The Can of Corn

Season 2, Show 24

2009-09-25T13:37:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! Only one more week left til the season comes to a close, and that means this is the last real episode of the Can of Corn (save your tears for show 25 though, please)! This is the final week for lineup changes, and chances are you are either in the stretch run for your roto league, in the final week of your title quest in H2H or you have thrown in the towel and hopped on the football bandwagon (which is fine with us, we have a football show you can check out too!). We have news on all things baseball this week, from pertinent injury news, to top rookie performers, to Cafe Talk, so tune in for more of our usual weekly content, as well as a new award at the end of the show – it’s time to grab your glove and head for the outfield, because here comes The Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts (Michael and Nate)
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio and brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• Have fantasy/reality questions or want an 8-track recording of the show? E-mail us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Click here to access our feed (or copy-paste the URL and subscribe via iTunes)

FROZEN ROPES
• E-mail: Filling a gap at RF with the hottest bats available
• He might be Snider than you if he wins you the title!
• Wade-ing through the AL East
• A lot more PT than we though he’d get (and he just might win you the SB cat this week too!)
• If you get a Tommy Hanson surgery, will you be more awesome?
• Two A’s have been red-hot of late, and they’re rooks to boot!
• A season ender for the White Sox…and a season starter too!
• Hot hitters and hurlers
• And their freezing-cold counterparts
• Cafe Talk – Three relevant posts from the Cafe’s own!
• Cafe Games results – congrats to the Pick 3, Lucky Ladders and Trivia Time Trial winners!

HOT CORNER
• Updates – No live picks this season, but we’ll recap what we can in next week’s finale (episode #25)!

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• The fat lady has done her part, now it’s time to hang on for the finish!
• Michael takes his last team with a winning season record
• Nate does too, but his team boasts the title of “defending champs despite having Brad Lidge on our team”

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• Hanley Ramirez Five-Tool Player of the Week – Michael’s homeboy can now receive this honor to the Star Spangled Banner!
• Honorable mention – Another Cards pitcher!
• Chien-Ming Wang Tool of the Week – Two weeks on the cold list will either get you H1N1, or right here
• Honorable mention – Back on the sea-saw again
• A new award so secretive in nature, you’ll have to listen to find out what it’s called and who has the dubious honor of winning it!

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to access our feed (or copy-paste the URL and subscribe via iTunes)
• Look forward to our next show (the last show of 2009; episode #25), which airs 10/2/09!

Season 2, Show 23

2009-09-18T16:53:00.000-07:00

The Can of Corn – Show 23

By Michael Stephens, Fantasy Baseball Cafe Regular

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens! Well, it’s time for the second solo flight of the year! With a limited “staff” this week, I still wanted to get a show out there for the loyal listeners (who are hopefully in the thick of their playoff races!) so they can have that little bit of extra help with injury news, rookie watch and hot/cold hitters to propel them into the ultimate fantasy glory this season! There isn’t any Cafe Talk this week, but along with all the aforementioned segments, I also made sure to update any/all Hot Corner situations and the Battle of the Wits, so this 11 minutes is jam-packed with pertinent playoff information for you – it’s time to grab your glove and head for the outfield, because here comes The Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and host (Michael)
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio and brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• Have fantasy/reality questions or want an 8-track recording of the show? E-mail us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Click here to access our feed (or copy-paste the URL and subscribe via iTunes)

FROZEN ROPES
• E-mail: Cutting down on streaming for the playoffs
• What a Posey-er!
• Nothing to Coghlan at!
• Two more season-ending injuries
• Hot hitters and hurlers
• And their freezing-cold counterparts
• Cafe Talk – postponed until next week (sorry)…

HOT CORNER
• Updates – Weekly challenges – a lot more successful prop picks!
• No live picks until Nate’s return next week…

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• What a terrible turnaround (can you tell Michael wrote this?)!
• Michael scrapes the bottom of the barrell
• Nate does too, but it always seems to work for him…

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• Hanley Ramirez Five-Tool Player of the Week – JDLA!
• Honorable mention – The faster Matsui is the better Matsui…for now!
• Chien-Ming Wang Tool of the Week – From the hot list to the bottom of the Heath
• Honorable mention – you numbers make me want to Dye

Season 2, Show 22

2009-09-11T08:44:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! It smells like October! Well, the October of fantasy baseball season at least! We’ve reached the time of year where lineup decisions are even more gut wrenching and injuries are devastating – there is no time more important than now to keep on top of your roster and player news and to make all the right moves to advance to the second week of the playoffs, so we hope you choose to turn to our Rookie Watch, injury updates, Cafe Talk and e-mail analysis for the advice you need to inch closer to your league’s championship! It’s time to grab your glove and head for the outfield, because here comes The Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts (Michael and Nate)
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• Have fantasy/reality questions or want an 8-track recording of the show? E-mail us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• E-MAIL: TIME TO CALL IT QUITS WITH MR. PERFECT?
• RAYS ROOKIES ALL OVER THE PLACE!
• AN EARNED RUN?! WHAT A CHUMP…
• COLORADO LOVING ITS NEW “SS”
• ‘BOUT TIME YOU CAME BACK!
• MORE SEASON-ENDING INJURIES
• ILL-TIMED PITCHING INJURIES
• TWO BIG-NAME SPs ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL
• NEW SEGMENT – POSTSEASON VULTURE SAVES
• HOT HITTERS AND HURLERS
• AND THEIR FRIGID COUNTERPARTS…
• CAFE TALK – 4 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES – CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS AND YEARLY LEADERS!

HOT CORNER
• UPDATES – WEEKLY CHALLENGES FROM LAST SHOW – MORE SUCCESS!
• WHO SAVES MORE BY NEXT FRI?
• HOW MANY WINS ARE IN THE CARDS?
• CAN MANNYWOOD STAY AHEAD OF THE MILE HIGH CLUB?
• WHICH TEAM WILL BE FOURTH IN THE WC NEXT WEEK (AKA WHO WILL SUCK LESS)?
• WINNER OF NFL OPENER?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• TWO BIG WEEKS!
• MICHAEL MISSES THE ASTRODOME
• NATE TAKES HIS CHANCES ON A SMALLER-WALLET TEAM

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• HANLEY RAMIREZ FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERY GAME WINNER
• HONORABLE MENTION – CC, BUT NOT THE ONE YOU MIGHT THINK
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK – WHAT A TERRIBLE TIME TO TANK!
• HONORABLE MENTION – TEETERING ON THE EDGE OF A NASTY CLIFF…

Season 2, Show 21

2009-09-04T17:57:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! Man, what is the deal with all of these post-deadline deals? And who the heck is “player to be named later”? With the playoffs (fantasy and reality) quickly approaching, general managers and fantasy owners alike are scrambling to put together the best possible roster for the optimum postseason success, is there a better way to achieve this success than with a healthy dose of Rookie Watch, injury updates and Cafe Talk? There simply isn’t one as far as we’re concerned, so grab your glove and head for the outfield – here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• THREE WORLD SERIES RINGS CHANGING DIGS
• E-MAIL: PADDING YOUR ERA AND WHIP WITH MIDDLE RELIEVERS?
• ROOKIES EVERYWHERE! CALLUPS, GUYS WE’VE SMITED AND ONE KILLER K/BB RATIO…
• MORE SEASON-ENDING INJURIES (THEY AREN’T EVEN METS THIS TIME!)
• SOME METS ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL!
• HOT AND COLD HITTERS/PITCHERS
• CAFE TALK – 4 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES – CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS, WHOEVER YOU MAY BE?!

HOT CORNER
• UPDATES – WEEKLY CHALLENGES FROM LAST SHOW – WEEKLY PROPS ARE FUN, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU’RE RIGHT!
• GETTING MIGGY WITH IT?
• NO BETTER PLACE TO BE THAN BY THE BAY
• WHO OTHER THAN JASON MARQUIS GETS TO 15 WINS FIRST? OH WAIT, HE GOT SHELLED AGAIN…
• WHICH CY-YOUNG FAVORITE HAS A BETTER QS?
• WILL THE PAC(10) GET WAC’D?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• STUPID MARLINS WALKOFF! MICHAEL WINS A MEDIOCRE WEEK
• MICHAEL RIDES THE HOT HANDS FROM THE LAND OF THE GATEWAY ARCH
• NATE THINKS EVERYTHING’S BIGGER IN TEXAS

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• HANLEY RAMIREZ FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – FINALLY, WE MADE THE OLD NAMESAKE MAD ENOUGH TO WIN AGAIN!
• HONORABLE MENTION – WHERE DID THOSE TWO STARTS COME FROM? IT MUST ALMOST BE PLAYOFF TIME…
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK – CAN I GET A ONE-WAY TICKET TO SEATTLE PLEASE?
• HONORABLE MENTION – ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES CAN PLAY THEIR WAY INTO THIS SPOT TOO…

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to our next show, which airs 9/11/09!

Season 2, Show 20

2009-08-28T14:10:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! You know the season is getting close to the end when we have logged 20 shows! But, we were still able to cull the fantasy world to produce a constant stream of fantasy baseball information, so you won’t hear any complaints from us! This week we have over 900 career saves on the move, season-ending injuries everywhere and tons of Cafe Talk to go along with our regular segments on hot/cold hitters, Battle of the Wits, the Hot Corner and much more – so grab your glove and head for the outfield – here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• TWO OLD TIME CLOSERS ON THE MOVE, AND THEY’RE TAKING THEIR 966 SAVES WITH THEM!
• TWO E-MAILERS JUMP ON OUR REQUESTS
• ROOKIES IN THE NEWS – THREE GUYS YOU KNOW, AND ONE YOU SHOULD KNOW…MAYBE…
• THE METS ARE BEING OPTIONED TO DOUBLE-A
• LOTS OF SPEED OFF THE BASE PATHS FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON
• STARTERS ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL!
• STARS ON THE RETURN SOON, AND A SUPPOSED STAR WHO’S FALLEN OFF THE WAGON
• A STAR-STUDDED BATCH OF HOT/COLD HITTERS AND HURLERS
• CAFE TALK – 4 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES – CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS! HOW HAVE WE FORGOTTEN ABOUT TRIVIAL TIME TRIAL?!

