{"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 Tarik Skubal injury and Framber Valdez meltdown + Ted Turner and John Sterling stories","slug":"john-smoltz-on-tarik-skubal-injury-and-framber-valdez-meltdown-ted-turner-and-john-sterling-stories","published_at":"2026-05-07T20:56:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/flippin-bats-with-ben-verlander-3663614/john-smoltz-on-tarik-skubal-injury-and-framber-valdez-meltdown-ted-turner-and-john-sterling-stories","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/RLDER2061645310.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/RLDER2061645310.mp3","summary":"John Smoltz on Tarik Skubal’s Elbow Procedure, Framber Valdez Meltdown & Sign Stealing Rumors John Smoltz joins Ben Verlander for a candid conversation on the biggest stories in MLB right now. We discuss Tarik Skubal’s elbow procedure and what it means for the Tigers’ ace. Then we break down Framber Valdez’s ugly ejection after giving up 7 earned runs, throwing at Trevor Story after back-to-back homers, and the ongoing mental side of his game. The Tigers desperately need Framber to step up as the leader of their staff, can he handle it? Plus: Sign stealing rumors and how prevalent it was during Smoltz’s playing days Remembering broadcasting legend John Sterling — Smoltz shares fun stories Remembering Ted Turner — classic stories from Smoltz’s time with the Braves Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - John Smoltz Joins 1:25 - Smoltz on Skubal Elbow Surgery 5:11 - Can Framber Valdez lead a staff? 7:14 - Smoltz discusses sign stealing 11:30 - Smoltz remembers John Sterling 12:37 - Smoltz remembers Ted Turner 14:44 - Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"John Smoltz on Tarik Skubal’s Elbow Procedure, Framber Valdez Meltdown & Sign Stealing Rumors John Smoltz joins Ben Verlander for a candid conversation on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1057,"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-tarik-skubal-injury-and-framber-valdez-meltdown-ted-turner-and-john-sterling-stories/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-tarik-skubal-injury-and-framber-valdez-meltdown-ted-turner-and-john-sterling-stories.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}