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Houston Astros, Analytics, Astroball, and Manny Machado with Ben Reiter - 088
Manage episode 220732549 series 2428309
The author of "Astroball" Ben Reiter talks about how he was able to make the prediction in 2014 when the Houston Astros were the worst team in baseball, that they would win the World Series in 2017. Ben is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and talks about how he had an open mind going into observing the Astros in 2014. We go over how the Astros were able to quantify most of the decisions they made and why scouts will never go away. Lastly we talk about Manny Machado and Bryce Harper as free agents this off-season.
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355 episodes
Manage episode 220732549 series 2428309
The author of "Astroball" Ben Reiter talks about how he was able to make the prediction in 2014 when the Houston Astros were the worst team in baseball, that they would win the World Series in 2017. Ben is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and talks about how he had an open mind going into observing the Astros in 2014. We go over how the Astros were able to quantify most of the decisions they made and why scouts will never go away. Lastly we talk about Manny Machado and Bryce Harper as free agents this off-season.
blastmotion.com Code: pjb25 for $25 off
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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