HOT CORNER
• UPDATES – WEEKLY CHALLENGES FROM LAST SHOW – PENA WINS BY A MARGIN OF INFINITY, BRAUN > DUNN, CC REIGNS SUPREME and FAVRE SUNK US BOTH!
• HOW MANY TIMES CAN NATE PICK BIG TEX?
• A CLOSER COIN-FLIP
• WHICH GUY KEEPS HIS BA OVER .319 UNTIL NEXT WEEK?
• WHICH BIG MAN TAKES THE WEEKLY HR TITLE?
• FREE-FOR-ALL – OVER/UNDER ON STARTS AT QB FOR USC FRESHMAN MATT BARKLEY?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• A TIE! AND A GOOD ONE AT THAT!
• MICHAEL GETS OUT HIS FOAM TOMAHAWK
• NATE LIKES THE FIGHTIN’ FINS

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• HANLEY RAMIREZ FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – SIX HOMERS WINS IT EVERY WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTION – THE BIG BAD WOLF
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK – WHAT A TRADE THAT WAS, HUH?
• HONORABLE MENTION – AJ = ALWAYS JACKED UP?

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to our next show, which airs 9/04/09!

Season 2, Show 19

2009-08-21T23:02:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! Michael marvels that it’s a good thing his H2H team turned things around, because otherwise he’d slip into a deep depression from the lack of e-mails and tweets this week! With a couple of extra days between shows this week, the hosts found good reason to jam pack this show with oodles of injury news and rookie updates for your listening pleasure to go along with our usual healthy helpings of Cafe Talk, Battle of the Wits and Tools of the Week, so grab your glove and head for the outfield – here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• A QUESTIONABLE MOVE BY THE BIG CATS
• CAN WE GET SOME LOVE? PLEASE?
• THE BEST BET AT #6 IN A FOOTBALL SNAKE DRAFT
• ROOKIES APLENTY – CALLUPS, RECALLS AND A GUY WE ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT!
• TOO MANY PEOPLE GETTING HIT IN THE DOME
• SPEEDY GUYS WITH INJURED LEGS ARE AS WORTHLESS AS POPCORN WITHOUT BUTTER
• A TIRED ARM, A WACKY INJURY AND A SEASON PAST THE BRINK OF NO RETURN
• STARS ON THE RETURN SOON, AND A SUPPOSED STAR WHO’S FALLEN OFF THE WAGON
• HOT/COLD HITTERS AND HURLERS
• CAFE TALK – 4 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES – CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS!
• GENERAL BASEBALL TALK – TOP PICKS FINALLY SIGN, AND WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH THE DODGERS?

HOT CORNER
• UPDATES – WEEKLY CHALLENGES FROM LAST SHOW – WE GOT EM ALL RIGHT TOO! WELL, EXCEPT FOR TIGER “The Cub” WOODS…
• WHO DOES THE MOST YARD WORK?
• WHO GET’S IT DUNN WITH THE MOST BRAUN?
• QUICK, WHO WILL GET THE FIRST WIN?
• WHICH GIANT IS SMALLER WHERE IT COUNTS?
• FREE-FOR-ALL – HOW MANY PASSES WILL FAVRE THROW/COMPLETE IN HIS MINNY DEBUT?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• A TIE! A VERY MEDIOCRE ONE THOUGH, THAT’S FOR SURE
• NATE GETS A DREAM PICK WEEK FOR THE BOMBERS
• MICHAEL FINDS A FULL SCHEDULE WITH ONLY ONE CY YOUNG WINNER FOR THE OPPONENTS

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• HANLEY RAMIREZ FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK – MAUER POWER
• HONORABLE MENTION – WHAT A TRADE!
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK – TIRED ARM = SUCKY PITCHING
• HONORABLE MENTION – TE-NADA

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to our next show, which airs 8/28/09!

Season 2, Show 18

2009-08-12T22:41:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! Greetings from the podcastsrs, with a rare appearance of the Thursday show! With vacation looming for Michael, we had to put together a show on a short week, but with teams acquiring players for nothing and rookies getting headlines everywhere, we had no problems at all. Oh yeah, and did you see Kevin Youkilis “tackle” the Tigers’ Rick Porcello? As with every week in the season, it doesn’t really matter what day we record, there will always be a myriad of topics to talk about in addition to all of our injury news/updates, hot/cold hitters and pitchers and Cafe Talk, so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• WE’LL TAKE ONE OF YOUR BEST PLAYERS…FOR NOTHING!
• A NEW E-MAILER, AND AN “OLD” ONE TOO!
• HAS THE PIGSKIN FEVER SET IN ALREADY?
• THE ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER TOP PROSPECT
• TOMMY JOHN, A POSSIBLE PREGNANCY AND A LITTLE BRO WHO PULLED HIS WHOLE SIDE
• CAN SOMEONE PLEASE GET CARLOS BELTRAN A WALKER?
• STARS ON THE COMEBACK TRAIL!
• HOT/COLD HITTERS AND HURLERS
• CAFE TALK - 4 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES - CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS (AND REPEAT WINNERS)!

HOT CORNER
• UPDATES - WEEKLY CHALLENGES FROM LAST SHOW - MOSTLY RIGHT TOO!
• WHO KNOCKS IN THE MOST RUNNERS BY THURSDAY?
• ANOTHER PROP WHERE MICHAEL IS SPOTTED ONE UNIT OF MEASURE…
• FOURTH FASTEST TO 100?
• HOW MANY STRIKES COULD A PEDRO THROW, IF A PEDRO COULD THROW STRIKES?
• FREE-FOR-ALL - HOW MANY SHOTS WILL TIGER WIN BY AT THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP?

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• HANLEY RAMIREZ FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK (bye-bye Ian) - WINNING YOUR NAMESAKE AWARD = AWESOME!
• HONORABLE MENTION - OUR FAVORITE SANTANA
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - YOUR BATTING AVERAGE IS GOING TO DYE
• HONORABLE MENTION - NOT THAT BAD, BUT SOMEONE HAS TO GET THE H.M.

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to our next show, which airs 8/21/09!

Season 2, Show 17

2009-08-07T11:26:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! Teams trading their aces and very large men losing their minds? All sorts of things going on in the world of baseball this week (we even stick in a reference to Topps’ newest baseball card monopoly) for the hosts to talk about, and when you combine all that stuff with our usual slew of injury updates, Cafe Talk, e-mails and friendly competitions, you get another week of the Can of Corn packed to the gills with information for your coming fantasy baseball week! We have surrendered in our begging for help with our own trades, etc (but only for one week, so don’t get too excited) to make plenty of extra room for this week’s prognostication, so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• NOW I WANT TO GO TO CHICAGO…
• A NEW MEGA-MART IN A.L. EAST
• WANT OUR 3B FOR YOUR 3B?
• HEADING HOME, EVEN IF THE DEAL DOESN’T MAKE SENSE
• IS THE MONARCHY TURNING INTO A DICTATORSHIP?
• THE END OF THE BASEBALL CARD ERA - AGAIN…
• BIG MIKE HOOKS US UP WITH SOME CONTENT VIA THE E-MAIL INBOX
• ROOKIE DEBUTS AND A GUY WE’D FORGOTTEN ABOUT
• WHO DIDN’T SEE THIS INJURY COMING?
• SEASON-ENDING PITCHER INJURIES, AND THE RETURN OF SOME BIG BATS + PEDRO
• HOT/COLD HITTERS AND HURLERS
• CAFE TALK - 3 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES - CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS!

HOT CORNER
• UPDATES - WEEKLY CHALLENGES FROM LAST SHOW, VICK UPDATE
• ARE FAT ALBERT’S STATS GETTING THINNER?
• CAN THIRD BE BETTER THAN FIRST?
• N.L. WEST WILDCARD SHOWDOWN
• IN HONOR OF BRIAN FUENTES
• WHO WILL TWEET THEIR WAY INTO TROUBLE THIS WEEK?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• NATE WINS AGAIN, AND MICHAEL HEADS IN THE WRONG DIRECTION
• NATE WILL NOT APOLEIZE
• MICHAEL SCRAPES THE BOTTOM OF THE BARRELL

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK (bye-bye Ian) - BETTER THAN THE REIGN MAN!
• HONORABLE MENTION - SEA-SAWING BACK TO GREATNESS
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - MAN, THAT’S A LOT OF BASE RUNNERS!
• HONORABLE MENTION - AREN’T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING HOT AT THIS POINT IN THE SEASON?
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE MONTH - AN EXTENDED HOLLIDAY IN THE SUMMER IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING!
•TOOL OF THE MONTH - A SECOND HALF SPLIT THAT WILL GIVE YOU A HEADACHE…

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to our next show, which airs 8/14/09!

Season 2, Show 16

2009-07-31T14:12:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! What a week?! We have trades, news and scandals aplenty in the Can of Corn’s 16th episode of the season, and when you add that to the rookie updates, e-mails and hot/cold players and you have 25 minutes of pure, unadulterated fantasy goodness! Our ploys for listener contact continue, as we promise to not give up until we get what we want - in the meantime, there is plenty for the interested listener in this installment of the Cafe’s fantasy baseball podcast, so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• AN AWARD WINNER CHANGES SIDES
• NO SURPRISES AS THE BUCOS ABANDON SHIP
• ROIDS, ROIDS, EVERYWHERE!
• 45 CONSECUTIVE BATTERS IS DEFINITELY WORTH A MENTION
• AN AWESOME PIECE OF TRIVIA
• A NOTE FROM OUR MOST FAITHFUL LISTENER
• THE HOSTS HYPE THEIR PERSONAL TRADES
• BLANK NO LONGER - ROOKIE UPDATES
• SOME SEASON/CAREER ENDING INJURIES
• UPDATES ON THOSE PESKY LINGERING INJURIES
• HOT/COLD HITTERS AND HURLERS
• CAFE TALK - 4 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES - CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS!

HOT CORNER
• UPDATES - TOUR DE LANCE FINAL STANDINGS
• WHO WINS THE RACE TO 70?
• MORE TATERS BY NEXT THURSDAY?
• HOW MANY STAY UNDER 3.00?
• CAN THE LEFTY TURN IT AROUND?
• GET YOUR DISCOUNTED EX-DOGFIGHTER HERE!

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• NATE WINS AGAIN - 4-2 STILL ISN’T GOOD ENOUGH!
• NATE LIKES ‘EM, EVEN WITHOUT THE DEVIL
• MICHAEL HOPES THESE CATS STAY FEISTY

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• IAN KINSLER FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - NICE ERA MAN!
• HONORABLE MENTION - A BIG WEEK, COURTESY OF SEATTLE PITCHING
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - WHEN, EXACTLY, CAN WE EXPECT THE TURNAROUND?
• HONORABLE MENTION - 4.50 IS NOT A GOOD WHIP…

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to our next show, which airs 8/7/09!

