Juicing The Numbers
371 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsJuicing The Numbers is a statistics in sports podcast where hosts Corwin Heller and Josh Tracey ask practical and hypothetical questions about what's happening in the world of Baseball, Football, and Hockey, and try to "juice the numbers" to answer those questions. This show is a fun, laid back, and numbers-oriented discussion on our outrageous ideas as simple-minded fans.
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Episodes
Episode 71: 2019 NFL Bold Predictions
September 09, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBCorwin and Josh turn in their award, Super Bowl, and bold predictions for this 2019 NFL season. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 70: Show Or Tell: NFL Preseason Results vs Regular Season Outcomes
September 05, 2019 05:00 - 48 minutes - 48.5 MBToday's the day! With the NFL season debut tonight, Corwin and Josh look at the past 10 years of preseason records to see if there is any information that can be gleaned to learn about how teams may perform in the regular season. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 69: Beginnings And Endings: NFL Predictions And MLB Playoff Odds
September 02, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBWith the extensive length of the MLB season, playoff odds are ever shifting. Today, we look to see where the odds currently lay, which teams are in an out, and if we see any of it changing as the year heads into it's final month of regular season games before we throw sample size out of the window and enter the post season! Listen for our takes, but find the link used for this episode below. https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/2019-playoff-odds.shtml?utm_source=Stathead&...
Episode 68: Out Of Luck: Andrew Luck's Retirement
August 29, 2019 05:00 - 55 minutes - 54.9 MBCorwin and Josh discuss Andrew Luck's recent retirement announcement and how his career looks now that it has reached its (early) conclusion. The guys look at his career numbers, rate stats, and how he projected out had he not been sidelined by this constant stream of injuries. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 67: Texas S & M: Preseason College Football Rankings
August 26, 2019 05:00 - 54 minutes - 70.2 MBWith the College Football season newly underway, Corwin wanted to take a moment to look at the current talent in the sport and issue his own rankings. Josh tried his best to contribute. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 66: Back To Work!: NFL Rate Offense
August 22, 2019 05:00 - 54 minutes - 43.9 MBCorwin is back! And in honor of that, the guys get back into football stats, as they get ready for the upcoming NFL season. Today, they discuss the use of rate stats in determining how efficient an offense is. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 65: Happy Birthday, Mr Clemente
August 19, 2019 05:00 - 22 minutes - 18.5 MBFor today's solo-Josh episode, the topic is strictly Roberto Clemente, who would've celebrated his 85th birthday yesterday. He's an icon in the world of baseball and someone to whom both of the hosts of this show hold in high regard. His person is one that holds as much value and virtue today as it did in his own time. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 64: Control-Shift-Out: Shifting In The MLB
August 15, 2019 05:00 - 52 minutes - 42.4 MBWith Corwin being placed on the IL this week with an upper-body injury, Kel once again fills his (massive) shoes as her and Josh discuss Game Score for pitchers, sprint speed, and shifting in the MLB. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 63: Getting Cold Feet: Antonio Brown & More
August 12, 2019 05:00 - 57 minutes - 46.1 MBCorwin and Josh talk about the weird series of events surrounding Antonio Brown, the recent ejection of Brett Gardner, and MLB player performance of teenagers. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 62: Crunching Clutch: What Teams Are Better When It Matters Most
August 08, 2019 05:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBTaking this stats episode to go through several smaller topics, Josh and Corwin discuss poor Hall of Famers, the longest hit balls for outs, and "Clutch" stats. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 61: Brawl Out: Around The Horn
August 05, 2019 05:00 - 50 minutes - 54.9 MBCorwin and Josh discuss NHL offseason moves, Michael Thomas' recent contract extension, the Trevor Bauer trade, and the Reds-Pirates brawl. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 60: Count Pitchula: How Pitch Count Affect Usage
