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March 12, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Every 2013 Team Preview Podcast in One Place

by Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller and Pete Barrett

A listing of all our 2013 podcast team previews.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 157: SABR Analytics Conference Recap

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss Ben's trip to Phoenix for the SABR Analytics Conference, covering the sabermetrics of marketing, clubhouse chemistry, knuckleballers, bullpen usage, the WBC, Kyle Lohse, and other topics along the way.

March 11, 2013

Pebble Hunting: The End of First Basemen?

by Sam Miller

First basemen had a collective down year in 2012. Why was that, and will it last?

March 8, 2013

Pebble Hunting: Baseball, the Internet, and the Ease of Accuracy

by Sam Miller

Why the internet is the greatest threat to baseball stories that stretch the truth.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 156: 2013 Season Preview Series: Colorado Rockies

by Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller and Pete Barrett

Ben and Sam preview the Rockies' season with Geoff Young, and Pete talks to MLB.com Rockies beat writer Thomas Harding (at 16:42).

March 7, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 155: 2013 Season Preview Series: San Diego Padres

by Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller and Pete Barrett

Ben and Sam preview the Padres' season with Geoff Young, and Pete talks to San Diego Union-Tribune writer Tom Krasovic (at 18:00).

March 6, 2013

Pebble Hunting: How Baseball Returns Our Investment

by Sam Miller

A review of a book about betting on baseball.

BP Unfiltered: The World's Fastest Typist and A Half-Century of Baseball

by Sam Miller

Ron Mingo typed fast and played baseball.

BP Unfiltered: Names of Baseball Men as Recorded In Dollar Sign On The Muscle

by Sam Miller

Mostly real names of mostly real people.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 154: 2013 Season Preview Series: Arizona Diamondbacks

by Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller and Pete Barrett

Ben and Sam preview the Diamondbacks' season with Doug Thorburn, and Pete talks to AZCentral Sports Diamondbacks beat writer Nick Piecoro (at 19:39).

March 5, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 153: 2013 Season Preview Series: Los Angeles Dodgers

by Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller and Pete Barrett

Ben and Sam preview the Dodgers' season with Jay Jaffe, and Pete talks to MLB.com Dodgers beat writer Ken Gurnick (at 15:21).

March 4, 2013

Pebble Hunting: Team Previews Based on Cactus League Stadium Advertisements

by Sam Miller

What the outfield signs in spring training say about each team.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 152: 2013 Season Preview Series: San Francisco Giants

by Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller and Pete Barrett

Ben and Sam preview the Giants' season with Ian Miller and Josh Shepardson, and Pete talks to San Jose Mercury News and Bay Area News Group Giants reporter Alex Pavlovic (at 22:26).

March 1, 2013

Pebble Hunting: Watching the Worst Game of 2012

by Sam Miller

Learning how to make baseball better by watching it at its worst.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 151: 2013 Season Preview Series: Chicago Cubs

by Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller and Pete Barrett

Ben and Sam preview the Cubs' season with Colin Wyers, and Pete talks to CSNChicago.com Cubs beat writer Patrick Mooney (at 19:43).

February 28, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 150: 2013 Season Preview Series: Pittsburgh Pirates

by Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller and Pete Barrett

Ben and Sam preview the Pirates' season with R.J. Anderson, and Pete talks to Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Pirates beat writer Rob Biertempfel (at 17:03).

February 27, 2013

Pebble Hunting: The 30-Second Story of the San Francisco Giants

by Sam Miller

If you had to explain the Giants' recent success to someone on an elevator, what would you say?

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 149: 2013 Season Preview Series: Milwaukee Brewers

by Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller and Pete Barrett

Ben and Sam preview the Brewers' season with Ken Funck, and Pete talks to MLB.com columnist Mike Bauman (at 19:37).

February 26, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 148: 2013 Season Preview Series: St. Louis Cardinals

by Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller and Pete Barrett

Ben and Sam preview the Cardinals' season with Ken Funck, and Pete talks to St. Louis Post-Dispatch sports columnist Joe Strauss (at 18:06).

February 25, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 147: 2013 Season Preview Series: Cincinnati Reds

by Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller and Pete Barrett

Ben and Sam preview the Reds' season with Jay Jaffe and Geoff Young, and Pete talks to Cincinnati CBS affiliate sports anchor/reporter Zach Wells (at 18:35).