Season 2, Show 15

2009-07-24T14:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! A perfect game and a big-time trade - what more could you ask for (other than a slew of injury news, Cafe talk and games)? Nothing at all! This week, we’ve added a new section dealing with our own personal trades in a shameless attempt to get more listener contact with the show, as well as some rookie talk about guys not named Ricky and Colby! We are short on the injury news this week, as many people are not returning from injuries lately, but what we lack in ” news” we promise to more than make up for with our constant need to make everything a head-to-head battle/competition! Next week, we’ll hope to increase our e-mail total from four, to more (thanks Mike), but in the meantime, grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• NOTHING BEATS PERFECTION
• A HOLLIDAY IN THE MIDWEST
• NO MORE BROTHERLY LOVE, THAT’S SO SAD…
• FOUR E-MAILS! AND ONE E-MAILER…
• WE NEED TRADE ADVICE! CALLING ALL HELPERS!
• A BECKHAM WHO ACTUALLY PLAYS IN THE U.S.
• TRIPS TO THE 15-DAY DL, AND A COUPLE OF “YO-YOs”
• HOT, YET UNHERALDED
• WHERE’S THIS ALLEGED SPEED ON THE BASEPATHS?
• CAFE TALK - 4 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES - CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS!

HOT CORNER
• UPDATES - BRITISH OPEN AND THE TOUR DE LANCE
• HIGHER AVERAGE BY OCTOBER?
• WHO HITS MORE DINGERS?
• CAN SECOND PLACE BE BETTER THAN FIRST?
• WHO PACES THE FIELD IN WINS?
• TOUR DE FRANCE PODIUM FOR THE OLD MAN?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• NATE WINS AGAIN - 4-2 ISN’T EVEN GOOD ENOUGH ANY MORE
• NATE LIKES THE NORTH SIDERS
• MICHAEL STICKS WITH THE NL WEST, OR BUST…

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• IAN KINSLER FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - TWO CGs WILL GET YOU THIS AWARD EVERY TIME
• HONORABLE MENTION - WAS THIS SELLING HIGH, OR THE REAL DEAL?
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - 0/21 IS NEVER A GOOD THING
• HONORABLE MENTION - SHIELD YOUR EYES!

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to our next show, the MID SEASON AWARDS episode, airing 7/14/09!
• Sign off

Season 2, Show 14

2009-07-17T00:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! We’re back! Did you miss us? After a short two-day hiatus from the Can of Corn, the hosts are back with a slew of injury news, player updates and Cafe talk for your listening pleasure! We have to admit, we are overjoyed by the fact that we have some legit Twitter followers, a couple of PMd questions, and THREE e-mails for the week! One caveat to the e-mails, we received two of them too late to get on the air (we record Thursday mornings now), but we will gladly answer any and all questions off the air in that case to help you guys out - just remember if you want your query on the air, that we need it by Wednesday night or so! Enough talk, it’s time to grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• MORE FOLLOWERS, SWEET!
• PEDRO BACK ON THE HORSE…SORT OF…
• ANGELS ON THE DL
• NO TIMETABLE FOR THEIR RETURN
• HOT HITTERS/PITCHERS FROM THE LAST 7 GAMES
• COLD HITTERS/PITCHERS FROM THE SAME PERIOD
• THREE HOMERS DEFINITELY GETS YOU ON THIS HOT LIST
• CAFE TALK - 3 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES - CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS!

HOT CORNER
• WE WERE SO CLOSE ON ALL OF THOSE ASB PROPS TOO!
• FASTER TO 15 WINS?
• MOST SAVES FOR A FORMER MARINER THIS SEASON?
• WHICH DIVISION RACE ENDS UP MORE LOPSIDED?
• WHO CAN GET OUTSCORED BY LESS?
• BRITISH OPEN PICKS! SANS TIGER TOO…

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• NO ONE WON THIS TIME, BUT MICHAEL HAS A CHANCE TO GET BACK TO HIS LOSING WAYS NOW…
• NATE ENJOYS MANNYWOOD THIS WEEK
• MICHAEL JOINS THE MILE HIGH CLUB

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE ASB - MAUER POWER!
• DAN UGGLA TOOL OF THE ASB - HOMETOWN FAVORITE NO MORE?

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to our next show, the MID SEASON AWARDS episode, airing 7/14/09!
• Sign off

Season 2, Midseason Awards show!

2009-07-14T13:01:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! It’s time for the Midsummer Classic, and you know what that means, right? Some rest and relaxation, followed by some serious investigation into your (fantasy and reality) team for the remainder of the season. Do you have what it takes to contend? Should you wait until next year? Who should you buy, and who should you sell? Answers to the fantasy end of all of those questions are inside of this special Midseason Awards episode of the Can of Corn. This show is packed with almost 30 minutes of our first-half fantasy All Stars, as well as our biggest surprises/disappointments. Also, we have a list of lists covering guys you should be keeping an eye on for the second half of the season and our much-awaited, up-to-date standings for all Hot Corner and Battle of the Wits topics. We have a lot to cover, so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• SOME SMALL-POTATOES TRADES
• FROM A CAREER NO-NO TO THE REAL DEAL
• ONLY THE NATINALS COULD PULLS THIS OFF
• FANTASY ALL-STARS BY POSITION
• TWO MVPs and TWO ROYs
• 10 BIGGEST SURPRISES OF THE FIRST HALF
• 10 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS OF THE FIRST HALF
• GET ‘EM WHILE YOU CAN - WHO WE’RE BUYING IN THE SECOND HALF
• GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN - QUICK-SELL CANDIDATES

HOT CORNER
• TEN UPDATES! ALL OF OUR MIDSEASON PROPS COME TO AN END, EXCEPT FOR ONE WE NEVER WOULD HAVE PREDICTED!
• ALL-STAR GAME MVP?
• RANDOM GUYS ALWAYS GET THE “W”
• CRUZING TO THE FINISH
• ARE WE GOING EXTRAS? AGAIN?
• CAN THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF TOSS A STRIKE?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• NATE WINS AGAIN, AND…WE HAVE STANDINGS!
• NO PICKS UNTIL FRIDAY’S (7/17) SHOW

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to our next show, the MID SEASON AWARDS episode, airing 7/14/09!
• Sign off

Season 2, Show 12

2009-07-10T22:02:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! We have some Tweeters aready! In the first week since taking the Can of Corn “pimpage” to a whole new level, we already have new fans coming out of the woodwork to feed us e-mails and content! We always love to see new faces and hear new voices at the Can of Corn, as we want to share our injury news, hot/cold player updates, Cafe Talk, et al with as much of podcast nation as possible! Now that we are advertising the feed with a proper address link, the sky could be the limits! Enough with the small talk - you know what comes now…grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• A NEW E-MAILER, AND SOME TWEETERS! YES!
• SOME BORING TRADES, BUT SCINTILLATING RUMORS!
• WE SHOULD JUST CALL THIS COLBY AND RICKY WATCH…
• WHO TRADED FOR AN INJURED SPARKPLUG?
• YOU GOT HURT HOW? OMG…
• THREE COMEBACKS OF WHICH YOU SHOULD BE AWARE (Like that grammar?)
• THREE HOMERS DEFINITELY GETS YOU ON THIS HOT LIST
• A WHOLE LOT OF ONE-FERS
• TWO UNDER-APPRECIATED STARTERS FOR THE SECOND HALF
• CAFE TALK - 4 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES - CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS!

HOT CORNER
• NO UPDATES - THOSE ALL COME IN TUESDAY’S MID SEASON AWARDS SHOW!
• CAN THE OLD MAN KEEP IT UP?
• HOW MANY WILL POP 20 BEFORE TUESDAY?
• WHO TOPS THEIR CAREER HIGH IN WINS THIS YEAR?
• NEW YORK STATE OF MIND, CLOSER STYLE
• FIRST OF THREE TOUR DE FRANCE PICKS!

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• NATE WINS AGAIN - OH YEAH, DON’T MAKE BANDWAGON PICKS!
• NATE THINKS EVERYTHING’S BIGGER IN TEXAS
• MICHAEL MIGHT NEED THE DEVIL TO WIN THIS WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• IAN KINSLER FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - A NAME YOU LOVE TO SEE ON TOP
• HONORABLE MENTION - STILL ONLY ONE WIN WITH THOSE STATS?!
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - D-WRONG
• HONORABLE MENTION - AN ERA GREATER THAN A GOOD SEASON’S RBI TOTAL

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us, at The Can of Corn
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to our next show, as we analyze and prognosticate even more goodness from the greatest sport in the world!
• Sign off

Season 2, Show 11

2009-07-03T14:16:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! Enough of the monologue already! It’s back to usual with the dual talking heads this week, but we have an added twist - on top of shameless pimping of the show in all posts we talk about, we have decided to take the plunge and join Twitter! We know, aren’t we so 2009 now? So from now on you all can follow the feed thecanofcorn for live updates on publication times for the show, as well as giving you yet another way to get your questions/comments out there so we can cover them on the show. This is a big step for Fantasy Cafe Radio and The Can of Corn, and we hope you will join us in sharing the word about our show and all of its acutriments (injury updates, Cafe Talk, the Hot Corner, etc.) with the masses. In the mean time, you know the drill - grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• E-MAIL IS COOL, BUT WE’RE TOLD TWITTER IS EVEN COOLER!
• BIG MIKE HOOKS US UP THE OLD FASHIONED WAY
• TRADING SEASON HAS STARTED, BUT WE AREN’T OVERLY EXCITED YET
• DOES MLB INSURANCE COVER ELECTIVE SURGERIES?
• BIG BATS AND BIGGER ARMS ON THE WAY BACK…EXCEPT BRANDON WEBB…
• SOME UNDER-APPRECIATED BATS HEATING UP, PITCHERS ON A TEAR
• FAST GUYS NEED TO GET ON BASE!
• THREE FRIGID SOUTHPAWS
• MANNYWOOD RETURNS, AS THE NL EAST TAKES OVER FOR THE NL WEST
• DEFECTING IN THE NETHERLANDS FTW!
• MAN, THE SENIOR CIRCUIT ALWAYS MANAGES TO LIVE UP TO ITS NAME!
• CAFE TALK - 3 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES - CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNER(S)!

