It’s playoff time, so Jason and I discuss when going with your ace on three days rest is a good thing, Saturday night’s pitching match-up, and a change in the way we watch baseball. Then special guest Rob Neyer of ESPN stops by to chime on the playoffs with some interesting tangents here and there on how teams have gotten smarter. For Pop Culture Moment, writer Joel Stein (Time Magazine) comes on to talk about the book he’s working on and how part of the research involved getting a baseball lesson from former All-Star Shawn Green. Then it’s the usual goofiness as Jason pilfers a beverage.
A former bonus baby shares stories from a remarkable career.
The opening of the winter leagues means the return of the daily.
They arrived as National League Central champions ahead of schedule but are they here to stay?
What the AL lacks in young hurlers it makes up for in young, stud relief aces.
Saluting the players whose accomplishments will go unrecognized during awards season.
Despite a last-place NL West finish, Kevin Towers is a few shrewd moves away from making the Snakes contenders.
A look at some arbitration-eligible players who might be non-tendered, along with other news and notes from around the major leagues.
The Rangers and Rays’ LDS outcome involves no home wins and a repeated bit of dominance.
This Fall Classic wasn’t just a thriller but a seminal moment in the changing of the baseball’s culture.
Another look at Rays’ David Price and Rangers’ Cliff Lee, who are set to square off in the fifth and deciding game of the ALDS.