Darren Smith and John Gennaro discuss Ramón Laureano's broken finger and what it means for the San Diego Padres' hopes of making it to the World Series this year before welcoming in Jared Diamond from the Wall Street Journal, who explains why the Padres bunt so much, why it might not work as well in the playoffs, and the interesting debate over who should be American League MVP this season.

After Jared leaves, Darren and John continue the debate over ABS before talking about the benefits of Thursday Night Football on Amazon and a big couple of days for San Diego FC.

00:00 - The fallout of Laureano's broken finger

13:00 - Wall Street Journal's Jared Diamond joins the show

45:30 - ABS & Thursday Night Football

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