Summary[]
Ben and Sam revisit their conversations about Cubs-parade attendance and multiple Andrew Millers, banter about Eddie Gaedel, and discuss which teams will see their World Series odds improve or decline by the most before Opening Day.
Topics[]
- Pre season World Series betting odds
- Detroit Tigers
- Los Angeles Angels
- Chicago White Sox
- Houston Astros
- Philadelphia Phillies
- New York Mets
Banter[]
- Episode 975 follow-up: A listener wrote in that the official estimate for Cubs' parade attendance was 1.5 million, which did not include people watching from houses or office buildings.
- Episode 975 follow-up: Sam wonders what the free agent salaries would be for multiple Andrew Millers if they in different roles.
- Sam read the short story You Could Look It Up which supposedly inspired Bill Veeck to sign Eddie Gaedel.
- They discuss other examples of short professional baseball players and the challenges of pitching to a small strike zone.
Notes[]
- Sam notes that the World Series odds have still not been updated since November, indicating what a strong bet it is for bookies.
- Ben picks the Tigers' odds to fall, the White Sox to fall, the Phillies to rise,
- Sam picks the Angels' odds to rise, the Astros to rise, and the Mets to fall.
- Ben and Sam conducted a similar exercise in Episode 572 and Episode 804.
