Archive for Podcast – FanGraphs Audio

FanGraphs Audio: Dave Cameron

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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Audio after the jump. (Approximately 33 min. play time.)

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FanGraphs Audio: Fantasy Friday with Ben Duronio

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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Audio after the jump. (Approximately 40 min. play time.)

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FanGraphs Audio: In the Clubhouse with Jack Cust

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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Audio after the jump. (Approximately 14 min. play time.)

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FanGraphs Audio: Question Time with Dayn Perry

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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Audio after the jump. (Approximately 49 min. play time.)

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FanGraphs Audio: Dave Cameron Time

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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Audio after the jump. (Approximately 30 min. play time.)

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FanGraphs Audio: Fantasy Friday with Michael Barr

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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Audio after the jump. (Approximately 37 min. play time.)

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FanGraphs Audio: Brian Anderson on the ’97 Series

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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Audio after the jump. (Approximately 13 min. play time.)

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FanGraphs Audio: Dayn Perry Reaches Out

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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Audio after the jump. (Approximately 49 min. play time.)

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FanGraphs Audio: The Dave Cameron Show

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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Audio after the jump. (Approximately 32 min. play time.)

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FanGraphs Audio: Handsome Italian Bill Petti

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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Audio after the jump. (Approximately 59 min. play time.)

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