One day at Wrigley Field in Chicago last May, Paul Skenes was pitching for the Pittsburgh Pirates, carving out a small piece of baseball history in his second big-league game. He struck out the first seven batters he faced. By the end of the fifth inning, he had increased his strikeout total to 10. More impressive, he hadn’t allowed a hit.
Over the past two ... Show More
Yesterday
1979: How the U.S. and Iran Went From Allies to Enemies
At the heart of the current U.S. war against Iran is an inconvenient truth: that the United States is, in many ways, responsible for creating the very regime it now seeks to topple. Today, Scott Anderson, a New York Times Magazine contributor, tells the story of America’s outsize ... Show More
49m 32s
Jun 11
The Young Economic Populists Reshaping the Left
College graduates used to lean right politically, but over the past few decades, they have increasingly moved to the left. Today, Noam Scheiber, the author of “Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class,” explains the economic forces that have left many col ... Show More
37m 25s
Jun 10
The Iran War's Devastating Butterfly Effect
The war in Iran has had some visible consequences, like skyrocketing energy costs and higher gas prices, but the effects of this war are often far less obvious and much more serious for the world’s most vulnerable people. Today, Peter S. Goodman tells us what he learned on a rece ... Show More
26m 56s
Jul 2025
Starkville | Cubs Catcher Carson Kelly talks about his amazing start to his first season with the Cubs
Starkville | Cubs Catcher Carson Kelly joins us this week in Starkville. He talks about how special it would be to be named an All-Star, why he decided to sign with the Cubs, the changes in the catching position, growing up as a Cubs fan, how special he thinks his team can be thi ... Show More
54m 55s
Mar 2025
A.J. Pierzynski: MLB Opening Day Predictions, Plus Will's 50th Birthday!
On this edition of The Will Cain Show’s Friday sports episode, Will is joined by Fox Sports’ MLB game analyst and former MLB All-Star Catcher, A.J. Pierzynski to break down the start of the Major League Baseball season. They discuss the Texas Rangers' chances, the discrepancy bet ... Show More
45m 19s
Aug 2024
Trevor May - ESPN Statcast Analyst, Former MLB Pitcher
Trevor May is an ESPN Statcast analyst, podcaster, and former MLB pitcher
for the Twins, Mets, and Athletics. He pitched professionally from
2008-2023, originally being drafted by the Phillies. Since retiring, he has
done various podcasts, founded an Esports Lab applying sa ... Show More
48 m
Nov 2024
Japan’s First MLB Player Gets Pulled from the Game
November 4, 2009. It's Game 6 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees will clinch the series tonight on the back of one player, Hideki Matsui. He's a baseball player from Japan, one of the few who made the jump across the Pacifi ... Show More
32m 2s
Jun 2024
Lance Brozdowski - Marquee Sports Network, Player Development Analyst
Lance Brozdowski is a Player Development Analyst at Marquee Sports Network,
the regional sports network for the Chicago Cubs. He brings an analytical
insight and makes it more digestible for baseball fans. In this episode, he
discusses…
* Methods he utilizes to evalu ... Show More
48m 28s
<p><strong>Moneyball: How Data Changed Baseball Forever</strong></p>
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