Episode 505: Unanimous

Episode 505: It’s an MVP pod to send you into the weekend with a special guest joining the crew.

Pete Crow-Armstrong and Yordan Álvarez have won their MVPs unanimously in each league. The guys talk about Yordan’s monstrous 2026 campaign and debate if it merited its unanimous vote. Dallas and Tyler rap about what advanced analytics have done to the MVP discussion in recent years, and Jared and JayHay talk about how the awards rollout must be changed.

Actor, writer, and director Jeff Garlin joined Baseball is Dead to talk about his beloved Chicago Cubs and their latest MVP, Pete Crow-Armstrong. Listen to stories about the 2016 World Series, Steve Bartman, and his confidence in the Chicago Bears to win the Super Bowl.

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00:00:00 - Unanimous Big Four Awards
00:04:24 - Have Advanced Analytics Killed Award Season Discussion?
00:13:56 - Yordan’s Monstrous AL MVP Season
00:22:31 - MLB Award Night
00:33:24 - Brad Ausmus Hired By Astros
00:38:35 - Jeff Garlin Joins and Talks Cubs & PCA’s MVP
01:14:54 - What Will Win Best Video Game of the Year According to Kalshi Users
01:18:50 - Will Skubal Break the AAV Record?
01:27:13 - Final Thoughts

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