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Marshall Harris and Leila Rahimi discussed the Cubs' strong 14-10 start and Baseball Reference's lofty odds for them to win the World Series.

In the second hour, Marshall Harris and Leila Rahimi discussed the Cubs' strong 14-10 start and Baseball Reference's lofty odds for them to win the World Series. After that, Cubs outfielder Ian Happ joined the show to discuss the club's recent performance and to preview the upcoming two-game series against the Dodgers. Later, Harris and Rahimi held the High Noon segment.

For episode 43 of Staffcast, Tom and Richard are joined by MLB's Mike Petriello to talk about going back to school for a Baseball-Reference page, getting killed by a famous person, the best and worst stat abbreviations, Hack's bass, Grok spitting out garbage, the ability to change all recorded pitch classifications, tracking Babe Ruth's body, StatCast's new batter position metrics, and more!Follow your incredibly cool hosts and guest:Mike Petriello⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sean Doolittle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trevor Hildenberger⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Richard Staff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hackimer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Episode art by Abigail Noy (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sympatheticinker.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Edited by Italian Dave (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/theitaliandave⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)Intro: Green Skies - The Subway GhostsOutro: Shooting Stars - Bag Raiders

Get a completely free hat @birddogs with code DUGOUT at https://www.birddogs.com/DUGOUT #birddogspod #sponsored Chris Rose swings by Anaheim for a one on one interview with Angels 3 time MVP Mike Trout. We get a brief visit from crosstown rival Mookie Betts and a whole new batch of questions from the queen Michele Rose to find out which minor league cities players loved and what they can cook. Leave a comment to let us know what questions you want asked next week and how we can continue to make this show perfect for you at home! 0:00 Intro 0:25 Welcome back! 2:00 Mike Trout Interview 3:00 Getting recognized in public 4:00 Nervous to be playing again? 5:15 Eagles fandom 7:30 How hard was being hurt last year? 8:50 The move to right field 9:25 Congratulating Shohei after the World Series 9:50 Do you want to coach your kids? 11:10 Mookie drops by 11:50 Pulling his own rookie card 13:30 Looks at your own Baseball Reference page 14:05 Expectations for the season 14:55 See you next time with Tarik Skubal! Follow all of our content on https://jomboymedia.com JM Merch Store: https://shop.jomboymedia.com/ Featuring: Mike Trout, Mookie Betts Hosted by: Chris Rose Edited by: Alex Graap #JMBaseball

New features have just launched for Immaculate Grid! We talked with Adam Darowski, Executive Director of Design at Sports Reference, to discuss the latest changes and featuresHighly recommend watching the stream for the full experience: https://youtube.com/live/ZosJvGuCsAs?feature=share------------------

On this episode of the Three-Inning Save podcast, we reached the five-year anniversary of the Mookie Betts trade, which so far has seen two Dodgers championships and three top-five MVP finishes for Betts. Also, thoughts on spring training at Camelback Ranch with the opening of camp, Baseball Reference turns 25 years old, and robust beans talk. The Three-Inning Save is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Hosted by Eric Stephen and Jacob Burch, with questions from Craig Minami. Produced by Brian Salvatore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since Ichiro Suzuki officially retired from the MLB in 2019, we have all known he would selected to Cooperstown as soon as he became eligible. Well, time flies, as Ichiro will officially be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame tomorrow. First, Jim will cover Ichiro's arrival in Seattle as a 27-year old rookie right fielder, how seemingly impossible Ichiro's 262-hit season really was, and why Ichiro was Jim's generations Roberto Clemente (8:40). Then, Jim is joined by a number of guests, including 2X MLB All-Star third baseman Jeff Cirillo (29:08), baseball Twitter personality Not Gaetti (39.49), and Baseball Reference's Adam Darowski (51:03), to discuss Ichiro's career and legacy.

Send us a textAs Director of Product Adam has been part of Sports-Reference for a long time. Keeping Baseball -Reference.com fresh, being part of the addition of Football, Basketball, (both college and pro), and hockey has proven to be groundbreaking. Adam has also worked on bringing in Negro League player data into BR. We talk Hall of Fame (Adam is a Dustin Pedroia advocate), and what's next for Adam!Intro & Outro music this season courtesy of Mercury Maid! Check them out on Spotify or Apple Music!  Please subscribe to our podcast and thanks for listening! If you can give us 4 or 5 star rating that means a lot. And if you have a suggestion for an episode please drop us a line via email at Almostcooperstown@gmail.com.  You can also follow us on X @almostcoop or visit the Almost Cooperstown Facebook page or YouTube channel.  And please tell your friends!www.almostcooperstown.com

2025 BBWAA HOF Ballot Happy New Year! It's once again time to talk about the Hall of Fame, this time the writers' ballot. There are plenty of worthy candidates returning to the ballot, and two standout first year candidates to watch. Japanese icon Ichiro Suzuki is a lock for induction this year. Although he didn't debut until he was 27, the spry savant amassed over 3,000 hits, 1,400 runs, 10 All-Stars and Gold Gloves, not to mention two batting titles, a Rookie of the Year, and a MVP. He also holds the single season hit record, with 262 in the 2004 season. Although not the first Japanese player in MLB, his smashing success paved the way for other Japanese stars such as Hideki Matsui, Yu Darvish, and Shohei Ohtani. The only question about Ichiro is whether or not he'll be unanimous. Don't sleep on ace lefty C.C. Sabathia's chances on his debut ballot. As one of just three left handed pitchers with 3,000 strikeouts (Steve Carlton and Randy Johnson the other two), Sabathia was the definition of a workhorse. Add in 250 wins, a Cy Young, a World Series, and an ALCS MVP, and you've got a Hall of Famer, especially in this era. Among the other first-year candidates, there are a few who could survive the 5% threshold to remain on ballot for another year. Félix Hernández was one of the most dominant starters in baseball from 2007 - 2015, but that might not be enough for the writers. Dustin Pedroia and Ian Kinsler were both excellent second basemen that frankly lack the longevity needed for enshrinement, but are certainly worthy cases to discuss, particularly on the same ballot as sabermetric darling Chase Utley. Russell Martin and Brian McCann come up short in the traditional counting stats that writers demand from catchers, but their advanced framing metrics put them in similar ranks as Joe Mauer, Buster Posey, and Yadier Molina. Of the returning candidates, Billy Wagner came up just short last year (73.8%), and he will need a push to get over in his final year on the ballot. In his second to last year, Andruw Jones appears to be stalling around 60% of the vote, not far off from induction, but not close enough to be confident he'll make it this year or the next. Carlos Beltrán and Chase Utley appear to be on track for induction in a few years time, though they'll need to continue their growth. AROD, ManRam, and Andy Pettitte would be in the Hall if not for PEDs, and they're not getting in anytime soon. How many will join Dick Allen and Dave Parker for a July celebration? Find out January 21st when the results are announced. Audio clips from Youtube #3,000 for Ichiro - Fox Sports Florida Sun - Rich Waltz Laser Throw from Ichiro - Fox Sports Northwest - Rick Rizzs Single season hit record for Ichiro - Root Sports Northwest - Dave Niehaus CC gets 3K K's - YES Network  King Felix Perfecto - RSNW - Dave Sims Dustin Pedroia Leadoff WS HR - FOX - Joe Buck and Tim McCarver As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C..O.

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With Winter Meetings just around the corner, and the Hot Stove heating up, it's time to talk about the Baseball Hall of Fame, specifically the eight players on the Classic Era Ballot. This year, six former major league all-stars and two Negro League legends are up for enshrinement. Each of the position player candidates has won an MVP, and the two major league pitchers combined for over 500 career wins at the big league level, not to mention stellar postseason performances. These are players who remained on the writers ballot for many years, if not the full fifteen in some cases, and they've been under consideration in prior ‘Veteran's Committee' selections. They are all worthy candidates, but the committee members can only vote for three players. As is often the case on these committees, only one or two of these great players may get inducted this year, and the others will have to wait years to get another shot. Here are this year's selections for the Classic Era Ballot: Dick Allen - 1B/3B for PHI & CHW, 1972 AL MVP, 1964 NL ROY, 7X AS Ken Boyer - 3B for STL, 1964 NL MVP & WS, 11X AS, 5X GG John Donaldson - LHP/1B in '10's & '20's, 400+ W & 5,000 K Steve Garvey - 1B for LAD & SDP, 1974 NL MVP, 10X AS, 4X GG Vic Harris - Player-Manger for the Homestead Grays, greatest Negro League team Tommy John - LHP for CHW, LAD, NYY, 288 W, 4710 IP, redefined injury recovery Dave Parker - RF for PIT, CIN, 1978 NL MVP, 7X AS, 3X GG Luis Tiant - RHP for CLE, BOS, 229 W, most by any Cuban born player Results of the committee will be announced on Dec 8th. In my opinion, all of these candidates are deserving, and I would have no complaints about any of them being selected. I personally would vote for Dick Allen (who missed by just one vote last time), Luis Tiant (who we sadly lost this year), and Ken Boyer (who was brilliant at an underrepresented position). Who would you pick, and who do you expect to make it in? As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

