The Jonah Keri Podcast, Episode 11 (Part 5)

Wrapping up Baseball Hall of Fame Week on the Jonah Keri Podcast, we talk to Jay Jaffe of Baseball Prospectus, The Pinstriped Bible at YESNetwork.com, and Futility Infielder. As the creator of the JAWS system for evaluating candidates, Jay’s the perfect guest to wrap up Baseball Hall of Fame week.

(If you missed them, check out the rest of the Baseball Hall of Fame podcasts. Part 1: Tim Raines, Part 2: Dave Van Horne, Part 3: Bob Elliott, and Part 4: Bert Blyleven.)

The topics Jay Jaffe and I cover:

• 1:50-7:54: Jay introduces his awesome Hall of Fame analysis system, JAWS
• 7:55-15:15: Bert Blyleven had a better career than Nolan Ryan
• 15:16-20:45: Jay’s plans as a newly-minted member of the Baseball Writers Association of America
• 20:46-23:30: Tim Raines: Deserving Hall of Famer, or not?
• 23:31-25:16: Which factors does JAWS pick up that traditional measures miss?
• 25:17-27:52: Roberto Alomar: Deserving Hall of Famer, or not?
• 27:53-29:30: Voters’ maddening tendency not to vote for deserving candidates on the first ballot
• 29:31-31:52: Alan Trammell and Barry Larkin: Deserving Hall of Famers, or not?
• 31:53-33:24: Lou Whitaker and Bobby Grich: Deserving Hall of Famers, or not?
• 33:25-37:24: Dwight Evans and Edgar Martinez: Deserving Hall of Famers, or not?
• 37:25-43:34: Dale Murphy and Larry Walker: Deserving Hall of Famers, or not?
• 43:35-46:38: Jay and I share preposterous Big O stories
• 46:39-end: Food Pick of the Week

My pick
Jay’s pick

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