HOT CORNER
• NO UPDATES THIS WEEK, BUT TONS COMING WITH THE ASB APPROACHING
• WHICH 10 IS THE GREATEST?
• CAN HE TOP 17 WINS? MICHAEL THINKS SO…
• MORE HOMERS THAN Ks? YES PLEASE!
• WHO TAKES THE AL’S CAKE?
• WHICH WILLIAMS AT WIMBLEDON? WHICH ANDY?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• NATE GOING STREAKING
• MICHAEL JUMPING ON LAST WEEK’S BANDWAGON

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• IAN KINSLER FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - REPEAT WINNER MIGHT GET THE AWARD RE-NAMED FOR HIMSELF
• HONORABLE MENTION - THAT’S A K/9? WOW!
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - NOW THAT YOU’RE A US CITIZEN, THIS IS HOW YOU REWARD US?
• HONORABLE MENTION - TOO MUCH PIMPIN’ CAN BE A BAD THING AFTERALL…

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Tweet with us at The Can of Corn
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to our next show, as we analyze and prognosticate even more goodness from the greatest sport in the world!
• Sign off

Season 2, Show 10

2009-06-26T22:29:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and…no one! That’s right, Michael has to fly solo this week without his Gumby, his Bert or his Tonto! With both Darren and Nate unavailable, it’s time for the first solo flight in Can of Corn history - just don’t go thinking it will be any less long-winded (it still goes for 26+ minutes)! As usual, the show is packed with injury news, rookie updates and Cafe Talk - it’s just that this week, the “witty banter” comes off as a BIT more schitzo when you’re by yourself! Regardless of how much Michael likes the sound of his own voice, it’ll be back to normal next week, but in the meantime it’s time to grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and host (Michael)
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Have fantasy/reality questions or want an 8-track recording of the show? E-mail us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• WHO KNEW, WE DO HAVE E-MAILERS (THIS TIME “WE” DIDN”T FORGET)
• A COUPLE OF UNDER-THE-RADAR ROOKS
• WHY, CARLOS? WHY?!
• SOME BIG BOPPERS ON THE COMEBACK
• SMOKING HOT BATS, AND SOME UNHERALDED ARMS TEAT IT UP
• CAN FAST WILLY GET ON BASE, EVER AGAIN?
• THE CURSE OF THE CAN OF CORN REARS ITS UGLY MUG
• MANRAM GETTING MIGHTY CLOSE, AS LONG AS THE WEATHER’S NICE…
• SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLDS BELONG IN HIGH SCHOOL - END OF STORY!
• THE ROCKIES ARE GOING STREAKING - WHO LEADS THE CHARGE?
• CAFE TALK - 4 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES - CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS (AND THE MATCHUP MELTDOWN CHAMP)!

HOT CORNER
• TWO UPDATES AND NOT MUCH MORE
• BACK NEXT WEEK WITH A VENGANCE

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• NATE PICKS THE WEIRD ACCENTS
• MICHAEL LIKES THE PIRATES? THIS WEEK AT LEAST!

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• IAN KINSLER FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - IT”S ABOUT TIME, HR!
• HONORABLE MENTION - AN UNLIKELY CUB
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - AND TO THINK, WE ALL TOOK YOU IN THE FIRST ROUND…
• HONORABLE MENTION - THE CGSO CURSE STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME WEEK!
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE MONTH - YOU KNOW WHO DOES IT AGAIN…
• TOOL OF THE MONTH - YEAH WILLY, CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY YOU DIDN’T TAKE THE “HONOR” THIS MONTH!

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• E-mail your fantasy questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• The music for the show was provided by the PodShow Podsafe Music Network
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to our next show, as we analyze and prognosticate even more goodness from the greatest sport in the world!
• Sign off

Season 2, Show 9

2009-06-19T17:40:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! Back to the grind…Wait, what grind? This is when fantasy baseball starts to get really interesting! If you find yourself pining away for football season already, maybe a fresh batch of injury news, Cafe Talk, Tools of the Week, etc. can get you back into the mood - we’re just a few short months from the fantasy playoffs and now is the time you can still make some moves! In this show, we’ll cover topics from the various realms of the Cafe, as well as some good ol’ friendly competition. If you listen closely, you’ll even hear Michael pout (many times, actually) for e-mails even though we got one and forgot to cover it (sorry Big Mike, don’t hate us!). You know what time it is? It’s time to grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts (Michael and Nate)
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Have fantasy/reality questions or want an 8-track recording of the show? E-mail us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• A BUNCH OF ROOKIE “FIRSTS”
• NO ACES LEFT IN THE DECK
• GRADY’S LADIES NEED TO FRET NO MORE
• THE RETURN OF LIDGE’S DEMONS?
• SMITE ME, AND I WILL SMITE THEE!
• CAN FAST WILLY GET ON BASE, EVER AGAIN?
• FROM ONE PUDGE TO ANOTHER
• THIS GUY WANTS TO GO TO REHAB, THIS GUY DOESN’T
• JOHAN, JOHAN, WHEREFORE ART THOU JOHAN?
• CAFE TALK - 4 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES - CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS!

HOT CORNER
• LOTS OF UPDATES ON PREVIOUS PICKS!
• WHO DOES THE MOST PRE-ASB YARD WORK?
• WHERE LESS IS MORE
• THE FATHER OF CLOSING, OR THE FATHERS’ CLOSER?
• ANOTHER DODGERS PROP…
• U.S. OPEN WINNING MARGIN FOR TIGER :)

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• NATE PICKS THE STREAKY ANGELS
• MICHAEL LIKES THE MARINERS, AND NOT JUST CAUSE THEY STINK AND HE HAS TO WATCH THEM ALL THE TIME

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• IAN KINSLER FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - THE GREATEST INTERLEAGUE PITCHER OF ALL TIME
• HONORABLE MENTION - A-PU FTW!
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - DROP THE SILLY “J” FROM YOUR NAME AND START HITTING ALREADY!
• HONORABLE MENTION - WE GAVE YOU ONE MORE START, AND THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY US?!

Season 2, Show 8

2009-06-12T21:39:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! Who needs the Stanley Cup final or the NBA Finals when you have Major League Baseball’s first year player draft?! We promise that a maximum of five percent of this show is dedicated to the greatness of Stephen Strasburg, and we only talk about one other drafted player - the rest is up to you guys, the listeners, to put a bug in our ears about a guy you’d like us to hype/break down and then we’ll do the leg work. The rest of this week’s show is dedicated to all the good ol’ meat and potatoes of the Can of Corn: injury updates, roster advice, Cafe talk and a few games we still don’t know how to score, so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• OMG, STEPHEN STRASBURG, AGAIN!
• DUSTIN’ THE BASEPATHS WITH SPEED
• HOW BOUT THOSE ROOKS?
• ONLY TWO STARS INJURED THIS WEEK, A NEW RECORD!
• UPDATES ON OUR FALLEN “SOLDIERS”
• FROM COLD TO VERY HOT, AND FROM BAD TO WORSE…
• THIS JUST IN, THE TIGERS HAVE TWO ACES UP THEIR SLEEVES
• HOW MANY SPECIMENS ARE IN RAUUUUL?
• ONE OF THE ALL-TIME GREATS TOES THE RUBBER AGAIN
• CAFE TALK - 4 TOPICS OF INTEREST (and our shameless pimping in their posts)
• CAFE GAMES - CONGRATS TO THE WEEKLY WINNERS!

HOT CORNER
• LOTS OF UPDATES ON PREVIOUS PICKS!
• THE BATTLE FOR NUMBER ONE
• UNLIKELY AL CY YOUNG RACE PARTICIPANTS
• WHAT HAPPENS FIRST, 20 or 50?
• CARL CRAWFORD MIGHT BE CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY AT THIS RATE!
• HOW SLOW CAN USAIN BOLT AND STILL WIN BY A MILE?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• NATE PICKS DARREN’S BOYS…NOW THEIR DOOMED TWICE OVER?!
• MICHAEL LIKES BREW…OH YEAH, AND THE BREWERS!

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• IAN KINSLER FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - NOT ON THE JV ANYMORE!
• HONORABLE MENTION - AN UNDER APPRECIATED BLUE BIRD
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - WINNING YOUR OWN AWARD IS USUALLY A GOOD THING, RIGHT?
• HONORABLE MENTION - WE STILL HEART YOU, BUT COME ON!

Season 2, Show 7

2009-06-05T16:53:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! What a difference a week makes?! After taking a week off for their own personal (although early) All-Star Break, your hosts are back and they have a show packed to the absolute limits with injury updates, rookie callups, trade advice and more fantasy goodness than you can shake bat at! Want to see if your fallen star will be back to help your team in no time? How about if Tommy Hanson is the next Max Scherzer? Answers to these queries and much more are just one click away, so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

• E-MAILS GALORE!

FROZEN ROPES
• 300 FOR THE LAST TIME?
• NASTY NATE DOIN’ HIS THING IN WARMER WEATHER, BUT FOR HOW LONG?
• MR. 305 ON HIS WAY OUT THE DOOR
• ROOKIE CALLUPS APLENTY!
• SUPERSTAR FIRST-ROUNDERS DROPPING LIKE FLIES
• WHAT THE HECK IS PLANTAR FACIITIS?
• WHO’s HOT AND WHO WISHES THEY COULD BE
• TRADE ADVICE FROM ALL ANGLES
• CAFE GAMES - DNPs FTL…

HOT CORNER
• NOW YOU KNOW WHY WE DON’T DO AN NBA SHOW!
• WHO’S GOING STREAKING NOW?
• MICHAEL LOVES YOU CARLOS, BUT IT AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN…
• DUELING FRANCISCOS
• THE BATTLE FOR SECOND
• THE ONLY TIME HOCKEY MAKES THE SHOW THIS YEAR, WE PROMISE!

