Baseball Prospectus Baseball Prospectus Radio: You Only Think You Know Baseball Each week, Will Carroll talks baseball with notable guests from across the industry. Look for our podcast in the iTunes store! Ben Murphybmurphy@baseballprospectus.com baseball,Baseball Prospectus,prospectus,radio,Will Carroll,ESPN,ESPN950,Red Sox,Yankees,New York,Boston,sabermetrics,SABR,ball,base http://baseballprospectus.com/images/bpralbum.jpg http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio Baseball Prospectus Radio: You Only Think You Know Baseball en-usProspectus Entertainment Ventures 2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:57:09 PST 1 NEW Oakland closer Andrew Bailey is the AL Rookie of the Year. He and teammate Craig Breslow interview each other on this edition of BP Radio. Click here to read more or download the show. Oakland closer Andrew Bailey is the 2009 AL Rookie of the Year. Earlier this summer, Bailey and teammate Craig Breslow showed off their media skills when they interviewed each other during a discussion with BP's David Laurila. Get inside the head of the American League's top rookie, only on Baseball Prospectus Radio! NEW Oakland closer Andrew Bailey is the AL Rookie of the Year. He and teammate Craig Breslow interview each other on this edition of BP Radio. Click here to read more or download the show. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_091116_1.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_091116_1.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW The Padres' Jed Hoyer, Jeff Moorad, and Bud Black talk about the future of Padres baseball. Click here to read more or download the show. It was a week of change for the San Diego Padres as they brought Jed Hoyer on board as the club's new General Manager. Craig Elsten of 619sports.net was there to talk to Hoyer, as well as with Padres owner Jeff Moorad and manager Bud Black. Get an inside look into the next era of Padres baseball, only on Baseball Prospectus Radio! NEW The Padres' Jed Hoyer, Jeff Moorad, and Bud Black talk about the future of Padres baseball. Click here to read more or download the show. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_091028.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_091028.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Rays manager Joe Maddon and broadcaster Andy Freed join David Laurila on this edition of BPR. Click here to read more or download the show. Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon grew up a Cardinals fan, and in this edition of BP Radio he compares the '08 and '09 Rays to the Cardinals of 1968 and 1969. Maddon tells David Laurila that there are similarities between Carl Crawford and Lou Brock, B.J. Upton and Curt Flood, and David Price and Steve Carlton, among others. David also talks with the radio voice of the Rays, Andy Freed, about some of the club's bigger disappointments in '09, as well as some pleasant surprises. NEW Rays manager Joe Maddon and broadcaster Andy Freed join David Laurila on this edition of BPR. Click here to read more or download the show. Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090920.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090920.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Joe Posnanski talks with Will about the Big Red Machine, the state of sports journalism, and the Royals in the latest BP Conversation. Click here to read more or download the show. Joe Posnanski needs no introduction, but you do need to know his new book, The Machine, is out. This insightful look at the 1975 Reds tells us more about Joe Morgan, Pete Rose, Sparky Anderson, and the rest of the team than we ever knew before. One of the greatest teams ever deserves a great book. Joe and Will also discuss the changing state of sports journalism, and the sad state of the Royals in this latest BP Conversation, one you won't want to miss. NEW Joe Posnanski talks with Will about the Big Red Machine, the state of sports journalism, and the Royals in the latest BP Conversation. Click here to read more or download the show. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090916.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090916.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW It's candid, a bit raw, and totally uncut as the Rays' Gabe Kapler and Fernando Perez open up for BP Radio. Click here to read more or download the show. Gabe Kapler and Fernando Perez are raw and uncut on this edition of BP Radio. David Laurila hands the mic to the two Tampa Bay outfielders, and they don't disappoint, as they share their thoughts on Derek Jeter (on and off the field), living and working in the spotlight, the clubhouse environment, some of their most outlandish moments, and much more. If you enjoy smart, unscripted baseball talk, you won't want to miss this edition of Baseball Prospectus Radio! NEW It's candid, a bit raw, and totally uncut as the Rays' Gabe Kapler and Fernando Perez open up for BP Radio. Click here to read more or download the show. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090914.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090914.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW In another BP Conversation, Will sits down with legendary former Royals trainer Mickey Cobb. Click here to read more or download the show. There's reasons we seldom get to talk to athletic trainers on the record, so the chance to speak with one of the legends is always worth a BP Conversation. Mickey Cobb, the trainer for some legendary Kansas City Royals team has some rings, some stories, and a lot of knowledge. He fills us in on what the trainer does, and how he contributed to some great teams in today's extended BP Conversation. (32 minutes) NEW In another BP Conversation, Will sits down with legendary former Royals trainer Mickey Cobb. Click here to read more or download the show. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090911.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090911.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Speaking with the authors of books on Hall of Famers' favorite games and the Red Sox' relationship with the media. Click here to read more or download the show. A pair of authors join David Laurila on this edition of BP Radio. Up first is Maureen Mullin whose book Yogi Was Up with a Guy on Third... features 53 Hall of Famers talking about their favorite baseball games ever. Maureen and David talk about Ernie Banks, Dennis Eckersley, Harmon Killebrew, and more. You'll also hear Jerry Beach talking about his book, Fighting Words: The Media, the Red Sox, and the All-Encompassing Passion for Baseball in Boston. The book investigates the media dynamics surrounding the Red Sox, focusing on the relationship between players and reporters in the clubhouse. Don't miss two great authors talking about two fantastic books, only on Baseball Prospectus Radio! NEW Speaking with the authors of books on Hall of Famers' favorite games and the Red Sox' relationship with the media. Click here to read more or download the show. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090905.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090905.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW White Sox color broadcast man Darrin Jackson and rookie infielder Gordon Beckham join David Laurila on this latest edition of BP Radio. Click here to read more or download the show. It's all White Sox on this edition of Baseball Prospectus Radio, as David Laurila talks with broadcast color man Darrin Jackson and rookie sensation Gordon Beckham. Jackson talks about his switch from player to broadcaster, the managerial style of Ozzie Guillen, the solid play of the team's aging power hitters, and more, while Beckham shares his thoughts on his rookie year, including his switch to third base and playing under the watchful eye of America's First Fan. NEW White Sox color broadcast man Darrin Jackson and rookie infielder Gordon Beckham join David Laurila on this latest edition of BP Radio. Click here to read more or download the show. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090829.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090829.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Phillies pitching prospects Kyle Drabek and Scott Mathieson join David Laurila on this edition of BP Radio. Click here to read more or download the show. BP Radio is back down on the farm as David Laurila talks with Phillies pitchers Kyle Drabek and Scott Mathieson. Currently at Double-A Reading, both pitchers talk about changes they've made since coming back from Tommy John surgery. Drabek also reflects on the influence his father, Doug Drabek, has had on his career, while Mathieson talks about what he learned from Pedro Martinez during the veteran's brief stop in Reading this summer. Continuing to cover all levels of the game, it's Baseball Prospectus Radio! NEW Phillies pitching prospects Kyle Drabek and Scott Mathieson join David Laurila on this edition of BP Radio. Click here to read more or download the show. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090822.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090822.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Agent Scott Boras joins our friends at 619sports.net to talk about the process of Stephen Strasburg's signing with the Nationals. Click here to read more or download the show. It came down to the wire, but Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals just beat the deadline on a deal for the number one overall pick in this year's draft to go pro. On this edition of BP Radio, Craig Elsten and Chris Ello of 619sports.net in San Diego talk with agent Scott Boras about the negotiating process and much more. Boras also responds to critics who question the motives of players and agents when negotiating contracts. Always getting the deal done, it's Baseball Prospectus Radio! NEW Agent Scott Boras joins our friends at 619sports.net to talk about the process of Stephen Strasburg's signing with the Nationals. Click here to read more or download the show. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090819.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090819.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW It's only fitting that Gary Smith gets a long-form interview. Hear the masterful writer's take on a unique story and his own unique format. Click here to read more or download the show. Gary Smith is one of the masters of the long-form sports story. His pieces at Sports Illustrated include some of the best-known works in the canon. His Pat Tillman story resonates beyond the sports world, but his latest, on a clubhouse kid turned prospect with a twist, is among his best. Will talks with Gary Smith about this story and the fate of the form in this latest BP Conversation. NEW It's only fitting that Gary Smith gets a long-form interview. Hear the masterful writer's take on a unique story and his own unique format. Click here to read more or download the show. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090817.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090817.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Tigers catcher Alex Avila and pitcher Ryan Perry talk with David Laurila about their quickly making it to the majors. Click here to read more or download the show. On this edition of BP Radio, David Laurila catches up with a pair of young Tigers. Up first is 22-year-old catcher Alex Avila. Selected by Detroit in the fifth round of last summer's draft, Avila has shot through the organization and is now off to a hot start with Detroit. His success has come under the watchful eye of his father, team vice president/AGM Al Avila. David also talks with relief pitcher Ryan Perry, the Tigers' first-round pick a year ago out of Arizona. Perry has spent most of the year in Detroit and talks about the highs and lows of his first big-league season. NEW Tigers catcher Alex Avila and pitcher Ryan Perry talk with David Laurila about their quickly making it to the majors. Click here to read more or download the show. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090812.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090812.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Oakland pitchers Andrew Bailey, Craig Breslow, and Brett Anderson join David Laurila this time out. Click here to read more or download the show. On this edition of BP Radio, David Laurila catches up with a trio of Oakland A's pitchers. First up are closer Andrew Bailey and reliever Craig Breslow. Instead of asking the questions, David turns the mic over to the players as they interview each other. Up next, rookie starter Brett Anderson talks about his first big-league season, and offers scouting reports on Bailey, Trevor Cahill, and Vin Mazzaro. Catch three of the promising young arms in Oakland, only on Baseball Prospectus Radio! NEW Oakland pitchers Andrew Bailey, Craig Breslow, and Brett Anderson join David Laurila this time out. Click here to read more or download the show. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090804.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090804.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Todd Benzinger is back in baseball as manager of the Dayton Dragons, and talks with David Laurila in a candid interview. Click here to read more or download the show. Todd Benzinger is back in baseball, and he sits down with David Laurila for a very candid interview on BP Radio. Benzinger talks about his return to the game and the challenges he faces as the first-year manager of the Dayton Dragons, Cincinnati's Single-A affiliate in the Midwest League. Plus, you'll hear Benzinger's thoughts on why pressure in sports is ridiculous, why Dwight Evans and Alan Trammell should be in the Hall of Fame, and how to best balance the use of statistical analysis in the game. Don't miss Todd Benzinger, only on Baseball Prospectus Radio! NEW Todd Benzinger is back in baseball as manager of the Dayton Dragons, and talks with David Laurila in a candid interview. Click here to read more or download the show. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090707.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090707.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Just weeks after announcing his retirement plans, Donald Fehr sat down with Will and Joe to discuss his time on the job, leading the MLBPA. Click here to read more or download the show. Just weeks after announcing his retirement, Donald Fehr, the Executive Director of MLBPA, sat down with Will Carroll and Joe Sheehan to discuss his quarter-century on the job, and a career that often found him in the center of the game's greatest controversies. From what he believes the job is to his views on re-opening the Drug Agreement, this is a unique conversation that you'll only hear at Baseball Prospectus Radio. NEW Just weeks after announcing his retirement plans, Donald Fehr sat down with Will and Joe to discuss his time on the job, leading the MLBPA. Click here to read more or download the show. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090703.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090703.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW In a BP Radio exclusive, the joint interview of Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe. Listen now! Click here to read more or download the show. This one is historic: for the first time on radio, Dr. Frank Jobe and Tommy John talk about the surgery that has changed the game. Jobe and John have spoken together twice before, but recordings of either instance are not publicly available; this one is. Find out how Jobe thought of the operation, what John thought when he woke up, and who the second pitcher was to have the operation. It's a dream come true for medheads everywhere, on this exclusive edition of BPR. NEW In a BP Radio exclusive, the joint interview of Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe. Listen now! Click here to read more or download the show. Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090614.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090614.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Listen as San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg talks with Aztecs' announcer Craig Elsten on this edition of BP Radio. Click here to read more or download the show. He's one of the best college baseball players we've seen in years and a virtual lock to go #1 overall in next month's draft. Now, San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg is on BP Radio. Aztec play-by-play announcer Craig Elsten recently caught up with Strasburg between starts, and was kind enough to share that conversation with the BP community. You'll get Strasburg's take on his college experience, his workout routine, the influence of his family, and much more, only on Baseball Prospectus Radio! NEW Listen as San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg talks with Aztecs' announcer Craig Elsten on this edition of BP Radio. Click here to read more or download the show. Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090508.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090508.