{"podcast":{"title":"Flippin' Bats with Ben Verlander","slug":"flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614","podcast_index_feed_id":3663614,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CAD8627571361","website_url":"https://www.foxsports.com/shows/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/698d0a92-8c57-11eb-830c-3fed562f4edf/image/c75c2bbbc54749c5247f20252b383480.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"FOX Sports","episode_count":732,"summary":"Flippin' Bats is a fun baseball podcast bringing you everything you want from around the league! You'll hear from Hall of Famer John Smoltz every week, you'll hear from the game's best players, and you'll be up to date on everything around the league! Baseball. Is. Fun. And so is Flippin' Bats!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-28T20:20:11.167672+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614"},"episode":{"title":"John Smoltz on Red Sox Chaos, Phillies Firing Rob Thompson & Power Rankings Debate (Braves, Dodgers or Yankees?)","slug":"john-smoltz-on-red-sox-chaos-phillies-firing-rob-thompson-power-rankings-debate-braves-dodgers-or-yankees","published_at":"2026-05-02T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614/john-smoltz-on-red-sox-chaos-phillies-firing-rob-thompson-power-rankings-debate-braves-dodgers-or-yankees","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/RLDER3159709078.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/RLDER3159709078.mp3","summary":"John Smoltz on Red Sox Chaos, Phillies Firing Rob Thompson & Power Rankings Debate John Smoltz joins Ben Verlander for his weekly breakdown of the biggest storylines in MLB. We dive into the Boston Red Sox drama: What’s really going on with the organization after their coaching shakeup? Then we ask the tough question on the Philadelphia Phillies: Was firing Rob Thompson the right move, or is it still too early to panic on this talented (but struggling) roster? Plus: Power Rankings debate — Braves, Dodgers or Yankees at #1 right now? Smoltz shares his funniest mound visit story of all time Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:19 - Red Sox Fiasco 7:38 - Phillies Bad Start 11:29 - Smoltz #1 Team in Power Rankings 13:40 - Funniest Mound Visit Story 16:21 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"John Smoltz on Red Sox Chaos, Phillies Firing Rob Thompson & Power Rankings Debate John Smoltz joins Ben Verlander for his weekly breakdown of the biggest…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1122,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614/episodes/john-smoltz-on-red-sox-chaos-phillies-firing-rob-thompson-power-rankings-debate-braves-dodgers-or-yankees/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614/john-smoltz-on-red-sox-chaos-phillies-firing-rob-thompson-power-rankings-debate-braves-dodgers-or-yankees.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}