Ep. 50 — Bobby and Alex banter about one of the more creative managerial fits they’ve seen, and talk about the implications of the Braves endorsement of a political candidate. Then they discuss Daniel Murphy and homophobia in MLB, and take a closer look at the Ronald Acuña hit-by-pitch. Finally, they talk about why getting angry at fans for not showing up to games is misguided, and briefly touch on the Very Good choice for the Marlins to have their English-speaking players take Spanish lessons. 50th episode, so we had to bring out the greatest hits for this one.

Links:

An entertaining ejection

Songs featured in this episode:

Remo Drive — “Eat Shit” • Descendents — “Suburban Home” • Neutral Milk Hotel — “Songs About Sex” • The Carters — “SUMMER” • Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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Ep. 49 — Alex and Bobby banter about that absolutely insane Ramón Laureano throw, the sadness of Félix Hernández in 2018, not one but TWO Jayson Werth stories, and a Bad Remark about Juan Soto from Braves broadcaster Joe Simpson. Then they dive into the complicated legacy of Barry Bonds, discussing how he should be judged and whether he deserves the derision he receives from baseball fans. Finally, they talk about a very weird A’s team, and look at some real news about David Wright and Eric Chavez, giving them an opportunity to reminisce on two players who deserved better than their bodies gave them.

Links:

Throw of the year?

Songs featured in this episode:

The Bouncing Souls — “Kate Is Great” • The Internet — “La Di Da” • Brockhampton — “1999 Wildfire” • Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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Ep. 48 — Alex and Bobby talk the snoozefest that was the trade deadline, have an important conversation about J.A. Happ’s name, discuss the weird Shawn Kelley fiasco, and briefly take a look at the economics of ballpark proposals. Then they have an extended conversation about the reckoning that baseball is facing in the midst the Great Twitter Awakening of 2018, and what it means to have players who grow up with social media. With the Tim Tebow Power Hour having come to a premature close, they banter about the A’s and Mets, where things are good and also bad. They also realize that the pod’s birthday was last week, so, like, the brand is strong or something.

Links:

Sean Doolittle’s thread on the player tweets situation

Songs featured in this episode:

Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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Ep. 47 — Bobby and Alex banter briefly about Noah Syndergaard’s misfortunes at a kids camp, a weird rant by the Braves broadcasters, some bad tweets from MLB’s account, and a recent New York Times piece about Josh Hader. Then they’re joined by Kelly Wallace, avid Cubs fan and editor-in-chief of the upcoming website Expanded Roster, to talk about how arts writing influences her baseball writing, why she saw a need for a baseball site devoted to diverse perspectives, and how to make baseball socialist.

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Links:

The Braves announcers are mad about batting practice

Michael Powell on Josh Hader

Songs featured in this episode:

Remember Sports — “Get Bummed Out” • Forty Feet North — “Only Show In Town” • Cloud Nothings — “I’m Not Part of Me” • Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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Ep. 46 — Alex and Bobby banter about the All-Star festivities and all that came with it, including Mike Trout’s apparently in ability to market himself, the case for miking Francisco Lindor up for every game, the inevitable Manny Machado trade, and Josh Hader’s refusal to follow the rule that you should never tweet (or be racist). Then they answer a listener question about Trevor Bauer and Cy Young voting, get excited about the A’s and rant about the Mets, and do an unfortunate injury update on Tim Tebow. (Disclaimer: this was recorded before the news come out that he broke his hand, and good thing too, because otherwise this episode would have been a mess.)

Songs featured in this episode:

Frankie Cosmos — “Young” • Slothrust — “Magnets Pt. 2 “•  Snail Mail — “Golden Dream” • Charly Bliss — “Ruby” • Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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