[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Phillies reliever José Ruiz approaching Ryan Webb’s record for most games finished without a save, Aaron Judge’s Hall of Fame potential, the Mariners’ .540 winning percentage as predicted by Jerry Dipoto, Dallas Keuchel’s return to the majors, the surprising influence of the White Sox on the trade deadline,…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Edwin Díaz’s suspension for using sticky substances, a new alternative to Tommy John surgery called the internal brace, Blake Snell’s recent setback, the success of Cristopher Sánchez and the Phillies, Shota Imanaga’s struggles, Kyle Finnegan’s unique clock-off move, impressive starts by Bailey Ober and Pablo López, updates on…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the highlights of the MLB at Rickwood Field game and broadcast, Mike Trout’s slow return from knee surgery, Matt Waldron’s sustained success, Royce Lewis’s incredible performance, the challenge system’s growing influence over ABS, Barry Bonds as a baseball ambassador, Elly De La Cruz’s stolen-base slump, the Yankees-Orioles AL…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh, Rany Jazayerli, and Neil Paine discuss the death of Willie Mays, Mays as the last legendary link to an earlier era, the statistical cases for Mays as the greatest all-around player and greatest player, period in major league history, and (36:45) baseball’s new greatest living player, plus (46:02) banter about Kansas courting…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss various baseball topics in their latest podcast episode. Some of the topics covered include Kyle Schwarber batting leadoff, teams paying players not to play in-game, on-field interviews, the phrase “potential World Series preview,” a team buying and privatizing a valuable public baseball website, a player who only hits…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about this season’s giant cluster of wild card contenders, the potential for an inactive trade deadline, the role the White Sox will play, whether the compression of the standings is good or bad for baseball, and expanded-playoffs incentives. Then (33:46) they talk to NPR producer Alana Schreiber, creator…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Bryce Harper pandering to Londoners, Kiké Hernández’s error during an in-game interview, the debate over banning player scouting cards to lower BABIP, the impact of widening foul lines on home runs, Yusei Kikuchi, Tyler Soderstrom, and a hypothetical scenario involving foul territory. They also talk about crediting managers…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s recent resurgence and answer listener emails on various baseball topics. They talk about what a dynastic team could do to avoid being widely hated, the idea of making a mid-plate-appearance batting change, widening foul lines to increase offense, the debate over whether reducing pitcher injuries…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the matchups between Paul Skenes and Shohei Ohtani, Skenes’s skills and weaknesses on the mound and as a showman, the excitement level of different types of strikes, and more. They also talk about Aroldis Chapman’s ability to maintain high pitch speeds, whether the White Sox should be deterred…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley bring on FanGraphs associate editor Matt Martell to discuss the scenes at Citi Field that kicked off the Mets’ Jorge López saga, the resulting DFA and fallout, and what this silly/sad sequence of events suggests about the potential for player intent to be lost in translation, how off-the-field issues…
