Oct 27, 2020

The World Series is taking place at this very moment, and the Baseball Rabbi is back to enlighten you regarding narratives, the broadcast team of Joe Buck and John Smoltz, and everything else you need to be an educated baseball consumer. But the World Series happens (almost) every year; the posting of a new metric...

Oct 20, 2020

For years Pesach has been expressing his intense dislike of the Miami Marlins; on today's podcast, we find out why. He gives a history of the team, indicating scandal, shell games, and corruption, and shows that the prime losers, of course, are the fans of Miami. But wait, there's more! The Baseball Rabbi offers...

Oct 16, 2020

When Pesach criticized Aaron Boone for his use of Aroldis Chapman in the playoffs against the Rays, he was really using the same theory he developed last year when he criticized A.J. Hinch for his use of relievers like Will Harris in the World Series. Listen to this ten minute flashback and let us know if...

Oct 12, 2020

The late Whitey Ford, who won more games than any other pitcher in Yankee history, is seldom ranked among the very greatest pitchers of all time. Is this fair, or does he deserve more credit?
And that famous narrative about manager Stengel's saving Ford for the big games - does that hold water, or is it simply false?...

Oct 6, 2020

With Bob Gibson's passing last Friday, the world lost one of the greatest - and most interesting - players of all time. In this episode, Scott looks at his amazing career, while Pesach argues that his famous 1968 season with its 1.12 ERA might actually be underrated. They also get into a discussion of Yadier Molina's...