Anzoátegui is the new “adorable.” Pottymouth’s favorite word to say not only comes up in our international baseball segment, but sneaks its way in to this week’s boyfriend picks for the Tigers and the Cubs! We begin and end with some winter heartwarmers of Minor League owners and hockey fans changing lives for the better, and we break those warm hearts a little in between.

The Iowa Cubs sold to Endeavor and then surprised all of their full-time staff with a share in the profits. Kyle Seager goes out on top, and Eddy Alvarez skates over to the Dodgers. Omar Vizquel misrepresents divorce as justice and his HoF votes continue to plummet. Pottymouth finds another mom to drink (and have a pretzel) with in her Tigers pick of Akil Baddoo. Patti goes ex-Red with Gold Glove good guy and hippo namesake Tucker Barnhart. “La Balita,” Rafael Ortega, takes Pottymouth’s Cubs spot while Patti gets to claim Nick Madrigal, who was almost last year’s White Sox pick. 

Genevieve Beacom breaks an Australian baseball barrier as she signs on as a development player with the Melbourne Aces. It’s playoff time all over winter ball so Pottymouth helps you read the Spanish language scorecards. A Kraken fan saves the life of a Canucks coach with one observation, and both teams are now helping her with her med school dream. We say “wire fraud,” “Yabba Dab Baddoo,” and “hippo needed a date.”

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