All right, time for a second go-round. We changed some things from the first attempt, going with a Skype call so that we could both be freed of holding cell phones to our ears. This one ran about 50% longer than the previous, checking in at just under 50 minutes, so I recommend taking a break or six during it to avoid growing resentful of our voices. I do not anticipate us ever not having enough to talk about.
Lookout Landing Podcast with Jeff and Matthew
Topics of discussion included Ben Sheets, intro songs, the Mariners' options at fifth starter, the state of the AL West, rooting interests in sports and I reveal some new information about the Mariners latest signing, Preston Vancil.
Overall, I think this one was better. Hopefully the next will continue that trend and so on until one day when we can afford to bring in an actual producer for these. As always, go wild with the feedback and suggestions in the comment thread.
Jeff's note: iTunes link!
0 recs | 98 comments
I'm listening to it with headphones right now and it's really cool how I hear Jeff in my left ear and Matthew in my right
Dewey N - January 27, 2010
Should be the other way around?
Matthew - January 27, 2010
Let's think of a reason this could be
Dewey N - January 27, 2010
I was going to comment how they shouldn't do that. It doubles the file size and doesn't sound good in my opinion.
Janic - January 27, 2010
I like it.
brayden04 - January 27, 2010
I like it a lot
Jeff and Matthew sound very different on the podcast than in real life, so it helps
seattlebruin - January 27, 2010
Yeah on the first one I was confused as to who was talking at sometimes
I think on this one they sound like they do in real life
Dewey N - January 27, 2010
I think Matthew sounds more like real life
but I’m guessing that’s the audio quality since he’s the one recording
seattlebruin - January 27, 2010
Actually, Jeff was unavailable for this recording
so I just recorded myself imitating him.
Matthew - January 27, 2010
My complaint with the stereo
is that I tried listening to it with just one earbud at first, keeping one ear open for anyone that was trying to get my attention, which obviously didn’t work. Other than that, I like it and this is much smoother than the first.
ralphie81 - January 27, 2010
It makes me feel unbalanced
Torrid - January 27, 2010
It's the old guardian angel/tempting devil duet
Jeff, being a lefty, is of course the devil.
Bearskin Rugburn - January 27, 2010
When we expand it to three parties
I will be using telepathy to speak from inside your head!
Graham MacAree - January 27, 2010
You mean that wasn't you in the first one?
Bearskin Rugburn - January 27, 2010
Hah, I only had my left headphone in and could only hear Matthew
I just thought Jeff was super quiet.
Edgar for Pres - January 27, 2010
First impression:
Jeff sounds like he is underwater.
brayden04 - January 27, 2010
Aye he's a tad hard to understand at times
Matthew is very very clear though
Dewey N - January 27, 2010
Quite so.
brayden04 - January 27, 2010
He has a way better mic
And also he’s doing the recording from his end, which may make a difference.
Jeff Sullivan - January 27, 2010
I was worried you'd turned into a fish and was doing this podcast from the San Diego harbor.
brayden04 - January 27, 2010
Well he does (famously) look like one
Graham MacAree - January 27, 2010
I used to use Skype to do a radio show...
For a college about Fantasy Baseball. Grab a new mic, who was recording didn’t matter much. Also what recording software are you using? We used one called prettymay or something and it was well worth the 20 bucks or whatever we paid for it.
dkulich - January 27, 2010
Just sounds like you are talking with your head in a sealed plastic container
lemonverbena - January 27, 2010
He's even clearer after he's been drinking and I have just shown him my report card.
Robert - January 27, 2010
The iTunes link only shows the 'debut' podcast, not this new one.
Is it up yet?
marc w - January 27, 2010
If you subscribe to the feed, the new one will auto download.
No idea why it’s not showing up yet.
IT JUST WORKS!
Matthew - January 27, 2010
Yes, fuck that Scruff McGruff ad.
BrianL - January 27, 2010
Special guest R2-D2?
OlSalty - January 27, 2010
By this I mean there's some weird electronic background noises
OlSalty - January 27, 2010
At one point there's a helicopter
Jeff Sullivan - January 27, 2010
I love this comment more than necessary.
Kermit. - January 27, 2010
For some reason I've always pronounced WAR as rhyming with "are"
It never occurred to me to pronounce it to sound like the word “war”
Dewey N - January 27, 2010
I used to do this too so that I could differentiate between the two.
But then I got lazy.
Kirk - January 27, 2010
They both sound the same inside my head when I say them.
kentroyals5 - January 27, 2010
When I say "war" it rhymes with "or". Does your "or" and "are" sound alike?
Lanky - January 27, 2010
I also do this in my head.
Its like ‘whar’.
ARock - January 27, 2010
Damn, I haven't even listened to the first one yet
Guess I should get on that
tootthekazoo - January 27, 2010
"Noah Lowry has high upside like.....a metaphor"
Nice.
OlSalty - January 27, 2010
That's my line!
Dewey N - January 27, 2010
Like a simile?
Lanky - January 27, 2010
Yes, like a simile
Jeff Sullivan - January 27, 2010
I wanted to listen but my speakers are broken, so I can only hear one of you.
Lanky - January 27, 2010
Just an FYI...
the scout responsible for the indy league signing is a first-year scout, and this is the first player he’s recommended that the Ms have signed. He’s stoked about it.
slamcactus - January 27, 2010
Well there you go
Thanks!
Jeff Sullivan - January 27, 2010
Youppi!
JY - January 27, 2010
I also appreciated the "they have Gaby Hernandez so they have space" comment
JY - January 27, 2010
You guys are so awesome.
I love the podcasts
ARock - January 27, 2010
Great stuff
Even with Jeff’s cheapo microphone the audio quality was much improved over the last one.