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING SCORING SYSTEM!
• MICHAEL THINKS EVERYTHING’S BIGGER IN TEXAS
• NATE HOPES THE BEST FANS IN BASEBALL WILL HIM TO VICTORY

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• IAN KINSLER FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - NOT SO FAST, ROOK
• HONORABLE MENTION - BLISTER BOY TURNS IT AROUND
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - DOING HIS BEST KILLEBREW IMPRESSION
• HONORABLE MENTION - BROKEN MAGIC WAND(Y)
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE MONTH - NOT EVEN MATT WIETERS CAN TOP THIS
• TOOL OF THE MONTH - THIS FRANCISCO CAN’T HANG

Season 2, Show 6

2009-05-22T12:22:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! Darren returns for what will hopefully be a more stable schedule for his new job as a circus rodeo clown. The fantasy geeks talk about injuries galore, some hot bats, some not-so-hot arms and an incredible phenomenon of stolen bases! Amazing is an understatement for the quality of this week’s episode, so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts (Michael and Darren)
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Have fantasy/reality questions or want an 8-track recording of the show? E-mail us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• GAMEL ON! YOU CAN’T WIPE YOUR FEET ON THIS MAT!
• RICKIE OUT FOR MORE THAN JUST A COUPLE WEEKS
• A COUPLE SPEED DEMONS HAVE FLAT TIRES
• ANOTHER SLUGGER DECIDES GOING HEAD FIRST INTO A WALL IS A GOOD IDEA
• DL GETS A LITTLE LIGHTER IN PITCHERS
• JV LOOKING LIKE VARSITY (X2)
• BIG TEX LOOKING BIG TIME
• LOOKING MORE LIKE GRADY SIZE-LESS
• HOORAY INTERLEAGUE!

HOT CORNER
• WHO GETS THE GEMS IN THE EMERALD CITY?
• NON-STRIKEOUT MACHINE VS WALK MACHINE?
• OH MY GOD, STEPHEN STRASBURG!
• KINSLER OR THE FIELD?
• THINGS TO DO BESIDES WATCH THE INDY 500

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS …
• MICHAEL STAYS IN SO-CAL
• DARREN GOES UP NORTH, WAY NORTH

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• IAN KINSLER FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - LOTS OF U
• HONORABLE MENTION - AN ACE IN HOUSTON NOT NAMED ROY
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - PAGING DAVID PRICE, WOULD YOU PLEASE REPORT TO ST. PETE?
• HONORABLE MENTION - ON PACE TO SUCK

Season 2, Show 5

2009-05-15T11:20:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! Another week has passed, and a fresh batch of injuries to some of the marquee names in the game have cropped up to go along with it! In this week’s show, the hosts will cover the slew of MLB injury news and updates, welcome some new members to the boards with responses to their queries in Cafe Talk, introduce their new (lack of) scoring system for the Battle of the Wits and much, much more! With the Reds streaking to the lead in the NL Central, home runs being reversed all over the place on Wednesday and some guys not getting the credit they deserve, there will be plenty of content for your listening delight in this episode, so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts (Michael and Nate)
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Have fantasy/reality questions or want to threaten us with swine flu? E-mail us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• BYE BYE “MR.” MAYBIN
• A COUPLE OF MATS YOU WON’T BE WIPING YOUR FEET ON
• LAST YEAR’S STANDOUTS ARE DROPPING LIKE FLIES!
• UPDATES GALORE - MANY STARS RETURNING THIS WEEKEND!
• A HIT STREAK ENDS, BUT THE HOT BAT WILL CONTINUE
• SOME UNLIKELY PITCHERS TEARING THINGS UP
• POWER/SPEED GUYS PRODUCING A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING
• TIME FOR LEE TO GET SOME LOVE!
• JASON BAY IS THE BEST #6 HITTER IN THE LEAGUE!
• CAFE TALK: THREE SOLID TRADE OFFERS AND A WELCOMING PARTY FOR THE NEW GUY
• CAFE GAMES UPDATE: DARREN PULLS A DNP, MICHAEL STINKS UP THE JOINT AND NATE VOWS TO GET IN ON THE FUN

HOT CORNER
• WHO’S GOING STREAKING NEXT?
• WHO’S ERA WILL BALLOON LESS BY SEASON’S END?
• CAN LONGORIA JOIN A LOFTY CLUB (FILLED WITH ROIDERS)?
• A CRAP-SHOOT FOR THE MID-SEASON SAVES LEADER
• THE NBA PLAYOFFS?! ISN’T THIS A BASEBALL SHOW? …

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• MICHAEL NAILS IT WHILE NATE AND DARREN TOP .500!
• BRANCHING OUT - WHO PLAYS THE MARINERS AND NATIONALS THIS WEEK?

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• IAN KINSLER FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - JUSTIN WHO?
• HONORABLE MENTION - HE MIGHT THROW PARACHUTES, BUT HE IS HITTING BOMBS!
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - THE OL’ SOFT TOSSER GETS LIT UP…TWICE…
• HONORABLE MENTION - YOU HAVE 37 AB LEFT TO KEEP YOUR JOB, WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH THEM?

Michael Stephens is an avid fantasy sports enthusiast who writes for the Cafe. He hails from the Pacific Northwest and is a die-hard Seahawk and Mariner fan to the core! You can find Michael in the Cafe’s forums where he actively posts under the name of WaCougMBS.

Season 2, Show 4

2009-05-08T14:23:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! After a show of record setting length, we decided to bench Darren with a fake injury and call him “day to day”, bringing in our trusty utility man, Mr. Davis, to tighten things up (joking, of course). This week’s show is brimming with more injury updates than ever before, and they are joined by discussions about all the hot hitters and pitchers from the last week, Cafe talk, the first e-mail of the year and much, much more! Can Albert Pujols win the Triple Crown? Will Zach Greinke ever give up more than two earned runs? Should we change Manny to the honorary “Tool of the Week” sponsor? The hosts will answer these questions and talk about all other things baseball in the next 25 minutes, so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts (Darren and Michael)
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Have fantasy/reality questions or want to threaten us with swine flu? E-mail us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• TIME TO PAT OURSELVES ON THE BACK FOR THE LAPORTA CALLUP
• SOME ROOKS YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE HEARD OF…BUT YOU SHOULD KNOW THEM!
• “MANNY BEING MANNY” NOT SUCH A GOOD THING AFTERALL
• TONS OF INJURIES/UPDATES/ETC: JACKED UP ELBOWS AND HAMSTRINGS ABOUND!
• EVAN IS ALMIGHTY, AND SO IS ZACHARY
• THE BLUE JAYS ARE REALLY GOOD
• RED SOCK SP STINKING IT UP, ALONG WITH A FORMER MATE
• CAFE TALK: LOTS OF EARLY SEASON FANTASY TRADES HITTING THE BLOCK - BREAKDOWN TIME!
• CAFE GAMES UPDATE: MICHAEL STRONG IN MELTDOWN, DARREN STILL DOING GREAT IN PICK3, LADDERS

HOT CORNER
• WILL L.A. STILL BE MANNYWOOD BY SEASON’S END?
• WHO WINS THIS SEASON-LONG HR DERBY?
• WHICH SAGELY CLOSER BREAKS DOWN FIRST?
• THE BEST WINGMAN IN A DARK ALLEY
• THE TRIPLE CROWN COULD BE HOTLY CONTESTED IN ‘09!

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DARREN WINS, AND NATE JOINS IN THE FUN!
• STICKING TO THE NL, BUT NO HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHUPS THIS WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• IAN KINSLER FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - YOU STOLE HOW MUCH?!
• HONORABLE MENTION - THIS FATHER WILL SIT YOU DOWN, AND YOU WILL LIKE IT!
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - WHEN YOU GET BUSTED FOR ‘ROIDS, YOU “EARN” THIS AWARD, NO QUESTIONS ASKED…
• HONORABLE MENTION - WHICH CHRIS YOUNG IS STINKING UP THE JOINT WORSE THIS WEEK?

Season 2, Show 3

2009-05-02T00:29:00.000-07:00

We knew we were forgetting something! It was posting the show notes and information on our blog, duh! Well, even though we have already rattled through 9 shows this season, there are at least 20 more to follow, so there's no time like to present to update things, right? Without further ado, let's get on with the second season of the Can of Corn!

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! Prepare yourself for a little bit longer version of The Can of Corn, as the guys loosen the belts on brevity. They make light of a couple posts on the Cafe, ridicule the unnecessary attention Alex Rodriguez receives, and talk ad nauseum about injuries galore! The prognosticators continue their mastery of mediocrity, so lend us an ear, grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of

FROZEN ROPES
• PORCELLO LOOKS OK … FOR THE FIRST TWO INNINGS
• GAMEL AND HANSON COULD NOT BE DOING ANY BETTER IN AAA
• STRASBURG MANIA HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN
• TONS OF INJURIES: HANLEY, MCCANN, VALVERDE, SORIA, LIDGE, HAMELS, HAMILTON
• A-ROID UPDATE; BAD NEWS FOR WEBB OWNERS
• PUJOLS BEING PUJOLS, AND LINCECUM SETTLING DOWN
• THE FLYIN’ HAWAIIAN IS MASHING
• JHONNY ISN’T DOING WELL, MAYBE BECAUSE HIS NAME IS SPELLED WRONG
• CAFE TALK: START/SIT ADVICE, THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMM, MAKING FUN OF LOL-ERS
• CAFE GAMES UPDATE: MICHAEL STRONG IN MELTDOWN, DARREN DOING WELL IN PICK3, LADDERS

HOT CORNER
• UPDATE ON LAST WEEK’S PREDICTIONS
• DAVID PRICE CALLUP?
• YANKEE YOUNG GUNS
• CARLOS PENA EXPECTATIONS
• DARREN STEALS MICHAEL’S SLEEPER FOR THE NBA FINALS

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• TIES ARE STUPID, LET’S CHANGE THE RULES
• THE TWO NAB AL CENTRAL TEAMS, WHO HAPPEN TO RUN INTO EACH OTHER FOR A COUPLE GAMES

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• IAN KINSLER FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - SOMEONE FROM THE MOUND AND AT THE PLATE
• HONORABLE MENTION - SOMEONE FINALLY GIVES UP EARNED RUNS
• CHIEN-MING WANG TOOL OF THE WEEK - A WHITE SOCK [sic?] GETS RIPPED
• HONORABLE MENTION - SIR LANCE-A-NOT

CONCLUSION
• Thank yous
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Email your fantasy/reality questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• Look forward to next week’s show - airing on 5/08/09
• Sign off

Episode 22 - 2008's FINAL SHOW!

