Molly Knight is a staff writer and columnist for The Athletic and author of the NYT Bestseller The Best Team Money Can Buy. We talk about Mike Bolsinger’s final pitch, minor league wages, cheating Astros, DMing sources, tribal fandom, vigilante journalism, Kershaw, Grienke, Kenley Jansen's happy brother, and more. 

Molly: twitter.com/molly_knight

Note: This was recorded in early June, before MLB started inspecting pitchers for substances.

Grant Brisbee is a writer and podcaster for The Athletic. We talk about the iconic 2004 matchup between Eric Gagne and Barry Bonds, which one YouTuber dubbed “one of the greatest matchups of the steroid era.” Also discussed: 100+ mph pitches, intentional walks, steroids, hating Barry, loving Barry, the rise of baseball blogging, bonkers Bonds’ stats, Even Year Magic, whether the Dodgers championship has an asterisk, and the best Wilco album. Watch the full at-bat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkdgJeqeCxM

Grant: https://twitter.com/GrantBrisbee

Walk-up music: Release the Beast, by Breakwater

Every play in a baseball game starts with a pitcher on a mound holding a ball. This show will look at one specific pitch per episode. I’ll quickly set the scene. After that a guest will join and we’ll dip into whatever happens after the pitcher unloads the ball. Strikeouts, home runs, botched grounders, robberies, charged mounds, exploding birds… basically any moment in baseball history is on the table. I'm Justin Cox and I'll be your host. Episodes will run about 30 minutes and shall wander freely like a Steve Dalkowski fastball.

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