Ben and Sam talk to Providence Journal Red Sox beat writer Brian MacPherson about the Red Sox rotation and the firing of Juan Nieves.
Ben and Sam banter about Bryce Harper and Mike Trout and dissect several stats about the Astros’ season so far.
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about umpires and framing, a different home-field advantage, bad baseball terms, and more.
Ben and Sam talk to Ben Carsley about Boston’s talented 22-year-olds, Xander Bogaerts and Mookie Betts.
Ben and Sam banter about the weekend in baseball and draft starting pitchers under age 25.
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about DH alternatives, baseball without the grounds crew, the most exciting starters, and more.
Ben and Sam talk to Jonathan Judge about BP’s new pitching metrics and the challenges and opportunities ahead of statisticians who are still trying to uncover new truths about baseball.
Just growing a list of every team’s emergency catcher.
Ben and Sam banter about Salvador Perez, Erik Kratz, and emergency catchers and then discuss Josh Hamilton’s return to Texas.
Ben and Sam banter about the NL DH and then discuss A-Rod’s newfound patience and oldfound power.
Would Yordano Ventura act this way if he pitched in the NL?
In 2000, when Alex Rodriguez was a free agent, Scott Boras did something amazing that we just don’t appreciate enough.
Ben, Sam, and Will Woods talk about the Royals’ latest dust-up, the Mets’ 11-game winning streak, and Giancarlo Stanton’s almost physics-defying home runs.
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about defining team success, four-man outfields, pitcher offensive futility, baseball’s Star Wars trailer moments, and more.
On the 10th anniversary of Fire Joe Morgan’s first post, Ben and Sam talk to Michael Schur about FJM, sports-media sins in the age of Twitter and, oddly enough, The O.C.
Ben and Sam banter about batting around and Bryan Price’s media meltdown, then check in on early-season statistical trends.