2008-09-26T15:03:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! The regular season is sprinting to the finish, but it didn’t come fast enough to keep one more Can of Corn from routinely floating its way to the warning track. The final episode of the 2008 version of the show looks forward to next year in a big way, and is crammed to the hilt with projections, recommendations and cautions for the 2009 fantasy baseball season. This is the last time you will hear from us on the baseball side of Fantasy Cafe Radio this season, so lend us an ear, grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• TWO QUICK INJURY NOTES
• TOP PLAYERS FOR 2009
• OVER-DRAFTED PLAYERS FOR 2009
• UNDER-DRAFTER PLAYERS FOR 2009
• TOP-10 CLOSERS UNDER THE AGE OF 30
• DIVISION BY DIVISION SLEEPERS FOR NEXT SEASON
• PLAYOFF OBSERVATIONS, ETC

HOT CORNER
• WHICH ESPN JOB WOULD YOU LIKE IF YOU COULD ONLY HAVE ONE?
• MOST ANNOYING COLOR COMMENTATOR?
• MOST HATED “EVIL EMPIRE”?
• BATTLE FOR LESS CRAPPY
• WHO TAKES THE WS CROWN IN 08?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• THE WAS HAS JUST BEGUN!
• MICHAEL WINS SEASON SERIES 10-4-4

TOOLS OF THE YEAR
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE YEAR - NOT THE WRONG STUFF, BUT THE _____ STUFF
• HONORABLE MENTION - AN OWL, A RAZORBACK AND A HUSKY, OH MY!
• TOOL OF THE YEAR - ANDR-UW SUCKS
• HONORABLE MENTION - A APTLY NAMED CATCHER, A RUBBER ARM AND A BIG-TIME FLOP

Episode 21!

2008-09-19T12:02:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! Rookies! Rookies! Rookies everywhere! The hosts can smell October, but before the playoffs begin, they will prognosticate about September call ups, playoff races and endless amounts of dorky baseball trivia. So lend us an ear, grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts (Darren and Michael)
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio a
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Have fantasy/reality questions? Email us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• ROOKIES… MOSTLY RAYS!
• MAX SCHERZER… PITCHING WELL!
• MAYBIN MAYBE AWESOME
• IRRELEVANT DL ACTIVATIONS, FYI
• HOT TEAMS, COLD TEAMS
• QUIETEST NO-HITTER EVER
• K-ROD SAVES THE WORLD
• MARLIN IF GOES YARD 30 TIMES
• RANGERS CG SO?!?
• SCHILLING NEEDS TO SCHUT UP
• NO DANE COOK SIGHTINGS
• EMAILS FROM MIKE AND STEVE

HOT CORNER
• BATTLE OF DIVISION WINNERS
• BATTLE OF TRIVIA
• BATTLE OF THIRD PLACE TEAMS
• BATTLE OF TOP-NOTCH BABYSITTERS

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• IKE MAKES MIKE WIN
• MICHAEL LIKES THE RAYS
• DARREN DOES NOT LIKE THE A’S

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - KC SURPRISE
• HONORABLE MENTION - BIG Z, TIMMY, GREINKE
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - AN ENTIRE TEAM
• HONORABLE MENTION - BERKMAN, KAZMIR, BREWERS

Episode 20!

2008-09-12T16:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! This week, Darren and Michael share their booms and busts for the 2008 season in this, the 20th episode of the podcast! We are still on the Brandon Morrow bandwagon this week, but there are many, many more sleepers and late season additions packed into this week’s show than can be mentioned in this blurb. So lend us an ear, grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• INJURIES NEW AND OLD
• BOOMS AND BUSTS FOR 2008
• DID THE MAGAZINES GET IT RIGHT?
• LOOKING FORWARD TO 2009…SERIOUSLY
• EMAILS
• JUNK MAIL APOLOGIES
• LAST MINUTE WEEKEND STARTERS FOR H2H PLAYOFFS AND BEYOND

HOT CORNER
• BATTLE OF FREE AGENT MIs
• BATTLE OF SPs ON REELING TEAMS
• BREW CREW SEASON FATE DECIDED THIS WEEK?
• A “BEAUTY” CONTEST
• OH, POOR #12
• TO ELIPTICIZE OR NOT TO ELIPTICIZE

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• NO TIE THIS WEEK!
• 8-4-4 IN MICHEALs FAVOR NOW
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK THIS WEEKs WINNERS

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - HEs PRETTY BURLY, BUT ITS MORE THAN JUST A NAME
• HONORABLE MENTION - BLISTER BOY, MAGS AND LOS GIGANTES
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - DO YOU CANO WHO STUNK LAST WEEK?
• HONORABLE MENTION - MR BS AND MR DL

Episode 19!

2008-09-05T09:49:00.000-07:00

Some sore arms in Chicago, yet no Dusty Baker sighting. Brandon Morrow gets mentioned at least four times, and much much more! Lend us an ear, grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• KERSHAW SENT DOWN, THEN CAME BACK… BRILLIANT!
• BIG Z AND HARDEN OUCHIES
• KENT DONE, LONGORIA LONGING TO RETURN
• RANGERS PAIN
• TRI-CYCLES
• A-ROD INSTANT REPLAY CRYBABY
• WELCOME RYAN HOWARD TO THE 2008 SEASON
• VERLANDER KILLS PLAYOFF HOPES
• UPDATE ON HOT CORNER PREDICTIONS
• E-MAIL TIME!
• STREAKING TRIBE
• KEEPER/WAIVER WIRE QUERIES

HOT CORNER
• CC NL CY?
• GIANTS VERSUS ANY TWO GOOD PLAYERS
• MAN RAM OR DUS PED?
• INDIANS/VOLCANOES IN SHORT-SEASON MADNESS!
• ODD COLORFUL COLOR MAN

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• ANOTHER TIE… SHOCKER
• DARREN STILL NOT VERY GOOD PROGNOSTICATOR
• MICHAEL YANKS DARREN’S CHAIN
• DARREN LOOKS TO DODGE ANOTHER TIE

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - SMALL MAN, BIG STICK
• HONORABLE MENTION - CC, DICE-K, HAMELS
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - VOLQUEZ SCHMOLQUEZ
• HONORABLE MENTION - FRED LEWIS SIGHTING, A-RAM, MICHAEL’S PERSONAL VENDETTAS

Episode 18!

2008-08-28T18:14:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! Our beloved Mr. Kinsler might not be done for the season after all, though he’s still currently keeping company on the DL with almost every one of our Rookie Watch candidates. This week’s show features a lot of general baseball talk and a Can of Corn first: two emails in the same week! Lend us an ear, grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes The Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• A TRADE WITH THE RELEVANCE OF ZILCH
• ALL THE ROOKIES ARE INJURED
• SEASONS ENDING FOR SOME MUCH-MALIGNED FANTASY DUDS
• LOTS OF YOUTH COMING OFF THE DL SOON
• INSTANT SLOW DOWN?
• YANKEES FADING FAST
• A-PU, AN ASTRO AND THE UNIT ON A TEAR
• MARINERS DECIDE ITS THAT TIME
• ANGELS LIMPING TO THE FINISH?
• WHO WILL WIN THE WILD, OFFENSIVELY CHALLENGED, WEST?
• STREAKING TRIBE
• COOKIE FOR EVERYONE
• PARENTS LOSING THEIR MINDS
• TWO EMAILS!
• END OF SEASON STRATEGY
• DTKW TOPICS

HOT CORNER
• OVER/UNDER FOR BAY AREA FIR-EBALLER
• BATTLE OF OAKLAND SB MACHINES
• BATTLE OF PENNANT CHASING 3-BAGGERS
• BATTLE OF HOT TRIBE BATS
• BATTLE OF CRAPPY BULLPENS
• BATTLE OF AL CENTRAL LEADERS
• WHATS ON THE TUBE?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• ASTERISK TIME!
• SEASON RACE OVER, BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO FINISH!
• MICHAEL LIKES TWINKIES
• DARREN LIKES THE BANDWAGON

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - TIMMAY!
• HONORABLE MENTION - MULTI-HR GAMES ABOUND!
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - HOT START COOLING OFF IN A BIG WAY
• HONORABLE MENTION - D-BACKS EVERYWHERE, MADDUX JOINS THE PARTY
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE MONTH - DO YO WANT SOME MO’?
• TOOL OF THE MONTH - NOT A CATCHER

Episode 17!

2008-08-21T23:25:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! We have a great show for you this week, packed with injury updates and keys for bettering your team, both for this year and next! Episode 17 will be remembered as the episode Darren bashes the Olympics, and would rather get a root canal than watch Olympic trampoline. Lend us an ear, grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes the Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• MADDUX NL WEST MUSICAL CHAIRS
• BOO BUCHHOLZ, YAY KERSHAW
• RIP IAN KINSLER
• WAGNER’S ARM FALLS OFF
• MORA DE-MORA-LIZING AL PITCHING
• GOT STEALS? TAVERAS DOES!
• MYERS, MUSSINA EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS
• MLB INSTANT REPLAY

HOT CORNER
• BATTLE OF MIDDLE INFIELDERS
• BATTLE OF RYANS
• BATTLE OF POTENTIAL ONE-YEAR WONDERS
• BATTLE OF YOUNG ARMS, BAD TEAMS
• BATTLE OF PAIN VS DENTISTRY
• BATTLE OF DINNER TABLE OPTIONS

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME
• STEPHENS GETS AN ASTERISK
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK
• DARREN STILL HATES AJ PIERZYNSKI

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - MORA NOT LESS
• HONORABLE MENTION - LIRIANO, ALEXEI
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - BECKETT VALUE
• HONORABLE MENTION - HOWARD + FIELDER = SQUADOOSH, USA SOFTBALL

Episode 16!

2008-08-14T21:51:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! This week, the hosts mock the Red Sox and Rangers for their pitching deficiencies and peruse the moves made post-deadline. A lack of e-mails brings a level of sadness to Michael and Darren that they cannot even discuss on the show. Episode 16 will be remembered as the episode Darren bashes the Olympics, and would rather watch the Little League World Series than Olympic gymnastics. Lend us an ear, grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes the Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• BYRD AND DUNN IN NEW UNIS
• ROOKIES FROM A TO ZINK
• RAYS’ BOO BOOS, BRAUN’s OUCHIES
• 19-17 MADNESS!
• NL WEST MEDIOCRITY
• DEMPSTER DECEPTION
• BREW CC-REW
• HOW IS A-RAM ON WAIVERS?!

HOT CORNER
• BATTLE OF PHELPS 15 MINUTES OF FAME
• BATTLE OF ARMS IN NEW PLACES
• BATTLE OF EMERGENCY CLOSERS
• BATTLE OF RBIS
• BATTLE OF DBACKKKKKKKS
• BATTLE OF LOW-END MI OPTIONS

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME
• STEPHENS PUTS SOME DISTANCE BETWEEN HE AND DS
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK
• DARREN STILL HATES AJ PIERZYNSKI

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - CC CONTINUES MASTERY OF NL, BUFFETS
• HONORABLE MENTION - A MARK BUEHRLE APPEARANCE!
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - EVERY PITCHER AT FENWAY TUESDAY NIGHT
• HONORABLE MENTION - BURRELL, BIG Z

Episode 15!

