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                  THE BASEBALL RABBI PODCAST

 

Welcome to The Baseball Rabbi Podcast - where Pesach Wolicki and Scott Kahn talk sabermetrics and baseball history, with a dose of fandom, fWAR, and Fenway.

Aug 30, 2018

At the trade deadline, the Baseball Rabbi, Pesach Wolicki made a double prediction about Cole Hamels's future on the Cubs, but naturally he's not gloating or anything. On this week's episode, he and Scott Kahn modestly investigate whether Pesach was right or wrong, discuss one of baseball's most beautiful ballparks...


Aug 23, 2018

It all started with a casual observation: the New York Yankees rank first in fastball velocity, and last in fastball usage. That sounds like the team doesn't know what it's doing, but the Baseball Rabbi, Pesach Wolicki, jumped into the rabbit hole to find out what's really going on - and the numbers kept getting...


Aug 15, 2018

The New York Yankees might win 100 games in 2018, but are likely to get into the playoffs only if they win a sudden death Wild Card Game. The Cleveland Indians almost certainly will win fewer than 100 games, and they're virtually a lock for a playoff spot. Is this as unfair as it sounds? Join Baseball Rabbi Pesach...


Aug 9, 2018

For the second straight year, it looks as though three Major League teams may win 100 games - something that has happened in consecutive years only once before. The conventional wisdom is that we're in an era of superteams, and that this might be a long-term problem for baseball. But does baseball actually have a...


Aug 2, 2018

With the trade deadline behind us, Major League Baseball offers some tantalizing storylines as it enters the final third of the 2018 season. The Baseball Rabbi analyzes a number of close - and surprising - pennant races, discusses why the Wild Card Game brings the Yankees' issues to the fore, and offers a startling...