BrianL - January 27, 2010
Dwight Gooden says hi
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA199605140.shtml
Sportszilla - January 27, 2010
I remember watching that game and being so god-damned pissed
Wasn’t that fairly soon after he tested positive for cocaine?
Scrupio - January 28, 2010
Man you guys are jaded. That last part was kinda depressing
Dewey N - January 27, 2010
Alternatively hockey is amazing
Jeff Sullivan - January 27, 2010
I think football is for me...
..what hockey is for you. Maybe basketball. Either way, I view baseball with a much different mindset than other sports; so much so that I’m not sure they should even be classified together.
GhettoBear04 - January 27, 2010
So's baseball
Dewey N - January 27, 2010
You can't score a goal for the other team in baseball
Poochie - January 27, 2010
Wrong.
abender20 - January 27, 2010
Completely correct
there are no goals in baseball.
pdb - January 27, 2010
Oh.
abender20 - January 28, 2010
I think winning is a noble goal.
Faux - January 28, 2010
I really can't pay attention.
Jeff’s almost impossible to understand for me.
BigR - January 27, 2010
Nevermind, it was just the first minute or two.
BigR - January 27, 2010
Agree!
Jeff Sullivan - January 27, 2010
I want every move to be magic
lemonverbena - January 27, 2010
The Mariners have been no-hit twice
April 11, 1990 by Mark Langston and Mike Witt and May 14, 1996 by Dwight Gooden.
seattlebruin - January 27, 2010
Maybe you'll take comfort in the fact that there's no way to "rub [me] the wrong way."
So no worries there.
Lanky - January 27, 2010
I have had Brad Bergesen's Wikipedia page open for the past thirty minutes
seattlebruin - January 27, 2010
Wonderful job, boys.
royalcurve - January 27, 2010
Yes
Janic - January 27, 2010
Much improved
OlSalty - January 27, 2010
I would be so happy if we won the World Series on a Jose Lopez clutch double
seattlebruin - January 27, 2010
Or a 285ft. HR that some how found a way to get over the wall.
Andrew E - January 27, 2010
That would be a home run not a double
seattlebruin - January 27, 2010
Not if Jose Canseco had anything to say about it...
Andrew E - January 27, 2010
Still wrong.
abender20 - January 27, 2010
He want's to see a double, I want a HR
But I’m wrong, I know.
Andrew E - January 27, 2010
If it's too much effort then nevermind, but...
It would be cool if in your post where you mention what you talk about, you could include in parentheses approximately where in the podcast you’re talking about that (ie., Vancil (21:00)).
olystuart - January 27, 2010
This is why they're hiring a lackey to transcribe the podcasts
pay is 10 recs per podcast transcribed
seattlebruin - January 27, 2010
Having worked as a transcriptionist
10 recs is not nearly enough.
JY - January 27, 2010
Jeff can't even afford a mic that makes him intelligible, how else is he going to pay?
seattlebruin - January 27, 2010
Fair enough.
But aside from Robert, is there anyone else really planning on trying to do something with their recs?
JY - January 27, 2010
Not a bad idea
Jeff Sullivan - January 27, 2010
Good job fellas
The short answer for licensing music: Yes. It is legally required for podcasters to pay a fee for using copyrighted works, including excerpts. Podcasting Legal Guide
lemonverbena - January 27, 2010
Arn't you allowed to use any music
if the duration played is under 7 seconds?
Fear - January 27, 2010
Jeff's laugh through the bad microphone reminded me of this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McNnhM3BynU
wazzu93 - January 27, 2010
BREAK IT UP!!!
Stripesjr - January 27, 2010
So it doesn't work when I try to subscribe but if I download it, it works fine.
Is this on iTunes’s end (or mine) or is anyone experiencing similar difficulties?
Mariner John - January 27, 2010
The Mariners have been no hit twice.
The first time was this game, where Mark Langston(7IP) and Mike Witt(2IP) combined to no hit us.
But the only single pitcher to no hit us was Doc Gooden in this game.
Goose - January 27, 2010
Explicit?
Corco - January 27, 2010
I think it has to be there if there is swearing.
I’m not sure if there are exact rules on it.
seattle_since_81 - January 27, 2010
Great job guys.
Pepperoni pizza and baked potato pringles are delicious.
seattle_since_81 - January 27, 2010
Needs to be in mono
stereo sounds weird as hell with this. Reminds me of RvB episode 1.
Zonis - January 27, 2010
It can be in stereo.
Especially if they are using stereo mics, which is unlikely. But why are they on separate channels? Was that an artistic choice? And it would be relatively simple to fix Jeff’s voice by boosting high frequencies and depressing some of the lower ones with equalization. Dynamic range compression would help as well.
yteimlad - January 28, 2010
I'm digging the stereo
Poochie - January 27, 2010
I really liked Matthew's self-censor during the YP segment, and Jeff's potty mouth. :) It was a quick 45 minutes.
wazzu93 - January 27, 2010
I laughed
vivaelpujols - January 27, 2010
I gotta say, I was fully expecting to be bored of this by the half hour mark. And I was going to make a comment that it might be too long this time around.
However, I found myself paying attention to the whole thing and was surprised when you guys started talking about wrapping it up and that 45 minutes or so had gone by already.
Goose - January 28, 2010
If you think you were surprised, imagine what went through my head when I looked at the clock
Matthew and I had already been talking about about 20 minutes before recording and I had no idea it had been so long.
Jeff Sullivan - January 28, 2010
I don't know why
But I couldn’t stop laughing at the line about Olson/Washburn/French and various levels of toner and ink.
speedomike - January 29, 2010
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