Episode 4: Jonah Keri

Jonah Keri

 

 

 

 

 

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast Grantland’s Jonah Keri and I discuss the baseball Hall of Fame, the “steroid era”, and what’s next with advanced metrics. We also hit on why some players get overvalued and undervalued throughout their careers, re-evaluated the accomplishments of several players who played in the early 1900′s, and compared the ethical differences between modern athletes who used steroids to players of the past who used amphetamines. We also discussed several retired players who are being snubbed by the Hall of Fame voting process, players like Alan Trammell, Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell, and Joe Torre.

[podcast]http://www.replacementlevelpodcast.com/podcast/RLP_EP4_JONAH.mp3[/podcast]

Episode 2: Ken Davidoff

Ken Davidoff

On this episode of the Replacement Level Podcast New York Post national baseball writer Ken Davidoff takes you inside his Baseball Hall of Fame voting process. Ken plans to vote for Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, and explains why in this interview. Ken also discussed why at one point he didn’t vote for either Mark McGwire or Rafael Palmeiro, but now supports both of their candidacies. Ken talked about the information the Hall of Fame provides to voters, how players get on the ballot, and why baseball’s record book was tainted long before steroids entered the game.

This interview is also available to download for free on iTunes.

[podcast]http://www.replacementlevelpodcast.com/podcast/RLP_EP2_DAVIDOFF.mp3[/podcast]