More stupid ballpark foods, quantifying and monetizing Jo Adell's defensive heroics, the Ichiro statue breaks during its unveiling, the White Sox are giving away a pope hat.

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The Phanatic has spawned a new brood. We take a look at fanbase optimism around the league. More new ballpark food. The Rangers made the nacho hat real kind of. Like all the new city connects for this year leaked (it appears anyway). CB Bucknor is still embarrassingly bad.

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The MLB season is upon us and we have tons of topics from Opening Day, False Opening Day, and the rest of the week. Freddie Freeman's got a great new outfit, the ABS challenge system is already producing hilarious moments, and we talk about some of the new ballpark food listeners got at games.

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WBC is over but Team USA is still dealing with criticism for their whole weird deal during the tournament, Jesus Christ has abandoned America's chuds for Venezuela's, somehow Bryce came out of the WBC looking good, just a little more spring training left, and the Oscars happened.

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We have a measured and thoughtful discussion on the subject of vibes in the WBC and 21st century nationalism. Italy's vibes are good. USA's are unbelievably wretched. We also talk about the Oscars a little and about how every country should make its own version of Dracula.

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WBC is underway. Rangers put up a racist statue at their park. Slay the Spire 2. Also we learn about buzz balls.

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Technological breakthroughs in American cheese, the dangers of being a guy that responds to every email he gets, one last '28 winter olympics story, we're at war again, spring training still sucks, WBC coming up, some other stuff.

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Sorry about Lauren's mic but she lost power and had to record with some Thomas Edison style equipment.

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Creamy pints. Nick Castellanos developments. Our new Owners To Be Shamed Now segment. Two disgusting stories about blood and bones. Tons of winter olympics messiness.

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Olympics, WBC stuff, more clubhouse bidets, things of that nature.

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