The Baseball Prospectus Podcast Network

In Episode 408, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about youth sports and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Not Everybody Gets to Go To Space, and That's Okay: Not everybody gets to go the playoffs either, and some teams are struggling to get there more than others.
2. How to Get to Heaven from Fort Myers, FL: One of the weirder baseball topics we've had on the pod, as a Twins draft pick gets cut for tipping pitches to the other team in a Florida State League pennant race. 
3. Here We Are Now Going to the South Side: One of the lest surpriing topics we've had on the pod, as the White Sox announce they will be cutting payroll 
4. Around the Horn: Brands on helmets, extension updates for a star and a GM, and Chase Anderson starts to get ready for his 2025 season.
5. Craig once again forgets the name of a game he hates, so it's an unplesant surprise for him.

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In Episode 407, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat NCAA conferences and proper use of idoms and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Anger Management: Anthony Banda broke his hand punching a wall, this is maybe a more complicated story than first blush
2. Pax Romana: James Paxton hangs up the cleats.
3. Around the Horn: some very late-season call-ups, another near no-no, and Atlanta loses another starter.
4. What to Watch: Mets/Phillies with stakes could be even weirder than normal.
5. Rules lawyering, the game

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In Episode 406, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1. Wake Me Up When September Ends: Three teams staring out the window and waiting for the offseason.
2. St. Paul 'aints: The Twins are trying to make the AL Wild Card an actual playoff race. 
3. Around the Horn: Six gets deep-sixed, a lot of pitchers are targeting a late September return, and Cavan Biggio pops up again 
4. What to Watch: Craig doesn't pick the Dodgers, Patrick keeps picking the Mets 
5. Dead Air, the game

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In Episode 405, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about extremly complicated coffee and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Playoffs? PLAYOFFS?! I just hope we can win a game: The AL East race stays tight (due in large part to Wyatt Langford) while the NL Wild Card race tightens up. But mostly the Yankees just can't be normal. 
2. This is how I win (54% of the time): Jerry Dipoto remains the best Gm at staying employed
3. That's Chappy: Meanwhile, Matt Chapman will be employed in the Bay Area for a while himself 
4. What to Watch: We keep sticking Craig with the Dodgers, and Patrick sticks the sickos with the Angels again.
5. AKA heads to the "L's"

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With the minor league season wrapping up, Smith and Nathan are back to check up on the prospects making a strong last impression.

In Episode 404, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1. Wake Me Up When September Ends: We examine the state of play heading into the last month of the season.   
2. Call Me (Call Me) On The Line: Chase Anderson (!) and others get the September call-up, plus, another Angels rant.  
3. Around the Horn: We check in on some injuries and (sigh) the stadium situation for the Athletics Baseball Club. 
4. What to Watch: It's playoff race time, but almost none of the good teams are playing each other. 
5. A new game, which always pleases Craig.


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In Episode 403, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about dessert bread, baseball card shops, and robot toddlers and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. 22 Short Films about Springfield: So much can happen across one day of baseball. But the White Sox will probably lose, sometimes twice.  
2. August and Everything After: Another pick'em but this time looking at some very avergae baseball teams.
3. Around the Horn: Some seasons are over, and some players might be looking for new jobs for the rest of it.
4. What to Watch: Pay attention to the playoff races. Unless you are Patrick, then pay attention to the Blue Jays.  
5. These are the Days of (Craig's) Lives.

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In Episode 402, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about Saberseminar and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.
 
1. Judge, Jury, and Executioner of Middle-Middle Pitches: Aaron Judge had a good weekend, as did the very boring 2024 Yankees. Plus the inside scoop on his Paw Patrol spin-off appearance.
2. August and Everything After: After chiding Craig for once again not getting another musical reference, we debated which of the Pirates, Tigers, and Nats we'd most like to root for going forward. 3. Around the Horn: Ohtani goes 40-40 and the White Sox go 100 losses. Plus, we discuss the prices of game-used jerseys.
4. What to Watch: Not the Danny Jansen game (it already happened), instead try a World Series preview if there is such a thing.
5. Games should not be this open-ended.

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In Episode 401, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat about a Quantrill/Corbin showdown and then discuss five mostly baseball topics. 

1. Hey, Joey-Joe-Joe: Joey Votto retires
2. House of Cards: St. Louis takes a weird approach to the last 30 games of the season.
3. Around the Horn: Pitchers on the move, and a new Mariners manager that Patrick has some thoughts about.
4. What to Watch: It's time to pay attention to playoff races
5. Listener-provided confidence intervals to test how well BP editors know their own stats.

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In Episode 400, Patrick, Jeffrey, and Craig chat Golden Triangle poety (again maybe?) and the outdoor life and then discuss five mostly baseball topics.

1. Simply the Best: Somebody has to be the best team in baseball this year, but no one seems to want to be. Also the White Sox somehow come up in this segment.
2. The Sixth Inning Stretch: Since Patrick is back we do even more chat about the potential six-inning starter rule.
3. Around the Horn: A bevvy of call-ups and injury returns  
4. What to Watch: It's time to watch some playoff races. 
5. A round number game for a round number podcast.

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