Episodes

  • #187: October 6, 2023, An All-1B Grid! (with Sean Riley)

    #187: October 6, 2023, An All-1B Grid! (with Sean Riley)
    Oct 6 2023
    Craig Elsten and Sean Riley wrap up the week with a creative grid...while Sean highlights some key stories (A-Rod out of the HOF, comparison between Dwight Evans and Andre Dawson), Craig got a creative wind in the morning and filled his grid out exclusively with first basemen! Plenty of fun baseball conversation follows, wide-ranging and we hope engaging.
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    47 mins
  • #186: Toughest Immaculate Grid Ever? October 5, 2023 (with Sean Riley)

    #186: Toughest Immaculate Grid Ever? October 5, 2023 (with Sean Riley)
    Oct 5 2023
    Craig Elsten and Sean Riley navigate their way through Immaculate Grid #186, which as of the time of recording was only conceding 4.6 correct answers on average out of 9! The guys talk about the eternal difficulty of finding players with 200+ hit seasons, as well as some great stories about the Ulitmate Grid Sicko, the Lou Brock-Ernie Broglio trade, and more!

    Send an email for tomorrow's mailbag episode: immaculatetalk@gmail.com
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    37 mins
  • #185: October 4, 2023 (with Sean Riley)

    #185: October 4, 2023 (with Sean Riley)
    Oct 4 2023
    Craig Elsten and Sean Riley go through one of the more challenging Immaculate Grids of the week (5.4 average correct), talking about the 1993 Blue Jays, low-average power hitting shortstops, the brilliant strand rate of Rollie Fingers, and much more!
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    44 mins
  • #184: October 3, 2023 (Special Guest: Sean Riley)

    #184: October 3, 2023 (Special Guest: Sean Riley)
    Oct 3 2023
    37 mins
  • Grid #180: September 29, 2023 (Mailbag episode with Adam Darowski)

    Grid #180: September 29, 2023 (Mailbag episode with Adam Darowski)
    Sep 29 2023
    Craig Elsten is joined by the baseball Immaculate Gridmaster himself, Adam Darowski, for a special episode that begins with mailbag questions from the listeners for Adam. Then, the boys go square-by-square through Grid #180, including a secret theme (and sub-theme) for Craig's grid, and a "junk wax grid" from Adam!
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    44 mins
  • Grid #179, September 28, 2023 (Special Guest: Sean Riley)

    Grid #179, September 28, 2023 (Special Guest: Sean Riley)
    Sep 28 2023
    Sean Riley returns for his second appearance of the week, joining Craig Elsten to go square-by-square through Immaculate Grid #179, including:


    • A great example of the dangers of overuse from a former Reds ace
    • A closer who Sean gave up on far too early thanks to some bad scouting
    • A Hall of Famer who was also a Comeback Player of the Year
    ...and much more!

    Send in any questions for tomorrow's mailbag at immaculatetalk@gmail.com
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    41 mins
  • Grid #178, September 27, 2023 (Special Guest: Adam Darowski)

    Grid #178, September 27, 2023 (Special Guest: Adam Darowski)
    Sep 27 2023
    Craig Elsten is joined by the Gridmaster himself, Adam Darowski, Director of Product for Sports Reference and the man who helps plan the Immaculate Grid daily. After answering some questions about how the grid is made, the guys go square-by-square through Grid #178, filled with Hall of Famers and some great players from the past.

    Make sure to send email questions for Craig and Adam to immaculatetalk@gmail.com, we'll have a mailbag episode on Friday!
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    40 mins
  • Grid #177, September 26, 2023 (Special Guest: Dan Evans)

    Grid #177, September 26, 2023 (Special Guest: Dan Evans)
    Sep 26 2023
    Craig Elsten is joined by former White Sox and Dodgers GM Dan Evans for a special edition of Immaculate Talk! Dan knows his stuff, and today's Sicko Tuesday edition of the show will feature Dan running circles around Craig in a Rookie of the Year performance! Enjoy the baseball banter...
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    42 mins