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87 Years of Being a Cubs Fan – Season 6, Ep. 10 Mar 25, 2020

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers react to Noah Syndergaard’s elbow injury, talk about the “season” that Barry Bonds hit 95 homers and share possibly unpopular baseball takes, before Mike’s 99-year-old great uncle Frank joins the show to discuss becoming a Cubs fan back in 1933 and seeing them finally win in 2016.

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The Best Baseball You’ve Ever Seen – Season 6, Ep. 9 Mar 21, 2020

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers reminisce about their favorite baseball moments, including the first games they ever attended, the best and weirdest games they ever saw and their own personal on-field highs, including Matt bringing in Little League teammate Teddy Wayne to verify his story.

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Talking Baseball, Without Baseball – Season 6, Ep. 8 Mar 17, 2020

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers try to cope with the suspension of the baseball season by thinking about what a shortened season might mean, looking at their favorite losing teams, talking about xERA & Hawk-Eye, before Matt tries to stump Mike with a collection of old found baseball cards.

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Judge is hurt, the cool thing the Rockies are doing, and how to open The Vault – Season 6, Ep. 7 Mar 06, 2020

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers look at the effect of Aaron Judge’s rib injury and how the extensions for Christian Yelich and Yoan Moncada impact the Central divisions. They then investigate an interesting Rockies approach and how managers are reacting to the three-batter minimum. Finally they dig into the new MLB.com contest, “The Vault.”

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The 2019 breakout that’s for real, how to measure the Dodgers’ depth, and what to make of Lorenzo Cain – Season 6, Ep. 6 Feb 27, 2020

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers look at whether the Yankee injuries open up the AL East, which 2019 breakout is a strong bet to keep mashing, whether the Dodgers might have the deepest lineup ever and how confident to be in Lorenzo Cain having a rebound from a down 2019.

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2020’s deepest lineup, the other fascinating TB/SD trade, and why the rule changes matter – Season 6, Ep. 5 Feb 13, 2020

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers project 2020’s deepest lineup, dig into the overlooked Emilio Pagan-Manuel Margot trade, check out how the new rule changes will impact the game, and investigate some of the new 2020 projections.

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The Mookie Betts trade rocks the sport – Season 6, Ep. 4 Feb 05, 2020

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers dissect the impact of the Mookie Betts and Joc Pederson trades, including how it impacts each team involved and those teams not involved as well

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How Castellanos might fit in Cincy, Betts might actually get traded, and what Dusty means to Houston – Season 6, Ep. 3. Jan 30, 2020

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers discuss how Great American Ball Park might affect Nicholas Castellanos, what the Cubs might do now that Kris Bryant’s service time case has been resolved, ponder a potential Mookie Betts trade, and look at how Dusty Baker and the Astros might fit together.

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Ozuna and Donaldson find new homes, why the metrics don’t like Albies, and why Moustakas could fit at 2B – Season 6, Ep. 2 Jan 22, 2020

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers discuss the numbers behind Marcell Ozuna signing with the Braves, Josh Donaldson joining the Twins, why Infield Outs Above Average has Ozzie Albies declining so much, why the Mike Moustakas second base experiment could work and what’s happened in the NL Central this winter.

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Statcast Infield Outs Above Average Is Here – Season 6, Ep. 1 Jan 10, 2020

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Host Mike Petriello and national editor Matt Meyers celebrate that José Martínez has finally been traded to the Rays, then turn to the newest expansion of Statcast data into Infield Outs Above Average, before welcoming in MLB.com Sr. Data Architect Tom Tango to provide a deeper dive into how a metric gets made.

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