Ben and Sam answer listener emails about MVP debates, the future of soft-tossing pitcher, Hall of Fame voting, and more.
A retrospective on the flashes in pans that briefly became big stories in 2013.
Ben and Sam discuss Manny Machado’s injury and season, then talk about playoff rotations.
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.)
Incontroveritable evidence that the Brewers starter did get his grump on yesterday afternoon.
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).
The best and worst receivers of the week(s) and year, with end-of-season minor-league stats.
Billy Hamilton’s first start showed us how good he can be, but is it reasonable to expect continued success this season?
Ben and Sam discuss Billy Hamilton, the Rangers’ “collapse” narrative, the Rays’ pickup of Freddy Guzman, and the AL Wild Card race.
Oh Bengie you, you got what I need. ‘Cause you wrote Hit List again, ’cause you wrote Hit List again.
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about extreme tiebreak scenarios, home run robberies, the winningest and losingest players, Mike Trout, and more.
Ben and Sam discuss why players don’t choose year-to-year contracts, then rank contending teams by rootability.
Carlos Gomez is a prolific home run thief, but he might not be the only fielder having a special defensive season.
Adam Dunn, David Ortiz, and others are doing their best to make defenders abandon the ever-more-popular over-shift.
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.
Ben and Sam pick potential comeback players for next season, then discuss Bill James’ list of the ways in which teams have improved over the last 10 years.