Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney

Brewers Cy Young hopeful Jacob Misiorowski joins the show + Tim Kurkjian on the White Sox, Phillies, and more

May 18, 2026·33 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Jacob Misiorowski joins the show to talk about his lights-out performance against the Yankees, the first time he hit 100 mph, his unique relationship with manager Pat Murphy, and more. Then Tim Kurkjian stops by to discuss why hope prevails for the ailing Tigers (and the rest of the AL), the white hot White Sox, the loaded NL Cy Young Race, the Phillies surge, and the best baseball story of the week in St. Louis. 0:00 Intro and welcome 0:41 Weekend Headlines: Phillies, Dodgers, Padres, and White Sox 2:27 Jacob Misiorowski joins the show 2:40 Misiorowski's dominance vs the Yankees 4:10 The Origin Story 5:09 First time hitting 100 mph 6:14 Opposing hitters reactions 7:00 Konnor Griffin question for Misiorowski 9:19 How much do you study other pitchers? 11:40 What makes the Brewers so good? 12:21 Unique relationship with Pat Murphy 13:28 Tim Kurkjian joins, Tigers in trouble 15:38 American League is wide open 19:03 White Sox are white hot 22:20 National League Cy Young Race is loaded 26:45 Phillies are surging 27:47 Cardinals "Tarps Off" fans were best thing this weekend 30:38 Thanks for watching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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