It’s time for Crowding the Plate’s 2016 World Series Preview as the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, owners of the longest championship droughts in American pro sports, meet in the Fall Classic. The Indians have made headlines with their bullpen all October long as Andrew Miller and Cody Allen have been untouchable. The Cubs will bring in their suddenly hot bats let by Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, and more to go along with flame throwing Aroldis Chapman in the bullpen.
This promises to be one of the most memorable World Series in recent memory, if for no other reason than the winning fan base hasn’t celebrated a title in a long, long time. Joe Hojnacki and Greg Hessen break down the matchup and discuss how much money it would take to attend one of these games. Spoilers: you have to be filthy sinking rich.
Crowding the Plate Podcast Episode 30: 2016 World Series Preview
Music in this episode:
Intro/Outro: “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” sung by Edward Meeker and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” by The Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club
Break 1: “Go Cubs Go” by Steve Goodman and the Cubs radio call of the final out of the NLCS, courtesy of MLB.com.
Break 2: “Wild Thing” by Jimi Hendrix and the Indians radio call of the final out of the ALCS, courtesy of MLB.com.
Hosted by Joe Hojnacki and Greg Hessen, Crowding the Plate is a weekly baseball podcast here on Last Word on Sports. It aims to cover the fun, yet analytical, side of baseball once a week.
Joe Hojnacki writes about soccer for Last Word on Sports and is also co-host of the Crowding the Plate Podcast. An avid Red Sox fan, Joe idolizes Bryce Harper and feels that his fun showmanship is the way to save baseball from becoming overrun by old folks, and from dying out.
Greg Hessen is the resident Tigers fan on Crowding the Plate. As somewhat more of a traditionalist, Greg longs for the days of pitchers hitting in the American League and a landscape that doesn’t include things like bat flips and PEDs tarnishing the greatest of all games.
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