Effectively Wild Episode 100: Astros Pro Scouting Coordinator Kevin Goldstein on Being Inside Baseball

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley

Sports, Baseball

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2012

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Ben and Sam talk to Kevin Goldstein about his life after leaving Baseball Prospectus to work for the Houston Astros, what he’s working on, and what he’s learned about how baseball teams work. Also, what he’s drinking.

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0:00.0	What are we talking about?
0:02.0	I don't know, just...
0:05.0	Okay, that's good.
0:08.0	We've pretty much already talked about all we know about baseball.
0:12.0	Yeah, it's fine.
0:14.0	Good morning and welcome to episode 100 of Effectively Wild,
0:19.0	the Baseball Perspectus Daily Podcast.
0:22.0	In New York, New York, I am Ben Lindbergh.
0:25.0	Joining me as always is Sam Miller,
0:27.0	who I believe is not in the Honda Fit tonight.
0:30.0	Is that correct?
0:31.0	I'm sitting a few feet away from it to get closer to my Wi-Fi signal.
0:35.0	Okay.
0:37.0	Well, our guest, who is chuckling, will be disappointed
0:40.0	because the Honda Fit is his favorite thing.
0:44.0	We hadn't planned anything special for this episode as of this afternoon,
0:49.0	and then we decided to plan something special without actually planning much.
0:55.0	So, our original idea was to have Kevin Goldstein and Jason Parks on
1:01.0	without telling each other that each beyond.
1:05.0	And then...
1:06.0	Parent trap style.
1:07.0	Yeah, and then mute ourselves and just record them talking and release it as an up and in episode.
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