On December 5, 1921, Babe Ruth and two other members of the New York Yankees are suspended for participating in an “illegal” barnstorming tour after the 1921 World Series. Commissioner Landis punishes Ruth, outfielder Bob Meusel, and pitcher “Wild Bill” Piercy for the first six weeks of the 1922 season. This will have little impact as the Yankees will make World Series for the second straight year (although they lost to the NY Giants for the second consecutive time). However, Ruth had the worst year of his career posting a 6.4 WAR, and as an everyday player, his 1.106 OPS was his second worst mark of the 20's. He did bounce back in 1923, winning the MVP. He still managed to hit 35 homers with 96 RBI, so it was a pretty good year. What I marvel at is how much of his Baseball Reference page is bolded. Between 1918 and 1931, he wasn't the league leader in home runs just twice. Once was this 1922 season and the other was 1925, when he appeared in just 98 games. On December 5, 1973 — Ron Santo becomes the first player to invoke the new 10 and 5 rule. The Cubs want to trade Santo to the Angels for two pitchers, but he vetoes the deal. The 10-5 rule, which was agreed upon during the 1972 players strike, gives a player with 10 years' service and 5 consecutive years with a team the right to veto a trade. In this case Santo was from the west coast but was comfortable in Chicago and desired to stay in the area. The Cubs honored the new agreement, and he will eventually be traded to the cross-town White Sox. It did not work out well as Bill Melton was the third baseman, and Santo moved around between second and the DH role. He will hang up the cleats in 1974. Ironically on this day in 2011, Santo will finally get his due and be voted into Baseball's Hall of Fame. A long overdue honor for Santo who passed away the previous year. He receives 15 of 16 votes from members of the “Golden Era” Committee. On December 5, 1978 — After sixteen years with the Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose signs a four-year, $3.2 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. Other teams which pursued “Charlie Hustle” include the Mets, Braves, Pirates and the Royals. The deal temporarily makes Rose the highest-paid athlete in team sports. In 5 years with the Phils (1979-1983), Pete will be a 4X All-Star and help the Phillies to 2 NL Pennants including the Phillies first Championship in 1980. He led the league in hits in 1981 with 140 base knocks, and he finished his Phillies career with a slash line of .291/.365/.361. That was a period that covered his age-38 to age-42 seasons. On December 5, 1990, the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays collaborate on an old-fashioned blockbuster trade. San Diego deals Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter to Toronto for Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez. Alomar and Carter will help the Blue Jays to two World Championships. Alomar will become one of baseball's best players during his 6 years, hitting .307 with 206 stolen bases, a .382 OBP and .833 OPS. He will finish in top 10 in the MVP vote 3 times and win 6 Gold Globes. Carter, a premium RBI man, will drive in 100+ runs in 6 of his 7 years in Toronto. Only the strike shortened year stopped him in 1995. He will finish in the top 5 for MVP voting twice and hit one of the most historic homeruns in World Series history off Mitch Williams. Fred McGriff will go on to hit 493 home runs over his career playing for multiple teams. It remains an injustice he is not in Cooperstown.Tony Fernandez will play for 2 seasons in San Diego end up back on Toronto and play on the 1993 World Championship team, playing in all 6 games and driving in 9 runs. On December 5, 1951, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson dies at the age of 62. Jackson, who succumbs to a heart attack, batted .356 over his 13-year career. Jackson had the talent to be the greatest player in history, but he threw it away...

On December 5, 1921, Babe Ruth and two other members of the New York Yankees are suspended for participating in an “illegal” barnstorming tour after the 1921 World Series. Commissioner Landis punishes Ruth, outfielder Bob Meusel, and pitcher “Wild Bill” Piercy for the first six weeks of the 1922 season. This will have little impact as the Yankees will make World Series for the second straight year (although they lost to the NY Giants for the second consecutive time). However, Ruth had the worst year of his career posting a 6.4 WAR, and as an everyday player, his 1.106 OPS was his second worst mark of the 20's. He did bounce back in 1923, winning the MVP. He still managed to hit 35 homers with 96 RBI, so it was a pretty good year. What I marvel at is how much of his Baseball Reference page is bolded. Between 1918 and 1931, he wasn't the league leader in home runs just twice. Once was this 1922 season and the other was 1925, when he appeared in just 98 games. On December 5, 1973 — Ron Santo becomes the first player to invoke the new 10 and 5 rule. The Cubs want to trade Santo to the Angels for two pitchers, but he vetoes the deal. The 10-5 rule, which was agreed upon during the 1972 players strike, gives a player with 10 years' service and 5 consecutive years with a team the right to veto a trade. In this case Santo was from the west coast but was comfortable in Chicago and desired to stay in the area. The Cubs honored the new agreement, and he will eventually be traded to the cross-town White Sox. It did not work out well as Bill Melton was the third baseman, and Santo moved around between second and the DH role. He will hang up the cleats in 1974. Ironically on this day in 2011, Santo will finally get his due and be voted into Baseball's Hall of Fame. A long overdue honor for Santo who passed away the previous year. He receives 15 of 16 votes from members of the “Golden Era” Committee. On December 5, 1978 — After sixteen years with the Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose signs a four-year, $3.2 million deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. Other teams which pursued “Charlie Hustle” include the Mets, Braves, Pirates and the Royals. The deal temporarily makes Rose the highest-paid athlete in team sports. In 5 years with the Phils (1979-1983), Pete will be a 4X All-Star and help the Phillies to 2 NL Pennants including the Phillies first Championship in 1980. He led the league in hits in 1981 with 140 base knocks, and he finished his Phillies career with a slash line of .291/.365/.361. That was a period that covered his age-38 to age-42 seasons. On December 5, 1990, the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays collaborate on an old-fashioned blockbuster trade. San Diego deals Roberto Alomar and Joe Carter to Toronto for Fred McGriff and Tony Fernandez. Alomar and Carter will help the Blue Jays to two World Championships. Alomar will become one of baseball's best players during his 6 years, hitting .307 with 206 stolen bases, a .382 OBP and .833 OPS. He will finish in top 10 in the MVP vote 3 times and win 6 Gold Globes. Carter, a premium RBI man, will drive in 100+ runs in 6 of his 7 years in Toronto. Only the strike shortened year stopped him in 1995. He will finish in the top 5 for MVP voting twice and hit one of the most historic homeruns in World Series history off Mitch Williams. Fred McGriff will go on to hit 493 home runs over his career playing for multiple teams. It remains an injustice he is not in Cooperstown.Tony Fernandez will play for 2 seasons in San Diego end up back on Toronto and play on the 1993 World Championship team, playing in all 6 games and driving in 9 runs. On December 5, 1951, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson dies at the age of 62. Jackson, who succumbs to a heart attack, batted .356 over his 13-year career. Jackson had the talent to be the greatest player in history, but he threw it away...

On this episode, Mark Simon takes a break from talking defense (mostly) by welcoming in Sean Smith. Sean, a former consultant for the Blue Jays, is the inventor of the WAR you see on Baseball-Reference.com and the author of the new book, War In Pieces, a documenting of how he put it together and an explanation of how it works. The book's chapters are short and not hard to understand, with lots of pertinent historical examples.Sean talked about the impact the stat has had within baseball, his perspective on WAR's usefulness in evaluating players, replacement level, win probability, the impact of Bill James on his work, and David Eckstein's justifiable 20-WAR career.For more of Sean's work, visit his website https://baseballprojection.com/Thanks as always for listening. Please check out the new-and-improved FieldingBible.com website, follow us on Twitter at @sis_baseball, and read our work at SportsInfoSolutions.com. You can e-mail us at Mark@sportsinfosolutions.com.

As some of you long-time listeners might know, this podcast was born (some would say inflicted but those negative nellies can go suck an egg) into this world tangentially related to New England sports teams. Rather than only calling each other after championships, we decided to start this podcast as a more effective means of staying in touch. Which, considering the state of the New England sports scene these days, that was probably a good idea. In this episode, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of our more epic post-championship phone calls, the 2004 Boston Red Sox. Also, we talk fake football teams, Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, Skeleton Crew, and more in this episode's Week In Geek!   FULL VIDEO EPISODES! That's right folks, you can see our bright smiling idiotic faces in full color on our YouTube channel. Full episodes available as well as clips.   LINKS OF INTEREST: - Ron Moore has at least one regret about the BSG finale - George Lucas had a “bombshell” twist in Ep 1 that he backed off from - Star Wars: Skeleton Crew Trailer - Four Days In October (Disney+) - “Now I Can Die In Peace” by Bill Simmons - The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox (Netflix) - 2004 Boston Red Sox on Wikipedia - 2004 Boston Red Sox on Baseball Reference   ...AND ANOTHER THING: The Man They Call Tim suggests reading "Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season" by Stewart O'Nan and Stephen King Uncle Todd suggests reading “Barely Amazing” by Shane Koyczan   FOLLOW US ON THE SOCIAL MEDIAS: Facebook - http://facebook.com/freerangeidiocy Instagram - http://instagram.com/freerangeidiocy YouTube - http://youtube.com/@freerangeidiocy

