[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss which slow-starting 2023 pennant winner, the Diamondbacks or Rangers, is more likely to turn their season around and make it to October. They also delve into the saga of Dick Windbigler, a pitcher who injured himself by pausing mid-delivery, with a special appearance by Dick’s widow, Melba Windbigler….
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the Pirates calling up pitching prospect Paul Skenes, Mookie Betts’s defense at shortstop, Willson Contreras, catcher’s interference calls, catcher technique in a world of automated strike zones, reliever shuffling, Chase Anderson’s Phiten necklace, issues with amateur prospects being exploited, Ippei Mizuhara’s guilty plea, Shohei Ohtani’s WAR and two-way…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Riley Greene’s recent pants-related wardrobe malfunction, the Padres-Marlins Luis Arraez trade, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s struggles, a C.B. Bucknor incident, and more. Then, they are joined by Neil deMause, author of Field of Schemes, and J.C. Bradbury, stadium-funding researcher and professor of economics, finance, and quantitative analysis at Kennesaw…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss a recent increase in base stealing and the criticism of Mike Trout’s loyalty to the Angels. Later, they are joined by Patreon supporter Alex Levy to talk about Alex’s background as a podcast listener, baseball fan, and mail carrier. They also answer emails about various baseball topics. Audio…
[ad_1] After a podcast preface by Ben Lindbergh about Mike Trout’s knee injury (sigh), Ben and Meg Rowley banter (4:19) about a weekend White Sox sweep, the overdue news that Nike is supposedly fixing the much-maligned MLB uniforms, follow-ups about rule rollbacks, ballplayer dirt ingestion, the “group Maddux,” and promotion/relegation, and the Twins’ summer sausage….
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the projections that label the White Sox as a mediocre team, sophomore slumps, ballplayer dirt consumption, replay review protocol, promotion and relegation in professional baseball, the definition of “getaway day,” the value of pitcher fielding, intentional bad performance by big leaguers, pitch selection giveaways on pickoff throws, MLB…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss various topics in professional baseball, including the amount of dirt MLB players ingest in a season, interesting statistics about Mike Trout’s season, Shohei Ohtani, Earl Webb’s single-season doubles record, Cody Bellinger and potential wall padding at Wrigley Field, replay review rules, Matt Waldron’s knuckleball, Elly De La Cruz…
[ad_1] Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss a variety of baseball topics including the Rockies’ recent trouble with the FAA, Jackson Holliday’s slow start, the impact of umpire incidents, offensive numbers compared to last season, the idea of a “combined Maddux,” Shohei Ohtani’s WAR as a DH, the Blue Jays’ renovations, Tommy John surgery research…
