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October 2, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 298: The Creative Questions Our Listeners Ask

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about unusual outfield alignments, high schoolers versus big leaguers, modern starters used like Cy Young, and more.

October 1, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 297: NL Wild Card Game Preview/Adam J. Morris on the Rangers

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam preview the Reds-Pirates Wild Card game, then talk to Lone Star Ball's Adam J. Morris about the Rangers' season and tiebreak defeat.

September 30, 2013

BP Unfiltered: Michael Cuddyer's Ink Is Black

by Sam Miller

A batting title removes Cuddyer from a large subset of humans and puts him in a small subset of humans. Many better players will never follow him :(

September 27, 2013

Pebble Hunting: The Hypotheses That Require Revisiting

by Sam Miller

A look back at the great stolen base scare, the Giancarlo Stanton lineup protection debate, the first base drought, and more.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 296: Rivera's Farewell/Carlos Gomez's Strange Suspension

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss Mariano Rivera's farewell, Carlos Gomez's suspension, and Bud Selig's legacy.

September 26, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 295: Analyzing September Starter Usage/Reexamining the Astros Experiment

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss whether contenders use their starters optimally in September, then talk about the Astros' approach to team-building.

September 25, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 294: Answering Your Baseball Questions to the Best of Our Abilities

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about MVP debates, the future of soft-tossing pitcher, Hall of Fame voting, and more.

September 24, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 293: Manny Machado's Historical Comps/Ranking Playoff Rotations

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss Manny Machado's injury and season, then talk about playoff rotations.

September 23, 2013

Pebble Hunting: Pedro Hernandez and the Rashomon Project

by Sam Miller, R.J. Anderson, Dan Brooks and Dan Rozenson

Four authors used different methods to watch the same pitcher make the same start. These are their reviews of that pitcher's performance.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 292: Scott Boras' World Series Plan/A-Rod, Manny, Pettitte and the Hall

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss a World Series suggestion by Scott Boras and the Hall of Fame cases of three PED-implicated players. (Breaking Bad spoilers from 2:00-6:00.)

September 20, 2013

Pebble Hunting: Attacking Andrew McCutchen

by Sam Miller

Do pitchers target a tough opponent's weakness, or stick with their own strength?

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 291: Hanley After Age 30/Next Year's Playoff Picture

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss Hanley Ramirez's season and future, then talk about various teams' chances to make it to October in 2014 (and beyond).

September 19, 2013

The Prospectus Hit List: Thursday, September 19

by Sam Miller

It's a hit.

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 290: The Rays' Under-the-Radar Move/Hot AL Wild Card Talk

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss Billy Hamilton, the Rangers' "collapse" narrative, the Rays' pickup of Freddy Guzman, and the AL Wild Card race.

BP Unfiltered: World's Nerdiest Game: Guess The Chart!

by Sam Miller

DO YOU SEEK THE GOLD

September 18, 2013

Pebble Hunting: Why Koji Uehara?

by Sam Miller

What makes Koji Uehara amazing enough to retire 37 consecutive batters?

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 289: From Our Inboxes to Your Ears

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam answer listener emails about extreme tiebreak scenarios, home run robberies, the winningest and losingest players, Mike Trout, and more.

September 17, 2013

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 288: The Appeal of Year-to-Year Contracts/Ranking Contenders By Rootability

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss why players don't choose year-to-year contracts, then rank contending teams by rootability.

September 16, 2013

Pebble Hunting: The 45-Strikeouts, One-Walk Pitcher

by Sam Miller

When can you trust a ridiculous minor-league relief line?

BP Daily Podcast: Effectively Wild Episode 287: Preparing for Postseason Narrative-Building/Guerrero, Helton, and the Hall of Fame

by Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller

Ben and Sam discuss the onslaught of articles about which teams are best-suited for October, then talk about the Cooperstown cases of Vladimir Guerrero and Todd Helton.