Above Replacement Radio

On Episode 94 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel discussed how the Dodgers had only won 73 games each in 1986 and 1987, how amazing their offseason acquisition of Kirk Gibson ended up being, Orel Hershiser's unreal scoreless innings streak, and how they fared against two 100-win teams in the postseason.

On Episode 93 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about Andrew Benintendi being traded to the Royals, James Paxton signing with the Mariners, and they went through the remaining free agents and potential landing spots for them.

On Episode 92 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about Mike Schmidt being dominant in the 70s and 80s, his World Series run, and what makes him the greatest third baseman ever.

On Episode 91 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about the major pin that dropped in free agency, which was of course Chasen Shreve signing with the Pirates for $1.5M. They also went into Trevor Bauer signing with the Dodgers, Marcell Ozuna signing back with the Braves, the Twins signing Nelson Cruz, the A's and Rangers' big trade, and Kolten Wong signing with the Brewers.

On Part 2 of Episode 90 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about the Rockies' uneventful history prior to this season, then went into how this looked like another uneventful season through mid-September. But then, they discussed their unbelievable late season surge, which led them to a dominant run to win the NL pennant.

On Part 1 of Episode 90 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about the life and career of Tom Seaver. They went into his college career with Fresno City College and USC, his unlikely path to entering the Mets organization, his quick start to his career, and him leading the miracle with the Mets. This was where they brought Marty Dobrow into the conversation, and he went into his experience following the 1969 Mets, going to Tom Seaver's Game 4 start in the 1969 World Series, his experience meeting Tom Seaver, and making an embarrassing mistake in a column regarding Seaver's Hall of Fame induction (21:11-1:08:16). After that, they got into the prime of Seaver's career, what led to his trade to the Reds, and his continuous success throughout the rest of his career.

On Episode 89 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about J.T. Realmuto and Didi Gregorius signing contracts to stay in Philadelphia, Nolan Arenado being traded to the Cardinals and what it means for both sides, the Blue Jays signing Marcus Semien and trading for Steven Matz, the Twins signing Andrelton Simmons, the Indians signing Eddie Rosario, and they discussed the retirements of Daniel Murphy and Dustin Pedroia.

On Part 2 of Episode 88 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about how the Rays came into 2008 with zero success in their 10-year history, and how they turned it around with everyone on the team improving their play. They went into their back-and-forth battle for first place in the AL East, their dominant ALDS, their triumphant ALCS, and competitive World Series.

On Part 1 of Episode 88 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel talked about the life and career of Randy Johnson. They went into him starting with the Expos, him getting traded to Seattle, fixing his walk problem, helping save baseball in Seattle, his magical stint in Houston, one of the greatest 4-year runs in sports history, his unreal 2001 postseason performance, and his success that lasted into his 40s.

On Episode 87.5 of Above Replacement Radio, Chris & Daniel reacted to the live 2021 Hall of Fame Results, and went through what the results meant for each candidate's future. Then, they reacted to the bombshell of Curt Schilling requesting to be taken off the BBWAA ballot.