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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 Aaron…
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 Derek…
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 for…
The United States Men’s National Team have a new head coach! We discuss Mauricio Pochettino’s hire on Episode 141 of the USA Soccercast. The USMNT are coming off a September window that was not great, but the biggest story occurred just before the match against New Zealand on Tuesday night, when U.S. Soccer confirmed the…
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss a Carlos Estévez prediction cold case, share a baseball-sicko experience prompted by the band Hinds’s new single, put actors on baseball-movie Mount Rushmore (in honor of the late, great, James Earl Jones), scrutinize two suggestions for HBP policing, assess the risks and history of ceremonial first pitches, Nora Ephron’s…
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley chat about Carlos Estévez’s impressive prediction, how to communicate the score from the losing team’s perspective, and the experience of being hit in the head by a hot dog. They then delve into the topic of getting hit by a baseball, discussing the frequency of these incidents, the potential dangers,…
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss various baseball topics, including Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr., and measuring power/speed excellence. They also talk about the struggles of the White Sox under Grady Sizemore, hippos, A-Rod’s relationships, double plates/bases, older hitters, player predictions, and more. Later, they speak with Matthew DeSantis and Ramon Riesgo of the Bhutan…
The United States Men’s National Team is back with a new roster and a new interim coach, and we examine the team on Episode 140 of the USA Soccercast. The USMNT are gathering for matches over the next week against Canada and New Zealand and they’re doing so with an interim coach: Mikey Varas. There’s…
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the content of Hall of Fame plaques, the importance of stats in baseball, and various player updates. They cover topics such as Mike Trout and Clayton Kershaw’s return to the field, J.T. Realmuto’s recent comeback, James Paxton’s departure from the Dodgers, Jo Adell’s performance, Jarren Duran’s breakout, Francisco Vicioso,…
