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Episode 171 Each week, the British House of Commons engages in an activity known as Prime Minister’s Questions — or, simply “Question Time” — during which the Prime Minister answers questions posed by members of Parliament. In this episode of FanGraphs Audio, the self-appointed Prime Minister of NotGraphs, Dayn Perry, answers questions posed by the […]

Episode 170 Managing editor Dave Cameron makes his weekly appearance on FanGraphs Audio. Topics discussed: Philip Humber’s success, and Don Cooper’s role in it; the SI.com Power Rankings (fueled by FanGraphs WAR), the benefits and limitations of such an exercise; and the new site feature called FanGraphs Guts! and what it tells us about the […]

Episode 169 It’s the Fantasy Friday edition of FanGraphs Audio. RotoGraphs contributor Michael Barr joins the podcast to discuss topics of interest to the nation’s fantasy owners. Items addressed: your weekly Hector Santiago Status Update; Lance Berkman, Chris Young, and their likely replacements; Justin Morneau going forward; and how to (not?) win an ottoneu auction. […]

Episode 168 David Laurila, curator of FanGraphs’ Q&A Series, joins the podcast from Fenway, with a report on the scene from the 100th anniversary celebration of the historic park. He also provides audio from a recent interview with Rays broadcaster and former Cleveland Indian Brian Anderson regarding the latter’s experience, as a Cleveland native, in […]

Episode 167 In a departure from his usual weekly appearances, veteran baseball writer and freedom-loving patriot Dayn Perry spends the greater part of this episode of FanGraphs Audio answering questions from the public. The results will shock and amaze! Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast […]

Episode 166 Managing editor Dave Cameron — as he does most Mondays — joins FanGraphs Audio this Monday. Topics discussed: the Dale Scott call in Los Angeles, what it teaches us about the current state of umpiring; which stats are and are not reliable at this stage of the season, and what that means for […]

Episode 165 FanGraphs readers will know today’s guest both/either from (a) the pages of FanGraphs and Beyond the Box Score and/or (b) his regular appearances on MLB Network’s Clubhouse Confidential with host Brian Kenny. In either case, he’s handsome Italian gentleman Bill Petti. Topics discussed: the Mets, Petti’s academic training in political science, the Mets, […]

Episode 164 This edition of Fantasy Friday features Fan- and RotoGraphs contributor Chris Cwik and is being published — for reasons unknown and unknowable — on a Thursday. Among the topics discussed: the answer to the question, “Who or what is Hector Santiago?”; three notable Padres pitchers of note; and the contract extensions of Ian […]

Episode 163 In this edition of FanGraphs Audio, we ask the question “Is Dayn Perry 100% useless?” And also: “So what if he is?” Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things. Audio after the jump. (Approximately 42 min. play time.)

Episode 162 Managing editor Dave Cameron is the guest — as he is most Mondays — on this Monday edition of FanGraphs Audio. Discussed: two recent pieces by Cameron: one on Felix Hernandez’s loss of velocity in the early days of the 2012 season; another on the Shutdown as potential replacement for the Save. Also: […]

Episode 161 RotoGraphs editor and father-to-be Eno Sarris is the guest on this edition of FanGraphs Audio. Topics discussed: closing situations in Boston and Tampa Bay and Washington (and probably elsewhere, too); Sarris’s most-drafted list; and FanGraphs: The Game, what it is and how to win it (sort of). Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence […]

Episode 160 After an ennui-shortened episode two weeks ago — that, coupled with the podcast’s hiatus last week — this edition of the program represents Mr. Dayn Perry’s first real contribution to the program in some time. The episode begins with Perry in the middle of a vigorous workout on his treadmill and becomes no […]

Episode 159 After a week’s hiatus, FanGraphs Audio returns with managing editor Dave Cameron reacting to the news from the internet that Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto is coming to terms on an extension with the Reds. Also discussed: Juan Francisco, Carlos Zambrano, the FanGraphs organizational rankings. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli […]

Episode 158 At the beginning of March, RotoGraphs contributor Jason Catania released his list of baseball’s top-100 fantasy prospects. It’s with a discussion of that list that this edition of FanGraphs Audio begins. Also discussed: prospects whose outlooks have changed in spring training, unlisted prospects who might be playing their way into opportunities for 2012. […]

Episode 157 Mike Newman — of FanGraphs, of Scouting the Sally, and (more recently) of Atlanta, Georgia — discusses the importance for a prospect analyst to continue seeing major-league quality players, with a view to “recalibrating” his prospect compass. Also discussed: having patience with teenage Latin American signings and which players Newman will be seeing […]

Episode 156 Which episode is reduced almost to nothing by Dayn Perry’s inconsolable ennui. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes or other feeder things. Audio after the jump. (Approximately 3 min. play time.)

Episode 155 Having recently returned from a week-plus in the American Desert, managing editor Dave Cameron joins this edition of FanGraphs Audio for his usual Monday appearance. Topics discussed: Alcides Escobar, Andrelton Simmons, and defensive aging curves; the SABR Analytics Conference, what happened there; and assorted current baseballing events (including Yoenis Cespedes, Bryce Harper, and […]

Episode 154 RotoGraphs editor Eno Sarris joins this edition of FanGraphs Audio from a small room, somewhere in the American Desert. Among the topics discussed: the SABR Analytics Conference, currently taking place in Phoenix; Eno’s 10 Bold Predictions for 2012; RotoGraphs’ position-by-position power rankings; and game theory in auctions and drafts, mostly where getting one’s […]

Episode 153 Baseballing scholar and internetting gentleman Marc Normandin, of Red Sox site Over the Monster and other assorted SB Nation blogs, is the guest on this Wednesday edition of FanGraphs Audio, during which episode Normandin — after discussing briefly his career and the current state of the Hometown Nine — promotes shamelessly and without […]

Episode 152 Dayn Perry, contributor to CBS Sports’ Eye on Baseball and poor role model for the children, makes his usual Tuesday appearance on this Tuesday edition of FanGraphs Audio. Topics discussed: Dayn’s poor conduct on Team FanGraphs’ recent trip to the American desert; Dayn’s picks for the Final Four; various and sundry Hot Sports […]