PRODUCTIVE OUTS
Month
This is it! The last show of 2015. Thanks for hanging out with us this season. Y'all made it fun. And weird.
(0:00-3:21) The Open
(3:21-7:30) The Musical Guest: LOMA PRIETA. Buy “Self-Portrait” here.
(8:03-25:27) Emails from the Internet’s True Heroes
(26:07-1:03:44) The Human Guest: Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star talks Gordo, Locain, Yost, and indie rock (?)
(1:04:17-1:19:49) Some baseball things that happened today. WHO CARES?
(1:20:30-1:27:25) The final Old School Player of the Week of 2015 is…
KEN REITZ
Ken Reitz, who was nicknamed “Zamboni” because he scooped up grounders on Busch Stadium’s artificial turf, spent 11 years in the bigs (he gets a MLB pension!) as a third baseman with the Cards (twice), Cubes, Giants and Pirates. In those 11 years, while playing a position dominated by quality offensive player, he hit .260, with an abysmal .290 OBP, and .359 slugging. (That’s a .649 OPS if you’re keeping score at home and aren’t good at maths.) Reitz won a gold glove in 1975, and was an All-Star in 1980 despite posting a -0.7 bWAR that year. WAR was not a friend of Ken’s, as he finished his career with whopping -3.2 wins above replacement.
A #FUNFACT from Wikipedia: Reitz was not known for his base running speed. This is reflected in one dubious Major League record. Reitz holds the record for most career plate appearances (5079) among non-catchers who finished their careers with fewer walks than times he grounded into a double play.
That explains that anemic OBP, I suppose.
Reitz belongs in the DADHAT Hall of Fame, despite evading everyone’s DADHAT radar up to this point. His mustache is pure 70s porn, and his hairdo is best described as a man sitting in a barber’s chair holding a picture of a mushroom and telling his barber, “Make me look like that.”
(0:00-4:21) The open, where we tell you what’s in store and commiserate about our intern situation.
(4:53-9:15) The musical guest: HEAT DUST. Buy “Heat Dust” here.
(9:15-27:49) Emails from Canada’s best inbox-stuffers
(28:25-45:12) The baseball things
(45:45-51:05 ) Musical advice: How do you practice playing the drums when you ain’t got no drums?
(51:05-56:34) This week’s Old School Player of the Week is: Lynn Jones
It’s almost the Whirled Serious and we are MURPHING so hard rn.
(0:00-6:00) The open, where we give you the show rundown and the latest on the OLiver saga.
(6:35-10:18) The musical guest: CULT LEADER. Buy “Lightless Walk” here.
(10:18-21:50) Emails from the Internet’s Best Typists
(22:24-48:33) The human guest: David Roth of Vice Sports
(49:20-1:18:35) The baseball things
(1:19:07-1:25:31) This week’s Old School Player of the Week is: Rick Sweet!
Can you even after today’s Jays-Rangers game? We can’t! But we try. Because we must.
(0:00-7:08) The Open
(7:43-11:00) The Musical Guest: PIG EYES. Buy their stuff here.
(11:00-29:10) The Emails
(29:38-46:18) The Human Guest: Mauricio Rubio of Baseball Prospectus and BPWrigleyville
(46:50-1:02:40) The Baseball Things:
(1:02:40-1:08:21) The Old School Player of the Week is: RAFAEL RAMIREZ
(0:00-3:00) The open!
(3:55-13:20) Musical Guest: Kowloon Walled City. Buy “Grievances” here.
(13:20-29:00) Emails from the Internet
(29:35-52:00) The Baseballs: Playoffs, Personnel Changes, and Other Sundries
(53:00-1:0:00) Old School Player of the Week: JERRY REED
Not to be confused with the country singer and actor of the same name.
80 Creepstache, 70 Deathgaze, 60 Merm/Mullet, 60 DADHAT (during the Phillies years, it looks like he kept his hat in the trunk of his car or stuffed between the cushions on his sofa)
If you stare into Jerry Reed’s dead eyes for long enough you will begin to feel your soul crater. Early in his career, he had a strong “Creepy Uncle” vibe, but developed a strong 80s cop/extra on the show “CHiPs” look towards the end of it.
