Ranked #1
Episode 13: Wins Above Replacement discussion with Sean Forman (bWAR), David Cameron (fWAR), Greg Matthews (openWAR), Rob McQuown and Jonathan Judge (WARP)
Episode 13: Wins Above Replacement discussion with Sean Forman (bWAR), David Cameron (fWAR), Greg Matthews (openWAR), Rob McQuown and Jonathan Judge (WARP)
We welcome Sean Forman from Baseball Reference, David Cameron from FanGraphs, Greg Matthews from openWAR, Rob McQuown an... Read more
29 Nov 2017
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #2
Episode 20: Spin Rates and Designing Pitches with Jeff Long
Episode 20: Spin Rates and Designing Pitches with Jeff Long
2:32 Revisiting PECOTA team projections 10:44 Announce winners of The Shift by Russell A. Carleton giveaway 14:40 Spin ... Read more
15 Mar 2018
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1hr 21mins
Ranked #3
Episode 19: Park Factors and Pitch Design
Episode 19: Park Factors and Pitch Design
When we talk about park adjusted stats, and park factors, what does all of that mean? How do we arrive at those numbers ... Read more
1 Mar 2018
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #4
Episode 23: Evaluating Baseball Statistics with Sam Miller of ESPN
Episode 23: Evaluating Baseball Statistics with Sam Miller of ESPN
Sam Miller joined us to talk about his recent article about evaluating Statcast's new Pop Time metric. Surprising exactl... Read more
17 May 2018
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #5
Episode 10: Looking back at PECOTA
Episode 10: Looking back at PECOTA
We start by talking about projection systems in general, then dive into 2017 PECOTA team projections. We look to see how... Read more
12 Oct 2017
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #6
Episode 18: Making PECOTA with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown
Episode 18: Making PECOTA with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown
We talk with Jonathan Judge and Rob McQuown, who oversee Baseball Prospectus' PECOTA projections to get some more insigh... Read more
16 Feb 2018
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1hr 16mins
Ranked #7
Episode 26: It seems the seam material has a material impact with Dr. Meredith Wills
Episode 26: It seems the seam material has a material impact with Dr. Meredith Wills
Talking about the materials that make up a baseball with Dr. Meredith Wills. We also revisit two-way players, dig into d... Read more
14 Jun 2018
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #8
Episode 14: Shohei Otani and Japanese Baseball with Ben Lindbergh and Kaz Yamazaki
Episode 14: Shohei Otani and Japanese Baseball with Ben Lindbergh and Kaz Yamazaki
We talk with Ben Lindbergh and Kaz Yamazaki about the NPB posting system, differences between the mounds, balls, culture... Read more
7 Dec 2017
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1hr 23mins
Ranked #9
Episode 12: Making Sausage and Catching Up
Episode 12: Making Sausage and Catching Up
Harry and Kendall look back at the World Series, discuss the Cy Young awards and the BBWAA vote has lined up with BP's p... Read more
16 Nov 2017
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1hr 25mins
Ranked #10
Episode 17: These Are Not the Robot Umpires You're Looking For
Episode 17: These Are Not the Robot Umpires You're Looking For
We talk to Jeff Long, Sean O'Rourke, Wayne Boyle, and Russell Carleton about their recent Pitching Week article about th... Read more
1 Feb 2018
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #11
Episode 25: Sergio Romo is The Opener with R.J. Anderson
Episode 25: Sergio Romo is The Opener with R.J. Anderson
R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports came on to talk with us about the Rays recent usage of Sergio Romo as a starting pitcher. We... Read more
31 May 2018
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #12
Episode 24: Report of the Committee Studying Home Run Rates in Major League Baseball
Episode 24: Report of the Committee Studying Home Run Rates in Major League Baseball
We discuss the Report of the Committee Studying Home Run Rates in Major League Baseball released on May 24, 2018. We tal... Read more
24 May 2018
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1hr 51mins
Ranked #13
Episode 29: Building a Baseball Team for the Playoffs and the Future
Episode 29: Building a Baseball Team for the Playoffs and the Future
We talk about how you build a baseball team for the playoffs and the future. It’s good to talk about baseball. Enjoy the... Read more
4 Oct 2018
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58mins
Ranked #14
Episode 31: Changing Pitchers, Changing Players, Changing Owners
Episode 31: Changing Pitchers, Changing Players, Changing Owners
Harry and Kendall talk about the quantifying The Opener phenomenon, Bill James' comments about replacing players, trying... Read more
15 Nov 2018
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54mins
Ranked #15
Episode 30: In the playoffs (and always) pitching and catching are important
Episode 30: In the playoffs (and always) pitching and catching are important
In the playoffs (and always) pitching and catching are important Donate to the Lupus Foundation Required Reading The ... Read more
25 Oct 2018
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25mins