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Episode 131 Today’s guest is Craig Robinson. Of Flip Flip Fly Ball. Of the internet. Craig is a Britisher who (a) cares deeply about baseball and (b) lives in Mexico City. In this episode, we learn wherefore and why. Also discussed: R. Kelly’s “Feelin’ on Your Booty (Remix)”. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to […]

Episode 130 This episode of the podcast begins with a tactical error on the part of host Carson Cistulli — specifically, in asking guest Dayn Perry to prepare even one thing for the purposes of discussion. Everything goes downhill from that already low point. Discussed on the way down: a chance encounter with commissioner Bud […]

Episode 129 Managing editor Dave Cameron is tasked with — and largely succeeds at — providing a rational explanation for the recent trade that sent Marco Scutaro to the Rockies. Otherwise discussed: how said trade concerns Roy Oswalt, the Victor Martinez injury, Cameron on Clubhouse Confidential — again! Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to […]

Episode 128 It goes without saying that, if nothing else, sports fans are hungry for more chatter about late Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Fortunately, FanGraphs contributor and today’s guest Matt Klaassen is a PhD candidate in philosophy. He delivers several dramatic soliloquies on Wittgenstein’s life and work. Also discussed: Josh Hamilton, Prince Fielder, and the […]

Episode 127 As part of his weekly “contribution” to FanGraphs Audio, Dayn Perry discusses buying a glove for his son — and holds forth on the art and science of glove-breaking-in-ing. Also discussed: heist movies, the worst contracts of the 1984-85 offseason, and the perpetual melancholy of life. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to […]

Episode 126 Each week, we talk with managing editor Dave Cameron. Never before, though, have we spoken with Cameron a mere 24 hours after a giant, important appearance on MLB Network’s Clubhouse Confidential. Discussed: Cameron’s fame, the deadline for exchanging arbitration figures, Prince Fielder. Played: Baseball America Questions. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to […]

Episode 125 Jeff Sullivan is the editor of SB Nation’s wildly popular Seattle Mariner blog, Lookout Landing. In this episode, we discuss the most obvious thing — i.e. the trade that sent Michael Pineda to New York in exchange for sorta, kinda catching prospect Jesus Montero. We also celebrate life and liberty — inadvertently, at […]

Episode 124 Wendy Thurm, who’s written for FanGraphs since October, is different from most of the site’s writers in terms of the amount of X chromosomes she possesses. Her capacity for providing crack analysis to our electronic pages is very much the same, however. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You […]

Episode 123 The NFL playoffs are a thing that is happening, and it’s a well-known fact that Brian Burke of Advanced NFL Stats is the soundest, most rational voice on gridiron football in — probably literally — the entire multiverse. Among the topics addressed: WTF, Tim Tebow? Also: your Super Bowl winner. Don’t hesitate to […]

Episode 122 In this episode of the pod, we utilize veteran baseball writer Dayn Perry’s advanced age more for good than evil, as we use A Baseball Winter — Terry Pluto and Jeffrey Neuman’s chronicle of the 1984-85 offseason — as an entree into a discussion of baseball in the 1980s. Among the topics discussed: […]

Episode 121 FanGraphs Audio returns from its winter furlough with managing editor Dave Cameron. Among the topics discussed: the respective Hall of Fame credentials of Jeff Bagwell, Edgar Martinez, and Tim Raines. Also, for no reason whatsoever: Bryan LaHair. Music courtesy of 1970s American rock band Player. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli […]

Episode 120 On Monday, we talked with managing editor Dave Cameron about the Yu Darvish posting and the signings of Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer with the Diamondbacks and Rockies, respectively. This episode is like having that same conversation with your drunk uncle. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can […]

Episode 119 Sources close to FanGraphs Audio report that the 2011-12 NBA season is mere days away. To acquaint us with same, we bring in a kindred spirit: ESPN NBA analyst Tom Haberstroh. Topics discussed: the Chris Paul Situation, the Denver Nuggets and scoring efficiency, notable rookies. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli […]

Episode 118 Will it be possible to sign Yu Darvish without overspending on him? That’s a question managing editor Dave Cameron answers on this edition of FanGraphs Audio. Another one is this: Why is everyone overpaying for ex-Twins outfielders? Also discussed: heist films and Baseball America’s top-10 prospect lists for the AL East. Don’t hesitate […]

Episode 117 Fernando Perez is (a) a former seventh-round draft pick by the Tampa Bays Rays, (b) a real-live published poet, and (c) a guest on this edition of FanGraphs Audio. Mr. Perez joins us from China, where he’s doing whatever Fernando Perez wants to do. Among the topics discussed: some writing projects on which […]

Episode 116 If you’re familiar with Ben Greenman, it’s probably from his work as an editor at The New Yorker and/or as author of such book-length collections as Superbad and Celebrity Chekhov. If you’re not familiar with Mr. Greenman, merely know that he’s smart, funny, and that he tweets (from his handle @bengreenman) with some […]

Episode 115 If you’re the sort of person who likes baseball, comedy jokes, and smiles as bright as the sun, then you’re precisely the sort of person who will care — or already does care — deeply about Sam Miller of the OC Register. In this episode, Sam talks at some length about the effects […]

Episode 114 While veteran baseball writer and stay-at-home dad Dayn Perry has little of substance to say, at least he says it loudly and sprinkles it with profanity. Baseball topics covered: Albert Pujols and Skip Schumaker. Non-baseball topics: Blind Boy Fuller and pigmeat. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence to @cistulli on Twitter. You can […]

Episode 113 While the Winter Meetings produced a number of high-profile deals — including, for example, the Albert Pujols signing by the Los Angeles Angels — some other notable transactions have occurred in the four or so days since then. In fact, Monday afternoon saw reports of third baseman Aramis Ramirez signing a three-year deal […]

Episode 112 After four consecutive days of reportage from the front lines of the Winter Meetings in Dallas, FanGraphs Audio takes a leisurely turn with NotGraphs contributor and, apparently, chess instructor Eric Augenbraun. Topics discussed: a sabermetrics of chess; Pujols, Pujols, Pujols; and the comic stylings of Dave Chappelle. Don’t hesitate to direct pod-related correspondence […]