Ep. 63 — Bobby and Alex chat about the Paul Goldschmidt trade and the Patrick Corbin signing, and muse on how the slugging first baseman’s hat has affected his hairline. Then they take a look at Some Tweets from Kyler Murray and ponder the goal of digging up old tweets, and investigate some, er, SHIFTY business from Rob Manfred, who apparently wants to make baseball some communist paradise? (Who is he, Tipping Pitches?) Finally, they look back on their Most Played Segments from 2018.

Links:

Jayson Stark on baseball killing the shift ($)

Songs featured in this episode:

Remember Sports — “The Washing Machine” • Natalie Prass — “Short Court Style” • Chance the Rapper — “Wala Cam” • Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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Ep. 62 — Alex and Bobby open with the shocking revelation that Bryce Harper cut his hair (does he listen to the pod? It’s possible!). Then they break down the Mets-Mariners trade that is sending Robinson Canó back to New York, and take a look at the new plans for an A’s stadium in Oakland. Then they try to understand the motivations behind MLB donating to a racist Senate campaign and what it says about them as a business. Finally, they bid farewell to Adrián Beltré, whose long and storied career will surely land him in the GIF Hall of Fame — and the real one, too.

Links:

Bryce Harper’s new ‘do

Plans for the new A’s stadium

Songs featured in this episode:

PUP — “Dark Days” • The Coup — “The Guillotine” • Alvvays — “Adult Diversion” • Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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Ep. 61 — Bobby and Alex banter about the Marlins annual uniform redesign, how newly minted Cy Young Award winners Jacob deGrom and Blake Snell broke statistics forever, and how maybe baseball isn’t dead yet. Then they go down the rabbit hole that is Bryce Harper’s hair routine, complete with some surprising discoveries made live on the pod. Then they look at Glassdoor reviews of baseball teams by former employees and actual players. Finally, they welcome the Amarillo Sod Poodles into the minor league family, and look back in history at the best named now-defunct minor league teams.

Links:

New Marlins uniforms

Blind Barber

Amarillo Sod Poodles Anthem

Songs featured in this episode:

Smino — “L.M.F.” • Illuid Haller — “PACO” • Illuid Haller — “PARIS” • Asher Roth — “I Love College” • Carson Leverett — “Amarillo Sod Poodles Anthem” • Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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Ep. 60 — Alex and Bobby banter about a team-less Bryce Harper on the cover of MLB The Show and dismantle Bill James’s suggestion that all baseball players are replaceable. Then they look at what the Indians’s offseason plans say about the state of ownership in baseball, and try to parse through the allegations of racism and sexism thrown at the Mariners by a now-former trainer. They end things on a high note with the news that the Prodigal Son Tim Tebow has risen…to AAA.

Links:

Bryce Harper wears a hoodie

Bill James is ~the worst~

Seattle Mariners? Also not good

Songs featured in this episode:

ROSALÍA — “DI MI NOMBRE” • Earl Sweatshirt — “Nowhere2go” • Funkadelic — “Can You Get To That” • Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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Ep. 59 — With the 2018 baseball season officially over, Bobby and Alex take a look back at the World Series and discuss their main takeaways. They talk about new Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen — if only to say his name many, many times — and what the hiring says about the state of the franchise. Then, because the misery of one team wasn’t enough, they each randomly adopt a new team to follow in the coming year to get out of their “coastal” “elite” “bubbles” and find some new and interesting storylines. Finally, they revisit their all-GIF teams from the beginning of the year to see how their players fared, and review their hot take predictions for the season.

Links:

The 2018 All-GIF Draft

Songs featured in this episode:

Joji — “SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK” • Cypress Hill — “When the Shit Goes Down” • The Mescaleros — “Johnny Appleseed” • Booker T. & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”

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