Episode 174
Managing editor Dave Cameron makes his weekly appearance on this Monday edition of FanGraphs Audio. Topic discussed: April records, what they do and don’t mean (especially for the Angels and Dodgers); this week’s edition of the SI.com power rankings; and the recent promotions of both Bryce Harper and Mike Trout, what their roles might be with their respective clubs.

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Episode 173
RotoGraphs contributor Ben Duronio is the guest on this Fantasy Friday edition of FanGraphs Audio. In this episode: the pod’s weekly Hector Santiago Status Update, and some attention to other closer situation of note; a discussion of injury prone, but talented, starting pitchers (a list starting, but not ending, with the name Jake Peavy); a brief digression in praise of Brandon Beachy’s fastball; and some sell-high, buy-low candidates.

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Episode 172
David Laurila, curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, talks with power-hitting journeyman and current Yankees minor leaguer Jack Cust in the clubhouse of McCoy Stadium, home of the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox.

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Episode 171
Each week, the British House of Commons engages in an activity known as Prime Minister’s Questions — or, simply “Question Time” — during which the Prime Minister answers questions posed by members of Parliament. In this episode of FanGraphs Audio, the self-appointed Prime Minister of NotGraphs, Dayn Perry, answers questions posed by the bespectacled readership.

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Episode 170
Managing editor Dave Cameron makes his weekly appearance on FanGraphs Audio. Topics discussed: Philip Humber’s success, and Don Cooper’s role in it; the SI.com Power Rankings (fueled by FanGraphs WAR), the benefits and limitations of such an exercise; and the new site feature called FanGraphs Guts! and what it tells us about the majors’ current scoring levels.

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Episode 169
It’s the Fantasy Friday edition of FanGraphs Audio. RotoGraphs contributor Michael Barr joins the podcast to discuss topics of interest to the nation’s fantasy owners. Items addressed: your weekly Hector Santiago Status Update; Lance Berkman, Chris Young, and their likely replacements; Justin Morneau going forward; and how to (not?) win an ottoneu auction.

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Episode 168
David Laurila, curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, joins the podcast from Fenway, with a report on the scene from the 100th anniversary celebration of the historic park. He also provides audio from a recent interview with Rays broadcaster and former Cleveland Indian Brian Anderson regarding the latter’s experience, as a Cleveland native, in the heartbreaking 1997 World Series.

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Episode 167
In a departure from his usual weekly appearances, veteran baseball writer and freedom-loving patriot Dayn Perry spends the greater part of this episode of FanGraphs Audio answering questions from the public. The results will shock and amaze!

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Episode 166
Managing editor Dave Cameron — as he does most Mondays — joins FanGraphs Audio this Monday. Topics discussed: the Dale Scott call in Los Angeles, what it teaches us about the current state of umpiring; which stats are and are not reliable at this stage of the season, and what that means for Matt Kemp and Tim Lincecum; and Bobby Valentine’s comments regarding Kevin Youkilis, what they mean, practically speaking.

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Episode 165
FanGraphs readers will know today’s guest both/either from (a) the pages of FanGraphs and Beyond the Box Score and/or (b) his regular appearances on MLB Network’s Clubhouse Confidential with host Brian Kenny. In either case, he’s handsome Italian gentleman Bill Petti. Topics discussed: the Mets, Petti’s academic training in political science, the Mets, Petti’s baseball-oriented research, and the Mets.

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