2008-08-07T19:20:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! This week, the hosts delve into a myriad of Hot Corner topics, as well as some serious general baseball and Cafe talk (and TWO e-mails). We think episode 15 is the best ever, so please lend us an ear, grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes the Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• TWO ROOKIES WORTH NOTING
• MANNY/BAY DEAL, DISCUSS!
• SO MANY INJURIES, SO LITTLE TIME
• HOME-PLATE COLLISION, WHO WON?
• KARSTENS/UNIT SHOWDOWN
• LIRIANO BACK AND HEALTHY
• LIVAN: HALF MAN, HALF MACHINE
• COWHERD IS NOT SO BAD

HOT CORNER
• BATTLE OF PERFECT ERA
• BATTLE OF NUGGET PROSPECTS
• BATTLE OF COMEBACK SEASONS
• BATTLE OF OVERACHIEVING SPs
• BATTLE OF STRUGGLING V’s
• BATTLE OF ANTICIPATED STUD SPs
• BATTLE OF MUSHMOUTH OZZYs
• BATTLE OF BREW CREW BREW-HA-HA
• BATTLE OF WORTHLESS CATCHERS

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME
• STANDINGS, ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE TIE
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - RAUL!
• HONORABLE MENTION - SANTANA (NOT JOHAN), WEBB, LUDWICK
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - ALL HAIL HEILMAN!
• HONORABLE MENTION - HARDY HARDLY HITTING, KINSLER

Episode 14!

2008-07-31T21:17:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! Episode 14 features lots of injury and trade news and all of the concurrent fantasy spin, as well as our personal favorite trades of the year. We also got another e-mail from our good friend Steve, and we are left wondering when a new emailer will take the plunge. In the mean time, we have another great show for your listening pleasure (we hope), so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes the Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• JOBA GOOD, UH UH UH
• SAY IT AIN’T SO, BARONE
• TRADE DEADLINE MADNESS!
• BRAVES FALLING APART, LITERALLY
• WILL V-MART EVER BE RELEVANT?
• ANOTHER STEVE E-MAIL
• ANGELS SWEEP RED SOX AT FENWAY
• AL RBI MACHINE NOT NAMED HAMILTON

HOT CORNER
• BATTLE OF INJURED 3RD BASEMEN
• BATTLE OF REPLACEMENT CLOSERS
• BATTLE OF SWAPPABLE OFS
• BATTLE OF D-BACK SP STUDS
• BATTLE OF LIMITED SAVE OPPS
• BATTLE OF UNEMPLOYED, SPOTLIGHT HUNGRY VETS

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME
• STANDINGS - MICHAEL ENDS DARREN’S REIGN
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - BIG Z
• HONORABLE MENTION - BURNETT, BRAUN
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - MICAH OWINGS
• HONORABLE MENTION - KURODA, BRUCE
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE MONTH - NOT-SO-ROCKY PITCHING
• TOOL OF THE MONTH - ANOTHER AL CATCHER

Episode 13!

2008-07-24T19:26:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! Episode 13 focuses on the resurgent wit of Darren’s picks, some Red Sox rookies getting playing time and Rolaids for the Colorado and Kansas City pitching coaches. We also offer a solemn promise to a couple of our regulars amidst pieces of fantasy advice and random pop culture references, so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes the Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• ROOKIE WATCH
• NOT AS BIG MLB TRADES
• LOTS OF INJURY UPDATES, TIMELINES FOR RETURN
• HOT AND COLD HITTERS
• MLB PARITY EVEN MORE EXTREME
• CONTINUED MASTERY IN SEATTLE
• GROUPIE EMAIL
• TIME TO DECIDE IF YOU CONTEND OR PRETEND

HOT CORNER
• BATTLE OF CARDINALS OF
• BATTLE FOR THE MEDIOCRE NL WEST
• BATTLE OF STEALS WITH A LITTLE POP
• BATTLE OF 2ND HALF MONSTERS
• BATMAN’S NEXT SIDEKICK?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME
• STANDINGS - THREE DOES COUNT AS A STREAK
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK, OR AT LEAST ONE DOES

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - STRANGELY NOT JOSH HAMILTON OR NATE MCLOUTH
• HONORABLE MENTION - MELVIN MORA SIGHTING
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - TWO PITCHERS WHO SHOULD HAVE SLEPT IN
• HONORABLE MENTION - A-RAM WITH NO HORNS

CONCLUSION
• THANK YOUS
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Email your fantasy/reality questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT WEEK’S SHOW — BEST TRADES OF THE SEASON
• MS. GETTY, THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND
• SIGN OFF

Episode 12!

2008-07-18T10:14:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! Even though the players took a break this week, your loyal hosts didn’t - Episode 12 is packed to the brim with the usual segments you’d expect, but this week we are recognizing our mid-season award winners. So grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes the Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• INJURY NEWS AND UPDATES
• ALL-STAR BREAK
• THE FIRST OF MANY NON-GUSHY JOSH HAMILTON REFERENCES
• PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS?
• MID-SEASON FANTASY ALL-STARS
• AN ROY AND TWO MVPs
• NICKNAMES
• BIGGEST SURPRISES
• BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS
• CAFE TALK - ANOTHER EMAIL!

HOT CORNER
• BATTLE OF LOW ERA, LOWER K-RATE STUDS
• BATTLE OF 1Bs WITH DIFFERENT ADVANTAGES
• BATTLE OF 2Bs WITH OPPOSITE SKILL SETS
• BATTLE OF LIKE-NAMED CLOSERS
• BATTLE OF COMMISSIONERS!

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME
• STANDINGS - SECOND TIME FOR EVERYTHING
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - INSERT OBLIGATORY JOSH HAMILTON REFERENCE
• HONORABLE MENTION - GOOD YOUNG SP
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - A GOOD START, AND THEN…
• HONORABLE MENTION - NO 5 TOOLS THIS WEEK!

Episode 11!

2008-07-10T08:59:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! With blockbuster trades and stars returning from injuries, Episode 11 is packed with up-to-date fantasy banter and information for all. Next week will look forward to a “mid-season” awards show (for real this time!), so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes the Can of Corn!

FROZEN ROPES
• BIG TRADES OF BIG MEN
• PROSPECT WATCH
• INJURED STARS RETURNING SOON
• HOT HITTERS/PITCHERS - MANY USUAL SUSPECTS
• TIGHT DIVISIONAL RACES, NEAR PERFECTION AND…CATCHERS PITCHING?
• E-MAIL BAG
• THE MOST HAPHAZARD TRADE OF 2008
• EASY PICKIN’S - PULL THE TRIGGER ALREADY!
• STUD OF FOR STUD SP?
• RANT ABOUT MMPTs - MASSIVE MULTI-PLAYER TRADES

HOT CORNER
• BATTLE OF STUD 2 BAGGERS
• BATTLE OF LEAGUE-JUMPING SPs
• BATTLE OF YOUNG SPs HEATING IT UP
• BATTLE OF THE SOUTHSIDER’S OFs

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME AND RULE TWEAKS
• STANDINGS - FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - A NEW FACE
• HONORABLE MENTIONS - THE MLB ERA LEADER AND AN MVP (ALMOST)
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - AN ULTIMATUM - HIT THE BENCH
• HONORABLE MENTION - A SLUMPING TIGER AND A BAD FILL-IN

CONCLUSION
• THANK YOUS
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Email your fantasy/reality questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Click here to subscribe via iTunes
• LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT WEEK’S SHOW — MID SEASON AWARDS! WE MEAN IT THIS TIME!
• SIGN OFF

Episode 10!

2008-07-03T20:31:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! Episode 10 is coming to you from the home studio again, and we have things sounding much less like we recorded in a refrigerator box this time! We have some rule changes for the side games, as well as some hot new content and a few well-deserved pats on the back this week, so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes the Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts, Darren and Michael
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Got fantasy/reality questions? Email us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• ROOKIE WATCH - HEADLEY AND DAVIS
• INJURY NEWS AND UPDATES
• HOT HITTERS AND PITCHERS - EAST AND WEST
• RAYS ALL THE WAY?
• STREAKING WHITE SOX
• NL WEST UNDER .500
• LOSING WITH A NO HITTER
• HOUSTON, WE HAVE AN EMAIL
• THE RISE AND FALL OF JAY BRUCE
• WHAT HAPPENED TO GREINKE
• JOBA OR KERSHAW?
• SIZEMORE 40/40
• BEST CANDIDATES FOR A BIG SECOND HALF

HOT CORNER
• YOUNG CORNER INFIELDERS
• YOUNG ACES
• EMERGENCY CLOSERS
• AL WEST ACES
• WHO WINS IN A BATTLE BETWEEN ___ & ___ ?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME AND RULE CHANGES
• STANDINGS - DARREN OFF THE SCHNIDE?
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - A FLORIDIAN?
• HONORABLE MENTIONS - A MARINER!
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - A NORTH SIDER
• HONORABLE MENTION - AN INTERESTING WAY TO SPELL “SHAWN”
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE MONTH - HE IS BIG!
• TOOL OF THE MONTH - SLUMPING BACKSTOP
• LOOKING FORWARD

CONCLUSION
• THANK YOUS
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Email your fantasy/reality questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website:Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Click here to subscribe via Itunes
• LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT WEEK’S SHOW — MID SEASON AWARDS!
• SIGN OFF

Episode 9!

2008-06-26T23:38:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! With school out for the summer, this is our first week away from the cozy "professional-grade" studio on campus - please bear with us as we work to tweak the transition to the home studio (which is not really in Michael's mom's basement, but in cramped spare bedroom in his apartment). We have a great show with all new content for your listening pleasure this week, so grab your glove and head for the outfield, because here comes the Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts, Michael and Darren
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Have fantasy/reality questions? Email us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• INJURY NEWS AND UPDATES
• HOT HITTERS AND PITCHERS
• WHAT IN THE WIDE WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS IS WRONG WITH SHAWN CHACON?
• 10 RUN INNINGS AND STREAKING TWINS
• BEST SP AVAILABLE?
• BRUCE FOR LONGORIA?
• RYAN DOUMIT IS A BEAST
• WHAT'S WRONG WITH B-WEBB?
• ROCKIES HITTING WOES
• OVERBLOWN SALARIES?
• MATCHUP MELTDOWN SHOUTOUT

HOT CORNER
• DAY VS. HOLLIDAY
• VOLQUEZ VS. WEBB
• LANCE BERKMAN VS. A HURRICANE NAMED DITKA
• 100 RBI BACKSTOPS?

