6ix Inning Stretch – Details, episodes & analysis

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He's a 3-time MLB All-Star and she's a sports reporter that can cover any story. Whit Merrifield and Lindsay Dunn take you on and off the diamond as they bring you their perspective of the game. In the debut episode, you get to learn about Whit and his journey through baseball. From his time in Japan on a popular game show to breaking George Brett's Royals hit streak record ... to a teammate who flooded his hotel room while meditating.

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00:00 - Welcome to the Show

3:15 - Japanese Game Show

9:35 - Celebration in Toronto

10:45 - Getting to the Major Leagues

13:10 - What Whit Won't Miss About The Game

16:00 - Time with Kansas City

18:25 - Fans boo-ing players

19:10 - Garth Brooks concert

22:00 - Time with the Blue Jays

27:30 - Playing for the Braves

29:20 - Wanting to stay with the Blue Jays

30:50 - Career Moments

35:40 - Moment vs another team

38:40 - Being on the Rules Committee

40:00 - Sliding Mitt

41:40 - Wake Forest

45:00 - Love of golf

46:20 - Favourite teammate

50:25 - Theater Minor

52:40 - Fans on Deck: Jose Bautista

56:00 - Whit's Media Room

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He's a 3-time MLB All-Star and she's a sports reporter that can cover any story. Whit Merrifield and Lindsay Dunn take you on and off the diamond as they bring you their perspective on the game. In the 2nd episode of 6ix Inning Stretch, the duo is joined by former Blue Jays 3B and Platinum Glove winner Matt Chapman of the San Francisco Giants. He shares stories of his time in Toronto, sheds light on his future with the Giants, and more!

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TIME STAMPS

00:00 - Welcome to Episode 2

0:40 - Jays are HOT

3:25 - Whit getting July 4th Off

6:34 - Matt Chapman intro

7:02 - "Extra Innings"

12:30 - Chapman's time as a Jay

15:58 - Chapman's least favourite part of playing in Toronto

17:20 - Baggage carousel music session

20:12 - Flying with the Jays

23:20 - Playing for Bob Melvin

25:20 - HBP first game back from IL

26:03 - Conditions in Sacramento

28:38 - Shaving off the 'stache

29:32 - Chapman's SF Bobblehead

33:27 - Golf

35:15 - Playing the infield

39:47 - Whit still figuring this media thing out

40:28 - Chapman's time with the Giants & Buster Posey

43:57 - "Fans on Deck"

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He's a 3-time MLB All-Star and she's a sports reporter that can cover any story. Whit Merrifield and Lindsay Dunn take you on and off the diamond as they bring you their perspective on the game. In this episode, the duo takes on MLB All Star Media Day in Atlanta. Whit catches up with former teammates and old friends including Vlad Guerrero Jr., Max Fried, Kyle Schwarber and more.

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00:00 - Welcome to Episode 3 from Hot-lanta

0:40 - Whit's first day as a baseball "media guy"

2:28 - Whit getting credentials

3:56 - Dapping up Aaron Judge

5:11 - ASG as a player

8:05 - Whit had to cancel his Banff trip

9:33 - Lindsay hates press conferences

11:29 - Interacting with Vladdy

13:35 - Kyle Schwarber

17:35 - Playing in London (and a geography lesson)

19:48 - Jason Adam... and a puppet

23:25 - Whit getting fan mail

25:07 - Binder virgins and hotels

27:02 - Interviewing the Pope's favourite player

28:50 - Matt Olson HR Derby nerves

30:48 - ASG duties for players

32:38 - Whit's ASG black eye

35:23 - ABS challenge system

36:24 - Eastbound & Down

38:24 - Whit's golf shirt of the day

39:10 - Fans on Deck - Was Whit "upset" with the post-game shower?

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He’s a 3-time MLB All-Star, and she’s a sports reporter who can cover any story. Whit Merrifield and Lindsay Dunn take you on and off the diamond as they bring you their perspective on the game. In the fourth episode of 6ix Inning Stretch, the duo is joined by Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman. He and Whit reminisce about their time together in Toronto, react to some viral clips, answer a question from country music superstar Dierks Bentley, and more!

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TIME STAMPS

00:00 - Welcome to Episode 4

1:40 - Jays fans travel well

3:12 - Jays - Yankees rivalry

6:53 - Whit dealing with the media as a player

9:37 - Dealing with the outside noise

11:52 - Striking out

14:16 - Whit's relationship with umpires

16:13 - Simply Spiked

17:13 - Welcome Kevin Gausman

17:37 - The Toronto Nelly Concert

12:23 - Whit did a shot with Usher

20:40 - Gausman wants his own hot dog at Rogers Centre

21:37 - South Carolina vs LSU

22:39 - Gausman falling down the Yankee Stadium steps

24:31 - The "Mic Guy"

25:52 - Gausman's walkoff sac fly with SF

26:59 - Gausman's leather Tweet

28:12 - Gausman ended Whit's career!?

30:21 - The night Gausman tipped his splitter

32:20 - Mound visit etiquette

33:59 - 10 Years in MLB

36:18 - Scherzer & Bassitt are next level

37:15 - Best & Worst Walk Up Songs

38:54 - Budweiser

39:26 - Gausman was a beauty

39:59 - Fans On Deck - pres. by Budweiser

41:04 - Whit loves the Rogers Centre

43:09 - Ice storm almost crashed the Royals' bus!

