FanGraphs Audio5 Okt 2022

FanGraphs Audio: Previewing the Playoffs With Jake Mintz

Episode 995

With the playoff matchups set, we welcome one half of Céspedes Family BBQ to the show as we look ahead to the newly expanded postseason.

First, Michael Baumann welcomes Jake Mintz, one half of Céspedes Family BBQ, writer at Fox Sports, and co-host of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast on SiriusXM, to the show. The pair begin by talking about their passion for competitive cycling, but quickly move on to October baseball. The Mariners and Phillies have ended their droughts, but Philadelphia manager Rob “Thomper” Thomson is still getting his name mispronounced. We hear the duo’s thoughts on that, Aaron Judge‘s quest for 62, the red-hot Braves passing the Mets down the stretch, Charlie Morton’s inability to retire, the politics of steroids, and returning to the world of podcasting. [3:58]
After that, Ben Clemens and Dan Szymborski get together to discuss Baumann’s proposal for league expansion as well as the legend of Joey Meneses, who might already be the Nationals’ best player. We also get the pair’s thoughts on whether the Tigers will be ready to compete before the Royals, whether the Marlins will be back in the playoffs before the Nationals, and how the effects of the balanced schedule and division rivalries compare to getting bored of The Borg. [37:07]

To purchase a FanGraphs membership for yourself or as a gift, click here.

To donate to FanGraphs and help us keep things running, click here.

Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @dhhiggins on Twitter.

You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things.

Audio after the jump. (Approximate 61 minute play time.)

Source

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(1031)

FanGraphs Audio: Dayn Perry, Glove Whisperer

Episode 127 As part of his weekly “contribution” to FanGraphs Audio, Dayn Perry discusses buying a glove for his son — and holds forth on the art and science of glove-breaking-in-ing. Also discussed: ...

18 Jan 201231min

FanGraphs Audio: Dave Cameron, Big Star

Episode 126 Each week, we talk with managing editor Dave Cameron. Never before, though, have we spoken with Cameron a mere 24 hours after a giant, important appearance on MLB Network’s Clubhouse Confi...

17 Jan 201235min

FanGraphs Audio: Jeff Sullivan of Lookout Landing

Episode 125 Jeff Sullivan is the editor of SB Nation’s wildly popular Seattle Mariner blog, Lookout Landing. In this episode, we discuss the most obvious thing — i.e. the trade that sent Michael Pined...

17 Jan 201226min

FanGraphs Audio: Meet Wendy Thurm

Episode 124 Wendy Thurm, who’s written for FanGraphs since October, is different from most of the site’s writers in terms of the amount of X chromosomes she possesses. Her capacity for providing crack...

13 Jan 201249min

FanGraphs Audio: Brian Burke, Advanced NFL Stats

Episode 123 The NFL playoffs are a thing that is happening, and it’s a well-known fact that Brian Burke of Advanced NFL Stats is the soundest, most rational voice on gridiron football in — probably li...

11 Jan 201240min

FanGraphs Audio: Dayn Perry, Totally 80s

Episode 122 In this episode of the pod, we utilize veteran baseball writer Dayn Perry’s advanced age more for good than evil, as we use A Baseball Winter — Terry Pluto and Jeffrey Neuman’s chronicle o...

11 Jan 201234min

FanGraphs Audio: Dave Cameron on the Hall of Fame

Episode 121 FanGraphs Audio returns from its winter furlough with managing editor Dave Cameron. Among the topics discussed: the respective Hall of Fame credentials of Jeff Bagwell, Edgar Martinez, and...

9 Jan 201229min

FanGraphs Audio: A Verry Perry Christmas

Episode 120 On Monday, we talked with managing editor Dave Cameron about the Yu Darvish posting and the signings of Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer with the Diamondbacks and Rockies, respectively. Thi...

21 Dec 201129min