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2024 World Series Game Five - Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Yankees We head into game five with the Dodgers just one win away from their eight World Series title, and what a ride it has been. Freddie Freeman has been the catalyst for the offense, homering in each game so far (and a record six straight World Series dating back to '21) and driving in 10 runs, just two away from tying the record set by NYY 2B Bobby Richardson in 1960. Shohei Ohtani appears to be significantly hampered by his shoulder injury, but the offense keeps rolling thanks to contributions from Mookie Betts, Tommy Edman, and both of the Hernández brothers*. The LA starters have strung together solid outings, while the bullpen has carried things the rest of the way. When it has mattered, manager Dave Roberts has pushed all the right buttons, which was not something you could say about him in previous playoffs. They weren't able to get the sweep in game four, but they aim to finish the job here in the Bronx tonight. They know they'll be flying home to LA, and they hope it's with the World Series trophy in hand. The Yankees avoided elimination in game four, thanks in large part to a go-ahead grand slam from young shortstop Anthony Volpe, but if they're going to extend the series any longer, Aaron Judge must step up. He has been downright awful in these playoffs, but it has not really hurt the Yanks until the World Series. With everything on the line, we'll see if he can find some redemption. It will be ace Gerrit Cole on the mound for Bronx Bombers. The $300 million dollar man was excellent in game one, but the bullpen coughed up the lead and the game. Expect manager Aaron Boone to ride his horse as long as he can. On the other side, the Yankees will get a second crack at LA righty Jack Flaherty, who cruised through game one until he got beat by the long ball. Flaherty has been known to struggle the more times he sees an opponent. Will that trend hold? These Yankees are talented, and these games have actually been close. In fact, the differential in this series is just a single run. Part of the reason the Yanks are trailing right now? Fundamentals. There have been misplays, base-running gaffes, mental errors, and even lack of hustle on display for New York. And up against a team as talented as these Dodgers, it's at the margins where a series can be decided. The Yankees cannot afford any more lapses, or else they'll see their best season in 15 years come to an abrupt end. Audio clips from MLB.tv LAD Radio 570 AM - Stephen Nelson and Rick Monday NYY Radio WFAN - John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman FOX postgame - Kevin Burkhardt As always shout out to Baseball Reference for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

2024 World Series - Los Angeles Dodgers @ New York Yankees  Games Three and Four @ Yankee Stadium  The Dodgers head into the Bronx leading the series two games to none, taking care of business in their home ballpark against the Yankees. It took an incredible walk-off grand slam, courtesy of Freddie Freeman, and then a dominant performance from Yoshinobu Yamamoto to get Los Angeles in to this position, but they'll certainly take it. Freeman has been the star so far, with another homer in game two. Tommy Edman and Teóscar Hernández added home runs in game two as well, but the rest of the offense has not been humming like it was in the NLCS. To add to that worry, Shohei Ohtani dislocated his shoulder attempting a steal, and while he'll be in the lineup, it's unclear how that injury may affect him. On the mound for Dave Roberts in game three will be Walker Buehler, who has been lights out in his previous World Series starts. The Dodgers will certainly need some length from the. Kentucky-born righty, as game four is slated to be a bullpen game. Yankees manager Aaron Boone is under fire after the questionable game one decision to bring in Nestor Cortes, who surrendered the walk-off grand slam. It has been characterized as indefensible by many (rightly so in my opinion); however, there were other letdowns and misplays that put the Yankees in that position. You can nitpick and criticize bullpen management all you want, but if your offense isn't putting up enough runs, especially against these Dodgers? You won't stand a chance. Perhaps the most concerning for the Yankees faithful is the continued slump of Aaron Judge. He has been a dead spot in the order, and quite simply he needs to turn it around, or he may face the wrath of a fanbase that adores him. You can expect the Bronx Zoo to cheer for him loudly when he first steps to the plate, but if the strikeouts and weakly hit balls show up with him, do not be shocked by a chorus of boos for the MVP. On the pitching side, Aaron Boone will turn to Clarke Schmidt in game three, and then Luis Gil in game four. Given the stakes, the leash on the two young righties will be quite short. Expect heavy usage from the likes of Tim Hill, Tommy Kahnle, Clay Holmes, and Luke Weaver. No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in a World Series, and no team has even forced a game five since the 1970 Cincinnati Reds. If the Yanks go down in game three, it may just be the death knell on their season. Audio clips from MLB.tv LAD Radio 570 AM - Stephen Nelson and Rick Monday NYY Radio WFAN - John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman FOX broadcast - Joe Davis and John Smoltz As always shout out to Baseball Reference for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

2024 World Series - New York Yankees @ Los Angeles Dodgers Games One and Two @ Dodger Stadium Here we go. For the first time since 1981, the Yankees and Dodgers will face off in the Fall Classic. It will be the twelfth matchup between these storied franchises, and the Yankees have certainly had the advantage in the past. The Bronx Bombers have taken eight of the previous eleven series, though the Dodgers have split the last six. On baseball's biggest stage, we have the game's biggest stars ready to shine. The Dodgers have already walloped a New York team this postseason, dispatching the Mets in six games behind an historic offensive performance. Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts were outstanding, but it was midseason pickup Tommy Edman who took home NLCS MVP. With star first baseman Freddie Freeman hobbled with an ankle injury, Edman stepped into the cleanup spot and boy, did he clean up against Mets pitching. With a few days off heading into the series, Freeman is expected to return to the lineup, though how he'll be feeling is unknown. The Dodgers have been able to piece together effective innings with solid enough starting and nearly untouchable bullpen arms. LA kid Jack Flaherty (13-7 3.17 ERA 162 IP) will get the ball in game one. It has been a Jekyll and Hyde postseason for the righty, so who's gonna show up? For game two, it will be Yoshinobu Yamamoto (7-2 3.00 ERA 90 IP). The Japanese ace had an awful postseason debut, but has been pretty good since, albeit in limited innings. Things have gotten a little shorter in Dave Robert's bullpen, as Evan Philips went down with an arm injury; however, he gets reliable lefty Alex Vesia back after he missed the NLCS. We'll see how Roberts navigates the late innings without one of his key arms. On the surface, the Yankees have been rolling this postseason, dropping just two games heading into the Fall Classic. Digging a little deeper, it has not been as dominant as their record has demonstrated. Every game against Kansas City was close, and it took incredible heroics from Giancarlo Stanton and Juan Soto to escape from Cleveland in just five games. The bullpen was dominant early, but it has struggled lately. And of greatest concern, Aaron Judge has looked completely lost at the plate, apart from a pair of home runs. The Yankees will need him to refine his MVP form to have a shot in this series. Ace Gerrit Cole (8-5 3.41 ERA 95 IP) will get the start in game one. The reigning AL Cy Young has had to labor through his playoff starts, but he's found a way to be effective. In game two, lefty Carlos Rodón (16-9 3.96 ERA 175 IP) will get the ball once again. He's had one brilliant start and two mediocre outings so far. Manager Aaron Boone will definitely be hoping for the former, as his options in the bullpen are certainly thinner than his LA counterpart's. In the past, these two teams have delivered on tension and drama, and this series should be no different. Audio clips from MLB.tv LAD Radio 570 AM - Stephen Nelson and Rick Monday NYY Radio WFAN - John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman FOX broadcast - Joe Davis and John Smoltz As always shout out to Baseball Reference for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

2024 National League Championship Series Games Three, Four, and Five @ Citi Field - Queens, New York, NY  Game Six @ Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles, CA Heading to New York, the series is tied at a game apiece. The Dodgers pummeled the Met in game one, but the Mets responded with a 7-3 win behind a leadoff Francisco Lindor homer and a Mark Vientos grand slam. The fans at Citi Field is raring to cheer on their beloved Mets, but the Dodgers big bats will look to silence the raucous crowd early. Shohei Ohtani has yet to have a hit with the bases empty, but he's doing plenty of damage with runners on base. Dating back to the regular season, he is 16 for his last 19 with runners in scoring position… that's just absurd. Mookie Betts and Max Muncy continue to swing hot bats, and with Freddie Freeman hobbled with an ankle injury, it will be Tommy Edman of all people stepping into the cleanup spot. This is a deep lineup that grinds out at bat after at bat, exhausting their opposing pitchers and forcing mistakes. The pitching plan is always a bit nebulous for manager Dave Roberts, who lacks reliable starting pitching, but has numerous quality options out of the pen. Evan Phillips, Blake Treinen, Michael Kopech, Anthony Banda, and others have strung together zeroes across multiple games, though they will need at least something from their starters. Buehler will get the ball in game three, Yamamoto in game four, Flaherty in game five, and likely a bullpen game if it gets to six back in LA. It will take a team effort to bring the Dodgers back to the World Series, and these guys will live up to that task. The Mets are feeling good heading into game three, as they should on this magical run they've been on. Carlos Mendoza will send Luis Severino to the mound for game three, then José Quintana for game four, and likely David Peterson for game five. If they can extend the series, they will be quite confident with their ace Sean Manaea on the hill, with either a shot to clinch the series or force a decisive game seven. But if the Mets aim to win this thing, the bats are gonna need to step up. Apart from the six run outburst early in game two, the Mets have been befuddled by the Dodger bullpen (just like San Diego). With a trip to the World Series on the line, we shall see whether the Mets will continue to conjure up playoff magic, or if the Dodgers can find a way to break it. Audio clips from MLB.tv LAD radio 570 AM - Stephen Nelson and Rick Monday NYM radio WCBS - Howie Rose and Keith Raad As always, shout out to Baseball Reference for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

