 159F6CAE-1973-40EA-AB72-07DDC8315801 6197 full Episode 21: The New Moneyball https://youtu.be/6ATxrWmV8Us OG & Crab recount the recent changes to the Pirates’ front office and coaching staff, and then explore the secret to the Dodgers’ success.

Atlanta Braves Holdings 2024 Annual Report: https://www.bravesholdings.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/204/atlanta-braves-holdings-reports-fourth-quarter-and-year-end

Boston Globe (via Archive.org) reporting on MLB OPEX in 2020: https://web.archive.org/web/20200529064249/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/05/28/sports/inside-multibillion-dollar-dispute-between-mlb-its-players/

Pirates hire new pitching coach: https://www.mlb.com/news/bill-murphy-to-be-pirates-new-pitching-coach-source

Nationals hire Justin Horowitz: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2025/10/24/pirates-nationals-justin-horowitz-konnor-griffin/stories/202510240066

]]> Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:15:50 -0500 180AC5FD-D0ED-4C77-8090-227A88B61578 5208 full Episode 20: Big Loser Energy https://youtu.be/0_LLlcBBEug OG & Crab dissect some reporting about the Pirates' latest dysfunction.

Noah Hiles' final article on the Bucco beat: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2025/09/29/mlb-pirates-bob-nutting-ben-cherington-paul-skenes-andrew-mccutchen/stories/202509290003

DKPS Friday Insider: https://dkpittsburghsports.com/team/site-stuff/feed/topic/pirates-bob-nutting-ben-cherington-decision-mlb-dk

]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:30:49 -0400 643C7C48-1DB5-4AB2-948F-2C406488B480 4560 full Episode 19: Run It Back https://youtu.be/Q6NCFqbefzc OG & Crab eulogize the 2025 Pirates' season and react to the news that both Ben Cherington and Travis Williams will retain their jobs after all that.

]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 23:30:06 -0400 51261EA1-3D18-4D45-8E41-273489F4D4D3 6043 full Episode 18: Easy Money https://youtu.be/fCTJ6BTijxA OG & Crab dive deep in the first of a series of shows dedicated to exploring the economics of baseball. In this installment, franchise value and its importance to the health of the business of baseball is the subject.

Jason Mackey’s article in the Post-Gazette: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/jason-mackey/2025/08/18/mlb-pirates-mccutchen-skenes-nutting/stories/202508180052

]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2025 23:30:02 -0400 D9C95F2C-DEF6-40D7-AB4F-851CFD4BF9F1 5136 full Episode 17: Baseball Town https://youtu.be/WHXCHMvSrVo OG & Crab explore how trades can work for other teams, and OG shares some video from his visit to Cooperstown.

]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2025 22:15:18 -0400 6D6A91C2-8E62-4B84-8EED-C61A872C9AA6 4128 full Episode 16: Hodgepodge of Nothingness https://youtu.be/sLfHjAevC5Y No time to edit! OG & Crab welcome our pal John to unpack the Pirates inscrutable trade deadline moves.

]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:36:41 -0400 B5D39497-3023-4A33-AB7A-AD0D4FBD2298 4775 full Episode 15: Escape From Loser Island https://youtu.be/YQQMemnhh5I OG & Crab are joined by another guest, Nathan Osler, to chop it up about the coming second half of the Pirates' season, whether the Home Run Derby could get Oneil Cruz right again, and some predictions for the coming trade deadline.

Nathan's Xwitter: https://x.com/nathan_osler

Nathan's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nathan_osler

Nathan's recent videos for North Shore Nine:
https://youtu.be/cWvNN8JMaeY
https://youtu.be/CxzbEjs1SOY

]]> Fri, 18 Jul 2025 21:00:32 -0400 B5B0295B-27E4-4EC8-AA77-5923AC40BB82 4965 full Episode 14: Breaking Bad https://youtu.be/vf9ZohUNYHk OG & Crab welcome friend of the pod Matty P to the show to rant about the sorry state of the Bucs at the Break.

]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:30:04 -0400 D4E31BE5-9BF0-4873-A79D-9B42C3439718 4527 full Episode 13: Hot Stove Summer https://youtu.be/zWypn06wfls OG & Crab reality-check the upcoming trade deadline rumors and quote several lines from Pulp Fiction.

]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2025 23:50:27 -0400 B6BA1C69-D847-4D12-B2B7-1CC7DC144766 3713 full Episode 12: Cookie Cutter Concrete Donuts https://youtu.be/w9x54m345pU OG & Crab have a lot to say about Donnieball, old stadiums, and whether or not Pittsburgh is a baseball town. Nearly two episodes for the price of one!

