Disgusting Baseball, a Cleveland Guardians Podcast

Host Jason Lukehart talks with ESPN.com writer Dan Szymborski, to examine the American League Wild Card race as the season nears its end, and look at what goes into ZiPS, the player/team projection system created by Szymborski. Other topics include what kind of losing team is the worst kind to cheer for, which Indians have overperformed their projections this season, and what it's like to get hate mail when the real villain is a cold, calculating computer that cares not for your human emotions...

Host Jason Lukehart and guest Ryan Richards (and some friends) discuss the Indians' push for Wild Card spot in the playoffs. Ryan joins the show from the Great Lakes brewery in downtown Cleveland, where he's hanging out with a group of Tribe fans before they head over to Progressive Field for tonight's game with the Astros. Jason, sadly, could not join them, and didn't even have an Eliot Ness to enjoy from his living room. Sigh... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

Host Jason Lukehart and guest Dean Klubnik (Let's Go Tribe contributor and historian) discuss the Indians' playoff chances, as they sit just 1.5 games back of the second Wild Card, in the thick of a 6-team race for two spots. Other topics include the future of Carlos Santana and Yan Gomes, which starter belongs on the mound if the Indians do make the Wild Card game, and Michael Bourn's comments on attendance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Jason Lukehart and guest Carson Cistulli (editor at FanGraphs) discuss the Indians' playoff chances, and examine the team's starting pitching options for September and future seasons, with special emphasis on Corey Kluber and Danny Salazar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Jason Lukehart and guest Ryan Richards (editor and lead writer at Let's Go Tribe) discuss the Indians' dreadful series in Atlanta, and what it means for their playoff chances as they head into this weekend's showdown in Detroit. Other topics include the surprisingly strong pitching the Tribe has gotten in August... and the awful hitting. For good measure, and to cheer themselves up, Jason and Ryan think back to the 1995 Indians, a team that had no trouble putting up runs...

Host Jason Lukehart and guest Mike Bates (designated columnist at SBNation, co-founder of The Platoon Advantage, writer at Notgraphs) discuss the American League playoff picture, the Indians' starting rotation, Joe Mauer's concussion and whether he and Carlos Santana should continue to catch or move to other positions, and the future of the AL Central (who's the team to beat come 2015???). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Jason Lukehart and guest Jason Wojciechowski (who runs Beaneball, ESPN's A's blog and hosts the Back of the Bullpen Podcast) discuss this weekend's series between the Cleveland Indians and Oakland Athletics, the pros and cons of the second Wild Card, 'small market' baseball, Bartolo Colon, and the best Jasons in baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Jason Lukehart and guest Adam Van Arsdale discuss the Indians' last couple weeks, sorting through the wreckage of the sweep by Detroit to determine where the season stands as mid-August nears. Other topics include Ryan Raburn's extension, Mark Reynolds' DFA, Danny Salazar, Corey Kluber, and Mount Kilimanjaro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Jason Lukehart and guest Ryan Richards (editor and lead writer at Let's Go Tribe) discuss the Indians state of affairs at the All-Star break, looking back at the first half and ahead to the trade deadline and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host Jason Lukehart talks with Clark Fosler of 'Royals Review' about this weekend's series between the Indians and Royals. Other topics include each team's chances of contending after the All-Star break, each team's inability to develop starting pitching over recent seasons, and rebuilding vs. going for it as a middling, small market team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices