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Freaking Out in Philly, Ohtani’s Debut(s), the State of the New York Empire, and the Astros’ Two-Way Dominance

The staff gets together to talk Phillies, Yankees, Astros, and more

By Zach Kram, Chris Ryan, Ben Lindbergh, Michael Baumann, Sean YooApril 4, 2018, 12:01 am UTC • 1 min

Michael Baumann talks to Chris Ryan about rookie Phillies manager Gabe Kapler’s creative bullpen use (01:00). Then he brings in Zach Kram to talk about Shohei Ohtani’s debut(s) (16:00) and Sean Yoo to talk about the Yankees’ return to Evil Empire status (28:15), before Ben Lindbergh closes with the Astros’ new-look rotation (38:00) and the awkward timing of Yuli Gurriel’s suspension (47:00).

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Zach Kram

Zach writes about basketball, baseball, and assorted pop culture topics.

Chris Ryan

Ben Lindbergh

Ben is a writer, podcaster, and editor who covers culture and sports. He hosts ‘Effectively Wild’ at FanGraphs and previously wrote for FiveThirtyEight and Grantland, served as editor-in-chief of Baseball Prospectus, and authored ‘The MVP Machine’ and ‘The Only Rule Is It Has to Work.’

Michael Baumann

Sean Yoo