• Catching Up with Brent Rooker, Hall of Fame Ballots & Baseball's Worst Idea

  • Dec 8 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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Catching Up with Brent Rooker, Hall of Fame Ballots & Baseball's Worst Idea

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  • Eno, Trevor and DVR are joined by Brent Rooker to discuss his offseason so far on the heels of a career year in 2024. Plus, they examine a few tough cases from this year's Hall of Fame ballot and 'The Golden At-Bat' -- one of the least popular ideas in baseball history (?) -- before playing another round of 'Name That Dude!'. Rundown 0:47 Brent's Early Offseason Work So Far 3:31 Adjustments & Areas of Improvement 6:10 Daily Prep Throughout the Season 9:45 Expectations for Sacramento's Park Factors 12:28 Staying In the Game While DH'ing 18:41 Toughest Hall of Fame Cases On This Year's Ballot 25:07 Félix Hernández & Making Better Era-Adjusted Comparisons 39:19 Chase Utley's Case & Surprising Low Vote Share in Year 1 42:31 Nobody Likes the 'Golden At-Bat' Idea (except Trevor, sort of) 53:18 Name That Dude! Follow Eno on Bluesky: @enosarris.bsky.social Follow DVR on Bluesky: @dvr.bsky.social Follow Trevor on Bluesky: @iamtrevormay.bsky.social e-mail: ratesandbarrels@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/FyBa9f3wFe Subscribe to The Athletic: theathletic.com/ratesandbarrels Hosts: Derek VanRiper, Eno Sarris & Trevor May Producer: Brian Smith Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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