Three Swings

Rhea talks to astrophysicist, sports data scientist, and baseball superfan Dr. Meredith Wills! Plus thoughts on the MLB Trade Deadline, Second Half Predictions, Sadness, and Simple Acts of Kindness. Plus #RosinBag questions on Swing Aesthetics and the Tampa Bay Rays' chances in the AL East.

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Rhea recaps the 2019 MLB All-Star Game, an historic Home Run Derby, and Justin Verlander's campaign against juiced balls.

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Rhea brings you a special MLB All-Star Game edition of Three Swings, talking snubs, surprises, and well deserved first timers. Plus Home Run Derby predictions. Anthony Rendon, Tommy LaStella, Manny Machado, Max Muncy, Josh Bell, Dodgers pitchers, Xander Bogaerts, Gleyber Torres, and more!

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Rhea talks to superfan Jimmy Pardo (Never Not Funny) about the ups and downs of loving baseball for life-- the Chicago teams, the best announcers, watching games start to finish, a 25-year old fantasy league, and 2019 World Series predictions.

Plus Rhea talks Dodgers rookies walking it off not once, not twice, but three times in a row! First half homerun stats! And #rosinbag questions on All Star voting and getting into baseball later in life!

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Writer Britni de la Cretaz joins Rhea to discuss her groundbreaking essay on the Hidden Queer History Behind "A League of Their Own" and the AAGPBL. Read it here: https://narratively.com/the-hidden-queer-history-behind-a-league-of-their-ownRhea also recaps the Yankees trade for Edwin Encarnacion, Atlanta on the rise in the NL East, the first ever (?) intentional balk courtesy of Kenley Jansen.

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Rhea returns just in time for the baseball weekend with a rundown of an incredible article from beyondtheboxscore.com called "Women's Baseball Deserves Your Attention." Thank you @kseling on Twitter for bringing this to our attention! Plus updates on the David Ortiz shooting and the first round of All Star voting.

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Rhea shares thoughts on PRIDE, empathy, capitalism, and communication... why the world is broken and how we might begin to fix it... plus some thoughts on baseball... the endless free agencies of Craig Kimbrel and Dallas Keuchel, the Yankees power surge, the Astros offense, the new All Star voting rules, Diamilette Quiles (the Puerto Rico Baseball Federation's first female baseball player), the Dodgers and domestic assault, and more!

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Rhea interviews MLB front office veteran and Marine Corps veteran Nick Francona about the MLB's approach to Memorial Day, commodifying the military, the MLB's approach to domestic and sexual assault, and much more.

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Rhea phones in from Alabama to talk the importance of tiny changes, Sean Doolittle vs Joe Maddon, the Mets in trouble, and the influence of the Three True Outcomes era on baseball fandom. Plus a #RosinBag question on axe handled bats!

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Rhea talks hanging out with Sean Doolittle, running into Manny Machado, Hyun-jin Ryu's Cy Young campaign, the Minnesota Twins resurgence, Julio Urias's arrest, gender toxicity, recovery, and more. Also which men's baseball player is the most fun to watch? Find out Rhea's answer in this week's #RosinBag!

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