[ad_1] In (dis)honor of the 2024 White Sox displacing the 1962 Mets atop the modern-era single-season losses leaderboard Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, FanGraphs’ Ben Clemens, and Yahoo Sports’s Jordan Shusterman conduct a draft of facts and stats about this record-setting Sox season, scored by Sox Machine White Sox reporter James Fegan, who also describes covering…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the 50th anniversary of the first Tommy John surgery and how baseball would be different if the procedure had never been pioneered, then (15:14) preview the 2024 postseason by pinpointing the biggest strength and weakness of each AL (21:40) and NL (1:00:17) playoff team. Audio intro: Jimmy…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss MLB’s decision to extend YouTube highlight videos, the handling of a rained-out Mets/Braves series, and the controversial zombie runner rule impacting playoff games. They also delve into potential October showdowns, Emmanuel Clase’s Cy Young case, and the ongoing debate between top position players and pitchers. Plus, they analyze…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Meg’s return from vacation, Corbin Burnes’s resurgence with his cutter, the demotion of CJ Abrams, the performance of Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, the firing of Reds manager David Bell, the Tigers promoting Jackson Jobe, Shota Imanaga’s post-NPB success, teams not using injuries as an excuse, Charlie Blackmon’s…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs’ Ben Clemens Discuss Ohtani, Defensive Stats, and More Ben Lindbergh and Ben Clemens from FanGraphs dive into Shohei Ohtani’s historic performance, his incredible feats, and what the future holds for him. They also talk about defensive stats, Salvador Perez’s swing decisions, Bud Black’s questionable accolades, Victor Robles’ baserunning blunder, and…
[ad_1] In a special bonus episode of EW, Ben Lindbergh interviews screenwriter and former editor-in-chief of The Onion, Robert Siegel, about his iconic Onion opinion piece, “In My Day, Ballplayers Were For Shit.” They discuss The Onion’s approach to sports coverage, the significance of headlines and stock photos, the difference between satirizing baseball and other…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Joe Sheehan discuss various topics in this episode, including high school, the enigmatic appeal of Craig Kimbrel, the struggles of the Orioles, playoff fumbles by teams with high playoff odds, prediction strategies, potential legislation on sports betting, and the surprising “retirement” of Adrian Wojnarowski. They also touch on the history of…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs’ Dan Szymborski discuss various baseball topics, such as Ben’s timing in relation to Declan Cronin’s homerless streak, the challenges of podcasts, predictions and regression to the mean, the White Sox’s decision to cut payroll and their future projections, Gerrit Cole’s intentional walk blunder, Alex Cora’s possible admission of throwing at…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports debate whether Jackson Holliday, Jackson Chourio, or Jackson Merrill will be the best player long term, discuss the addition of ads to batting helmets and continued MLB ad creep, and ponder the possibility of publicly owned ballclubs. Then (55:52) Ben talks to Mojo Hill about covering…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs’ Michael Baumann play a game of “College Baseball Player or Vuelta a España Stage Winner?”, discuss Kumar Rocker’s potential and path to the majors, and meet major leaguers Tyler Jay and Richard Fitts, before talking to Marlins reliever Big Mike Baumann about becoming the second major leaguer ever to play…
