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May 29, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 212: Doing Away with Errors/Rotating Positions/What Would Retired Players Hit?/Aesthetically Pleasing Players/3-0 Red Lights

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about errors, ancient players, whether hitters should swing more often on 3-0, and more.

May 28, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 211: The Phillies, the Blue Jays, and Selling/The Scary Side of Jose Canseco

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss the Phillies, Blue Jays, and being a buyer or seller in the multi-Wild Card era, then talk about the significance of Jose Canseco's internet notoriety.

May 24, 2013

Premium Article Pebble Hunting: How Pitchers Age at the Plate

by Sam Miller

When do pitchers reach their offensive peak?

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 210: Revisiting the Montero-Pineda Trade/Your Ticket Refund/Giveaway Ideas

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss how the Jesus Montero-Michael Pineda trade has turned out so far, then talk about your ticket refund/giveaway ideas.

May 23, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 209: Veterans vs. Young Players/The Dodgers and Grit

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam talk about some recent conflicts between veterans and young players, then discuss Don Mattingly's comments about the Dodgers' lack of grit.

May 22, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 208: Refunds for Losses/More Catching Questions/DHs and Defensive Positioning/Most Pitchers in an Inning

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about refunds for team losses, catcher receiving, defensive positioning, and more.

May 21, 2013

BP Unfiltered: The Worst Thing The Dodgers Have Done This Year

by Sam Miller

Copyright, not copywritten.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 207: Reevaluating Patrick Corbin/Baseball and Redheads

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss whether they've underrated Patrick Corbin, then talk about whether there's a bias against redheads in baseball.

May 20, 2013

Premium Article Pebble Hunting: Extreme Strikeout Matchups

by Sam Miller

Strikeouts have the momentum of a runaway freight train. Why are they so popular?

BP Unfiltered: The Week In Albert Pujols Playing Through Pain, May 13-May 19

by Sam Miller

Albert Pujols runs well, basically.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 206: When Does it Make Sense to Fire Managers?/What We Think about Hot Streaks

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam talk about the circumstances under which they'd feel comfortable recommending that a manager be fired, then discuss different beliefs about hot streaks.

May 17, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 205: Catcher Framing Questions/A Hypothetical Pitching Problem/Post-Start MRIs

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam answers listener questions about catcher framing, a very unusual reliever, and cautionary MRIs.

May 16, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 204: The Yankees and Luck/How We Watch Baseball/Consuming Scouting Reports

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam team up for a simulpodcast with Carson Cistulli of FanGraphs and FanGraphs Audio to discuss whether the Yankees have been lucky, the best way to watch baseball, and the value of old scouting reports.

May 15, 2013

Pebble Hunting: The Starts That Defied FIP

by Sam Miller

When pitching staffs did everything right but still allowed lots of runs.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 203: Strikeouts and Defense/Shortest Pitching Careers/Novelty All-Star Games/World Series of Worst/Rooting Against No-Hitters

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss listener emails about whether rising strikeout rates make defense less valuable, whether the worst teams should face off at the end of the year, and more.

May 14, 2013

BP Unfiltered: A Broken Bat That Did Not Seriously Injure Any Catchers

by Sam Miller

Thank goodness.

BP Unfiltered: Mark Reynolds Gets Close To A Pop-Up

by Sam Miller

Mark Reynolds can't see.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 202: Bryce Harper Hits the Wall/Albert Pujols' Pain

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam talk about how a player's willingness to crash into walls affects their expectations for him, then discuss whether Albert Pujols can improve if he keeps playing.

May 13, 2013

Premium Article Pebble Hunting: The Strike Zone Solution

by Sam Miller

Maybe it's not the umpires that need to change.

BP Unfiltered: The Week In Albert Pujols Playing Through Pain, May 6-May 12

by Sam Miller

Albert Pujols has trouble running, because of the pain.

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