Ep. 48 — Alex and Bobby talk the snoozefest that was the trade deadline, have an important conversation about J.A. Happ’s name, discuss the weird Shawn Kelley fiasco, and briefly take a look at the economics of ballpark proposals. Then they have an extended conversation about the reckoning that baseball is facing in the midst the Great Twitter Awakening of 2018, and what it means to have players who grow up with social media. With the Tim Tebow Power Hour having come to a premature close, they banter about the A’s and Mets, where things are good and also bad. They also realize that the pod’s birthday was last week, so, like, the brand is strong or something.

Links:

Sean Doolittle’s thread on the player tweets situation

Songs featured in this episode:

Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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