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME AND RULES ADDITIONS
• STANDINGS - WILL DARREN EVER WIN?
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK - A SOUTH-SIDER
• HONORABLE MENTIONS - A RAY AND TWO ROYALS
• TOOL OF THE WEEK - YOU KNOW WHO...
• HONORABLE MENTION - HOT STARTERS COOLING OFF?
• LOOKING FORWARD

CONCLUSION
• THANK YOUS
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Email your fantasy/reality questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Click here to subscribe via Itunes
• SIGN OFF

Episode 8!

2008-06-19T13:41:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! We will continue to play the revolving hosts game this week, with Darren back in the studio - this week's show is packed with all of the same Cafe-worthy topics and information (and more), so grab your glove and head for the outfield - here comes the Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts, Darren and Michael
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Got fantasy/reality questions? Email us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• ROOKIE WATCH
• FANTASY ICONS DROPPING LIKE FLIES
• YANKEES HEATING UP?
• MLB HIRINGS/FIRINGS
• WHO THE HECK IS ARMANDO GALARRAGA?
• JD DREW
• BRANDON WEBB's ISSUES
• PITCHER RANKINGS
• TRADE TALK
• SIZEMORE TO THE 3 HOLE?
• PUNT BATTING AVERAGE?
• CAFE MAIN SITE

HOT CORNER
• AL ROY CANDIDATES
• CHUBBY OVER-EATERS
• MALIGNED SHORTSTOPS
• YOUNG SPs

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME
• STANDINGS
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTIONS
• TOOL OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTION
• LOOKING FORWARD

CONCLUSION
• THANK YOUS
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Email your fantasy/reality questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website:Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Click here to subscribe via Itunes
• SIGN OFF

Episode 7!

2008-06-12T12:11:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! Nate is back this week to share his fantasy insights, and he'll hopefully make a better pick in this week's Battle of the Wits than he did last time. This week's show is packed with Cafe-worthy topics and information, so grab your glove and head for the outfield, because here comes the Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts, Michael and Nate
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Have fantasy/reality questions? Email us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• ROOKIE WATCH
• INJURY UPDATES
• NEW INJURY NEWS
• HOT HITTERS/PITCHERS
• GRIFFEY'S 600TH
• D-TRAIN POSITION CHANGE?
• MLB ROAD WOES
• CAFE MAIN SITE/COCKPIT
• MADDUX PULLED TOO EARLY?
• WHAT'S WRONG WITH HARANG?
• ALL STAR VOTING
• SUSPENSIONS
• CLIFF LEE OUTLOOK
• TRADE TALK

HOT CORNER
• YOUNG SPs
• SURPRISE BREAKOUT STARTERS
• SURPRISE BREAKOUT CLOSERS
• FRAGILE CLOSERS
• ROOKIES
• WASHED UP OLD GUYS

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME
• STANDINGS
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTIONS
• TOOL OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTION
• LOOKING FORWARD

CONCLUSION
• THANK YOUS
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Email your fantasy/reality questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Click here to subscribe via Itunes
• SIGN OFF

Episode 6!

2008-06-05T13:07:00.001-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Darren Shimp and Michael Stephens! Everything is back on track this week, so you shouldn't need a cochlear implant to hear Darren's voice anymore. We have a great show this week with some new twists and timely talking points, so grab your glove and head for the outfield, because here comes the Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts, Darren and Michael
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Have fantasy/reality questions? Email us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• JOBA'S FIRST START
• SMOLTZ AND ORTIZ TO DL
• RANDY JOHNSON
• FORMER TOP MINOR LEAGUERS
• HOT/COLD TEAMS
• TRIPLE CROWN THREATS
• HOT PICKUPS
• COOLING TRENDS
• CAFE TRADE TALK
• POSTING ETIQUETTE

HOT CORNER
• INJURED PITCHERS
• YOUNG SPs
• YOUNG CFs
• FIRST BASEMEN

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME
• STANDINGS
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTIONS
• TOOL OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTION
• LOOKING FORWARD

CONCLUSION
• THANK YOUS
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Email your fantasy/reality questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Click here to subscribe via Itunes
• SIGN OFF

Episode 5!

2008-05-29T13:32:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Darren Shimp and Michael Stephens! This week's episode might sound like Darren's voice was recorded in a cave, which might or might not have anything to do with what Michael ate for breakfast Wednesday. We encountered some technical difficulties in the process of recording, but managed to tweak the audio to where both voices are audible, so we are still good to go! We hope that the content is enjoyable, or at least tolerable, and we promise to have both mics working next week. In the mean time, grab your glove and head for the outfield, because here comes the Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts, Darren and Michael
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Got fantasy/reality questions? Email us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com

FROZEN ROPES
• KERSHAW, BRUCE CALLUPS
• HEADLEY AND RASMUS TIME?
• MAJOR INJURY NEWS/IMPACT
• CAFE ARTICLE DISCUSSION
• CALL FOR WRITERS
• JOBA THE SP
• "VETOABLE" TRADES
• SELF-PROMOTION IN POSTS
• INFORMED POSTING

HOT CORNER
• SIX "WHO WOULD YOU RATHERS"
• COMMENTARY ON LAST WEEKS OVER/UNDERS

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME
• STANDINGS
• MICHAEL AND DARREN PICK WINNERS FOR NEXT WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTIONS
• TOOL OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTION
• LOOKING FORWARD

CONCLUSION
• THANK YOUS
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Email your fantasy/reality questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Click here to subscribe via Itunes
• SIGN OFF

Episode 4!

2008-05-22T14:33:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Nate Davis! Darren is out of town for the week, so it's time to introduce our trusty sidekick, Mr. Davis. Episode 4 looks to improve on the content from the last show by continuing our quest to focus on more Cafe topics each week, so grab your glove and head for the outfield, because here comes the Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts, Darren and Michael
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Got fantasy/reality questions? Email us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Also available from the Fantasy Baseball Cafe

FROZEN ROPES
• KERSHAW AND PRICE
• GETTIN' FIGGY WITH IT
• WILL ANY PADRES SURVIVE THE '08 SEASON?
• HOT HITTERS WHO MIGHT COOL OFF
• PITCHER TO KEEP AN EYE ON
• CAFE TALK
• SHOUT OUT TO CAFE GAMES
• ACHIEVEMENTS IN REALITY LAND

HOT CORNER
• ESPN STOLEN BASE MASTERS
• OVER/UNDERS - FOUR NEW PREDICTIONS

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME
• STANDINGS
• MICHAEL AND NATE PICK WINNERS FOR UPCOMING WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTIONS
• TOOL OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTION
• LOOKING FORWARD

CONCLUSION
• THANK YOUS
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Email your fantasy/reality questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Click here to subscribe via Itunes
• SIGN OFF

Episode 3!

2008-05-17T10:34:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! Episode 3 is live and now sports improved voice-overs, a snappy new intro and a few other exciting additions. We dug deep for some stats and added new side bets that we hope will add to the show, so grab your glove and head for the outfield, because here comes the Can of Corn!

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts, Darren and Michael
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Got fantasy/reality questions? Email us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Also available from the Fantasy Baseball Cafe

FROZEN ROPES
• SCHERZER PROMISE
• INJURY WATCH
• HOT/COLD PLAYERS
• INDIANS PITCHING
• POWER SURGE IN THE NL
• CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
• BATTLE FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL

HOT CORNER
• PICK BETWEEN - FIVE PAIRS OF PLAYERS
• OVER/UNDERS - FOUR BOLD PREDICTIONS

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF GAME
• STANDINGS
• DARREN AND MICHAEL PICK WINNERS FOR UPCOMING WEEK

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTIONS
• TOOL OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTION
• LOOKING FORWARD

CONCLUSION
• THANK YOUS
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Email your fantasy/reality questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Click here to subscribe via Itunes
• SIGN OFF

Episode 2!

2008-05-07T23:44:00.000-07:00

Welcome to The Can of Corn, hosted by Michael Stephens and Darren Shimp! This is a new weekly show that will focus on all things baseball, spanning both fantasy and reality. We will cover everything from news topics, career milestones and wacky trivia, to lineup recommendations and notable fantasy baseball trends. So grab your glove and head for the outfield, because here comes the Can of Corn!

Disclaimer: We are basically newbies when it comes to editing podcasts, and we had to insert our voice-overs and segment names without the help of trusty producer Ben. So, we apologize in advance for any busted segues or spliced audio - but hey, at least we have segments and titles now! Next week we will be back on track with our lead-ins, we promise.

INTRODUCTION
• Introduction of show and hosts, Darren and Michael
• Published on Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Brought to you by Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Got fantasy/reality questions? Email us at CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Also available from the Fantasy Baseball Cafe

FROZEN ROPES
• CUBS' YOUNGSTERS
• YOUNG SPs
• SHOULD YOU WORRY ABOUT LONGORIA?
• MARINERS' PROSPECTS GET THE CALL
• INJURED MVPs
• OFT-INJURED SPs
• WHO YOU SHOULD WORRY ABOUT
• WHO YOU SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT
• HOT STARTS AND SURPRISE TEAMS

HOT CORNER
• PICK BETWEEN - INJURED, STRUGGLING AND YOUNG PLAYERS

BATTLE OF THE WITS
• DESCRIPTION OF NEW GAME
• DARREN AND MICHAEL PICK WINNERS

TOOLS OF THE WEEK
• FIVE-TOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTION
• TOOL OF THE WEEK
• HONORABLE MENTION
• LOOKING FORWARD

CONCLUSION
• THANK YOUS
• Check out the Fantasy Baseball Cafe
• Email your fantasy/reality questions to CanOfCorn@fantasycaferadio.com
• Check out our website: Fantasy Cafe Radio
• Click here to subscribe via Itunes
• SIGN OFF

Michael Stephens is an avid fantasy sports enthusiast who writes for the Cafe. He hails from the Pacific Northwest and is a die-hard sports fan to the core! You can find Michael in the Cafe's forums where he actively posts under the name of WaCougMBS.

Darren Shimp is an Oregon-bred sports fanatic, who somehow got started rooting for the San Francisco Giants in the late eighties and has never looked back. He is still a newbie in the Cafe, and goes under the alias shimposter. He will always have something to say about the awesomeness of Will Clark.