Half Street High Heat | A Nationals Podcast

Nick and Ryan steal the show this episode as they break down the powerhouse AL and NL East divisions team by team. They also give a quick recap of the previous episodes where we broke down the West and Central divisions and give thoughts on what teams benefit the most from the change to a 60 game season. Listen in! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @AWhite7877 Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes Half Street High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Ramping back up with weekly episodes again as the MLB has announced a return to play plan! Amanda, Nick and Ryan discuss the plan, how sound it is, what it entails, and everything in between. We also get a plethora of twitter questions which leads to one of the more heated debates in HSHH History - does a 60 game regular season World Series title deserve an asterisk? You'll have to listen in to find out! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @AWhite7877 OPT - @onepursuittakes Monty & the HSHH Blog -  @mdavistaylor Half Street High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda, Nick and Ryan are back with some major news coming out of baseball with the players outright calling the Commissioner's bluff. We talk Owner collusion, what this means for the possibility of a season, and even what it means for the CBA negotiations next year. We then talk about the MLB Draft and discuss the Nats' draft picks of the shortened 5 round draft, including a great interview with 3rd Round Pick Holden Powell out of UCLA. Nick and Ryan have a great talk with Holden about his draft experience, his time at UCLA, and if In N Out burger lives up to the hype. Listen in! Follow us on Twitter: Amanda - @AWhite7877 Nick - @HalfShackCap Ryan - @dcNATSHACK OPT - @OnePursuitTakes Monty - @mdavistaylor Half Street High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Amanda, Nick and Ryan are back digesting a ton of baseball news centered around the negotiations between the Owners and the Players. We break down why nobody should be on the owners' side of these negotiations and just how bad this is for baseball. We discuss the shortened season, the prorated salaries, and the numerous impacts felt by the minor league players due to Owner selfishness. We then are joined by special guest Matt Weyrich of NBCSportsWashington. Matt, Nick and Ryan talk about a plethora of baseball topics including the likelihood of a season and health implications, rule changes, mental health in sports, and the awesome DCNatShack. We wrap the show by talking about the Nats' unveiling the World Series rings and the arbitrary diamond selection process by Jostens in one of the funniest segments we've done. Listen in! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @Awhite7877 OPT - @OnePursuitTakes Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor Half St. High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

In our longest episode yet, we go down a bunch of different rabbit holes in one of the funniest shows we've had. Best friend and recurring guest Sam Fortier of the Washington Post joins the show to talk his recent switch to the NFL, the best and worst uniforms in baseball, and what the Nats need to do with their uniforms. Amanda, Nick and Ryan have a draft of the best team uniforms in baseball and it gets pretty contentious. We then discuss what MLB player or story would be perfect for a version of "The Last Dance" documentary like Michael Jordan. This is a great episode you won't want to miss! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @AWhite7877 Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes Half Street High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

The crew is back after a couple weeks off still surviving through quarantine. We examine yet another proposal for baseball in 2020 and determine whether or not we think it is going to happen. We address the rumors Ryan Zimmerman might just outright retire, the Red Sox punishment, Alex Cora, and more! To top it off, we give two "realistic" rule changes each that we'd like to see happen to the game of baseball. Listen in! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @AWhite7877 Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes Half Street High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

The crew is back with a quarantine update and discusses whether or not we will see baseball played in 2020. We then are joined by special guest and MASN XTRA host Bo Porter! Bo joins us to talk about his work with the Nats, his time with the Astros (yes, those Astros), and weighs in on a very controversial debate among the HSHH crew... --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

On this episode of Half Street High Heat, we are still on lockdown due to the Coronavirus, but we actually have some news going down in baseball! Our crew breaks down the agreement between the MLB and the MLBPA and what it means for a potential 2020 regular season and postseason. We examine Scott Boras' proposal for a condensed regular season with a December postseason at neutral sites around the country. We are also joined by 4 time recurring guest Tom Sileo! He and Amanda chat about how Spring Training was going for the Nats prior to the abrupt hault and what he thinks will happen in 2020. You definitely will want to stick around for the end as we revisit a very heated debate... Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick  - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @AWhite7877 Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes Half Street High Heat - @halfsthighheat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