pWotD Episode 2731: Fernando Valenzuela Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 412,854 views on Wednesday, 23 October 2024 our article of the day is Fernando Valenzuela.Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando βalenˈswela]; November 1, 1960 – October 22, 2024) was a Mexican-American professional baseball pitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons, from 1980 to 1997 (except for a one-year sabbatical in Mexico in 1992). While he played for six MLB teams, his longest tenure — and most significant achievements — were with the Los Angeles Dodgers, which signed him in 1979 and gave him his MLB debut in 1980. Valenzuela batted and threw left-handed, with an unorthodox windup. He was one of a small number of pitchers who regularly threw a screwball in the modern era.Valenzuela enjoyed his breakout year in 1981, when "Fernandomania" rapidly catapulted him from relative obscurity to stardom. He won his first eight starts, five of them shutouts, and dazzled not just the Dodgers and their fans, but all of Major League Baseball. He finished with a record of 13–7 and had a 2.48 ERA in a season that was shortened by a player's strike. He became the first, and as of 2024, only player to win both the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season. The Dodgers won the World Series that year.Valenzuela peaked from 1981 to 1986, when he was named a National League (NL) All-Star in each season. He won an NL-leading 21 games in 1986, although Mike Scott of the Houston Astros narrowly beat him out in the Cy Young Award voting. Valenzuela was also one of the better hitting pitchers of his era. He had ten career home runs and was occasionally used by Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda as a pinch-hitter. In 1986, he signed the largest contract for a pitcher in baseball history ($5.5 million/3 years). However, nagging shoulder problems diminished the remainder of his Dodgers career. He was on the Dodgers' 1988 World Series championship team, but sat out the postseason with a shoulder injury. On June 29, 1990, Valenzuela threw his only MLB no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals, leading Los Angeles to a 6–0 home victory in his final season as a Dodger. Despite this renewed flash of greatness, the Dodgers unceremoniously released Valenzuela prior to the 1991 season. He spent the rest of his major league career with the California Angels, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals, before pitching a couple of seasons in Mexico in his 40s.Valenzuela returned to the Dodgers organization after retiring, serving as a broadcaster from 2003 to 2024, the year of his death. The Dodgers retired his No. 34 in 2023. His career highlights include a win-loss record of 173–153, with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.54. His 41.5 career wins above replacement (according to Baseball-Reference) is the highest of any Mexican-born MLB player.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:19 UTC on Thursday, 24 October 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Fernando Valenzuela on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Niamh.

2024 American League Championship Series Games Four and Five @ Progressive Field - Cleveland, OH The Guardians avoided going down three games to none thanks to the heroics of Jhonkensy Noel and David Fry, who respectively hit game-tying and walk-off home runs off of the Yankees relief aces. There's a ton of excitement in the Land, but there are some ominous signs for Steven Vogt's ball club. The starting pitching has not given length nor has it been very effective so far, and Cleveland will call upon the unproven Gavin Williams (3-10 4.86 ERA 76 IP) in game four and bring back Tanner Bibee (12-8 3.47 173 IP) on short rest for game five. More worrisome is the fact that the Yankees have been able to do damage against Emmanuel Clase, who is regarded as the best closer in the game. And with stalwarts Cade Smith and Hunter Gaddis having been used heavily to boot, the strategy of reliever carousel might not be so sound. If the Guardians are going to pull this off, they will have to bring the bats as they did in game three. That means much better production from José Ramírez and Josh Naylor, as well as frankly any production from the catching tandem of Bo Naylor and Austin Hedges. We know the Guardians will not go down without a fight, but do they have enough to contend with the Yankees onslaught. Game three was a whirlwind finish for Aaron Boone's squad, coming back in the eighth with back-to-back homers, but then unable to get the final out despite just being a strike away from a likely insurmountable 3-0 lead. Still, the Yankees are in good position in this series, and they will look to press their advantage as they seek their 41st AL pennant. They send rookie Luis Gil (15-7 3.50 ERA 150 IP) to the mound in game four, who was incredible to start the year, but seemed to hit a wall in the second half. Then for game five, Carlos Rodón (16-9 3.96 ERA 175 IP) will get the ball again, looking to replicate his outstanding game one start. The bullpen has shown its first cracks the postseason, with Clay Holmes and Luke Weaver coughing up the lead in game three. This is no worry with the offense, however, as Giancarlo Stanton continues to just hit home runs nearly every game, Gleyber Torres and Juan Soto get on base in about half of their at bats, and Aaron Judge has finally shown some life. They are a dangerous lineup, and if the Guardians continue to gift them opportunities with runners in scoring position, the Yankees will make you pay. Tune in to a competitive finish to this exciting ALCS. Audio clips from MLB.tv TBS Broadcast - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, and Jeff Francoeur CLE Radio WTAM - Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus NYY Radio WFAN - John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman As always, shout to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background research, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

2024 American League Championship Series Cleveland Guardians @ New York Yankees - Games One and Two @ Yankee Stadium Could this finally be the year that the World Series returns to the Bronx? By nearly every measure, the last fifteen years of Yankee baseball has been a success. A winning record every year, multiple deep playoff runs, an MVP, a Cy Young, a Rookie of the Year, the list could go on. But they are missing the only accolade that matters to those who don the pinstripes, a World Series title. Never mind that they already own 27 Commissioner's trophies, and 13 additional AL pennants. The standard is a World Series, anything less a complete and utter failure. So there will be no excuses for manager Aaron Boone, in his seventh season, which he hopes will be his first advancing past the ALCS. No excuses for Aaron Judge, who will almost certainly win his second MVP, but has scuffled in the playoffs to date. No excuses for Gerrit Cole, the $300 million dollar ace and reigning Cy Young who has battled injuries this year. No excuses for Juan Soto, the hitting savant on the brink of free agency. There won't be any excuses for these Yanks, especially with their path to the World Series clear of their recent foes, the Houston Astros. So, can they take AL pennant number 41 and vie for World Series number 28? Standing in the Yankees way are the scrappy Cleveland Guardians. Behind the heroics of David Fry in game four and Lane Thomas in game five, Cleveland was able to eke past the Detroit Tigers despite not having a single starting pitcher complete five innings in the series. Stringing together 27 outs and keeping the powerful Yankees bats silent will be a tall task for manager Steven Vogt, but he has lots of confidence in his big four (Smith, Gaddis, Herrin, and Clase). Beyond them, however, it can get dicey. As is often the case, championship series baseball will test your mettle, an interesting challenge for such a young and relatively inexperienced ball club (and manager). The Yankees have been battle-tested, though this core has yet to advance past this round. Will the Guardians be able to block them again? Game one will be a duel between veteran starters lefty Carlos Rodon for New York and righty Alex Cobb for Cleveland. Rodon had a great beginning to his start against Kansas City, but he quickly ran out of gas in the fourth inning. He'll look to manage his adrenaline and energy more effectively in this one. Cobb is a wily craftsman, but he's had his struggles against the middle of the Yankees order, particularly vs. Juan Soto. Game two will be a matchup between number one starters Gerrit Cole and Tanner Bibee. Both right handers have had mixed results from the two previous playoff starts, but the edge certainly leans toward the more experience Cole. After these two games, we will head to Cleveland for games three, four, and five* (if necessary). Audio clips from MLB.tv NYY Radio WFAN - John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman CLE Radio WTAM - Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus TBS broadcast - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, and Jeff Francoeur As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more.

2024 National League Championship Series New York Mets @ Los Angeles Dodgers - Games One and Two Once again we have a battle between Los Angeles and New York in the playoffs, but instead of Dodgers and Yankees (which we may yet see in the World Series) it will be the Dodgers taking on the Mets. Carlos Mendoza's squad took down their division rival Phillies in just four games, behind strong starting pitching from Severino, Manaea, and Quintana, as well as clutch hitting from Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, and superstar Francisco Lindor. These Mets don't mind being the underdog, but they will have yet another tall task ahead of them in the NLCS. The Dodgers also took down their division rival in the San Diego Padres, though Dave Roberts's team was pushed to the brink in five games. They rode unbelievable pitching to ultimately advance, holding the Padres scoreless for the final 24 innings in the series. If they somehow shut out the Mets in game one, they would tie the all-time postseason scoreless streak (which was inflicted upon the Dodgers by the Orioles in the 1966 World Series). Shohei Ohtani's first postseason has been successful so far, mainly because he has come through nearly every time with runners on base (he's been hitless with the bases empty.) Mookie Betts has finally returned to form in the playoffs, while the Hernández brothers*(not actually brothers) provided the punch in the clinching game.  Game one will feature hometown kid Jack Flaherty, who looks to be much better than in his Dodger postseason debut. Opposing him will be Kodai Senga, making just his third start this season. It is unclear how long the Mets will let him pitch, but the Dodgers offense might have more of a say in that decision than anything. In game two, the Dodgers will go with a bullpen game, which worked to perfection against San Diego. The Mets will counter with their big lefty, Sean Manaea, who was brilliant against Philadelphia. Past matchups between these teams in the playoffs have been electric, with a classic seven gamer in 1988 and some fireworks in the 2015 NLDS. We should be in store for plenty of drama. Audio clips from MLB.tv LAD radio 570 AM - Stephen Nelson and Rick Monday NYM radio WCBS 880 AM - Howie Rose and Keith Raad As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

