{"id":1261,"date":"2016-10-24T14:26:52","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T18:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2016-10-24T15:33:17","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T19:33:17","slug":"crowding-plate-podcast-episode-30-2016-world-series-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2016\/10\/24\/crowding-plate-podcast-episode-30-2016-world-series-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowding the Plate Podcast Episode 30: 2016 World Series Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time for <strong>Crowding the Plate&#8217;s\u00a02016 World Series Preview<\/strong> as the <strong>Chicago Cubs<\/strong> and <strong>Cleveland Indians<\/strong>, owners of the longest championship droughts in American pro sports, meet in the <strong>Fall Classic<\/strong>. The Indians have made headlines with their bullpen all October long as <strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/millean01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-lastwordonbaseball.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Miller<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> and <strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/allenco01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-lastwordonbaseball.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cody Allen<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> have been untouchable. The Cubs will bring in their suddenly hot bats let by <strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bryankr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-lastwordonbaseball.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kris Bryant<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>, <strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/rizzoan01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-lastwordonbaseball.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Rizzo<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>, and more to go along with flame throwing <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chapmar01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-lastwordonbaseball.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aroldis Chapman<\/a><\/strong> in the bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;t celebrated a title in a long, long time. <strong>Joe Hojnacki<\/strong> and <strong>Greg Hessen<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<h2>Crowding the Plate Podcast Episode 30: 2016 World Series Preview<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/qvh4u-63dd57?from=yiiadmin\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Music in this episode:<\/h3>\n<p>Intro\/Outro: \u201c<strong>Take Me Out to the Ballgame<\/strong>\u201d sung by <strong>Edward Meeker<\/strong> and \u201cTake Me Out to the Ballgame\u201d by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.isotopespunkrockbaseballclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Break 1: &#8220;<strong>Go Cubs Go<\/strong>&#8221; by <strong>Steve Goodman<\/strong> and the Cubs radio call of the final out of the <strong>NLCS<\/strong>, courtesy of <strong>MLB.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Break 2: &#8220;<strong>Wild Thing<\/strong>&#8221; by <strong>Jimi Hendrix<\/strong>\u00a0and the Indians radio call of the final out of the <strong>ALCS<\/strong>, courtesy of MLB.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>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 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harpebr03.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-lastwordonbaseball.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryce Harper<\/a><\/strong> and feels that his fun showmanship is the way to save baseball from becoming overrun by old folks, and from dying out.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Greg Hessen is the resident Tigers fan on Crowding the Plate. 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The Indians have made headlines with their bullpen all October long as Andrew Miller and Cody Allen have been untouchable. 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