ENEMY OF MY ENEMY

Originally recorded on August 2, PV put his thoughts out there on an insane MLB trade deadline while Smitty was on vacation. 

Did Jed Hoyer swing and miss on the Kris Bryant deal with the #SFGiants?  |  Craig Kimbrell for Nick Madrigal and Codi Heuer will live in #Cubs #WhiteSox infamy  |  Was Al Avila asleep at the wheel again, failing to move Jonathan Schoop? (NOTE: The answer is NO as Schoop subsequently agreed to a two-year extension with the #Tigers on August 7.)

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Kris Bryant and Ryan Tepera for Joey Bart would serve the #SFGiants and #Cubs very well  |  #MLB's hypocrisy exposed once again as Javy Baez is fined for showing emotion on the field while MLB markets the shit out of it  |  Cubs maximize an asset and A's gain a legendary cult hero with Andrew Chafin trade  |  The Jesus Lizard shockingly dealt to Miami for expensive rental, Starling Marte  |  Dallas Keuchel struggles versus lefties has him feeling like he's pitching on Mars, but is that a bad thing?  |  Rick Hahn has #WhiteSox fans worried he's overplayed his hand being TOO patient waiting for the trade market to come to him while the supply of bullpen arms and middle infielders dwindles  |  Miguel Cabrera passes Barry Bonds on the all-time hits list and inches closer to 500 home runs  |  #Tigers Eric Haase and Akil Baddoo emerging as serious Rookie of the Year contenders at the expense of division rivals  |  If MLB is really worried about viewership numbers being down they could simply lift their fucking ridiculous blackout policy  |  Know your history, kids — comparing Shohei Ohtani and Babe Ruth is lazy and an injustice to both

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The #Tigers are *arguably* the HOTTEST team in baseball since the All-Star break  |  Could Jonathan Schoop and Jose Cisnero be on the move from Motown to the Southside?  |  Stellar #WhiteSox vs. #Brewers pitching matchups could be a #WorldSeries preview |  More minor league drama for Yermin Mercedes and Eloy Jiménez  |  Lance Lynn, Sox consummate budding relationship with 2-year, $38M extension  |  Kris Bryant's "fatigued" hamstring awakens in time to squash tired injury narrative for the #Cubs just before the trade deadline  |  Potential Craig Kimbrel trade partners list grows  |  A disinterested Anthony Rizzo might get a wakeup call in Boston or New York  |  Despite criticism, Javy Baez is still among MLB elite  |  #SFGiants remain #ResilientSF despite limited expectations  |  It's officially time for the #Athletics and the City of Oakland to break the fuck up  |  Sticky Fingers Sticky Balls cliffhanger resolved in very predictable fashion  |  Does Bob Nightengale have some sort of cognitive disability we probably shouldn't be making fun of any more?  |  Mysterious sponsor patch appears on #MLB umpires' uniforms  |  ASSTHETICS: Even Cleveland seemed embarrassed by the release of their boring new name and amateurish logo set

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Liam Hendriks’ potty mouth was the highlight of a mediocre #ASG  |  ASKHOLE: Why the fuck do the #WhiteSox have Eloy Jimenez in left field?  |  Pete’s Twitter War: There’s NO comparison between Leury Garcia and Trevor Story  |  Shohei Ohtani was slightly disappointing but the Home Run Derby was definitely not  |  The future is bright for the #Cubs and #Tigers if the Futures Game is any indication  |  Willson Contreras exposed a completely fractured Cubs clubhouse  |  Crafty Al Avila shocked the world by drafting not one, but TWO #MLB Pipeline Top 10 prospects with RHPs Jackson Jobe and Ty Madden  |  Rob Manfred tried to use his All-Star bully pulpit to strong-arm Oakland into giving the #Athletcis a new stadium  |  No more shifts, 7-inning doubleheaders, or Manfred Men on 2B in extras if Rob has his way in 2022  |  ASSTHETICS: Homogeneous uniforms ruin one of the coolest things about the ASG  |  Asshole(s) of the Week: Cowardly Houston Astros make up lame excuses why they couldn’t face the heat in Denver  |  Sticky Fingers Sticky Balls: The suspense is killing us (and Hector Santiago)

