The BttP Podcast – Banished to the Pen

Brandon Lee and Alex Crisafulli talk about Mike Dunn, Mike Dunne, Stephen Piscotty, Yu Darvish, Cubs vs Rays, “this season” vs “last season,” favorite 2017 moments, and SNES sports games, then cap things off. The two are briefly joined by Darius Austin at the beginning.   ’94 Throwbacks, Pt 2: Gaming with Griffey   (55 MB | 1h 00m) The post BttP Podcast 70: Offseason Moves, Baseball Vocab, Favorite ’17 Moments, Gaming appeared first on Banished to the Pen.

Brandon Lee, Mike Carlucci, and Nick Strangis talk about Mike’s visit to Saber Seminar 2017 (and seeing Effectively Wild live), a look back at a 2006 trade, Nick’s visits to SunTrust Park in Atlanta, and a draft of jersey names for Players Weekend.   Ben Lindbergh’s appearance on the Star Wars Minute podcast. Ben’s article on “Movies by Minutes” podcasts at The Ringer. Mike’s Return to Oz Minute podcast. Rob Mains with Ryan Sullivan on TheNatsGM Show.   (55 MB | 1h 00m)

The podcast returns from a hiatus as Darius Austin, Daniel Epstein, and Brandon Lee discuss FiveThirtyEight’s fan survey and Statcast’s Sprint Speed metric, hold a draft of trade candidates, and review the Jeff Sullivan era of Effectively Wild thus far.   Sam Miller: Dig the Long Ball? Here’s Why Home Run Highlight Videos Are the Worst Mary Craig: The Riot That Nobody Predicted Mary Craig: Yosh Kawano and Japanese American Baseball Peter Dreier & Robet Elias: Out of Left Field   (51 MB, 55m)

In this all-banter episode of an NL Central Podcast, Eric, Alex, and Brandon predict Eric Thames for the rest of the season, discuss Paul O’Neill kicking a baseball, whether Brandon should worry about the Cubs, Alex’s limits for the cost of beer at baseball games, and whether Eric made a wise decision to eat a hamburger that had been sitting out for half-a-day. This episode was recorded Tuesday, 3 days Before Albers Save. Please forgive any now-outdated statistics and standings. Alex’s interview with Ozzie Smith on Viva El Birdos Support On Baseball Writing on Patreon The latest edition of the Garver Gazette, featuring Brandon’s story on a dog eating for the cycle (54 mb; 59:19)

Banished to the Pen’s full NL Central Podcast team got together to preview the 2017 National League Central. Alex Crisafulli, Eric Roseberry, Rob Mains, Ross Bukouricz, and Brandon Lee went around the horn to give their takes and answer questions about the Cardinals, Reds, Pirates, Brewers, and Cubs. Note that this episode started recording Tuesday night around 12:30 am ET, and by the end of the episode, the remaining participants were getting a little slap-happy and/or groggy. By 2 am, they had all fulfilled their obligation. Listen to Rob on episode 8 of the Fadeaway Podcast. For reference, here is the World Baseball Classic play wherein there was no first baseman: Pitcher for Chinese Taipei just threw the ball to first. There was no defender at first. pic.twitter.com/X65KPGXUQT — Avi Miller (@AviMiIIer) March 7, 2017 Follow us on Twitter: Banished to the Pen – @banishedtopen Alex Crisafulli – @alexcards79 Eric Roseberry – @ericroseberry Rob Mains – @cran_boy Ross Bukouricz – @rossbukouricz Brandon Lee – @bleeinternets (60 MB, 1h 25m)

Eric Roseberry and Mark Sands join Ryan Sullivan to look back on the co-host changes at Effectively Wild, then discuss extra innings, the Reds, the Nationals, the PECOTA projections for 2017, and Eric’s own On Baseball Writing podcast.   Effectively Wild Listener PECOTA Poll 2017   (52 MB, 56m)

Josh Blum, Matt Nekrich, and Scott T Holland join Ryan Sullivan for the latest wrestling episode, this time to discuss NXT Takeover: San Antonio and the 2017 Royal Rumble, and to look ahead to WrestleMania.   2017 Royal Rumble Numbers Preview The Atomic Elbow   (56 MB, 1h 10m)

Nick Koss and Nick Strangis join Ryan Sullivan to talk about Chris Sale to the Red Sox, the Wade Davis-Jorge Soler trade, and Adam Eaton to the Nationals. They wrap up with more picks for favorite baseball movies. Trading (Imaginary) Chris Sale NatsGM: Washington Acquires Adam Eaton from Chicago   (54 MB, 59m)

On this episode of On Baseball Writing, Eric interviewed Ben Lindbergh. Ben writes for The Ringer, and he is the co-author of The Only Rule Is It Has To Work. Music by Tha Silent Partner. Select episodes of On Baseball Writing with Eric Roseberry are featured on Banished to the Pen. All episodes are available on iTunes and Soundcloud. Recent guests include Sung Min Kim of Today’s Knuckleball, Anna McDonald of ESPN, and Rob Arthur of FiveThirtyEight.   (41 MB, 41m)

