Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) start off talking about the missive from MLB about pitchers doctoring the ball and then dive into the All-Star balloting, process, and results so far from the point of view of math, fans, and their own personal opinions.

note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases.

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Timestamps | Soccer (non-American football) (00:52); MLB’s missive on pitchers doctoring the balls (06:00); Number of the Week: 857,956 (17:21); First Base Voting (26:06); Does hitting over .300 make an All-Star? (30:29); Should we vote for people we WANT to see? What is the algorithm that spits out the “perfect” All-Star roster? (33:20); Second Base Voting (37:50); Third Base Voting (43:15); Shortstop Voting (49:30); Catcher Voting (53:42); DH Voting (58:08 ); Outfield Voting (58:48); Pass/Fail: Fans voting for position players, fans not voting for pitchers (1:06:03)

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Expert layman Matt Goodwin (@TheCorkedMatt) and fake baseball economist Alexander Chase (@chase_rate) start off talking about the missive from MLB about pitchers doctoring the ball and then dive into the All-Star balloting, process, and results so far from the point of view of math, fans, and their own personal opinions.


note: episodes are recorded on Mondays or Tuesdays prior to Friday releases.


Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | AmazonTuneIn | Radio.com | Deezer


Timestamps | Soccer (non-American football) (00:52); MLB’s missive on pitchers doctoring the balls (06:00); Number of the Week: 857,956 (17:21); First Base Voting (26:06); Does hitting over .300 make an All-Star? (30:29); Should we vote for people we WANT to see? What is the algorithm that spits out the “perfect” All-Star roster? (33:20); Second Base Voting (37:50); Third Base Voting (43:15); Shortstop Voting (49:30); Catcher Voting (53:42); DH Voting (58:08 ); Outfield Voting (58:48); Pass/Fail: Fans voting for position players, fans not voting for pitchers (1:06:03)


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