5.17 ponders the MLB ASG (0:38), notes the temperature of Euros picks (3:09), finishes Fall of Gondolin (4:39), compares preseason IP projections with on track numbers (8:54), applies the IP comparison for Closers (15:44), and reviews Manny Machado (25:22).

5.16 ponders the dearth of MLB storylines (0:39), bounces around some NBA playoffs (2:47), flips through the Fall of Gondolin (4:49), works through some lineup analysis by evaluating lineup similarities across the season (9:03), and reviews Carlos Correa (19:01).

5.15 wades through the MLB scoreboards (0:39), kicks around some Euro action (2:32), opens The Fall of Gondolin (5:30), works through attacking mid-season batting average adjustments (7:45), and reviews Josh Rojas (20:19).

5.14 bounces around some NBA playoffs (0:37), procures “The Fall of Gondolin” (3:14), poses a prompt: state 5 potential “keepers” who are under 27 but not on the radar last year (4:51), and reviews Dansby Swanson (19:38).

Don't worry, our Children of Hurin conversation went deep and discursive. Most of our conversation ended on the cutting room floor. Here it is. Listen at your own peril.

5.13 broaches how the Rays keep winning (0:37), lingers on Bobby Witt (2:25), concludes Children of Hurin (4:10), bats around some FAAB analysis in TGFBI (10:53), and reviews Javier Baez (22:38).

5.12 evaluates the results of the full season NBA O/U challenge (0:37), opens Children of Hurin (5:20), peeks at TGFBI (8:48), and reviews Gleyber Torres (16:42).

5.11 notes the Red Sox surge (0:40), mourns the departure of Daren Willman for a Rangers front office job (2:34), takes a first look at the House of the Dragon (3:56), flips through the pages of Children of Hurin (5:54), compares forecasted IPs with on pace numbers (7:40), and reviews Isiah Kiner-Falefa (19:24).

5.10 bats around some TGFBI (0:38), presents the next Fantasy Book Club feature: Children of Hurin (3:44), compares pre-season PA projections vs pace (6:29), and reviews Tim Anderson (20:56).

5.09 sums the parts of TGFBI teams (0:35), notes that bad teams are doing well in the AL (5:20), rights the pitching ship by talking through 6 pitchers identified through algorithms (8:03), and reviews Corey Seager (23:06).