Ben and Sam answer listener emails about DH alternatives, baseball without the grounds crew, the most exciting starters, and more.
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Ben and Sam talk to Jonathan Judge about BP’s new pitching metrics and the challenges and opportunities ahead of statisticians who are still trying to uncover new truths about baseball.
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Ben and Sam banter about Salvador Perez, Erik Kratz, and emergency catchers and then discuss Josh Hamilton’s return to Texas.
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Ben and Sam banter about the NL DH and then discuss A-Rod’s newfound patience and oldfound power.
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Ben, Sam, and Will Woods talk about the Royals’ latest dust-up, the Mets’ 11-game winning streak, and Giancarlo Stanton’s almost physics-defying home runs.
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Ben and Sam answer listener emails about defining team success, four-man outfields, pitcher offensive futility, baseball’s Star Wars trailer moments, and more.
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On the 10th anniversary of Fire Joe Morgan’s first post, Ben and Sam talk to Michael Schur about FJM, sports-media sins in the age of Twitter and, oddly enough, The O.C.
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Ben and Sam banter about batting around and Bryan Price’s media meltdown, then check in on early-season statistical trends.
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Ben and Sam banter about Alex Rodriguez and discuss the three-day dispute about unwritten rules between the A’s and the Royals.
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Ben and Sam talk to Mark Armour and Dan Levitt, the authors of In Pursuit of Pennants, about whether good GMs have to break rules, how long competitive advantages last, and how good teams go bad.
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