We talk whether the Curse of Joey Gallo is real, how poorly the Yankees have been playing for the last month, the Braves extending yet another promising star for pennies and how there can’t possibly be 9 Tom Bradys on the team (right?), Dennis Eckersley saying what every Pirates fan is thinking and Bryan Reynolds clapping back (and inadvertently defending the cheap front office), Joey Votto missing the rest of the season, Brett Baty hitting a home run in his first career AB and much more. Enjoy!

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