2024 Divisional Round - Game Five NLDS - Padres @ Dodgers The Dodgers staved off elimination and embarrassment at the hand of their Southern California rivals in game four. It took standout performances from nearly the whole roster. Eight Dodger bullpen arms combined for the shutout, Mookie Betts and Will Smith homered, and now we have a winner-take-all game five on a Friday night in Chavez Ravine. It will be a duel between countrymen; Yoshinobu Yamamoto vs. Yu Darvish with a trip to the NLCS on the line. Yamamoto was lit up in game one and has struggled against the Padres all season, so expect a quick hook from Dave Roberts if trouble brews. Darvish has been sensational against Los Angeles in his career, but he carries an 0-5 record in elimination games heading into this game five. The Padres bats were electric to begin this postseason, but they have silent since Fernando Tatis Jr.'s blast in the second inning of game three. Teoscar Hernández has come up clutch for the Dodgers with star first baseman Freddie Freeman hobbled. Don't be surprised if postseason stalwart Kiké Hernández plays a major role, as he often does in closeout games. This series has provided plenty of fireworks so far, what does this decisive game five have in store? Audio clips from MLB.tv LAD Radio 570 AM - Stephen Nelson and Rick Monday SDP Radio KWFN - Steve Agler and Tony Gwynn Jr. ALDS - Tigers @ Guardians Cleveland won a wild game four thanks to the heroics of David Fry, who not only had a go-ahead, pinch hit two run homer, but also provided the necessary insurance run on a safety squeeze. Talk about versatility! José Ramírez seems to have bounced back from a rough stretch, while Steven Kwan and Lane Thomas have been racking up hits in this series. The Tigers have seen contributions up and down the roster, particularly from Parker Meadows and Jake Rogers. Their ‘Pitching Chaos', as manger AJ Hinch coined, has gotten them to a win-or-go-home with their best pitcher, and perhaps the best pitcher in all of baseball, Tarik Skubal. The fireballing lefty hasn't given up a run in nearly a month, and he only looks to be getting better in the playoffs. First year manager Steven Vogt will likely summon some ‘pitching chaos' of his own in this one, as starter Matthew Boyd, a former Tiger, may only go one time through the order. Then it will be time to go to his ‘Four Horsemen' - Smith, Herrin, Gaddis, and the final boss, Clase. If any one of them falter, who knows to whom Vogt will give the ball. An exhilarating finish to an incredible divisional round awaits on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Cleveland. Audio clips from MLB.tv CLE radio WTAM - Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus DET radio 97.1 - Dan Dickerson, Bobby Scales, and Andy Dirks TBS television - Brian Anderson and Jeff Francoeur As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

2024 ALDS - Games Three and Four Each series is tied heading into game three, and all four teams will want to conclude these series as quickly as possible. For Cleveland, they do not want to face Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in a game five, so they will go all out to try and win this series on the road. Detroit will embrace their pitching chaos, but that will be quite a lot of pressure on the young arms in the bullpen, all of whom are experiencing the postseason for the first time. Expect both managers to utilize nearly all of their 26 man roster to try and take this series. For the Yankees, it is unclear if Aaron Judge will reverse his postseason woes, though they might not even need him to eke out this series. Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres have rediscovered their form, and the pitching has quieted down the Royals bats. Bobby Witt jr. has yet to find his stroke, and the rest of the Kansas City lineup has struggled to come through with the big hit. If the Yanks take game three, expect ace Gerrit Cole to deliver in the clincher. Audio clips from MLB.tv DET Radio WXYT 97.1 FM - Dan Dickerson, Bobby Scales, and Andy Dirks CLE Radio WTAM 1100 - Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus NYY Radio WFAN 101.9 FM - John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman KCR Radio KFNZ 610 AM - Denny Matthews, Steve Stewart, and Jake Eisenberg As always shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

2024 Divisional Round - Games Three and Four Game three in a divisional round is always a pivotal matchup in a series, especially when the series is tied at a game apiece. If the higher seed can take the game, they will regain home field advantage, but if they fail, then they face elimination on the road. The Mets blew an opportunity to be up two games to none against the Phillies after a wild game two. They will have Sean Manaea, the unlikely ace for New York, on the mound for them against Aaron Nola, perhaps the bygone ace for Philadelphia. Manaea has really found his groove in the second half, but he has had some past trouble in the playoffs. Nola has been a stalwart for Philly, and he knows these Mets quite well, though of course they are quite familiar with him. For game four, the Mets will send out Jose Quintana and the Phillies will call upon Ranger Suárez. These two lefties have had almost polar opposite seasons. Quintana struggled early, like many Mets, but has been dominant in the final months of the season. Suárez, on the other hand, was otherworldly to begin the year, but has been downright awful to close the year. Both of these guys have been fantastic in their postseason careers, and will look to live up to that reputation. Ultimately this series will come down to the performances from the teams' respective stars. Can Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso keep providing magical moments? Can Bryce Harper and Trea Turner come through with runners in scoring position? Things have gotten pretty testy between the Dodgers and Padres in this series, as we head to the raucous crowd at Petco Park. The Dodgers will send Walker Buehler to the hill against Michael King. The former Vanderbilt star has struggled since returning from injury, but he hopes to recapture his electric postseason form. The young Padres ace was brilliant against Atlanta in the Wild Card round, but he will have his work cut out for him against this deep Dodger lineup. Game four will likely be a bullpen game for LA, and while Dylan Cease is scheduled to go on short rest, expect manager Mike Shildt to have a tight leash. For the Dodgers to get back to the NLCS, they are going to need Mookie Betts snap out of his postseason funk. For San Diego, they are hoping that Fernando Tatis, Jr. stays red hot. Do not be shocked if we return to LA for a decisive game five. Audio clips from MLB.tv NYM Radio WCBS AM 880 - Howie Rose and Keith Raad PHI Radio - WIP 94.1 FM - Scott Franzke, Tom McCarthyLarry Andersen, and Kevin Stocker LAD Radio KLAC AM 570 - Stephen Nelson and Rick Monday SDP Radio KWFN 97.3 FM - Jesse Agler and Tony Gwynn Jr. As always shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

Who would have guessed that three of the four remaining teams in the AL would be from the Central division? It maybe shouldn't be so surprising, given how well these teams have played down the stretch. In a matchup of teams very few prognosticators and talking heads expected to be here, the Guardians and Tigers are two young teams that are acting as if they've been here before. Under the leadership of first year manager Steven Vogt, the AL Central champion Guardians are looking to advance for the first time since 2016, the year they lost the World Series. For the Tigers, who were dead in the water in mid-August, they are finally back in the postseason after a decade long drought. In the other ALDS, the Yankees once again were the top team in the AL, and with the Astros out of the equation already, the World Series could return to the Bronx for the first time since 2009. Standing in their way is their bitter rival from the late ‘70s, the Kansas City Royals. Lots of thrilling baseball to come this October! Audio clips from MLB.tv DET Radio WXYT 97.1 FM - Dan Dickerson, Bobby Scales, and Andy Dirks CLE Radio WTAM 1100 - Tom Hamilton and Jim Rosenhaus NYY Radio WFAN 101.9 FM - John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman KCR Radio KFNZ 610 AM - Denny Matthews, Steve Stewart, and Jake Eisenberg As always shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

2024 Postseason - National League Divisional Round For the first time in playoff baseball history, all four divisional series are tied at one game apiece. At no point in the nearly 30 years of divisional round play have we been guaranteed a game four in every series before we have even played a single game three. Incredible! Moreover, these games have absolutely delivered on excitement and drama. Before we watch these series conclude, let's recap the best moments so far. Over on the NL side, we have two pairs of division rivals fighting for a spot in the NLCS. The NL East champion Phillies have their hands full with the 'never-count-them-out' Mets. With late-inning comebacks in both games, this series is shaping up to be an all-timer. On the West coast, the Dodgers and Padres face off for the third time in five years, and suffice it to say there is some bad blood between these two teams. Much of the core of these fierce rivals has remained intact, but Los Angeles has added worldwide sensation Shohei Ohtani to the equation. Everyone will have their eyes on the Japanese superstar's postseason debut. Audio clips from MLB.tv NYM Radio WCBS AM 880 - Howie Rose and Keith Raad PHI Radio - WIP 94.1 FM - Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen, and Kevin Stocker LAD Radio KLAC AM 570 - Charley Steiner, Rick Monday, and Tim Neverett SDP Radio KWFN 97.3 FM - Jesse Agler and Tony Gwynn Jr. As always shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

2024 Postseason - Wild Card Round New York Mets (89 - 73) @ Milwaukee Brewers (93 - 69) The Mets were not supposed to be here. They sold at the deadline last year, even telling Max Scherzer that 2024 was going to be ‘retooling' season, that '25 and '26 were when they would be competitive again. They started this season 0 - 5, and they were 11 games below .500 in late May. But then they called up an emerging pop-star (who moonlighted as a journeyman infielder), Grimace threw out a first pitch, and within a month, the Mets were back, baby! Bolstered by a veteran pitching staff and spearheaded by MVP candidate Francisco Lindor, the Mets have fought their way into playoff position under first year manager Carlos Mendoza. Like the Amazin's and the Miracles before them, these Mets have quite the knack for dramatic performances. The Brewers weren't supposed to be here either. Craig Counsell left for the Cubs. They lost Brandon Woodruff to a shoulder injury, and they traded away 2021 Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes away before the season even started. But under the stewardship of Pat Murphy and with a breakout performance from 20 year old Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee found themselves with yet another NL Central title. It has been an incredible story for this young and exciting team; however, the Brewers have failed to advance past the first round in four consecutive postseasons. Their fans hope it won't be a fifth. Audio Clips from MLB.tv  SNY TV - Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, anf Keith Hernandez WCBS 880 AM - Howie Rose and Keith Raad MIL WTMJ - Jeff Levering As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

