Cork'd Up: A Wine Podcast with a Splash of Baseball

MLB Player-Agent Rachel Luba & NBCSports Bay Area Producer Jessica Kleinschmidt are ready to give you a fresh perspective on America's Pastime while drinking a few glasses (bottles) of wine! Join them every Thursday as they talk with personalities like Barstool Sports' Jared Carrabis and Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Trevor Bauer right here on Momentum!

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Update frequency: every 10 days
Average duration: 41 minutes
Episodes: 35
Years Active: 2020 - 2021

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Playing Baseball in Korea with P Dan Straily

This week Jess and Rachel are joined by former MLB Pitcher Dan Straily who is now playing professional baseball for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. They talk to Dan about the differences between …

01:01:55 | Thu 17 Sep 2020

MLB Doesn't Follow Their Own Rules Regarding Cleats

Rachel and Jess take some time to talk about baseball media, how journalists report on the sport, and why athletes struggle with it. They also break down the hypocrisy behind MLB saying Trevor Bauer …

00:43:17 | Thu 10 Sep 2020

Reviewing the Moves Made During the 2020 Trade Deadline

A few days have passed since the trade deadline and the joke is on us! It was NOT a quiet deadline like we anticipated so Jess and Rachel take us through what all went down and their thoughts on the …

00:38:04 | Thu 03 Sep 2020

What's Going Down On MLB Trade Deadline 2020?

The Wine Word of the Week: Trade. That’s right, the trade deadline is already nearly here. Jess and Rachel break down what they think is going to happen this year since a weird season calls for a wei…

00:42:35 | Thu 27 Aug 2020

MLB Salary Arbitration 101 with Rachel Luba and Jess Kleinschmidt

Rachel and Jess kick off this week by discussing the Fernando Tatis Jr. "unwritten rules" situation. Rachel talks about how his grand slam can have implications in future salary negotiations and that…

00:57:10 | Thu 20 Aug 2020

Nationals Beat Reporter, Britt Ghiroli, On The Nationals Not Having a World Series Ceremony

This week Jess and Rachel talk about the Astros and A's suspensions and the weird things athletes negotiate into contracts. Britt Ghiroli joins the crew to discuss beat reporting and being consumed w…

01:07:03 | Thu 13 Aug 2020

C Paige Halstead Joins Cork'd Up to Talk UCLA, Growing Her Brand, and Professional Softball

Profession softball catcher, Paige Halstead, joins Jess & Rachel for this week's episode. Paige tells us about the pro softball league she's playing in and the message she hopes to send to little gir…

00:53:28 | Fri 07 Aug 2020

The FIRST EVER Full Time Female Play by Play Announcer in O's History, Melanie Newman!

We chat with Melanie about the O's season and "making it" in the sports industry. Jess and Rachel reflect on how the first week of play has gone including evaluating how the MLB has handled COVID. It…

00:55:07 | Thu 30 Jul 2020

Indians OF Delino DeShields Talks About Testing Positive For COVID After the MLB Return

This week starts with Rachel and Jess discussing the Washington Redskins scandal and the need for showing PUBLIC support to women in tough situations. Our guest of the week, Cleveland Indians OF Deli…

00:53:43 | Thu 23 Jul 2020

SF Giants OF Mike Yastrzemski - The 60 Game Season Feels Like COLLEGE BASEBALL

We're excited to have YAZ on the pod this week! He tells us how this shortened MLB season is reminiscent of the 58 game season of college baseball. We talk all things Vandy including how their ballpa…

00:50:38 | Thu 16 Jul 2020

Why Do the Voices of Baseball Hate the Sport ft. Trevor Plouffe

This week Jess and Rachel talk about Chris Russo's "Stop Tweeting When You Stink" rant and discuss why so many people who cover the sport seem to dislike the game. They bring on player turned media m…

01:19:34 | Thu 09 Jul 2020

Welcome to Being a Woman in Sports

The title says it all. We're badass. We're women. Oh yeah, we work in sports, too.

00:48:05 | Thu 02 Jul 2020

Life on the (Internet) Streets with Cincinnati Reds P Trevor Bauer

We all know Trevor Bauer is not afraid to speak his mind...ESPECIALLY on the internet. It's also no secret that he's received his fair share of backlash from what he's said but that's just the life y…

01:01:48 | Thu 25 Jun 2020