BP Podcast

Episode 48: An Alien Of Extraordinary Ability

Another week, another two-plus hours of Jason Parks and myself rambling. It's a pitching heavy podcast as we take emails on mechanics, tipping and velocity, before getting into a longer discussion about what makes a good fastball (it's not just velocity). The it's our much anticipated listener of the week, Kent The FBI guy. Forty-five minutes later we're still not quite sure what he does, but it certainly was interesting. Due to popular demand, Not Jim Tracy returns to break down the first month of the 2011 season, and then it's the goofy stuff with Portal 2 talk and more adventures on the stage. As always, we hope you enjoy.

Note: We do alert you to the presence of the occasional adult language and subject matter. Don't say we didn't warn you.

Up And In Episode 48: "An Alien Of Extraordinary Ability"

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Table Of Contents

0:00 Welcome to the show, here's what we're talking about today

Stuff We Talked About This Episode

Skull Orchard Revisited: Art, Words, and Music by Jon Langford

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Portal 2 by Valve

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4:19 Housekeeping: Email, Twitter, Facebook, that kind of crap

6:28 Emails!

Everyone loves my mother, and yes, she's is real
Scouting two-way players
How teams approach drafting in the later rounds
Arm slots and tipping pitches and how it's not so easy to fix
Boarding school and velocity upticks
Are guys throwing harder than ever?
Do we care about numbers? Of course we do

47:47 Prospects off to weird, but good starts: Montero, Hosmer, Altuve

58:34 The Cleveland Indians . . . really?

1:07:49 More Pitching Talk: Fastballs are more than just velocity

1:22:43 Listener Of The Week: Kent, The FBI Guy

2:11:25 The return of Not Jim Tracy on the first month of the 2011 season

2:13:31 Music Guest: Jon Langford

2:15:52 What Are You Drinking?

2:17:44 Pop Culture Moment: Portal 2

2:22:33 That Just Happened: Theater, Improv, and Immigration

2:27:35 The week ahead, and wrapping this up, bonus Matt Szczur argument

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