Author Archive: Ben Lindbergh

Ben and Sam banter about the Nationals, then discuss where the Padres went wrong and whether Josh Byrnes deserved his dismissal.

Ben and Sam discuss whether Major League Baseball should ban chewing tobacco, mandate that pitchers wear protective caps, and fund research about elbow injuries.

Ben and Sam talk to Will Woods about soccer conventions that might improve baseball.

Ben and Sam identify the players who’ve most overperformed or underperformed their PECOTAs and discuss what they’ll do next.

Ben and Sam answer listener email questions about players who take pitches, catcher defense, spotting terrible teams a run, tool grades, and more.

Ben and Sam talk about the legacy of the late, great, Tony Gwynn.

Ben and Sam discuss the players they drop everything to watch on MLB.TV.

Ben and Sam discuss the significance of the large number of teams still in contention.

Ben and Sam talk to Matt Dennewitz about his efforts to archive sabermetric research.

Ben and Sam banter about unpredictability, then answer listener emails about Google Glass, split seasons, time travel, Austin Hedges, and more.