Sep 24, 2019

Conventional wisdom states that a team with three great pitchers in its playoff pitching rotation has a enhanced opportunity of winning it all. But is this actually true? Join Pesach and Scott for a look at the playoff teams with the all time greatest front ends of their rotations, and what that meant for their...

Sep 17, 2019

Pedro Martinez in 2000 had, quite possibly, the greatest season in the history of pitching - and Pesach and Scott will tell you why. (They'll also show why his 1999 was, according to a different perspective, potentially even better.) They also offer some nuggets on the Astros, Dodgers, and Yankees as they look toward...

Sep 10, 2019

Anyone looking at the Cubs back in 2016 would have seen an absolute juggernaut: a team that excelled in hitting, pitching, and defense. So why didn't they become a dynasty? Using a brand new metric from stat guru Moshe Schorr, Pesach and Scott analyze the Cubs' greatness and subsequent decline. Plus: we promised no...

Sep 3, 2019

In our last episode, Pesach and Scott were utterly mystified at how the Cardinals keep winning with.. well, basically nothing. But this week, Pesach offers some fascinating numbers that show where St. Louis excels, and why they win in the most boring manner possible. The pod also revisits the Mets' trades at the...