Derek Ciapala and John Craine get knee deep in baseball philosophy after the Los Angeles Angels drop two of three to the Pittsburgh Pirates. They discuss everything from Brad Ausmus to the importance of hitting for average to the need to balance analytics usage. Finally, the Sox Machine's Josh Nelson stops by to preview the Chicago White Sox.

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