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August 20, 2020 Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe on the Political Athlete, Defying Age, and Experiencing the WNBA Bubble Together
The sports world’s ultimate power couple joins ‘R2C2’ to discuss how they’ve adjusted to life inside the WNBA bubble at IMG Academy in Florida, the concept of being “political” as an active athlete, and defying age stereotypes as you progress through your career. Plus: Rapinoe, Bird, CC, and Ryan give their ultimate desert island food and TV shows.
Hosts: CC Sabathia and Ryan Ruocco
Guests: Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird
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1 hr 24 min
August 19, 2020 Has Fernando Tatis Jr. Put the Nail in the Coffin on Unwritten Rules?
This week, we home in on the biggest story in baseball: Fernando Tatis Jr. vs. regressive unwritten rules. We open by wondering whether this will be the old generation’s last big stance against electric young players (1:03), before inviting The Ringer’s Shea Serrano onto the show so he can learn and react to some of baseball’s most ridiculous unwritten rules (21:15). Finally, Mike and Ben close by assessing the most drastic movers by FanGraphs’ playoff odds (46:41).

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram
Guest: Shea Serrano

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1 hr 5 min
August 16, 2020 Gerrit Cole on Being the Yankees’ Ace, Building Relationships With New Teammates, and Witnessing Aaron Judge’s Greatness | R2C2
Gerrit Cole is the new guy in the Bronx—CC knows a little something about that. The guys are joined by the Yankees’ new ace to talk about staying intense with no fans in the stands (12:45), getting to know new teammates and developing a relationship with a new catcher (34:00), CC’s ceremonial first pitch (43:47), witnessing Aaron Judge up close and personal (49:42), and more.
This podcast originally aired on 'R2C2.' Subscribe on Spotify.
Hosts: CC Sabathia and Ryan Ruocco
Guest: Gerrit Cole

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48 min
August 16, 2020 Celebrating 100 Years of Negro League History With Bob Kendrick and Curtis Granderson
We’re joined by the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick, and MLB All-Star Curtis Granderson to discuss the importance of embracing the history of the Negro Leagues, stories about Negro League legends, how the Negro Leagues shaped the game we see today, and the league’s legacy on its Centennial.
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Hosts: CC Sabathia and Ryan Ruocco
Guests: Bob Kendrick and Curtis Granderson
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1 hr 26 min
August 13, 2020 Gerrit Cole on Being the Yankees’ Ace, Building Relationships With New Teammates, and Witnessing Aaron Judge’s Greatness
Gerrit Cole is the new guy in the Bronx—CC knows a little something about that. The guys are joined by the Yankees’ new ace to talk about staying intense with no fans in the stands (12:45), getting to know new teammates and developing a relationship with a new catcher (34:00), CC’s ceremonial first pitch (43:47), witnessing Aaron Judge up close and personal (49:42), and more.
Hosts: CC Sabathia and Ryan Ruocco
Guest: Gerrit Cole
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1 hr 3 min
August 12, 2020 What If Fernando Tatís Jr. Went 20/20 This Year?
Zach Kram breaks out more halfway-hot takes to open this week’s episode, including that the Angels offense will finish in the top two in baseball but the team will miss the playoffs, Fernando Tatís Jr. will go 20/20 in only 60 games, and more (1:40). Then, Ben Lindbergh joins to make sense of the Cleveland starting rotation violating COVID protocols, and then discusses the biggest movers in playoff odds this week (25:02).

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, Zach Kram

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54 min
August 12, 2020 Ramón Laureano … What Are You Doing, Bro? | Baseball BBQ
We open this week's podcast by reviewing Sunday's ill-advised brawl between the Oakland Athletics and the Houston Astros, from which the resulting penalties are rumored to be severe (1:02). Then, we bring on ESPN’s Clinton Yates to break down the unique and growing appeal of Fernando Tatís Jr. and to make the case for the runner on second rule (25:26). Finally, we debate whether the Rockies and Padres are actually good (57:23).
This podcast initially aired on the "Baseball BBQ" feed. Follow on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hosts: Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman

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1 hr 26 min
August 06, 2020 Kemba Walker on the Celtics’ Title Hopes, New York Basketball, and MJ Stories
CC and Ryan are joined by All-NBA point guard Kemba Walker to discuss how he’s adjusted to the Orlando bubble (11:58), New York basketball (25:13), his relationship with Michael Jordan (0:00), and the Celtics’ playoff hopes (48:53)
Hosts: CC Sabathia and Ryan Ruocco
Guest: Kemba Walker
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1 hr 4 min
August 05, 2020 Let Us Be Your Baseball Sommeliers
We scan over the last week in COVID-related baseball news, including the latest on outbreaks in St. Louis and Miami, Yoenis Céspedes opting out, and more (1:23). Then, we curate some of the best things you can spend this shortened season watching—from Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, to Fernando Tatís Jr., all the way to Shane Bieber and James Karinchak (17:14).

Hosts: Michael Baumann, Ben Lindbergh, and Zach Kram

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56 min
July 30, 2020 Pitching in a Pandemic, Winning the World Series, and Learning From Vets With Max Scherzer
In the Ringer debut of ‘R2C2,’ CC and Ryan are joined by three-time Cy Young Award winner and reigning World Series champion Max Scherzer of the Washington Nationals. Scherzer describes how it feels to be in a locker room and pitching during a pandemic—especially with the news that the Marlins are currently experiencing a coronavirus outbreak (12:11)—before sharing the best pitching tips he’s learned from veterans in his career (37:30), winning the Cy Young vs. winning the World Series, and betting on himself in free agency (48:40).
Hosts: CC Sabathia and Ryan Ruocco
Guest: Max Scherzer
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1 hr 1 min

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