Bobby and Alex try to figure out what the hell the Cardinals are doing with Willson Contreras, discuss a Baseball America series on artificial intelligence in baseball, and give updates on the Tipping Pitches Brooklyn Cyclones meetup in July. Then they welcome back friend of the pod and PUP guitarist Steve Sladkowski to talk about being on the road nonstop over the last couple years, the implications for AI’s emergence in the music industry, his strategy when shopping for vinyl, birthday buddy Brandon Belt’s slash line, and much more.
Follow Steve on Twitter @sladkow.
Links:

Brooklyn Cyclones meetup interest form 

Maitreyi Anantharaman on the Cardinals’ Willson Contreras woes 
How AI could hone pitcher deliveries in real-time 
The scouting director of the future may be AI 
See PUP, Beach Bunny, and Pool Kids in NYC 
Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon 
Tipping Pitches merchandise 
Songs featured in this episode:
PUP — "Full Blown Meltdown" • PUP — "Closure" • Pool Kids — "Talk Too Much" • Booker T & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”