August 01, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBCorwin and Josh look at how pitch count affects which pitches are thrown in the at-bat. This is part of the basis of "pitch sequencing." Afterwards, they look at offensive stats based on counts as well. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 59: The 2019 MLB Hall Of Fame Inductees
July 29, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 26.6 MBCorwin and Josh discuss the 6 players added to the MLB Hall Of Fame this year, and briefly look forward to next year's new additions to the ballot, as well as returning hopefuls. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 58: Nothing Makes Sense: Corwin & Josh Admit Defeat
July 25, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBDeep into the rabbit hole we go, as Corwin and Josh build upon last week's discussion on In-The-Zone vs Out-of-the-Zone pitches as broken down in painstaking detail. Following which, the guys discuss Lance Lynn, breaking their spirit and begging for the cool blanket of death to come upon them. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 57: Mid-Season Grade: Bold Predictions Update
July 22, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBNow that the All-Star break has passed, Corwin and Josh provide updates from their "Bold Predictions" episode from the beginning of the MLB season. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 56: In N Out: Pitch Results (Mostly Sliders)
July 18, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBCorwin and Josh discuss what are the most common pitches thrown in vs out of the zone, and how the results of the pitches change as a result. Also, a brief discussion on pitches statistics. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 55: Hypothetical NFL Expansion, Part III
July 15, 2019 05:00 - 38 minutes - 28.5 MBThe conclusion to our series on what an NHL-style expansion would look like in the NFL of today! This episode reveals the team itself, based on available remaining players and overall team needs for a new franchise. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 54: Hypothetical NFL Expansion, Part II
July 11, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBThe second part in our exploration of what an NFL expansion might look like using the NHL method. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 53: Hypothetical NFL Expansion, Part I
July 08, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBPart 1 of 3 of Corwin's massive undertaking in looking at what an NFL expansion would look like in today's NFL using modified rules from the recent NHL expansion that was used when the Las Vegas Golden Knights were brought into the league. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 52: Changing Your Stars: Re-Evaluating The 2019 MLB All-Stars
July 04, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBA throwback to our very first real episode! In episode 2, Corwin and Josh talked about how offensive production can be viewed differently when you add a positional adjustment, seeing as some positions are valued more for their defense than offense (such as catcher). We use this metric, which we call PwRC+, to look at this year's All-Stars! Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 51: Hit Or Miss: Revisiting The 2014 NFL Draft
July 01, 2019 05:00 - 44 minutes - 32.5 MBThe second installment in the series on prior NFL drafts, Corwin and Josh look at the 2014 NFL draft to see what that class looks like in today's perspective. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 50: Youth Movement: College Football Recruit Rankings
June 27, 2019 05:00 - 45 minutes - 34.1 MBCorwin and Josh look at college football recruiting rankings, how the top teams have looked in that department over the last 10 years, and how that translates to success. A return to football after a long stretch of baseball talk! Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 49: The Never-Ending Story: The Worst Inning In Baseball History
June 24, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBCorwin and Josh discuss the recent Tampa Bay headline of them investigating what a split-home would look like between spending time in Tampa and Montreal, the recent topic of Shohei Ohtani not pitching anymore, and a run-down of what very well may be the worst inning in baseball history. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 48: Bar-down, Barrels Up: Barrels As An MLB Stat
June 20, 2019 05:00 - 46 minutes - 33.3 MBWith Corwin back in today's podcast lineup, the guys discuss "barrels" as a tracked stat and what can be extracted from it. Additionally, some spare topics born from playing with the baseball-savant website search function. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 47: BAEseball: Around The Horn w/Kel