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Last year, Will got to know Phil Coke in an unusual way. Coke has since gone from obscurity to the Yankees' #10 prospect. Hear what changed and more on BPR. Click here to read more or download the show. Last year, Will Carroll got to know Phil Coke in an unusual way. This year, Coke has gone from a footnote in a trade to the Yankees tenth-best prospect. Hear what changed, how it changed, and Coke's views on some of the other prospects in pinstripes on this edition of Baseball Prospectus Radio. NEW Last year, Will got to know Phil Coke in an unusual way. Coke has since gone from obscurity to the Yankees' #10 prospect. Hear what changed and more on BPR. Click here to read more or download the show. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090222.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090222.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Inaugurate another Top 11 list as we talk with Jim Bowden and Mike Rizzo about a stimulus package of prospects that the Nationals have on the way. Click here to read more or download the show. As we follow along with the Top 11 lists, we hit the tail end of the National League in our nation's capital. Is it just a new President we're getting in DC, or will it be the dawn of a new generation of Nats? Jim Bowden and Mike Rizzo have been busy rebuilding this organization, and we ask if we'll see results in 2009. NEW Inaugurate another Top 11 list as we talk with Jim Bowden and Mike Rizzo about a stimulus package of prospects that the Nationals have on the way. Click here to read more or download the show. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090123.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_090123.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW We check in with Rockies prospect Casey Weathers as we continue to follow along the Top 11 prospect lists on BPR. Click here to read more or download the show. As we continue following Kevin Goldstein's lists of each team's Top 11 Prospects, we talk with Casey Weathers of the Colorado Rockies. Unlike most other noteworthy prospects, Weathers won't be playing next year after Tommy John surgery, but he's still one to watch as the Rockies build for the future. Hear about his rehab, some of his teammates, and his amazing 2008 that went from Tulsa to Beijing. It's Casey Weathers and the Colorado Rockies on this edition of BPR. NEW We check in with Rockies prospect Casey Weathers as we continue to follow along the Top 11 prospect lists on BPR. Click here to read more or download the show. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_081117.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_081117.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Bob Costas takes the time to sit down with Will Carroll for a conversation that ranges from Jackie Robinson to Barry Bonds, from Mickey Mantle to Meat Loaf. Carroll and Costas on BP Radio.Click here to read more or download the show. If you've watched sports in the last twenty-five years, you know who Bob Costas is. Bob sits down with Will to talk about the place of baseball in the American psyche, from Jackie Robinson to Mickey Mantle to Barry Bonds. Costas has a unique perspective reaching from coming up with the classic Cards and Yankees to today's global era. Join us for a special BPR with one of the biggest names in sports, Bob Costas. NEW Bob Costas takes the time to sit down with Will Carroll for a conversation that ranges from Jackie Robinson to Barry Bonds, from Mickey Mantle to Meat Loaf. Carroll and Costas on BP Radio.Click here to read more or download the show. Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_081106.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_081106.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW Fantasy? Reality? Cory Schwartz can handle big questions from both worlds. Hear from the master of both Pitch F/X and Pitch & Ditch on this edition of BPR's Fantasy February.Click here to read more or download the show. Will once again turns the tables on Fantasy 411 by bringing in Cory Schwartz. Of course, Cory's not just the co-host of 411, he's also the Director of Stats for MLBAM and he's seen his big project, Pitch F/X, explode into baseball's consciousness. He talks about a broad range of topics from stats to fantasy on this edition of BPR's Fantasy February. NEW Fantasy? Reality? Cory Schwartz can handle big questions from both worlds. Hear from the master of both Pitch F/X and Pitch & Ditch on this edition of BPR's Fantasy February.Click here to read more or download the show. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_080225.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_080225.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr NEW What do "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony" have in common with baseball? Find out in this BP Conversation with Bob Kendrick of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Click here to read more or download the show. In this BP Conversation, we take a look at the relationship between two of America's pastimes: Baseball and Music. Brad Wochomurka talks with Bob Kendrick, the Marketing Director of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, about a music project designed to bring awareness to the legacy of Negro Leagues baseball. The CD is due out this summer with the title track already cut by legendary rap group "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony". Can the project help regenerate interest in baseball among the black youth of today? Who else will be a part of the project? Plus, find out how the Negro Leagues Museum has moved on since the loss of it's strongest voice: Buck O'Neil. Always marching to a different beat - it's another BP Conversation! NEW What do "Bone Thugs-n-Harmony" have in common with baseball? Find out in this BP Conversation with Bob Kendrick of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. Click here to read more or download the show. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_080129.mp3 http://www.baseballprospectus.com/radio/audio/bpr_080129.mp3 baseball,prospectus,will,carroll,radio,sabermetrics,sabr no