Eno, Britt and DVR discuss the possibility of having separate Rookie of the Year awards for hitters and pitchers in future seasons, and the difficulty of making choices in this year ROY races. Plus, they discuss the unusual story of Matt Chapman's extension with the Giants going through Buster Posey, the second-half struggles of the Orioles, and whether there is any meaningful link between September rotation results and October performance. Rundown1:00 DVR's Case for Splitting Up Rookie of the Year Awards for Hitters and Pitchers6:34 Varying WAR Across Different Sites (FanGraphs, Baseball Reference and Baseball Prospectus)13:40 Looking for Value Beyond the Numbers20:09 Ceddanne Rafaela's Rookie Campaign26:04 Buster Posey's Role in Matt Chapman's Extension with the Giants38:01 Making Sense of the Orioles' Second-Half Slide51:48 Does Late-Season Rotation Form Matter?Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarrisFollow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiperFollow Britt on Twitter: @Britt_Ghirolie-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.comJoin our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFeJoin us Thursday at 1p ET/10a PT for our weekly live episode with Trevor May!Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrelsHosts: Derek VanRiper, Eno Sarris & Britt GhiroliExecutive Producer: Derek VanRiperJackson Merrill Cover Photo: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY SportsMason Miller Cover Photo: Eakin Howard/Getty ImagesPaul Skenes Cover Photo: Chris Coduto/Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eno, Britt and DVR discuss the possibility of having separate Rookie of the Year awards for hitters and pitchers in future seasons, and the difficulty of making choices in this year ROY races. Plus, they discuss the unusual story of Matt Chapman's extension with the Giants going through Buster Posey, the second-half struggles of the Orioles, and whether there is any meaningful link between September rotation results and October performance.  Rundown 1:00 DVR's Case for Splitting Up Rookie of the Year Awards for Hitters and Pitchers 6:34 Varying WAR Across Different Sites (FanGraphs, Baseball Reference and Baseball Prospectus) 13:40 Looking for Value Beyond the Numbers 20:09 Ceddanne Rafaela's Rookie Campaign 26:04 Buster Posey's Role in Matt Chapman's Extension with the Giants 38:01 Making Sense of the Orioles' Second-Half Slide 51:48 Does Late-Season Rotation Form Matter? Follow Eno on Twitter: @enosarris Follow DVR on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper Follow Britt on Twitter: @Britt_Ghiroli e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Join us Thursday at 1p ET/10a PT for our weekly live episode with Trevor May! Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper, Eno Sarris & Britt Ghiroli Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Jackson Merrill Cover Photo: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports Mason Miller Cover Photo: Eakin Howard/Getty Images Paul Skenes Cover Photo: Chris Coduto/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hay que volver a recordar a los Rangers de Texas del año pasado. Un dato que a lo mejor no conocían y que encontré en Baseball Reference, entre el 16 de agosto y el 8 de septiembre jugaron 20 partidos. Su registro fue de 4 ganados y 16 perdidos, de ellos 3 perdidos dejados en el terreno. Una racha de 8 derrotas, otra de 4. Ustedes se imaginan que los aficionados de los Rangers en ese momento, creían que su equipo iba a ser campeón mundial? Claro que no. Y si nos vamos hasta el 18 de septiembre, el registro mejoró a 10 ganados y 20 perdidos. Pasaron por problemas, lesiones, de todo porque esto es como la vida misma. Se trata de gestionar una crisis, porque no podemos negar que los Orioles están pasando por una crisis, que lamentable se agrava con las fatales actuaciones arbitrales que nos hunden un poquito más con cada decisión. Pero este equipo sigue demostrando día sí y día también que está fuerte mentalmente.

This week, we've got a SPECIAL guest. Adam Darowski is the Director of Design & Product Management for Sports Reference. His team manages Baseball Reference, Stat Head, Immaculate Grid, and more.We played Immaculate Grid 478 and talked to Adam about his team's work, building immaculate grid, and his favorite grid categories.------------------Timestamps:(0:00) Intro(1:06) Introducing Adam Darowski(2:07) A day in the life at Baseball Reference(5:44) 300+ Save career/Red Sox(8:47) 300+ Save career/Reds(10:55) 300+ Save career/Angels(13:16) Mariners/Red Sox(18:06) Mariners/Reds(19:06) Mariners/Angels(22:05) Scheduling the grid(23:35) Adam's favorite grid(25:17) Royals/Reds(27:29) Royals/Red Sox(31:08) Royals/Angels(35:17) Recap------------------For more of our baseball content:Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@OrdinaryEffort Follow us on socials:Instagram: https://instagram.com/ordinaryeffort X: https://x.com/ordinaryeffort_ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@ordinaryeffort Ordinary Effort is a part of the Old Man Squad Sports Network. Learn about other sports podcasts and follow the network on X at https://x.com/oldmansquad.

The Phillies don't win the 2008 World Series without Cole Hamels. He went 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in five postseason starts, winning World Series MVP and NLCS MVP honors in the process. He lived up to the hype as the 17th overall pick in the 2002 Draft, giving the Phillies a homegrown ace they desperately needed for years.  Is Hamels one of the greatest Phillies ever? Absolutely. The old-school stats say so, but so do the new ones. Hamels ranks 11th all-time in WAR by a Phillies player, according to Baseball Reference, just behind Jimmy Rollins and Bobby Abreu, and just ahead of Chuck Klein and Curt Schilling. Hamels shared his favorite Phillies memories with Ruben, Jim and Todd before his June 21, 2024, retirement ceremony at Citizens Bank Park. He talked about getting drafted by the Phillies, the franchise's glorious run from 2007-11, drilling Bryce Harper with a pitch in 2012, throwing a no-hitter in his final Phillies start in 2015, and so much more. You can watch the show on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ThePhilliesShow Keep up with the show here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thephilliesshow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thephilliesshow X: https://twitter.com/thephilliesshow  Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thephilliesshow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559185425483  If you like us, give us a review!

The Cubs are wallowing in last place, but thanks to the woeful National League they're not that far behind anybody (but the Dodgers and Phillies), so Oleg and Praz join the podcast to talk about what's wrong with the Cubs and what, if anything, can be done about it. They also discuss the death of one of baseball's all-time greats, and the death of Willie Mays. Andy tells the guys about a special gift he got them so they can go see a real podcast being made. They discuss ;weird movie double features, who replaces Mike Tauchman, do the Cubs buy, sell or neither, how bad is Dansby's contract, Justin Steele's love of unearned runs and what the hell are they going to do with catcher? They ponder the return of David Ross, they wax nostalgic about Cubs heroes Miguel Montero and Kyle Schwarber, They have fun with Willie Mays' Baseball-Reference page and draw a parallel between Willie and Ryne Sandberg who is getting a big erection on Sunday, and they wonder what former Cubs announcer they could have invited to the ceremony instead of Bob Costas. They also question the dedication of one of the actors in Moneyball.    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/desipio/message

1978 World Series Game 5 and 6 Sunday October 15th @ Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, New York Tuesday October 17th @ Dodger Stadium in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles, California After being down two games to none to start this series, the Yankees have evened things up in the Fall Classic, and they look to keep things rolling here in game five. No team has yet to overcome a 2 - 0 deficit by winning four straight, but if any team could be the first, it would be Bob Lemon's Yankees. They've certainly had their share of good fortune here at Yankee Stadium, and they have capitalized on nearly every Dodger's mistake. Misplays, errors, and just rotten luck have been the story of Tommy Lasorda's squad the past few days. Whether it was Graig Nettles incredible reflexes, Bucky Dent's unrelenting hustle, or Reggie Jackson's ‘subtle' hip movement, there was always something in the way for Los Angeles, not to mention a costly errors in the field and on the bases from the usually reliable Bill Russell. If they don't clean up their act soon, they will lose their second straight World Series. Since the Yankees evened this series at two games apiece, we are guaranteed at least one game back in Los Angeles. Who will have the advantage heading in to game six will come down to the pitching matchup in game five. For the Yankees it will be rookie righty Jim Beattie(6 - 9 3.73 ERA 128 IP). The former Dartmouth basketball star was shaky, but effective against the Royals in the ALCS, but he hasn't pitched in nearly two weeks. The Dodgers will send Burt Hooton (19 - 10 2.71 ERA 236 IP) to the mound, and although he's been their best regular season pitcher the past few seasons, his postseason starts have been hit or miss. He can be brilliant, but if that knuckle-curve isn't dancing, ‘Happy' Hooton can make his hot-tempered manager furious. In game six, it will be a match-up of future Hall-of-Famers and 200 game winners, Don Sutton (15 - 11 3.55 ERA 238 IP) and Catfish Hunter (12 - 6 3.58 ERA 118 IP). Ultimately this series will come down to who can come up with the big hit. Will it be the stars, like Reggie Jackson or Steve Garvey? Or maybe it will be someone unheralded, like a pair of scrappy middle-infielders? Audio clips from joeydbball on Youtube. NBC broadcast with Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Tom Seaver, and Curt Gowdy Game 5 Game 6 - some CBS radio with Bill White As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more.

The Houston Colt-.45's started an all-rookie lineup on September 27, 1963, the one and only time in Major League Baseball history a team has done this. Houston eventually played a remarkable 16 rookies in the game, another MLB record unlikely to be challenged any time soon. Rex and Craig take a look this week at this lineup to see which rookies panned out and which did not. They found a wide range or careers, from the brilliant to the disappointing to the tragic.Errata: The Las Vegas Golden Knights were an expansion team. It was the wife of the Kansas City Royals' owner that made public statements critical of Jackson County MO voters.Sources:For player statistics as always, Baseball-Reference.comSteve Glassman, "September 27, 1963: Houston Colt .45s start a lineup of all rookies" at the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR.org) https://tinyurl.com/45allrookie1.Rory Costello, "Jay Dahl" at https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/jay-dahl/Rex and Craig also pulled information from Wikipedia and Astros Daily (http://www.astrosdaily.com/).-->Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tT8d3pVUsN-->You can support Hooks & Runs by purchasing books, including the books featured in this episode, through our store at Bookshop.org. Here's the link. https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandrunsHooks & Runs - www.hooksandruns.comHooks & Runs on TikTok -  https://www.tiktok.com/@hooksandrunsHooks & Runs on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thehooksandrunsAndrew Eckhoff on Tik TokLink: https://www.tiktok.com/@hofffestRex von Pohl (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/ Music: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (Premium Beat)     This podcast and this episode are copyright Craig Estlinbaum, 2024, all rights reserved.  

