The United States Men’s National Team have crashed out of Copa America, and we have to discuss everything on Episode 137. The USMNT have exited Copa América in the group stage thanks to losses against Panama and Uruguay, and in the aftermath, there are plenty of questions that have to be discused. First, we recap…
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss Nolan Schanuel’s dislike for day games, the Astros climbing back to .500 and closing in on the Mariners, the Mets reaching .500 and moving towards a playoff berth, Reynaldo López’s success and luck, Adam Duvall’s misfortune, the impact of “expected” stats on performance perception, Hunter Greene’s on-field vomiting incident,…
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 Steven…
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 East…
The United States Men’s National Team are getting ready to begin Copa America, and we preview the group stage of the tournament on Episode 136. The USMNT enter this tournament as the hosts and wanting to be successful in this tournament. But, what does success look like? We first start with the play on the…
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 the…
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss whether Nike’s City Connect uniforms are losing their appeal, the Dodgers’ recent setbacks with injuries to Mookie Betts, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Kyle Bradish, the imminent returns of star pitchers Gerrit Cole, Max Scherzer, and Clayton Kershaw, Carlos Correa’s impressive performance at the plate, Elly De La Cruz’s unexpected scoring…
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 grand…
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 and…
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 for…
