Episode 1006
In the first show of 2023, we welcome back a beat writer friend to talk Cardinals before introducing a new series on the podcast.
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<li>At the top of the program, <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/author/david-laurila/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">David Laurila</a> is joined by <a href="https://twitter.com/dgoold" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Derrick Goold</a> of the <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a> (and <a href="https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/best-podcast-in-baseball/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Best Podcast in Baseball</a>), who <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-audio-late-legends-retrospective/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">last appeared on episode 903</a>. The duo discuss whether <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/nolan-arenado/9777/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nolan Arenado</a> deserves the title of the best all-around player in the National League, while contemplating if <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/paul-goldschmidt/9218/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Paul Goldschmidt</a> may have claim as the best hitter in the circuit. David and Derrick also talk about players on this year&#8217;s Hall of Fame ballot like <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/bobby-abreu/945/stats?position=OF" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bobby Abreu</a> and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/gary-sheffield/114/stats?position=OF" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Gary Sheffield</a>, and how Derrick has been listening to FanGraphs Audio in recent weeks for insight while preparing his own ballot. [4:34]</li>
<li>In the second half, <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/author/bclemens6/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Ben Clemens</a> debuts his new series FanGraphs Backstories. Ben will be interviewing FanGraphs staff to discuss how they came to the site and what their favorite baseball memories are, and senior writer <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/author/jayjaffe/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Jay Jaffe</a> is first up. Jay shares how he never would have imagined he&#8217;d end up at FanGraphs after his early days at <a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/author/jay_jaffe/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Baseball Prospectus</a>, what his time at <a href="https://www.si.com/author/jay-jaffe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sports Illustrated</a> was like, and how truly unforgettable <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/nolan-ryan/1011348/stats?position=P" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Nolan Ryan</a> was to a young fan. [43:32]</li>
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