Sayonara Baseball

After 32 years, Dodgers have finally won the World Series!! Brandon Bycer, Business Intelligence Professional, Forbes Advisor Contributor, and "The Airline Guy" Blogger, stops by and breaks down the series with Kazuki and discusses on the art of "analytics" and how teams especially the Tampa Bays Rays are utilizing them today and how that can affect baseball in the future. 

For more of Brandon's work, please see here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theairlineguy/

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After a long, strange 2020 season, World Series is here!  With the east to west matchup of Tampa Bay Rays and Los Angeles Dodgers at Texas Ranger's Globe Life Field in Arlington. Will Dodgers finally end their long championship drought? Or will Tampa Bay finally win their first championship? Brandon Bycer, Business Intelligence Professional, Forbes Advisor Contributor, and "The Airline Guy" Blogger, stops by to discuss with Kazuki on this amazing World Series matchup. We also provide our thoughts to the late Hall of Famer and Broadcaster, Joe Morgan.

For more of Brandon's work, please see here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theairlineguy/

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League Championship Series is back!!. Now, four teams are playing in the usual format but in a "bubble"...Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros at San Diego's Petco Park and Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves at Texas Ranger's Globe Life Field in Arlington. How will the bubble affect the teams in the playoffs? Will playoff experience persevere over hot streaks? Brandon Bycer, Business Intelligence Professional, Forbes Advisor Contributor, and "The Airline Guy" Blogger, stops by to discuss with Kazuki this recent change to the MLB Playoffs and its impact on the league. We also provide our thoughts to the late legendary Bob Gibson and Whitey Ford.

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With the conclusion of the first ever Wild Card Series, the Division Series begins. Eight teams are back to playing in the usual format with a bit of a twist...at different league's ballpark...Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees at San Diego's Petco Park, Oakland A's and Houston Astros at Dodgers Stadium, Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins at Houston's Minute Maid Park, and Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres at Texas Ranger's Globe Life Field in Arlington. How will the change of scenery affect the teams in the playoffs? Brandon Bycer, Business Intelligence Professional, Forbes Advisor Contributor, and "The Airline Guy" Blogger, stops by to discuss with Kazuki this recent change to the MLB Playoffs and its impact on the league.

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2020 has been a strange, pandemic-filled year around the world. Now with a shortened season, MLB has changed the format of this year's playoffs. This episode highlights the 16 teams in this postseason. Noah, Kazuki's long-time friend, stops by to provide his bold predictions.

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Creating a championship caliber team is a major dilemma that many teams haven't been able to replicate since the 90s Yankees Dynasty. This episode recaps and highlights the events of the MLB 2019 Postseason. Kazuki and Taro talk about the factors that are necessary to build a World Champion team along with how the Nationals withstood the battle enroute to their 1st championship. 

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The MLB All-Star Game has been a huge event in mid-July for baseball fans around the world. This episode recaps and highlights the events of the MLB 2019 All-Star Game that took place in Cleveland this past week. Kazuki and Taro talk about the history of the MLB All-Star Game and how it has adapted to baseball's evolution into a cultural phenomenon.

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Small market teams like Tampa Bay Rays and Oakland A's have been innovative in their approach to baseball games that usually shakes up the entire league. And how do they do it? By bringing in new, bold strategies that allow them to win games with their small payroll. We call this new movement, the Versatility Movement. Where did this movement come from and how did it start? Kazuki and Taro talk about the history of versatility movement and how that's affecting the free agency or the "gig economy" today.

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