ENEMY OF MY ENEMY

It's been almost a month since our last episode as Smitty selfishly went on vacation, so we have A LOT of ground to cover  |  Trade deadline comes and goes with very little fanfare for #Cubs #Tigers and #SFGiants  |  At least Chris Ilitch showed he is paying a bit of attention to his baseball team and finally fired Al Avila even if it was over a month too late  |  What is Jason Heyward's legacy after Jed Hoyer releases him with over a year left on his $184M contract?  |  ASSTHETICS: Field of Dreams 2 was the sequel that should've never been made  |  Chris Sale's bike crash, Rodolfo Castro's cell phone, Pete Rose facing accusations of statutory rape in the 1970s, and the plummeting New York #Yankees highlight all sorts of  Shit We Couldn't Make Up  |  Fernando Tatis Jr. earns our Asshole of the Month dishonor

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Looks like we'll be talking about a lot more selling than buying when Smitty gets back from vacation in mid-August  |  #Cubs hug it out in the dugouts as Willson Contreras plays his last game at Wrigley in Cubbie blue, but Ian Happ's future is a little more complicated  |  If Tarik Skubal and "just about everyone else" are traded, #Tigers fans are facing another five years of futility as an incompetent Al Avila is inexplicably allowed to embark on a second complete rebuild  |  "It is what it is" as Andrew Chafin creates his own "unfortunate situation" and earns our Asshole of the Week dishonor  |  After a brutal seven-game losing streak suddenly makes the #SFGiants sellers instead of buyers, should Carlos Rodón top their inventory list of assets to go?  |  Former Fuckin' A's draft pick Kyler Murray made the right choice to go to the NFL now that he's making more per year than Oakland's entire payroll  |  MLB.TV Big Inning could be baseball's equivalent of NFL RedZone

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#AllStarGame starts off with a bang and limps to a low-rated finish, but at least the uniforms were MUCh cooler than last year's monstrosities  |  The FIX was clearly in on the Home Run Derby and all the degenerate gamblers were NOT happy with the Robbery in the Ravine  |  We hate to break it to you, but here's why [INSERT YOUR FAVORITE TEAM HERE} will NOT win the Juan Soto Sweepstakes  |  #Cubs are getting sued by the goddam United fucking States Justice Department because Crane Kenney obviously hates disabled people  |  TEN Royals still won't get vaccinated, an on-field prostate exam brings new meaning to the 7th-Inning Stretch, Chris Sale is broken again, and graphic designer desecrates a national memorial in a very AL East-centric Shit We Couldn't Make Up segment  |  ESPN and whoever else decided the world needed a SEVEN-FUCING-HOUR documentary about Derek Jeter earned our Assholes of the Week dishonor

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As we reach the midway mark in the 2022 season, the five teams we cover are a combined 57 games BELOW .500  |  In #Tigers news Miguel Cabrera makes the All-Star team, Javy Baez is being Javy Baez, Riley Greene is off to one hell of a start to his #MLB career, Chris Ilitch and Al Avila should just stop talking, and Eduardo Rodriguez has ghosted the ball club  |  Carlos Correa sheds new light and sparks some hope he might eventually sign with Detroit or the #Cubs  |  If Wrigley Field is an "underwhelming, stock, standard ballpark" then Fenway Park is a total shithole  |  Will the sinking #SFGiants be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline?  |  Fuckin' A's may have dodged a bullet with Frankie Montas' shoulder situation, but four unfortunate fans couldn't  |  Kyle Schwarber is fulfilling his 'Babe Fucking Ruth' destiny in Philadelphia in spite of Chicago  |   MAIL FRAUD: Would you pick 3 teams to win the World Series or take the field?  |  #Padres' LOUD new City Connect uniforms really sting the retinas  |  Sample some tasty new beers and support our friends at Revolution Brewing this weekend during Freedom Fest 2022

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The #Tigers revisited their 2012 World Series house of horrors in San Francisco and came away with a surprising split series with the #SFGiants  |  While Isaac Paredes is earning AL Player of the Week accolades, Austin Meadows is sidelined once again with some bizarre ailment that makes Al Avila look all the more incompetent  |  Is the #Cubs Business Operations Department, led by Crane 'TheCockroach' Kenney, trying to distance itself from the Baseball Ops Dept. to place all the blame for the club's failure on Jed Hoyer?  |  Could ticket-package rebates provide some goodwill and future profits for #MLB franchise?  |  The first true baseBRAWL in quite some time between the #Mariners and #Angels results in plenty of comedy with a bit of tragedy  |  Freddie Freeman got seriously  fucked by his own agent  |  ASSTHETICS: Note to MLB marketeers — the #BlueJays don't celebrate the 4th of July  |  Tanner Houck is our Asshole of the Week, but he may become Boston's Asshole of the Year

