Early in the 2022 season, Tyler Wade and Taylor Ward were teammates on the Anaheim Angels with confusingly similar names. Ben feels bad when he mixes them up and takes solace when other broadcasters also mess up their names.
Jared Walsh and Brandon Marsh were on the Angels at the same time, and their names were also often confused.
As a result, a recurring topic on the podcast is broadcasters who mix up player names.
History[]
Episode 1850: Ben says that now that Taylor Ward has clearly established dominance, Tyler Wade needs to go to another team, because their names are confusingly similar. During the episode, he also confuses the names of Jared Walsh and Brandon Marsh.
Episode 1851: Ben investigates the rise in popularity of the names Tyler and Taylor in general.
Episode 1864: Dodgers broadcaster Joe Davis confused the two players.
Episode 1865: Angels broadcaster Mark Gubicza said "Tyler... Taylor Wade". Ben points out that even the Angels own broadcasters stumble over the names. Ben also declares the Tyler Wade/Taylor Ward mix-up to be his new beat.
Episode 1868: Mariners broadcaster Dave Sims confused Ward and Wade, and Angels broadcaster Terry Smith confused Walsh and Marsh.
Episode 1869: White Sox broadcaster Steve Stone confused Ward and Wade.
Episode 1871: Ben reports that Tyler Wade was designated for assignment, which suggests a possible end to the Tyler Wade/Taylor Ward confusion. (Spoiler alert: It didn't end.)
Episode 1873: Angels broadcaster Matt Vasgersian mistook Jared Walsh for Taylor Ward. While reporting on this, Ben accidentally called him Tyler Ward, a mistake he admits to in Episode 1874.
Episode 1875: Ben reports that Tyler Wade was traded to the Yankees, and that Astros announcer Todd Kalas said, "Jared War... Jared Walsh".
Episode 1882: Rays broadcaster Doug Waechter confused Tyler Wells and Taylor Ward.
Episode 1892: Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs mistook Jared Walsh for Taylor Ward, and Mariners broadcaster Dave Sims called Taylor Ward "Turner" Ward. (Also, Ben admits to blending the names of Jared Walsh and Brandon Marsh the first time he recorded the outro, even though Marsh had been traded to the Phillies.)
Episode 1893: Rockies radio announcer Jack Corrigan introduced Lamont Wade Jr. with "Lamont Ward... Wade, I should say." While reporting on this, Ben called Jack Corrigan "Jerry Corrigan", mixing up his name with his broadcast partner Jerry Schemmel. Ben apologized for this error in Episode 1894.
Episode 1905: Phillies announcer calls Brandon Marsh "Brad Marsh".
Episode 1988: A's broadcasters called Taylor Ward "Turner Ward" on 2023 Opening Day.
Episode 1989: Angels broadcaster confuses Tucker Davidson and Tyler Anderson; Tigers broadcaster confuses Spencer Torkelson and Spencer Turnbull.
Episode 1995: Mets announcer Ron Darling calls Tyler Wade "Taylor Wade"; Angels announcer Wayne Randazzo calls Hunter Renfroe "Anthony Rendon".
Episode 2012: A's announcer says "JP Sears" but then corrects himself in the mistaken belief that he said "JP France".
Episode 2034: Yankees broadcaster John Sterling calls Taylor Ward "Turner Ward".
Episode 2153: Rays broadcasters call Taylor Ward "Tyler Ward" and "Turner Ward".
Episode 2162: John Kruk calls Taylor Ward "Tyler Ward".
Episode 2205: Mark Gubicza says "Nice play by Ander--, Tyler--, Taylor Ward," confusing Taylor Ward with pitcher Tyler Anderson.