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The Baseball Rabbi Podcast — 136 episodes
(117) The Tampa Bay Rays are Ruining Baseball (Seriously)
(116) Is Something Nefarious Going On in San Francisco?
(115) Joey Votto, Hall of Famer...? And Handicapping the NL MVP Race
(114) Baseball Rabbi 2021 Trade Deadline Spectacular!
(113) The Historic Brewers Defense, the Collapse of the Cubs, the Resurgence of the Reds: Narratives from the NL Central
Baseball Rabbi Classic: Seven Catcher Seasons
(112) Breaking Baseball with Shohei Ohtani: Checking In on the American League West
Baseball Rabbi Classic: The Third Baseman Who Made the Dodgers Leave Brooklyn... Or Something Like That
(111) The Mets' Rotten Position Player WAR is Good News for New York Fans: Analyzing the NL East
Baseball Rabbi Classic: Dynasties that Should Have Happened... But Didn't
(110) The Yankees Dynasty that Didn't Happen (Yet), Two Wild and Surprising Charts, and Sticky Fingered Cheating Pitchers
Baseball Rabbi Classic: The Scandal of the Red Sox Scandal, and Old Men Who Actually Played Well
(109) The Surging Yankees, The Resilient Red Sox, the Expectedly Surprising Rays, and More AL East Narratives
Baseball Rabbi Classic: The Greatness of Al Kaline, and the Greatest Teenage Seasons in MLB History
(108) Baseball is Broken... But The Baseball Rabbi Will Fix It
(107) Bart, Fay, and Bud... And Parity and Sample Size and Corpus Christi
(106) Offense is Either Dying or Dead... But It's Not 1968 Redux
(105) The Baseball Rabbi Interviews Dan Szymborski
(104) Bullpen-Rich Yankees, Rising Red Sox, Time is NOW Toronto, and Not Even Close Orioles: Storylines in the AL East
(103) The Nats' Ted Williams, a Mets-Braves-Phillies Fight to the Death, and the Wet Dishrag Marlins : Storylines in the NL East
Baseball Rabbi Classic: "I Don't Think People Rise Above; I Think People Fall Down": Talking with Bob Tewksbury
(102) The Cleveland Pirates, Ascending White Sox, Good (but Kinda Stuck) Twins and More: Previewing the AL Central
(101) Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here; or, A Fair and Balanced Analysis of The NL Central
(100) Don't Say "If" there are Injuries, say "WHEN" there are Injuries: Analyzing the AL West
(99) Where Have You Gone, Pat Listach: Previewing the 2021 NL West
(98) The Incomparable Henry Aaron
(97) "I Don't Think People Rise Above; I Think People Fall Down": Talking with Bob Tewksbury
BASEBALL RABBI FLASHBACK: The Tragic Career of Dick Allen
(96) Remembering the 1969 Miracle Mets with Art Shamsky
(95) The Luis Tiant 80th Birthday Spectacular!
(94) Blake Snell, Kevin Cash, and the Faulty Premise that the Past is Very Predictive
(93) The Coolest Semi-Meaningful Brand New Funky Metric
(92) Squish the Fish: Deconstructing the History of the Marlins, Baseball's Most Corrupt Franchise
BASEBALL RABBI FLASHBACK: (Mis)Using Relievers in the Playoffs
(91) The Underrated Whitey Ford, Casey Stengel, and Tweaking the Standard Narrative
(90) The Incomparable Bob Gibson, Yadier Molina in Context, and Playoff Storylines
Baseball Rabbi Classic: The Secret Way to Win the World Series and MVP Hypocrisy
A Field of Dreams for Pitching Nerds: The Baseball Rabbi Interviews Lary Sorensen Part 2 (BONUS EPISODE)
(89) The New Playoff Format: "An Absolute Disaster"
(88) Diagnosing the Ills of the Yankees and Gary Sanchez
(87) The Blue Jays' One-Year Plan, the Case for Lou Brock, and Substance Abuse in 1980s Baseball
BASEBALL RABBI FLASHBACK: The Great Tom Seaver and His Place in History
(86) The Pirates' Predicament, Playoffs and Parity, Stolen Base Value, and Baseball's Mount Rushmore
BASEBALL RABBI FLASHBACK: Does Baseball Have a Parity Problem... in Comparison With Other Sports?