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It pays to drink on a Thirsty Thursday as PV is a #WhiteSox experience instant winner!  |  Trade rumors are starting to fly as #Cubs Craig Kimbrel emerges as the hottest commodity on the MLB market  |  Sox lose Yasmani Grandal, dump Adam Eaton, but Eloy Jimenez returns from the dead  |  #Tigers Draft Preview: Lots of options at #3 overall  |  Jake Arrieta is the only one who doesn't think he's done  |  NEW SEGMENT ALERT: 'You Know What I Fucking Hate?' with Joe Fitz  |  #SFGiants release a very foggy Nike City Connect uni  | Trevor Bauer earns a very disturbing Asshole of the Week dishonor  |  Nick Castellanos has impeccably awkward timing

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It was a helluva nearly 6-year run, but June 30th, 2021 marked the end of the Cubs 'Golden Era'  |  A No-No of the Week that no one knew about  |  Josh Donaldson vs. Lucas Giolito reveals macho insecurity of everyone involved  |  It's Burger Time on the Southside!  |  Bob Nightengale's latest Bad Tweet undermines #WhiteSox ability to make Escobar deal  |  How the #Tigers could 'restore the roar' as soon as 2022  |  Jaylin Davis' return could spark #SFGiants just in time  |  BART fiasco just the latest example of the City of Oakland kicking #Athletics to the curb  |  Hector Santiago calls MLB's bluff by appealing his Sticky Fingers Sticky Balls suspension

After just two days MLB's misguided and reactionary 'sticky stuff' enforcement policy has predictably devolved into an embarrassing train wreck  |  An unwitting Ben Zobrist is making headlines once again after filing suit against his pastor for banging his wife  |  White Sox' pen not as mighty as their words  |  Javier Báez getting benched might be the best thing that could've happened for him  |  We announce your 2021 Major League A*Holes All-Stat Team

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You know the world is getting back to normal when Bill Murray is doing the 7th-Inning Stretch, beer snakes are setting records, and we're talking shit and drinking beers together again  |  Do you want the good news or bad news about White Sox injuries first?  |  The Sticky Fingers Sticky Balls saga has only just begun and it's a total shitshow |  Tigers seeing encouraging signs down on the farm  |  Giants balance short term success vs. long-term health of the franchise  |  Rizzo's non-vaccinated stance creates potential disaster for Cubs  |  A's pick up Bob Melvin's option, but where's the extension?  |  Trevor Bauer awards Mickey Mouse Cy Youngs after 60 games  |  Rob Manfred is still an asshole (at least he's consistent)

Nick Madrigal is the latest to fall victim to Chicago's hamstring pandemic  |  Rivalry Weekend dominated by Sox/Giants  |  Did TLR break The Yerminator or was he just a flash in the pan?  |  Nothing but Smart Bombs and Wise Cracks for Patrick Wisdom  |  Brandon Crawford's lifetime of Gigantism  |  Sick or not, Jake Arrieta and his excuses sucked in SF  |  Cubs' Minister of Financial Propaganda Crane Kenney is a liar and an asshole  |  Sticky fingers and sticky balls are NOT anything like the steroids scandal  |  Insert obligatory Pirates joke here

Rivalry Weekend kicks off for Tigers/Sox and Cubs/Giants  |  We grade the performances of all five teams we cover over the first two months  |  Jed Hoyer admits Cubs are now "ahead of schedule financially" and can add at the trade deadline, but how could they not have anticipated this six months ago when "biblical losses" shaped their offseason agenda?  |  Sox-on-Sox crimes: Are we allowed to have fun now?  |  Spencer Torkelson beginning to live up to expectations in High-A for Tigers  |  Bob Melvin passes Tony La Russa on A's all-time wins list  |  Bob Brenly finds himself in deep "du"  |  Jack Flaherty finds himself on IL for no good reason  |  Asshole of the Week: Marcell Ozuna

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