Ryan Sullivan is joined by fellow Effectively Wild fans Eric Ferguson, Eric Hartman, and Josh Blum to discuss the latest in the pro wrestling world. The group briefly critiques the recent return to the ring by our colleague Eric Roseberry (aka Buck Boulder), then looks ahead to the Survivor Series (6:00) and NXT TakeOver (27:30) events in Toronto. They close by listing some favorite all-time matches and tag teams (43:00).   Eric Roseberry previews his local match on An NL Central Podcast (1:00:00 mark) Ryan’s interview with James Ellsworth on the NatsGM Podcast   (45 M, 56m)

This episode features a conversation with R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports. Topics included: What is it like to write for Sam Miller? How was the transition from Baseball Prospectus to CBS Sports? Why do you want to go ghost hunting with Jon Gray? What’s it like being the second most popular R.J. Anderson on the internet? Music by Tha Silent Partner. Select episodes of On Baseball Writing with Eric Roseberry are featured on Banished to the Pen. All episodes are available on iTunes and Soundcloud, including interviews with Stacey Gotsulias, Emma Baccellieri, Zach Buchanan, and Nick Stellini.      

In the latest episode of An NL Central Podcast, Eric Roseberry, Alex Crisafulli, Brandon Lee, and Brandon’s dog Gus bark about the World Champion Chicago Cubs, mostly discussing Brandon’s thoughts on game 7, while also covering which memes do/do not apply to the series. Brandon also reflects on a long-gone missed connection he had with Alex at a Chicago concert, and Eric previews his (since completed) wrestling match. (62 MB, 1h 5m)

Select episodes of On Baseball Writing with Eric Roseberry will be featured on Banished to the Pen. All episodes are available on iTunes and Soundcloud. The On Baseball Writing podcast features conversations with writers who cover the game we know and love. This episode features a conversation with Rob Mains of Baseball Prospectus. Music by Tha Silent Partner.   (30 MB, 35m)

Tim Livingston, Chris Baber, and Tyler Baber talk about the ’80s-horror-homage Netflix series Stranger Things: what made the show so great, some of its many influences, speculations for season two, and the Barb hype. (Spoilers throughout – if you haven’t seen it yet, watch the eight episodes over the course of a night or two… we’ll still be here.)   Stranger Things Phones Home A Stranger Things Glossary: Every Major Film Reference in the Show Stranger Things: All the Hidden (and Not-So-Hidden) Movie, TV and Book References Why Did Some At The Ringer Turn on Barb from Stranger Things?   (56 MB, 1h 10m)

Ross Bukouricz and Mike Carlucci join Ryan Sullivan to talk League Championship Series and World Series, Rich Hill’s next contract, whether a Cubs win would be good or bad for baseball, Theo Epstein’s legacy, favorite baseball movies, and more drone thoughts.   Also check out Alex Crisafulli’s World Series preview that’s a bit off the beaten path.   (50 MB, 54m)

Alex Crisafulli of Viva El Birdos and our NL Central Podcast  joins Ryan Sullivan to talk about the four division series, the remaining postseason, attending Game 5 in DC, and evolving bullpen usage, and, in between, wonder about the appeal of drones.   (53 MB, 58m)

Eric Roseberry, Alex Crisafulli, and Brandon Lee check in after an exciting National League Division Series game 5 between the Nationals and the Dodgers. LA will go on to play the Cubs in the NLCS. In this episode, the guys talks about the game, how to get home without the Metro, locker room celebrations, reading sad tweets from BTTP friends Paul Cline (hear his postgame podcast) and Ryan Sullivan (hear him on our show this weekend), and what’s to come for the Cubs and Dodgers series. Episode errata: they thought the below photo of Josh Reddick was actually Clayton Kershaw for about 20 minutes. They were mistaken. Brandon also brought up Ken Bone, unprompted, multiple times in the episode; Brandon regrets this choice of meme.   (48 MB 53m)

Eric Roseberry and Darius Austin review the 2016 season preview predictions, then talk about early playoff action, attending the Boston-Cleveland ALDS opener, and following sports in the UK vs the US.   Evaluating the 2016 Season Preview Predictions Eric at Red Reporter Darius at Bat Flips & Nerds and Friends with Fantasy Benefits.   (52 MB, 56m)

Alec Denton joins Ryan Sullivan to look at the division winners and remaining contenders as the regular season comes to a close. Darius Austin joins in later as the group briefly dicusses Jose Fernandez.   You can read Alec’s other work at ALDLAND, and Darius at Bat Flips & Nerds and Friends with Fantasy Benefits.   (42 MB, 45m)  

Special guest star Russell A Carleton of Baseball Prospectus joins Mike Carlucci and Nick Strangis to look back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine‘s classic baseball show, “Take Me Out to the Holosuite.” The trio rounds out the show with a quick, irreverent draft of favorite Trek things.   Baseball Prospectus’ defensive breakdown by Larry Granillo FanGraphs’ episode review by Summer Anne Burton   (58 MB, 1h 3m)