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Riley Greene injects some hope in #Tigers Nation and some life into a previously dormant offense  |  Your eyes aren't deceiving you, the last 162-game stretch has been the WORST in the #Cubs' 152-year history  |  The Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan is an asshole, but we like it  |  #MLB has FINALLY seen the light as the end of streaming blackouts is upon us!  |  Leiseru Rules: Theo Epstein had himself one hell of a Day Off  |  #SFGiants tread water in the toughest division in baseball despite injuries to rivals Mookie Betts and Manny Machado  |  ASSTHETICS: Baseball, beer, BBQ — what else could anyone want from the #BrewCrew's new Nike City Connect uniforms?  |  MAIL FRAUD: Does the utility man deserve a place in the #AllStarGame?

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We've finally reached a breaking point after endless years of rebuilding without results — Al Avila must be held accountable for the #Tigers' historic futility and be removed from his duties as GM  |  Trade season is rapidly approaching so we Power Ranked the #Cubs most valuable trade assets  |  How do the #SFGiant do that voodoo they do?  |  Even MORE details emerge about the high-rolling fantasy football league at the center of the Slap Heard Round The World  |  Joe Maddon's desperation mohawk makes his firing from the #LAAngels just that much more awkward and sad  |  Immaculate Innings don't come around often unless the #Astros are facing the #Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe, Ezequiel Duran, and Brad Miller  |  Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Vlad Guerrero Sr.'s career paths continue to mirror each other in uncanny ways

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The Cubs and star catcher Willson Contreras avoided what could've been a very awkward arbitration hearing, but that doesn't necessarily mean a long-term extension is imminent  |  BREAKING NEWS: Yet it shouldn't be too surprising Casey Mize needs Tommy John surgery  | Which would Tigers fans settle for if forced to chose between Tarik Skubal or Miguel Cabrera?  |  Joe Maddon's legacy isn't defined by two weeks of a Mickey Mouse organization's failure  |  ASSTHETICS: Surf's up and FOUR middle fingers up for the Angels' new Nike City Connect uniforms  |  MLB needs to take a stand and create a coherent policy to avoid more 'rainbow washing' controversy  |  MAIL FRAUD: We stole an intriguing question to  Len Kasper

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#SFGiants Joc Pederson found himself in the center of the BIGGEST story in all of sports involving Oscars-level violence on a baseball field over fantasy football  |  The #Cubs and #WhiteSox are two mediocre teams facing off during the most mediocre time of year with mediocre results AND a potentially catastrophic injury to Tim Anderson  |  Dylan Cease and Kendall Graveman earned our Asshole of the Week dishonor when they helped cost the Sox a series in Toronto  |  Sox Type Thing: Pete gets put in Twitter time out  |  Jed Hoyer might be terrified of the word REBUILD, but it's impossible to describe the Cubs current state without it  |  Have the #Tigers FINALLY turned the corner?  |  This Week in Fuckin' As History  |  Nick Castellanos keeps on making things awkward for announcers  |  We did the math for our Division Power Rankings  |  ASSTHETICS: Rockies Mountain High Colorado 

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Intentional or not, the racial undertones in Josh Donaldson's "What's up, Jackie?" comments toward Tim Anderson make him an obvious choice for Asshole of the Week with dishonorable mentions going out to outright racist #Yankees fans as well as an absolutely spineless Rob Manfred  |  #WhiteSox reliever Joe Kelly doesn't play by FCC rules but nailed his assessment of Donalson as a "douche" to win our Anti-Hero of the Week presented by Revolution Brewing  |  Oh yeah, the #Cubs are headed to the Southside for the conclusion of most lackluster Crosstown Series in years  |  "Schwisdon Industries" is a far cry from "Bryzzo Souvenir Co." but it's all Cubs fans have got these days  |  Marquee Network censors exposed Cubs thin skin and paranoia typical of state-run media  |  We steal other podcasts' mail and answer the question: Is Miguel Cabrera the #Tigers best hitter?  |Tarik Skubal is too damn good not to have a nickname  |  #MLB's Top Prospect, Riley Greene is on the verge of his debut in Detroit, and not a moment too soon  |  Joc Pederson is carrying the #SFGiants' offense  | Not sure if Frankie "The Bird" Montas has the right ring to it  |  NEW SEGMENT ALERT! Power Rankings: Fan Cost Index

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