Ben Reiter

Host || THE EDGE & Author || ASTROBALL

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The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball premieres tonight on @PBS at 10/9c.

I’m the correspondent on, and a producer of, this FRONTLINE film. It’s the culmination of nine years of reporting on the team that’s defined this era – for better and for worse.

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Here’s my 2026 Hall of Fame ballot. I continue to think starting pitchers haven’t received enough recognition in recent years.

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@BenCrellin Ben, thank you for sharing this. I’ve followed you on here for years. It’s clear that you’re a brilliant and caring person. Your FPL acumen is just the start of it. I’m glad this process has been so positive for you. You have many admirers across the globe. Keep on being you!

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Here’s my 2025 Hall of Fame ballot. In my opinion, the era’s starting pitchers are significantly undervalued.

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Kris Kristofferson lived an extraordinary life, which included this March 1958 appearance in Faces in the Crowd in @SInow when he was a rugby player for Pomona College and soon to go to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. RIP.

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10 years ago this week, a Sports Illustrated cover with a then-preposterous prediction came out. It's since become an inflection point in the Astros' golden era. Thanks to @jluhnow, @robertreidryan and @BenReiter for sharing their memories and insights.
https://t.co/KN5UK85m2x

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@adamduerson @richarddeitsch @MarkMravic As an SI Players staffer at the time, quite certain it was @CharlesLeerhsen and/or @KostyaKennedy. An all-timer to be sure.

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@RamSoddy @MarkWardlaw97 @schadjoe I'd be happy to!

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@MikeyDiLullo Thanks for posting this, Mikey. Really nice. Remember that story well.

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@tseides @NotMrTibbs Yes, would’ve been

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Here’s my 2024 Hall of Fame ballot. I would’ve voted for 11 players if I could.

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Jennifer Lawrence's R-rated comedy “No Hard Feelings” landed Oct. 22 on Netflix and immediately topped the Nielsen Streaming Top 10. It logged 1.1 billion minutes watched during the week of Oct. 23-29. https://t.co/kXiHnOCpz2

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Thanks to all those who watched our @frontlinepbs film THE ASTROS EDGE last night.

Special thanks to the crew: @jonclas, @KIDNAMEDQ, @MadelineRuthJ, and Dave Waldron.

The doc is now available to stream on the FRONTLINE website, the PBS app, and YouTube https://t.co/8ZqWOi5vVY

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I imagine this will be my last work of journalism about the Astros – the owners of a now seven-year playoff streak, and of the biggest baseball scandal in a generation. But I didn’t expect to cover them beyond my initial @SInow cover story in 2014.

So … you never know.

[Ben Reiter @BenReiter]

The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball premieres tonight on @PBS at 10/9c.

I’m the correspondent on, and a producer of, this FRONTLINE film. It’s the culmination of nine years of reporting on the team that’s defined this era – for better and for worse.

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The Astros Edge will also be available to watch starting tonight on https://t.co/CazQHISdAK and in the PBS app, as well as on FRONTLINE’s YouTube channel.

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No one knows feet like @RockPositano. Any Yankees fan who wants to know what’s going on with their main man should listen to this. “Surgery would be an absolute disaster for a guy like Judge.”

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New Interview!! @RockPositano from @HSpecialSurgery joins the show to talk all things Aaron Judge!! Diagnosis, recovery, timetable, long-term impact & so much more!!

Interview Link: https://t.co/AGP6Fy1iJ2

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