(85) A New Way of Evaluating Stolen Bases, Miggy's Amazing Career and Rapid Decline, and Does Winning the Triple Crown Indicate Anything Meaningful?
(84) The Two Hall of Fame Pitchers Who Break the Mold
(83) The End of Pitching As We Know It
(82) Don Mattingly Should Be Fired, Mike Trout's Low RBI Count, and Statistical Trends to Watch
(81) The Mookie Extension, Expanded Playoffs, News and Notes from Opening Weekend... and Should We Be Mad at the Players?
BASEBALL RABBI FLASHBACK: Cole Hamels and the Steal of the Season
(80) 2020 Season Preview (Take 2), Jason Kendall vs. Moshe Schorr, and Jim Thome is Almost as Bad at Hitting Home Runs as Jimmie Foxx
(79) Baseball from a Player's Perspective: The Baseball Rabbi Interviews Jason Kendall
(78) Three Baseball Holidays: Bobby Bonilla Day, Sparky Anderson Ball Day, and Satchel Paige Day
BASEBALL RABBI FLASHBACK: Max Scherzer, Matt Wieters, and the Skill of Catching Foul Tips
(77) A Designated Runner on Second, and Greatest Rookie Seasons Ever
(76) The National League MUST Succumb to the DH!
The Slash Line Triple Crown, the Old Angels, and Baseball Rabbi Patreon (BONUS EPISODE)
(75) The Baseball Rabbi Interviews Fred Lynn
(74) Seven Catcher Seasons: The Betrayal of Montreal, Campanella's Untouchable Record, Bench's OPS, Yogi's Pennants, and Three More
(73) The Third Baseman Who Made the Dodgers Leave Brooklyn... Or Something Like That
(72) And Here's to You, Jackie Robinson (and Joe Morgan)
(71) We Love You, Willie McCovey, But No... And Analyzing Schilling's Claims About Pitching
(70) The Baseball Rabbi Interviews Curt Schilling
(69) Shibe Park, the Polo Grounds, and the Greatest Shortstop Seasons of All Time
(68) The Scandal of the Red Sox Scandal, and Old Men Who Actually Played Well
(67) The Greatness of Al Kaline, and the Greatest Teenage Seasons in MLB History
Baseball Rabbi Classic: The Greatest Players of All Time Based on WAR by Decade
Baseball Rabbi Classic: Baseball Reference, Fangraphs, and Two Distinct Philosophies of Pitching
(66) Baseball's Failed Dynasties: Dynasties that Should Have Happened... But Didn't
(65) The Deep Yankees, Amazing Rays, Sinking Sox, Interesting Jays, and Train Wreck Orioles (Plus Fred McGriff)
(64) The Most Competitive Division in Baseball, and the HOF Arguments for Graig Nettles and Thurman Munson
(63) The Twins and White Sox Fight for the AL Central, and the Unique Hall of Fame Case of Andruw Jones
(62) The NL West has Cool Narratives, but No Pennant Race; and Kenny Lofton's Not-Great-But-OK Hall of Fame Case
(61) Congrats to Your New AL West Champs, the Oakland A's... Plus Kevin Brown for Hall of Fame
(60) The NL East, the First Place Mets, and Omar Vizquel's Hall of Fame Candidacy
(59) The Mookie Trade: A Bad Day for the Sox, a Really Smart Move... or Both?
(58) The Curse of Tim Raines, the Golden Age of Catchers, and the Marvin Miller Moral Dilemma
(57) Fresh Evidence in the Houston Astros Cheating Scandal - a Baseball Rabbi Exclusive
(56) Examining the 2019 Rookie Class, and the Worst MVP Candidates (Not Winners) of the Past Forty Years
(55) The Champion Nats, A.J. Hinch's Mistake, Strasburg's Greatness... and the Cubs' future
(54) World Series Preview, the Astros' Historic Greatness, the Yankees' Drought, and CC's Hat
(53) Is Clutch Pitching a Myth?
The Double Blunder of Dan Duquette (CLASSIC EPISODE)
(52) How Far Can the Nats and A's Go? (Bye Bye Brewers - You Shouldn't Have Even Been Here)
(51) The Greatest Postseason Pitching Rotations, and Looking Ahead at the Twins and the Braves
(50) A Deeper Dive Into Pedro 1999-2000, Postseason Nuggets About the Astros, Dodgers, and Yankees, and Raffle Winners!
(49) Whatever Happened to the 2016 Cubs?
(48) "Beneath the Traditional Numbers": Explaining the Cardinals, Defending the Mets, Denying the Juiced Ball, and More
(47) A Deep Dive Into A Fictional Offensive Boom, or: What Changed in the Past Year?
(46) A Historic 10-Game Orioles Stretch, Forecasting the Cy Young Winners, and the Marlins' Pathetic Attendance
(45) Explaining the Turnaround of the Mets
(44) Bryce Harper is Scary Good (not a joke), John Means is Good and Lucky, and an Analysis of the Steroid Era
(43) The Greatest Players of All Time Based on WAR by Decade, and Trade Deadline Notes
(42) The 2019 Hall of Fame Class, Plus Two Exceptional Brewers
(41) Run Differential and the Greatest Teams of All Time
(40) Is the All Star Game Stupid, Disparity in the AL in Historical Context, and 2nd Half Plotlines
(39) The Tigers, the Orioles, and the Race for Worst Run Differential of All Time
(38) A Lamentation for the Montreal Expos, Hope for the Montreal X-Rays, and Mike Trout at 5000 PAs
(37) Baseball's Top Rookies, and the 400 HR Club Ain't What It Used to Be (Here's Looking At You, Edwin)
(36) Are the 2019 Nats the 1991 Indians Redux?
(35) Justin Verlander's Nolan Ryan-esque Historic Season (So Far, Kind Of)
(34) Baseball Reference, Fangraphs, and Two Distinct Philosophies of Pitching
(33) Adrian Beltre and the Greatest Third Basemen of All-Time
(32) Caleb Smith and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Marlins
(31) Does CC Sabathia Belong in the Hall of Fame?
(30) Stick a Fork in the WPA-Poor Red Sox; They're Done.
(29) The Historic (and Strange) Red Sox Outfield of the Late '70s, and Line Drive Master Domingo Santana
(28) Sustaining the Success of the Mets, and a New Look at Baseball's Aging Curve
(27) Strikeouts Are Up, Because Hitters Are Better: Insights and Storylines from Baseball's Opening Two Weeks
(26) Goodbye to Utley, Mauer, and Ichiro, and Baseball is Meaningless (and that's not a bad thing)
(25) Catcher Framing Changes EVERYTHING, and the Padres Are Getting Closer
(24) The Great Tom Seaver, MLB Rule Changes, and Meet Your NL East Champion Nats
(23) Break Up the Reds, Other NL Central Projections, and Scott Rolen, Ron Santo, & the Hall's Third Base Problem
(22) The Collapse of the AL West, and the Underappreciated Bobby Grich
(21) Lou Whitaker, and Your AL Central Division Champion... Twins?
(20) Curt Schilling: The Hall of Fame's Most Insane Omission
(19) Are the Mets Stupid or Brilliant? Sometimes It's Hard to Tell
(18) Brian Cashman's Biggest Mistake - Season Wrap-up Part 2
(17) The Secret Way to Win the World Series and MVP Hypocrisy - Season Wrap-up Part 1
(16) Dave Roberts and the Art of Game Mismanagement
(15) The Ballad of Willie Bloomquist
(14) Is Catching Foul Tips a Skill? Max Scherzer Thinks So
(13) Was Oakland Actually Mediocre, Snell for Cy and deGrom for MVP (Maybe), and the Villain of '78
(12) The Superstar Rookie Old Man
(11) How Important Are Stolen Bases, Anyway?
(10) Gehrig Versus Pujols: Are Today's Players Actually Better? A New Way to Answer an Old Question
(9) Cole Hamels, Target Field, More Baltimore Badness, and a Bizarre Max Scherzer Stat
(8) The Genius of Yankee Pitching Philosophy (No, This is Not Sarcasm)
(7) The Wild Card Game: Genius Innovation or the Root of All Evil?
(6) Superteams: Does Baseball Have a Parity Problem?
(5) Pennant Races, Appreciating Baseball's Wild Card Game, and Cole Hamels is Far from Finished
(4) The Unfathomable Greatness of Andrelton Simmons at the Plate
(3) Revisiting the Winter's Free Agent Class: Collusion, a Depressed Market, or a Strategy for Winning?
(2) Fewer Hits, More Home Runs, and No Change in Walks: What's Going On?
(1) The Double Blunder of Dan Duquette
(000) Pilot - Why Is This Baseball Podcast Different From All Other Baseball Podcasts?