Daily baseball statistical analysis and commentary
1984 episodes transcribedBen and Sam talk to FanGraphs legal analyst Nathaniel Grow about a number of baseball-related cases working their way through the courts.
Ben and Sam banter about Chris Davis and burning ships, then answer a listener email about how to make Mike Trout matter to non-fans.
Ben and Sam banter about Ian Kennedy and their free-agent-contract predictions, then answer listener emails about the Dodgers’ front office, The Playe...
Ben and Sam banter about BP’s new catcher-defense stats, then discuss the AL Central’s offseason.
Ben and Sam discuss how long Barry Bonds will last as the Miami Marlins’ hitting coach.
Ben and Sam banter about Kenta Maeda’s physical, then consult an official scorer and answer emails about a market correction, the Dodgers’ spending, t...
Ben and Sam review the greatness of Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza and talk about their other takeaways from the Hall of Fame voting results.
Ben and Sam banter about Justin Upton and answer listener emails about baseball movies, rap lyrics, restructuring divisions, free-agent demands, and m...
Ben and Sam banter about dress codes and the recent lack of rumors, then discuss Dan Haren’s revelatory tweets.
Ben and Sam banter about the unusual number of unsigned position players, then share their initial reactions to the Dodgers’ signing of Kenta Maeda.
Ben and Sam banter about player privacy concerns, then dig (very) deep into the mailbag for questions that time forgot.
Ben and Sam talk to Ryan Thibodaux about what he’s learned from his effort to track Hall of Fame ballots.
Ben and Sam banter about a fictitious player from TV, then answer listener emails about Mike Trout, opt-ops, paying players not to play, persuading a...
Ben and Sam discuss whether the awe-inspiring 2018 free agent class is something MLB teams should be planning for already.
Ben and Sam discuss whether signing Jason Heyward makes the Cubs the best team in baseball.
Ben and Sam banter about Serial and basketball, then discuss the Astros-Phillies trade and Jason Heyward.
Ben and Sam discuss the Shelby Miller trade between the Diamondbacks and Braves, and the Cubs’ Starlin Castro trade and Ben Zobrist signing.
Ben and Sam banter about Hall of Fame voting and David Price, then talk about the recent trend toward teams acquiring multiple elite late-inning relie...
Ben and Sam banter about David Price and Ryan Madson and discuss the Zack Greinke and Jeff Samardzija signings.
Ben and Sam talk to BP author Chris Mosch about the newest innovation in defensive positioning: the outfield shift.
