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…
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…
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…
The Toronto Maple Leafs focused heavily on defense and goaltending during the offseason. Yet, they are rumored to be eyeing another blue-liner to bolster their already improved defensive core. One trade proposal, submitted by a fan via PuckPedia’s PuckGM tool, has gained some commentary. This speculative deal would see the Maple Leafs acquire Minnesota Wild…
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…