]]> Sun, 22 Jun 2025 17:00:53 -0400 3A34F2E4-7D27-4D0A-98E5-DF81559C8E63 4630 full Episode 11: A Show About Nothing https://youtu.be/7SKISVP69w0 OG & Crab have to resort to talking about other teams because the Pirates are so boring right now.

]]> Thu, 19 Jun 2025 22:00:18 -0400 DF7C5626-8F81-4A20-B1E3-F1C0D517FE27 2918 full Episode 10: Instagrammable Moments https://youtu.be/epzNF5Kyo_Q OG & Crab went to a ballgame and wax poetic about the cinéma vérité of baseball front offices.

Mackey's article about Matt Arnold: https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/jason-mackey/2025/05/24/mlb-pirates-ben-cherington-brewers-matt-arnold/stories/202505230061

MLB dot com article by Adam McCalvy about Matt Arnold's rise to GM: https://www.mlb.com/news/matt-arnold-takes-over-brewers-baseball-operations

]]> Fri, 30 May 2025 19:15:41 -0400 85C67430-F17F-4E89-A8B2-F1E06DC6F888 3023 full Episode 09: Too Cute By Half https://youtu.be/WmeQlKypfGk OG & Crab assess the early returns on Donny-ball and reassess who's to blame for all this after all.

]]> Mon, 19 May 2025 18:00:16 -0400 89D97CAE-F0B9-49E5-8B04-1EAC236F9308 2946 full Episode 08: Accountable Together https://youtu.be/3SvcSPKgjG8 OG & Crab react to Ben Cherington's press conference regarding the firing of Pirates manager Derek Shelton.

]]> Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:34 -0400 ADC13A45-5F84-4809-BBD3-E9D8C0D35F37 5409 full Episode 07: A Load of Barnacles https://youtu.be/QwOuJHH2qro OG & Crab assess the first month of the Pirates' season, check in on predictions, and read some numbers from Fangraphs.

]]> Fri, 02 May 2025 23:00:11 -0400 939C8975-C43C-4606-BBFB-FEA16A219016 3971 full Episode 06: Sail Teh Teamz https://youtu.be/BYczTfq-pmM OG & Crab discuss Andrew McCutchen’s recent comments to the press and speculate what will happen once the Pirates’ present front office leadership is replaced.

OG was wrong: the 1909 Pirates won 110 games on their way to a World Series title and the 1902 Pirates won 103. 98 wins is the third most, a total the club has achieved three other times beyond 2015 (1991, 1979, & 1908).

]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:30:06 -0400 8C8EBCFD-AB3C-4DF8-86BF-0B97EE09BB8F 3758 full Episode 05: The Gang Sells the Bucco Bricks https://youtu.be/BuSxdIxlMTs OG & Crab rant about the Pirate's inability to get out of their own way, and pick apart Jeff Passan's recent appearance on Baseball Today.

]]> Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:30:24 -0400 9B05B9BA-698B-4E93-ACC3-B333BF37EAF2 4190 full Episode 04: The Trial of Ben Cherington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohNtPnO0COQ OG and Crab put Ben Cherington on trial for his mismanagement of the Pirates over the past half decade.

]]> Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:00:30 -0400 83C7DF40-B4A2-4550-9BDC-AD734B50E8BD 2880 full Episode 03: Already Dead Inside https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NuxQbtMl7E OG & Crab lament the Pirate's poor play on Opening Day in Miami, and hand in the 2025 Predictions late (-5 points for tardiness).

]]> Fri, 28 Mar 2025 06:00:54 -0400 58A7BF07-A311-4B21-BD2E-B12172A96F6F 2870 full Episode 02: Bowtie Proxy War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzKSDqLKKNg OG & Crab discuss:
- Ken Rosenthal scolds Bob Nutting
- Andrew Miller is spoiling for a fight
- Jeff Passan thinks a salary cap would kill the golden goose
- Yinzers have Nutting Derangement Syndrome

]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 06:00:48 -0400 C547B9FB-646C-4A57-857B-F60816E933FE 2426 full Episode 01: Broke as a Joke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wW9YbjLd1M In our pilot episode, OG & Crab discuss the recent Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and DK Pittsburgh Sports muckracking of the Pirates' finances.

]]> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 06:00:06 -0400 67CC9EA3-3FF8-4892-A2E2-73F01D218D80 4009 full