On this episode of HSHH, we have arguably are most unusual episode of all time. The Coronavirus has knocked out all sports and entertainment, so we provide a brief update on where the Sports World stands and what we expect will happen in the next few weeks. Information is changing by the hour, so please stay up to date and take care of not on yourself, but those around you. Half Street High Heat remains committed to bringing you awesome content, so if you listeners have any ideas as to what you'd like us to discuss during this sports, and specifically baseball, hiatus, let us know! We want to bring as much levity to the situation as possible and give you fun content in a currently content-less world! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @AWhite7877 Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes Half Street High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

On today's episode, the coverage of the rest of the MLB continues as Nick and Ryan head to the midwest and cover the AL & NL central divisions. Prior to that, Ryan gives a quick Spring Training update where the guys give an honest take on whether or not we should be concerned with the Nats' second worst ranked offense in Spring Training. To wrap up the episode, the guys talk about their dream podcasts interviews and what they would talk with them about. Spoiler: We want to meet our heroes. Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK NIck - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @AWhite7877 Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @OnePursuitTakes Half Street High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat The Nats Report - @TheNatsReport Chili's Bar & Grill - @Chilis --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

Our division preview coverage starts off with the very top heavy AL & NL West. We dive in with our analysis of what to expect for each team this year and where we see them finishing once the season is all said and done. Later, we circle back to our Nats and give our thoughts on what the fight song should be and what this year's hashtag should be. Amanda has an all time bad one too.... Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @AWhite7877 Monty & the HSHH blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @OnePursuitTakes Half Street High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

We have a special competition episode today as all of the HSHH crew, yes, even Monty, gets in on a bandwagon team draft! We each pick one AL and one NL team that was .500 or below in 2019 that we think will improve the most in 2020. At the end of the 2020 season, whoever's teams have the greatest improvement upon their 2019 record is safe from the punishment. What is the punishment you ask? You'll just have to listen to find out! Follow us on Twitter! Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @AWhite7877 Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT & the HSHH videos - @OnePursuitTakes And Follow our Partners! Chili's Bar & Grill - @Chilis The Nats Report - @TheNatsReport --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

On today's HSHH, Nick and Ryan talk about the never-ending saga that is the Astros cheating scandal and how even the COMMISSIONER of baseball is making it worse. They talk implications for the upcoming season and how bad, but also good, of a look it is for baseball. Later, Amanda sits down with Alex Chappell of MASN to talk all things Nats' Spring Training! The show wraps up with the boys reviewing the promotional schedule for the Nats' 2020 season and how exciting it actually is. Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @AWhite7877 Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @onepursuittakes Half Street High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

The crew is live and in person for this special edition of Half Street High Heat! After recapping an unexpected crazy week in baseball with the Mookie Betts and David Price trade, MORE drama surrounding the Astros, and a WILD proposal to change the MLB playoffs, Ryan, Nick and Amanda all sit down and talk about the incarnation of this wonderful podcast. They give their favorite and least favorite non-Nats players, and talk about where the podcast goes from here. Enjoy! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @AWhite7877 Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor OPT - @OnePursuitTakes Half Street High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat And our Partners! Chili's Bar & Grill - @Chilis The Nats Report - @TheNatsReport ; And be sure to subscribe to their daily emails, which include HSHH content! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support

As season 1 of this groundbreaking podcast comes to an end, Amanda, Ryan and Nick take the opportunity to indulge a popular fan request and do their Top 3 by position for all of baseball! Season 1 also comes to an end on the highest of notes, as HSHH interviews our first ever MLB player, and the newest Washington National, Ryne Harper! We talk what it's like to be traded, expectations for 2020, and if he will wear number 34... Listen in! Follow us on Twitter: Ryan - @dcNATSHACK Nick - @HalfShackCap Amanda - @AWhite7877 Monty & the HSHH Blog - @mdavistaylor Half Street High Heat - @HalfStHighHeat --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/half-street-high-heat/support