June 17, 2019 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.4 MBWith no Corwin for today's episode, Josh and his girlfriend Kel talk about the Stanley Cup Finals, women in broadcasting, and play "name that team" with all MLB teams going by city! Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 46: Look, Don't Swing: Chase Rate vs Batting Average
June 13, 2019 05:00 - 52 minutes - 37.9 MBIn a never-ending quest to gain ultimate knowledge of the sport of baseball, Corwin and Josh look at players Out Of The Zone Swing Rate and compare that to their Batting Average on balls out of the strike zone. Additionally, there is a follow-up on some of the metrics and ideas brought up in the previous statistics-based episode. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 45: Hey Now, You're An All Star: Our 2019 MLB All Star Choices
June 10, 2019 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.4 MBWith the MLB All-Star game around the corner, Corwin and Josh look over the MLB's current ballot to talk about who among it should go, who each team's representative should be, and what statistics/metrics are most important in determining the players starting at the All-Star game. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 44: Spin Me Round: More On Spin Rate And Exit Velocity
June 06, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBAs Corwin and Josh dig deeper into the power of Statcast and the advanced baseball metrics that have become more accessible to the average baseball fan, they take this episode to go over some basic comparatives to see how the different stats stack up against each other when changing the type of hit or the type of pitch. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 43: The Rhythym Of The Game: MLB Team - Band Comparisons
June 03, 2019 05:00 - 47 minutes - 34.1 MBCorwin and Josh each come up with their own idea of what band/artist best describes each MLB team. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 42: Baseball's Roots: Talking About Kansas City, Jackie Robinson, and The Negro Leagues
May 30, 2019 05:00 - 55 minutes - 39.2 MBJosh fills Corwin in on his recent trip to Kansas City, in which he went to all 3 of the Yankees-Royals game and also visited the lauded Negro League Baseball Museum. They talk about what was learned on Josh's trip and highlight some of the more famous players, including the man himself, Jackie Robinson. Negro League Baseball Museum: https://nlbm.com/ NLBM Twitter: @nlbmprez Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://ju...
Episode 41: Display Of Affection: Graphics On Sports Broadcasts
May 27, 2019 05:00 - 41 minutes - 29.5 MBGraphics are a huge part of how sports broadcasts are consumed. Companies are sure to display what they think is both 1) the most immediately relevant information for following the game and 2) that which makes the game more intuitive for new viewers. Today, Corwin and Josh talk about their favorite and least favorite graphics from around sports and what they would do differently. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://ju...
Episode 40: SMACKED: How Exit Velocity Effects Plays
May 23, 2019 05:00 - 44 minutes - 31 MBWith exit velocity being all the rage these days in the MLB, the guys explore if there is any correlation between exit velo and errors, double-plays, and singles. This is the guy's first foray into the area, so it's a pretty light discussion on a topic that can get much hairier, so look for more in-depth analysis to come! Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 39: Hit or Miss: Revisiting The 2012 NFL Draft
May 21, 2019 00:35 - 49 minutes - 35.6 MBThe first episode of what is to become a series of NFL Draft retrospectives, Corwin and Josh revisit the NFL from 2012 to see how the players drafted performed for the teams that selected them. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 38: Go Team Go! Win % For NFL Teams With vs Without Cheerleaders
May 16, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBSome teams have cheerleaders, some don't. Some team's only had cheerleaders for a little bit. Some teams flip-flopped on them. Have you ever wondered if teams do better with them or without them? This Thursday, we find out! Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 37: Titles Are Hard
May 13, 2019 05:00 - 45 minutes - 32.7 MBCorwin and Josh go around the horn to talk about recent headlines from the NFL (such as the Seahawks recent moves), the MLB (Albert Pujols 2,000th RBI), and the CFB (University of Florida). Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 36: Older Than Dirt: Could Retired All-Stars Beat The 2019 Miami Marlins?
