Ep. 63 - I Want Anthony Rizzo Chirpin' at Freddie Freeman w/ Kevin Edelson (Closer Monkey)

Sit and Listen To It Rain!

In this episode Eric and Craig welcomed Kevin Edelson from Closer Monkey, one of our favorite websites. Closer Monkey tracks all 30 MLB bullpens and meticulously tracks the bullpen hierarchies. We discussed dozens of closers, past closers and potential future closers plus trends like position players taking the mound, closers in free agency and more. If you are a fantasy players, and especially a daily fantasy players, do not sleep on this website and service.

Chapter 2 - Crosstown Traffic. In Chapter 2, Eric and Craig examine the surprising Albert Pujols to the Dodgers deal, The injury bug hits the Dodgers and Mets, the return of the broken hand after punching the dugout wall, the Astros are playing great baseball and a look at the red-hot Giants and the ice-cold Twins.

Chapter 3 - The Marfa Tapes. In Chapter 3, Eric and Craig review the great new record by Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall, "The Marfa Tapes."

Chapters

• 0:00 Introducing Closer Monkey's Kevin Edelson
• 0:58 What is Closer Monkey?
• 4:27 Bullpens in all shapes and sizes
• 6:19 If there was a stock market for closer, who would you buy and sell?
• 12:01 Thoughts on the Astro bullpen
• 14:34 Multi-Inning Relief Pitchers, baseball is supposed to be fun
• 21:08 Closing the Interview (pun intended)
• 22:42 Chapter 2: Crosstown Traffic
• 33:25 Chapter 3: The Marfa Tapes