[ad_1] Meg Rowley and guest co-host Craig Goldstein, editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus, discuss the passing of Fernando Valenzuela, and his importance to both the Dodgers and baseball. Then they preview the 2024 World Series between the Dodgers and the Yankees. They detail the relative strengths and weaknesses of both teams, breaking down the lineups, rotations,…
[ad_1] Meg Rowley and guest co-host Eric Longenhagen, FanGraphs’ lead prospect analyst, discuss some of the eliminated playoff teams, Meg’s grand unified theory of Grimace, and a few of the things they are looking forward to in the coming Dodgers-Yankees World Series. Then they discuss what Eric does and doesn’t look for in his Arizona…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Ben’s unexpected appearance and PitchCom theories, review key moments from the end of the ALCS and NLCS, analyze Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton, predict the 2025 futures of the Guardians and Mets, consider the implications of a potential World Series showdown between high-spending teams, preview the Series, and…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Game 3 of the ALCS and Game 4 of the NLCS, delve into replay review, fly-ball classifications, and executive titles, respond to listener emails about retiring numbers for both home and road teams and the proper terminology for bat flips, and explore postseason despair, ball behavior, and roster…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss various baseball topics including the history of politicians making comments about baseball, playoff livestreams, the Division Series round, José Ramírez, the Tigers’ outlook for 2025, the Dodgers’ chances, Dave Roberts, injured players, the NLCS and ALCS games, clutch hitting by players such as Kiké Hernández and Giancarlo Stanton,…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the excitement of the AL Central Division Series, a David Fry prediction, the reliever familiarity effect, an unfortunate TV shot, the Yankees’ ALDS win, the Royals’ chances of returning to October, the Braves firing coaches, the future of Tropicana Field, and MLB’s response to climate change. Then (1:00:24)…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss various baseball topics in this episode. They talk about the possibility of players predicting opponents’ home runs, the Mets’ NLDS victory, New York’s title drought, Padres-Dodgers Games 3 and 4, Walker Buehler’s “earned” runs, Manny Machado’s clever dash, ALDS updates, a green-screen response and broadcast nitpicks, the possibly…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss various topics in the latest episode of their podcast, including home run predictions, top closers blowing leads, the competitive postseason, recent game highlights, broadcasters mentioning momentum, replay controversies, and Padres-Dodgers rivalry. They also touch on green screens in baseball broadcasts, fun-fact qualifiers, the Reds and the Selig Rule,…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Pete Alonso’s massive home run off of Devin Williams, the lively atmosphere and unique personalities surrounding the Mets, the challenges of calculating the statistics for an interesting Alonso fact, Alonso’s upcoming free agency, the excitement of the Division Series matchups, a preview of each series, the recent front-office…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss distracting digital and between-pitch ads, win probability graphs on playoff broadcasts, controlling your own destiny, Orlando Arcia hugging Manny Machado, consternation about postseason small samples, Monday’s memorable Mets-Braves doubleheader, Carlos Mendoza’s Edwin Díaz decision, the most compelling postseason storylines, the early exits of the Orioles, Astros, and Braves,…