Saturday October 14th, 1978 @ Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, New York The sun is out on a Saturday afternoon in the Bronx, but rain clouds are looming in the distance. Thanks to an outstanding defensive game from third baseman Graig Nettles, the Yankees took game three in convincing fashion to avoid going down three games to none in this series against the Dodgers. If they hope to even things at two games apiece, the Yanks will need a much better effort from their starting pitcher, Ed Figueroa (20 - 9 2.99 ERA 253 IP). The Puerto Rican right-hander has been lit up in his previous postseason starts, but New York manager Bob Lemon has a lot of trust in the guy who has won the third most games in the American League the past three seasons. For Los Angeles, it will be veteran lefty Tommy John (17 - 10 3.30 ERA 213 IP) taking the ball. John was solid, but unspectacular in a blowout game one win. His reconstructed left elbow has been a dependable weapon for manager Tommy Lasorda, though John's approach is pitch-to-contact, which could be an issue given the shaky infield defense the Dodgers have displayed of late. Of greater concern, though, has been the Dodgers' struggles with runners in scoring position. Los Angeles stranded eleven men on base in game three, and they were unable to deliver the big hit despite that constant opportunity. If Los Angeles wants to maintain control of this series, they can't let those opportunities slip away again. Audio clips from joeydbball on Youtube - NBC broadcast with Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Tom Seaver, and Curt Gowdy CBS radio with Ross Porter, Win Elliot, and Bill White As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

1978 World Series Game 3 Friday October 13th, 1978 @ Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, New York As the series heads east, the Dodgers are in strong position, up two games to none. Game one was a blowout, thanks to a power outburst from LAD 2B Davey Lopes, but game two was nail biter. Ron Cey drove in all four runs, including a go-ahead three run homer off of Catfish Hunter in the 6th inning. The Yankees had the tying and go-ahead runners on base in the ninth for Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson, and Tommy Lasorda turned to rookie fireballer Bob Welch to hold the line. With incredible determination and guile, the kid came through, forcing Munson to fly out and striking out Jackson after an epic nine pitch battle. The crowd was electric, and while they would love another opportunity to cheer on their squad, the LA faithful are hoping the Boys in Blue take care of business in New York. In previous World Series, only five teams had ever overcome a 2 - 0 deficit, the most recent being the 1971 Pirates. And in each of those series where a team did come back, they had to do it in seven games. The task is hard, but it is nigh impossible if you go down 3 - 0 in the series. No team has ever overcome a 3 - 0 deficit in a World Series, so the Yankees are desperate to win this one. Good thing that they have the best pitcher in the world going for them, Ron Guidry (25 -3 1.74 ERA 273 IP). The young lefty has been sensational the entire year, but it has been quite the workload he's compiled. For a pitcher who relies on plus stuff matched with plus command, fatigue could hamper his effectiveness. If the Gator isn't missing bats like usual, he'll need his defense to be sharp, particularly the left side with Bucky Dent and Graig Nettles. On the other side, the Dodgers will turn to Don Sutton (15 - 11 3.55 ERA 238 IP). The future Hall-of-Famer picked up his 200th career win during the regular season, however 1978 was probably his weakest year in nearly a decade. Sutton, who entering the playoffs had never lost a postseason start, got shelled against the Phillies in the NLCS. He'll need to be much sharper if the Dodgers hope to take an insurmountable lead in this series. Audio clips from joeydbball on Youtube - NBC broadcast with Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, and Tom Seaver As always, shoutout to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

It's an exciting and pumped-up Davey Mac Sports Program for ya on an Easter Monday!   Enjoy the epic action as Davey Mac goes nuts on the website Baseball Reference!   Plus, the Juan Soto and the Yankees are off to an amazing start!   Also, Roy Harter and Bobby Tamburro are here to be insane as usual!   And, the Final Four is all set for March Madness!   Chiefs receiver wanted by the cops!   And the NFL changes the kickoff (yet again)!   Enjoy this spectacular episode today!   BAM!

1978 World Series Games 1 and 2 Tuesday October 10th and Wednesday October 11th @ Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA The Los Angeles Dodgers (95 - 67) and the New York Yankees (100 - 63) meet yet again in the World Series. Behind the heroics of Mr. October, Reggie Jackson, the Yankees took last year's Fall Classic in six games, securing the 21st championship in their franchise's dominant history. If they're going to repeat as champions, it will be with a new manager, as Bob Lemon replaced Billy Martin in July. The Yanks turned their season around under the stewardship of Lemon, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a pitcher in 1976. His cool, calm, and collected manner was in stark contrast to the explosive Martin; still, there are rumors abound that owner George Steinbrenner regretted firing the firebrand (technically Martin resigned for ‘health reasons'), and even wanted him back as manager within a matter of days. You can't deny the success the Yankees have had under Lemon, but they'll need to win it all to satisfy the Boss. And even that might not keep him happy for long. The Dodgers dispatched the Phillies in four games, winning the series in walk-off fashion with a Bill Russell single to score Ron Cey. Their offense was hitting on all cylinders in the NLCS, and it was their vaunted All-Star infield that led the way. The aforementioned left side (Russell and Cey) combined for 12 hits and 5 RBI in the four games, only to be outdone by the right side. Team Captain 2B Davey Lopes and former MVP 1B Steve Garvey combined for 14 hits, 6 home runs, and 12 RBI, with Garvey taking home NLCS MVP honors. It has been truly inspired play from this core group, who lost their mentor, hitting and infield coach Jim Gilliam, just a few days ago. His memorial service is planned before the start of game two.  Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda desperately wants to start this series with a pair of wins, so to defend home-field advantage he will turn to the top two in his excellent rotation, Tommy John and Burt Hooton. John is coming off of a shutout against Philly, and Hooton is as good as anyone when that knuckle curve is dancing. Yankees manager Bob Lemon will counter with 1978 20 game winner Ed Figueroa and former five time 20 game winner Catfish Hunter. Ace Ron Guidry won't be available until game three, as he pitched the final game of the ALCS against Kansas City. Audio clips from joeydbball on Youtube (links to games below). NBC Broadcast with Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, Tom Seaver, and Curt Gowdy Game 1: LAD LHP Tommy John (17 - 10 3.30 ERA 213 IP) vs. NYY RHP Ed Figueroa (20 - 9 2.99 ERA 253 IP) Game 2: LAD RHP Burt Hooton (19 - 10 2.71 ERA 236 IP) vs. NYY Jim ‘Catfish' Hunter (12 - 6 3.58 ERA 118 IP) As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

Tomorrow is Opening Day and the weather looks terrible for the Mets so we expect that to be pushed back to Friday. Gio said they should move the game as soon as possible so that people can reschedule their lives. A caller wonders if we would rather have to do #2 on an airplane or at a stadium. Boomer demonstrated what it might look like if he had to get busy in an airplane bathroom. RFK Jr named his Vice President and it's not Aaron Rodgers. Jerry returns for his final update and starts with Roger Goodell talking about a double header on Christmas day, which happens to be a Wednesday this year. Adam Schefter talked about the Cowboys situation with Dak Prescott. Mike McDaniel talked about the possibility of the Dolphins signing Odell Beckham Jr. Ian Eagle is the new voice of something called ‘Gravy Racing'. It's a commercial for cat food. The Moment of The Day involves Boomer being pumped about the Rangers and Gio and Eddie shooting him down over and over again. In the final segment of the show, Baseball Reference has a prediction model that has the Yankees only winning 71 games. We also talked about Jonathan Diller, the NYPD officer killed in the line of duty.