May 09, 2019 05:00 - 52 minutes - 37.6 MBThis Thursday Corwin and Josh talk about a hypothetical team of retired All-Star/MVP players, should they still be in the MLB today and never retired, given an amount of regression based on the number of years since their retirement, could beat the present-day Miami Marlins. The answers to this question lie inside! Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 35: First Impressions: March/April In The 2019 MLB Season
May 06, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBAmid the quiet of this time of the year, Corwin and Josh talk about what to be made of the beginning of this year in the MLB season and if those impressions mean anything in the long run. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 34: The Rest Of The Story: More On The 2019 NFL Draft
May 02, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBCorwin and Josh talk about which teams had the best draft, worst draft, and which teams focused the most on their 2018 deficiencies in this year's rookie draft. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 33: First Take: Round 1 Of The 2019 NFL Draft
April 29, 2019 05:00 - 32 minutes - 23.2 MBCorwin and Josh talk about the biggest picks that took place in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 32: Plugging The Holes: Biggest NFL Single-Season Turnarounds
April 25, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.7 MBToday's the big day! With the NFL draft finally here, Corwin and Josh look back at some of the biggest single-season improvements in a team's record and see what impact caused the change. Could a player in this year's draft be that player for a current team? We'll find out tonight! Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 31: On The Clock: Corwin's NFL Mock Draft
April 22, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBWith the NFL Draft 3 days away, Corwin proves his worth by tapping into his vast knowledge of College Football players and NFL team needs, combining the two to come up with his very own trade-free NFL mock draft. Check out his predictions and see if on Thursday any of them actually come true! Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Email: [email protected] Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 30: Is It Worth It? Valuing NFL Draft Picks
April 18, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBWith the 2019 NFL Draft rapidly approaching, Corwin and Josh talk about how to value NFL draft picks as well as go through a few historical trade examples of picks being swapped and discussing how they looked at the time and how they look now. Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuicingPod Website: https://juicingthenumbers.wixsite.com/website
Episode 29: Best Of The Best: Baseball Players From Around The Globe
April 15, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBCorwin and Josh look up some of the greatest players in the history of the NPB, KBO, CPBL, and Dominican League. Then, they dive into a discussion on the recent Ozzie Albies extension, with a bonus story involving Chuck Knoblauch.
Episode 28: Foul Thoughts: Does Foul Territory Relate To Cy Young Wins?
April 11, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBWhile discussing the Dodger's Cy Young success during a tour of the stadium, the idea of foul territory affecting a pitcher's ability to win Cy Young awards was posed. Corwin and Josh dive into some of the numbers around that to see if this theory is possible, and if so, by how much?
Episode 27: The Greatest Show On Ice: The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
April 08, 2019 05:00 - 53 minutes - 37.2 MBWith the NHL regular season officially over and the playoffs on the horizon, Corwin and Josh give their matchup predictions and potential series winners for this year's Stanley Cup playoffs.
Episode 26: Go Big Or Go Home: Going For Two In The NFL
April 04, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.5 MBCorwin talks about the advantages of going for two vs the traditional PAT in the NFL as well as the success rate of using the Jumbo Formation as a viable goal-line option. The Waxahachi Swap also gets an honorable mention.
Episode 25: Call Your Shot: 2019 MLB Bold Predictions
April 01, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBCorwin and Josh go through their predictions for award winners and other occurrences for the 2019 MLB season.
Episode 24: NCAA Wrestling Championships & MLB Extensions
March 28, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 47.8 MBCorwin and Josh catch up on Corwin's recent trip to Pittsburgh for the NCAA Wrestling championships as well as talk about the bevy of recent MLB extensions that have been handed out.
Episode 23: The Greg Show: Talking March Madness w/Greg
March 25, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBWith Corwin away in Pittsburgh to watch Penn State wrestling, Greg stops by to talk about March Madness and basketball in general. With his giant personality, this episode quickly becomes overtaken by the guest in what became The Greg Show.
Episode 22: All I Do Is Win: Most Valuable Position By Wins
March 21, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBIn the follow-up to last Thursday's episode, Corwin and Josh look at how they would determine the Most Valuable Position in both the NFL and MLB by using awards, recognitions, and win statistics. They then compare this to last week's results and make a final determination as to which position they think can be quantified as the most valuable.