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, and…
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 changes…
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, the…
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 the…
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 Kramer,…
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 the…
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 career…
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 MLB’s…
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 sports,…
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 intentional…
