{"id":5801,"date":"2017-05-12T17:25:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T21:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=5801"},"modified":"2017-05-12T17:25:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T21:25:17","slug":"crowding-plate-podcast-episode-45-extra-innings-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2017\/05\/12\/crowding-plate-podcast-episode-45-extra-innings-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Crowding the Plate Podcast Episode 45: The Extra Innings Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday night&#8217;s Chicago Cubs-New York Yankees contest on ESPN turned into a marathon. The game finally ended in the 18th inning when the Yankees pushed\u00a0across a run to end the impromptu double header. This brought\u00a0the discussion of extra innings to the forefront thanks to the national television audiences of two of the game&#8217;s most popular teams tuning in for this cold slog through Wrigley Field. Joe Hojnacki and Greg Hessen join this conversation and ask if extra innings need to be fixed.<\/p>\n<p>The pair also talk about the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/harvema01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Harvey<\/a><\/strong> situation with the New York Mets and the disintegrating Detroit Tigers bullpen.<\/p>\n<h2>Crowding the Plate Podcast Episode 45: The Extra Innings Problem<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/7i96x-6ac23c?from=yiiadmin\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Music in this Episode:<\/h3>\n<p>Intro\/Outro: \u201cTake Me Out to the Ballgame\u201d sung by Edward Meeker and \u201cTake Me Out to the Ballgame\u201d by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isotopespunkrockbaseballclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Break 1: &#8220;Detroit Breakdown&#8221; by J. Geils Band and the A&#8217;s radio call of their back to back walk off wins over the Tigers last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Break 2: &#8220;Freaks, Nerds, and Romantics&#8221; by The Bouncing Souls and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/colonba01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bartolo Colon<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s only career home run, as heard on SNY.<\/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>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-\" 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.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Hessen is the resident Tigers fan on Crowding the Plate. 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