Future Projection: Thoughts On The World Series & The New Checked-Swing Challenge System
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On this week’s episode of the Future Projection podcast, Ben Badler and Carlos Colazzo celebrate an impressive milestone—100 episodes and counting!—and reminisce on the origins of the show that started back in 2021.
Discussions then shifts into World Series mode and the guys talk through a highly-anticipated and star-laden Dodgers-Yankees matchup. They discuss Giancarlo Stanton’s consistent great performance in the postseason while also contrasting the results that Juan Soto and Aaron Judge have had to this point in their postseason careers. Which would you rather face in crunch time?
Talk then turns to pitching and whether starters or relievers will wind up being more impactful in this series before a debate about whether or not the Dodgers are a dynasty. How do the Dodgers from 2013 to now compare to the Braves team that won 14-straight divisions in the 90s and 2000s but managed just one championship?
Afterwards, conversation turns to Andrew Painter’s reemergence in the Arizona Fall League with talk about his prospect status at the moment. They also briefly discuss Noble Meyer’s control struggles in 2024 and get into a surprisingly-thorough conversation about MLB’s new experiment in the league: a checked-swing challenge system.
Time Stamps
- (1:00) The origins of Future Projection
- (10:30) The start of World Series talk
- (16:00) Giancarlo Stanton in the playoffs
- (18:00) Juan Soto’s consistency in the postseason
- (24:00) Aaron Judge vs. Juan Soto as postseason hitters
- (28:00) The pitching of this World Series matchup
- (33:00) 90s Braves vs. this Dodgers “dynasty”?
- (40:00) What exactly counts as being a dynasty?
- (43:00) Shohei Ohtani’s multi-million dollar 50-50 ball
- (45:00) Andrew Painter in the AFL
- (50:00) Noble Meyer’s control struggles in 2024
- (57:00) The new checked-swing challenge system
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