The Donaldson Dugout
Meet your hosts of the Donaldson Dugout -- Bob who goes by Gus (or Dad) and Mary Grace who goes by Gracie -- or M... parental nickname only. You'll hear us use all of them depending on our moods and humor that day.
Since we also run a business together, we can't tell you which day of the week we'll be publishing as it will be different every time -- but we promise we'll let you know as soon as we do.
We have a lot of family baseball history we'll be discussing but we'll also share our family baseball history and a number of personal stories. And we'll touch on our Yanks and Mets, debate what's happening around MLB, and dissect our fantasy teams!
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Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
The darkest days of New York Baseball in 2026 have arrived. Carlos Mendoza fired! Mets still can't hit! Yankees slumping without Judge and Stanton! Starting pitching is human! Once we survive all of the dreadful news, we share a few All-Star Game predictions and Yankees history fun facts... anything to think about the good times, right?
Production note: This episode was pre-recorded on June 28, 2026.
Wednesday Jun 17, 2026
Wednesday Jun 17, 2026
Basketball took center stage in New York this week, which didn't leave much time for baseball... but we made it all work. We talk Judge's injury and its ripple effects, the sad State of the Mets, and some Knicks crossover/all-over sports fan nostalgia.
This episode was pre-recorded on June 14, 2026.
Wednesday May 27, 2026
Wednesday May 27, 2026
The first 2026 Subway Series is history, and we talk all about it... plus our own Subway Series history. Gerrit Cole is back in the rotation, Gio Urshela announced his retirement, and our Special Guest Trivia Host returns!
Production Note: This episode was pre-recorded on May 24, 2026.
Tuesday May 12, 2026
Tuesday May 12, 2026
We could not let this episode go by without paying tribute to the great John Sterling. And as John would have it, we covered a lot of Yankees news. Plus, we shared stories about our moms and their connections to our favorite game.
Production Note: This episode was pre-recorded on Mother's Day, 5/10/26, prior to Jose Caballero's placement on the Injured List and the Yankees' calling up Anthony Volpe.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
DC's own Mets fanatic Ken pays a visit to discuss the state of the Mets and express his displeasure with one Yankees Captain. We also introduce a new segment -- baseball trivia -- with a special guest trivia host, and recount an adventure to Fenway Park.
Production Note: This episode was recorded on April 26, prior to Giancarlo Stanton being placed on the injured list.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2026
Wednesday Apr 22, 2026
In our longest episode to date, our nephew/cousin, Joe, joined us for this week in Mets, Yankees, and our fantasy league. The Mets and Yankees games were both in progress while we recorded, so look out for real-time reactions. Plus, we recapped our snake draft of all-time Mets and Yankees greats.
Tuesday Apr 14, 2026
Tuesday Apr 14, 2026
With Yankee and Mets bats cold, we discuss if it's time to sound the alarms just yet. We talk clubhouse dynamics for the Mets and the future of the Yanks' pitching. Apologies to Bob Costas are issued as well as to our listeners -- we advertised that Joe would appear on this episode and due to technical difficulties we had to postpone. Don't worry... we covered some family lore anyway.
Production note: This episode was recorded prior to the Yankees' 11-10 win on April 13th.
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
After a whole three days of baseball our hosts discuss opening night on Netflix, the pros and cons of the ABS system, Yankee and Met highlights (and low lights), Paul Skenes' Opening Day nightmare, managing fantasy baseball as well as family dynamics, and Uncle Jim putting his foot through the television.