45:59 - Lindsay's prairie rank

47:49 - Whit's favourite golf course

50:04 - Groundscrew shout out

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On this episode of 6ix Inning Stretch with Lindsay Dunn and Whit Merrifield, the duo dives into some of the hottest topics in baseball. They kick things off with a breakdown of the heated Bryce Harper–Rob Manfred confrontation, before getting into the quirks of handling the lights at Rogers Centre and what it takes to deal with the sweltering mid-summer heat. Whit also shares his perspective on the emotional rollercoaster of navigating the trade deadline as a player. Later in the show, they’re joined by Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement for a wide-ranging chat about life on the road, the art of pitching (even if you’re not a pitcher), wanting to get tossed from a game, and plenty more behind-the-scenes stories you won’t want to miss.

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TIME STAMPS

00:00 - Welcome to Episode 4

00:32 - Harper Confronts Manfred

03:21 - Handling the Trade Deadline

08:25 - Whit's Trade to Toronto

11:19 - Breaking Trades??

14:19 - Extra Innings

15:20 - Handling Balls in the Lights/Sky

17:00 - Dealing with the Heat

20:27 - Ernie Clement

23:01 - Biggest Team Guy

24:35 - Barger's Walk-Up Song

25:13 - Pitching in the MLB and Being Tossed

28:15 - Playing in Toronto & Handling Fans

31:43 - The Golf Game

36:25 - Bills Mafia

38:52 - College Sports

42:14 - Road Trips

45:04 - Hyun-jin Ryu

48:04 - Roomie Life, Video Games, and Catan

51:11 - Budweiser

52:01 - Fans on Deck

54:31 - Weird Items Whit's been Asked For

56:52 - Favorite Golf Driver

59:33 - Shoutout Glenn Abbey

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On this episode of 6ix Inning Stretch with Lindsay Dunn and Whit Merrifield Whit shares his thoughts on the Jays' trade deadline and the duo welcomes Toronto's backup catcher Tyler Heineman to the show. The journeyman backstop is having a career year with the Jays, and he shares some insights to his success, praises the work of fellow catcher Alejandro Kirk, and his love for magic!

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TIME STAMPS

00:00 Welcome to Episode 6!

4:27 Whit's AAA bar story

7:10 Extra Innings - Speedway Classic Debacle

10:39 Extra Innigns - Whit's Tik Tok

12:12 Extra Innings - Fans overreacting on social media

14:30 Whit's Trade Deadline thoughts

18:02 Presented by Simply Spiked

19:03 Welcome to 6IS Tyler Heineman!

20:45 Recovery after games as a catcher

22:43 Rise of the one-knee down style

27:49 Challenge system will change pitch framing

29:17 Heineman pitching to Kirk

30:29 Dominguez traded between games

32:01 Presented by Pizza Pizza

33:04 We're over position players pitching

36:58 Creating gameplans for different Jays' pitchers

42:10 Heineman's career year at the plate -

45:20 Overcoming imposter syndrome

47:32 Creating luck when hitting

48:49 Problems with exit velocity & bat speed

51:30 Whit is this generation's David Eckstein

53:07 Tyler is a legit magician!

55:26 Tyler showing Ty France around Rogers Centre

59:28 Being on the field for manager ejections

59:39 Edge of Seventeen is an ELITE walkup song

1:00:48 Presented by Budweiser

1:01:34 Future podcast guests?

1:02:09 Fans on Deck - Pete Rose for the HOF?

1:03:56 Fans on Deck - Whit's Cabanos burger

1:05:40 Fans on Deck - Mascots and misspelling Whit's name

1:06:52 Fans on Deck - Whit's eyebrows

1:07:28 Fans on Deck - A #1 Merrifield jersey!

1:08:13 Shoutout Riviera Country Club

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On this episode of 6ix Inning Stretch with Lindsay Dunn and Whit Merrifield, Blue Jays CF Daulton Varsho joins the show! The Gold Glover talks about his friendship with Whit, love of hunting and football, and more!

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On this episode of 6 Inning Stretch with Lindsay Dunn and Whit Merrifield, Blue Jays LF/2B Davis Schneider joins the show! How did he get the nickname "Schneebs"? What's it like living with Ernie & Joey? We dig into all that and more with Davis!

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On this episode of 6ix Inning Stretch with Lindsay Dunn and Whit Merrifield, former Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber joins the show! After a long recovery from Tommy John surgery, Shane made his Jays debut a couple weeks ago and looked every bit as good as he did for the Guardians for parts of the last 7 seasons. He talks about his love for Game of Thrones, his road trip to Toronto after the trade, and much more.

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TIME STAMPS

0:00 Welcome to Episode 10!

0:13 The Gamecocks are 1-0

1:08 Whit Costanza

2:33 Bullpen struggles

8:08 Role of a hitting coach

11:57 Shoutout Greta - Trivia

13:26 Shoutout Simply Spiked

14:26 Welcome Shane Bieber

15:45 Extra Innings

23:02 Shane's TJ rehab

26:04 Shoutout Pizza Pizza

26:58 Emotions of UCL injuries

28:08 Bieber Fever in Toronto

32:44 Working with Kirk and Heine

36:20 Routines and Superstitions

40:30 Rogers Centre roof

42:05 Focus on Ks or Innings?

44:11 Shoutout Budweiser

45:03 Focus on Ks or Innings cont.

46:03 Whit's pitching appearance

48:05 Liverpool FC

48:44 Fans on Deck

54:11 Whit's golf results

55:31 Adjusting to retirement / Rants

59:20 Whit's golf shirt of the week

1:00:23 Outro

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