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BP Unfiltered: Blind BABIP Results: You Suck Sam Miller
06-19
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Pebble Hunting: Every Manager's Face, Part 2 Sam Miller
06-19
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 227: Julio Urias and Young Pitchers/Prospects Switching Positions/Jose Iglesias and High BABIPs/Goodbye Base Coaches Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
06-18
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Pebble Hunting: Blind BABIP Test, Part 2 Sam Miller
06-18
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 226: Predictions About Zack Wheeler/The Story of Signing Puig Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
06-17
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 225: Missing Out on Mariano Rivera/Scouting Scouts Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
06-14
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 224: The Evolution of On-Field Celebrations/The Home Run Derby Draft Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
06-13
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 223: Should College Pitchers Shut it Down After Being Drafted?/The Red Sox and Advance Scouting Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
06-12
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06-12
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 222: Bloodlines and the Draft/Giving Up in Extras/Managers Telling the Truth/Moore, Molina, and Calling Pitches Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
06-11
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 221: Astros Pro Scouting Coordinator Kevin Goldstein on the Amateur Draft Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
06-10
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 220: Sick Starters, The Value of Hitting Coaches, and The Most Disappointing Team of 2013 Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
06-07
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06-07
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 219: The Mock Draft Mystery/Joey Votto's Future/Scouts and Espionage/The New-Look Royals Lineup Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 218: Paralysis by Biogenesis Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
06-05
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Sam Miller
06-05
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 217: Umpires, Catchers, and Home Field Advantage/Forming a Wall/The Anti-DH Movement/Lengthening Games Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
06-04
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 216: Whither the White Sox?/Dissecting Yasiel Puig's Debut Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
06-03
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 215: Does Money Still Make Teams Better?/Taking our Temperatures on Tim Lincecum and Chris Davis Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
06-03
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06-02
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BP Unfiltered: Stats vs. The Will To Win on the Family Feud Sam Miller
05-31
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Sam Miller
05-31
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Pebble Hunting: Every Manager's Face, Part 1 Sam Miller
05-31
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 214: B.J. Upton and Fixing Mechanical Flaws/Scouting and the International Draft Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-30
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 213: The Royals and Not Hitting Homers/The Physical Signs of Scouting Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-29
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05-29
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 212: Doing Away with Errors/Rotating Positions/What Would Retired Players Hit?/Aesthetically Pleasing Players/3-0 Red Lights Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-28
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 211: The Phillies, the Blue Jays, and Selling/The Scary Side of Jose Canseco Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-24
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 210: Revisiting the Montero-Pineda Trade/Your Ticket Refund/Giveaway Ideas Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-24
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05-23
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 209: Veterans vs. Young Players/The Dodgers and Grit Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-22
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 208: Refunds for Losses/More Catching Questions/DHs and Defensive Positioning/Most Pitchers in an Inning Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-21
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BP Unfiltered: The Worst Thing The Dodgers Have Done This Year Sam Miller
05-21
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 207: Reevaluating Patrick Corbin/Baseball and Redheads Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-20
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BP Unfiltered: The Week In Albert Pujols Playing Through Pain, May 13-May 19 Sam Miller
05-20
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 206: When Does it Make Sense to Fire Managers?/What We Think about Hot Streaks Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-17
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 205: Catcher Framing Questions/A Hypothetical Pitching Problem/Post-Start MRIs Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-16
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 204: The Yankees and Luck/How We Watch Baseball/Consuming Scouting Reports Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-15
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Pebble Hunting: The Starts That Defied FIP Sam Miller
05-15
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 203: Strikeouts and Defense/Shortest Pitching Careers/Novelty All-Star Games/World Series of Worst/Rooting Against No-Hitters Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-14
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BP Unfiltered: A Broken Bat That Did Not Seriously Injure Any Catchers Sam Miller
05-14
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BP Unfiltered: Mark Reynolds Gets Close To A Pop-Up Sam Miller
05-14
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 202: Bryce Harper Hits the Wall/Albert Pujols' Pain Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-13
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BP Unfiltered: The Week In Albert Pujols Playing Through Pain, May 6-May 12 Sam Miller
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BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 201: Drafting Age-25-and-Under Starters/Still No No-Hitters Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
05-11
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BP Unfiltered: Mark Reynolds and a Very Suspicious Break Sam Miller
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May 31, 2013 5:00 am
Sam Miller
Like Mike Scioscia Face, but for managers not named Mike Scioscia.
On every major-league team, in every major-league dugout, you will find the same thing: A manager, with a face. This is important to remember if you ever find yourself filming a baseball game for a regional sports network, because the manager's face is the spine of your narrative. Every manager's face is different, but every manager's face is important, and every manager's face can be counted on to do some sort of Manager Face thingy when the manager's team screws up.
We now embark on a tour of the Manager's Faces in Major League Baseball today. The exact context of these faces isn't terribly important, but know that every face is motivated by chagrin, caused by either a team miscue (usually a bases-loaded walk, a fielding error, or bad baserunning), an umpire's call, or some sort of bad luck. We will start with our first set of 10. Others to follow at some point soon.
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May 31, 2013 5:00 am
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam discuss B.J. Upton's slump and mechanical flaws, then talk about the impact an international draft would have on scouting.
May 30, 2013 5:00 am
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam discuss the Royals' power outage and the comments made by their hitting coach, then talk about surprising physical signs that scouts study.
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May 29, 2013 5:00 am
Sam Miller
Is the Royals' first baseman coming out of his slump, or still struggling?
On Sunday, a baseball broadcaster informed me (and you and everyone we know) that a player on the Kansas City Royals
Eric Hosmer
May 29, 2013 5:00 am
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about errors, ancient players, whether hitters should swing more often on 3-0, and more.
May 28, 2013 5:00 am
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam discuss the Phillies, Blue Jays, and being a buyer or seller in the multi-Wild Card era, then talk about the significance of Jose Canseco's internet notoriety.
May 24, 2013 10:15 am
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam discuss how the Jesus Montero-Michael Pineda trade has turned out so far, then talk about your ticket refund/giveaway ideas.
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May 24, 2013 5:00 am
Sam Miller
When do pitchers reach their offensive peak?
You’ll notice that Tim Lincecum
Not his pitching, though. I’m talking about his hitting. Lincecum has one measly hit this season, a little groundball single through the hole between shortstop and third base. He has struck out 12 times in 16 official at-bats. Just six players—five pitchers, and Khris Davis Chris Davis
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May 23, 2013 5:00 am
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam talk about some recent conflicts between veterans and young players, then discuss Don Mattingly's comments about the Dodgers' lack of grit.
May 22, 2013 5:00 am
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about refunds for team losses, catcher receiving, defensive positioning, and more.
May 21, 2013 3:49 pm
Sam Miller
Copyright, not copywritten.
Say it with me, now: This copyrighted broadcast is presented by the authority of the [baseball team in question] and may not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form. The accounts and descriptions of this game may not be disseminated without the express written consent of the [team in question].
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May 21, 2013 10:17 am
Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller
Ben and Sam discuss whether they've underrated Patrick Corbin, then talk about whether there's a bias against redheads in baseball.
Pebble Hunting: A Week of Watching Yoenis Cespedes
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