Hour 1 Boomer is pumped and didn't sleep much last night as the Rangers reached 100 points again and are the first team to clinch a playoff spot. Gio and Eddie were busting balls saying there's a curse for all teams that win the President's Cup so they expect the Rangers to be bounced in the first series. Boomer said he has ‘drip' today and Gio said he is ‘glazin' over the Rangers. That's some hip and cool talk right there. Jerry is here for his first update and starts with the calls of Sam Rosen from MSG on the Rangers win over the Flyers. Roger Goodell talked about the new kickoffs in the NFL. He said it may need some tweaking. Goodell is not concerned with injuries for the Wednesday Christmas game. Boomer could see Shedeur Sanders as the Cowboys quarterback if they don't do a deal with Dak. In the final segment of the hour, Diddy's house was raided, and the man arrested as his ‘drug mule' was a former basketball player at Syracuse. His name is Brendan Paul.  Hour 2 Could Jim Harbaugh end up taking an Ohio State WR with his first pick in the draft? All of a sudden, J.J. McCarthy is now a top 5 pick, with some saying he could be taken #2 by the Commanders. Nobody was talking about McCarthy last year when they talked about Michigan, and now all of a sudden he's a top 5 pick. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the NFL changing kickoffs. Roger Goodell was asked about legalized sports betting. What is Ochocinco talking about when he said, ‘we call him Russell'. The Rangers beat the Flyers last night and became the first team to clinch a playoff spot. Kyrie Irving is having a great year in Dallas. We thought he would go there and blow that team up like he did with the Nets. In the final segment of the hour, Boomer ran into a sales guy by the coffee machine and he said he couldn't believe he let Gio break down quarterbacks in the draft.  Hour 3 Gio is finding proof that nobody was talking about JJ McCarthy being a top pick until a few weeks ago. How did it go up after the season was already over? Gio said there's no way the top 4 prospects in the draft are all quarterbacks. Michael Penix has fallen because of injuries. Boomer is very curious where he will end up. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the NFL's new kickoffs. Dan Campbell is fired up for the new rule. It excites him because other coaches are ‘spooked' by it. Shannon Sharpe and Ochocinco talked about a woman who tried to kill her ex and Ocho said it kind of excites him. An owl escaped from the Bronx zoo and became a symbol of freedom. Then he was found dead from eating rat poison and pigeons. Saquon Barkley was on the New Heights Podcast with the Kelce brothers. Sauce Gardner was on a podcast and some people claim he said something anti-semetic. He posted an apology to social media. The Rangers beat the Flyers and clinched a playoff spot. In the final segment of the hour, what are stadiums doing with their food? Everything looks insane at ballparks. This is why everyone is fat. Gio said airports actually have healthy options for people to eat. But ballparks? No. The Mets have a fried rainbow cookie egg roll.  Hour 4 Tomorrow is Opening Day and the weather looks terrible for the Mets so we expect that to be pushed back to Friday. Gio said they should move the game as soon as possible so that people can reschedule their lives. A caller wonders if we would rather have to do #2 on an airplane or at a stadium. Boomer demonstrated what it might look like if he had to get busy in an airplane bathroom. RFK Jr named his Vice President and it's not Aaron Rodgers. Jerry returns for his final update and starts with Roger Goodell talking about a double header on Christmas day, which happens to be a Wednesday this year. Adam Schefter talked about the Cowboys situation with Dak Prescott. Mike McDaniel talked about the possibility of the Dolphins signing Odell Beckham Jr. Ian Eagle is the new voice of something called ‘Gravy Racing'. It's a commercial for cat food. The Moment of The Day involves Boomer being pumped about the Rangers and Gio and Eddie shooting him down over and over again. In the final segment of the show, Baseball Reference has a prediction model that has the Yankees only winning 71 games. We also talked about Jonathan Diller, the NYPD officer killed in the line of duty.

1978 NLCS We have another repeat matchup on the National League side of the playoffs, with the Los Angeles Dodgers (95 - 67) and the Philadelphia Phillies (90 - 72) squaring off once again. This is the third straight NLCS appearance for the Phils, but they've yet to win a playoff game at Veterans Stadium, much to the disappointment of their energized fans. Although the Phillies lead the NL East for most of the season, there was fear of a 1964-esque collapse in September. The Pirates and Cubs were chasing them down, but Danny Ozark's squad rallied for a strong finish to stave off their pursuers. The pitching staff was solid, yet unspectacular. Carlton and Christenson provided both quality and quantity in terms of innings, and the bullpen was as reliable as ever with Reed, McGraw, and Brusstar. The Phillies had an elite offense just a year ago (5.23 R/G 108 OPS+ 1st in NL), but their run production slipped this season (4.37 R/G 99 OPS+ 3rd in NL). This was largely due to a significant drop in power from the likes of Mike Schmidt (.574 SLG in '77 -> .435 SLG in '78), and Bake McBride (.564 SLG -> .392 SLG), not to mention paltry bench production compared to the previous year. Greg “The Bull” Luzinski put together another excellent campaign (35 HR 101 RBI 153 OPS+) and will look to continue his great postseason play. He'll need his teammates to join him this year if they want to advance to the World Series. The Dodgers road back to the World Series was certainly more challenging than last year, as they trailed both San Francisco and Cincinnati in the NL West at the beginning of August. They proceeded to finish out the year 33 - 19 while the Giants and Reds sputtered down the stretch. Although not as dominant as they were in '77, Tommy Lasorda's Dodgers were quite formidable. The lineup boasted a quartet of 30 HR hitters last year, but did not have a single guy reach that mark this season. That is not to say those guys had bad years. To the contrary, Reggie Smith (29 HR 93 RBI 162 OPS+), Steve Garvey (21 HR 113 RBI 138 OPS+), and Ron Cey (23 HR 84 RBI 134 OPS+) provided more than enough punch to lead the NL's top offense (4.49 R/G 108 OPS+). Bounce back seasons from veteran Rick Monday and pinch-hitter extraordinaire Lee Lacy offset letdowns from Steve Yeager and Dusty Baker. The starting rotation was best in the league once again, with Sutton, Hooton, John, and Rau all winning at least 15 games and throwing nearly 200 innings or more. General manager Al Campanis added much needed bullpen help with a free agent signing of a former White Sox and Pirate standout, Terry Forster (22 SV 1.93 ERA 65 IP). The lefty fireballer has been money in the late innings for LA. As the Dodgers get ready to defend their NL Pennant, their thoughts are with their hitting coach, Jim Gilliam. The former All-Star second baseman, who spent all of his MLB playing and coaching career with the Dodgers, suffered a brain bleed in late September and has been in a coma ever since. Unfortunately, he will never wake up from that coma. Gilliam had always felt lucky to be a Dodger, and they were lucky to have him. If the Dodgers are able to win this series, it will be for Jim Gilliam. Game 1: PHI RHP Larry Christenson (13 - 14 3.24 ERA 228 IP) vs. LAD RHP Burt Hooton (19 - 10 2.71 ERA 236 IP) Game 2: PHI RHP Dick Ruthven (13 - 5 2.99 ERA 150 IP) vs. LAD LHP Tommy John (17 - 10 3.30 ERA 213 IP) Game 3: LAD RHP Don Sutton (15 - 11 3.55 ERA 238 IP) vs. PHI LHP Steve Carlton (16 - 13 2.84 ERA 247 IP) Game 4: LAD LHP Doug Rau (15 - 9 3.26 ERA 199 IP) vs. PHI LHP Randy Lerch (11 - 8 3.96 ERA 184 IP) Audio clips from joeydbball on Youtube - ABC Broadcast with Al Michaels, Don Drysdale, and Johnny Bench As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, boxscores, background information and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

1978 ALCS - October 3rd - 7th, 1978  For the third straight season, the Kansas City Royals (92 - 70) and the New York Yankees (100 - 63) will battle for the American League pennant. The previous two series were classics, with the Yanks pulling through in the ninth inning of winner-take-all game fives. For the Royals, they are hoping that the third time will be the charm. Their offensive machine kept rolling, with strong performances by stalwart George Brett, reliable Darrell Porter, and a return to form from Amos Otis. The starting pitching continued to be solid, led by Leonard, Splittorff, and Gura, but perhaps the most significant addition was to the bullpen (which had struggled in previous playoffs). The ‘Mad Hungarian', Al Hrabosky, has been outstanding in late innings, and the fans have certainly appreciated his showmanship. Manager Whitey Herzog will need his lefty reliever to combat the big left-handed bats of New York.   The final three games of this series will be in New York, but the Yankees will be at a slight pitching disadvantage to start, since ace Ron Guidry won't be available until game four. Rookie Jim Beattie will get the game one start for the Yankees, and the Royals will turn to back-to back 20 game winner Dennis Leonard. Manager Bob Lemon will need some innings from the young righty. If the Yankees can steal one in Kansas City, they will be in position to take the series when it gets back to New York. Audio clips from joeydbball on Youtube (links below) ABC broadcast with Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, and Jim Palmer WPIX Broadcast with Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, and Bill White Game 1: KCR RHP Dennis Leonard (21 - 17 3.33 ERA 294 IP) vs. NYY RHP Jim Beattie (6 - 9 3.73 ERA 128 IP) Game 2: KCR LHP Larry Gura (16 - 4 2.72 ERA 221 IP) vs. NYY RHP Ed Figueroa (20 - 9 2.99 ERA 253 IP) Game 3: NYY RHP Jim 'Catfish' Hunter (12 - 6 3.58 ERA 118 IP) vs. KCR LHP Paul Splittorff (19 - 13 3.40 ERA 262 IP) Game 4: NYY LHP Ron Guidry (25 - 3 1.74 ERA 273 IP) vs. KCR RHP Dennis Leonard As always, shout out to Baseball Reference and SABR for statistics, box scores, background information, and much, much more. Catch you next time, P.C.O.

Today on The Three-Inning Save podcast, Eric Stephen and Jacob Burch look back at catcher Frenchy Bordagaray, an outfielder and third baseman who had two stints with the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1930s and 1940s, and held the distinction as the last mustachioed MLB player for more than three decades until the 1970s. Related reading: Bordagaray's SABR bio, written by Norm King The New York Times obituary of Bordagaray Bordagaray at the Baseball Reference bullpen wiki Los Angeles Times obituary of Bordagaray Previous Dodgers Rewind (2022) of Eddie Basinski, who like Bordagaray was a violinist who played for Brooklyn The Three-Inning Save podcast is part of the Fans First Sports Network. Produced by Brian Salvatore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Yusei Kikuchi's (and other players') sleep habits and the possibility of a three-way AL West tie with no tiebreaker game, then (28:28) answer listener emails about surprising team assignments in Baseball-Reference headshots, a player who replicates the talent of the player who started in the same lineup spot […]