Reed pitched in parts of nine seasons with the Phillies, Indians, Mariners and Red Sox from 1981 to 1990, appeared in 238 games (all but 12 in relief), and posted a 20-19 record with a 3.94 ERA, 4.15 FIP and a 1.354 WHIP and 18 saves.
Via Diamond Mines scouting report from 1988, he was described as a journeyman pitcher with mostly average stuff: 5 FB, 5 SL, 5 CH, 4 control. The perfect replacement-level arm.
Hello! We can no longer SPROTS. Can you too?
(0:00-4:55) The open, featuring our first ever sponsor: fandrool.com!
(4:55-7:05) Musical Guest: Chvrches. Buy Every Open Eye here.
(7:45- 24:15) Emails From The Internet
(25:00-52:52) The Baseballs - Playoffs, Unwritten Rules & Stuff
(53:32-1:00:40) Musical Advice From These Guys
A burgeoning guitarist asks: How do I guitar?
Do I go down the route of just getting a guitar and teaching myself via YouTube videos, websites and books or do I get lessons?
(1:00:40-1:06:00) Old School Player of the Week: Craig Skok!
Bye!
This week’s episode is a short sharp shock to your Matt Harvey-fatigued brain. Get in, get out, get back to work.
(0:00-5:50) The open, and our musical guest: MICHAEL FREAKING McDONALD
(6:30-24:44) The emails
(25:13-42:48) The baseball things:
(42:35-49:27) The old School Player of the Week Is:
BOB DETHERAGE
This is the only known photo of Bob and his 70-grade DADHAT, DADGLASSES, STORKNECK, and PORNSTACHE. Bob was a lanky OF who played in 20 games for the Royals in 1980. In 26 career ABs he posted a .308 BA w/ two doubles, a bomb, seven RBI and a stolen base. And that was it. After spending 8 seasons in the minors, he sniffed the bigs for 20 games, played one more season at AAA Omaha in 1981 and hung ‘em up at age 26.
He uh … has a Facebook page now. It sucks.
Welcome to the almost-all-email edition. If this show sucks, you have only yourselves to blame!
We’ll probably take a hiatus after this one, as real life is inflicting itself upon us. We hope to be back soon!
(0:00-3:15) The open
(3:58-7:10) The musical guest: TEMPLES. Buy “Sun Structures” here.
(7:10-27:20) Email segment 1
(28:05-57:36) Emails segment 2
(58:10-1:07:47) The baseball things:
(1:08:24-1:21:10) Musical advice
(1:21:10-1:27:20) And the Old School Player of the Week is: AL COWENS
Al Cowens grades out as follows: DADHAT, 70 AFRO, 60 DADLAP, 70 DADGLASSES
Born in Compton, he could pass for Humpty Hump from Digital Underground in a baseball uniform. He looks confused as hell in most photos which is probably due in large part to this …
Cowens was drafted in the 75th round of the 1969 MLB draft, but managed to play 13 seasons in the bigs with the Royals, Angels, Tigers and Mariners as a right fielder. He peaked with the Royals in 1977 at age 25, posting an .885 OPS, w/ 23 HR & 112 RBI, a bWAR of 5.3, a second place finish in the AL MVP voting and a Gold Glove. He never sniffed that kind of production again and died of a heart attack at age 50. Baseball and life are weird things.
via Wikipedia:
A notable feud started between Cowens and Texas Rangers reliever Ed Farmer early in the 1979 season. In the May 8 game at Arlington Stadium, a Farmer pitch thrown in the top of the 5th inning fractured Cowens’ jaw and broke several teeth;[1] Cowens would miss 21 games. Farmer also hit Cowens’ teammate Frank White in the same game and broke his wrist[2] and caused him to miss 33 contests. The following year, in a game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park on June 20‚ 1980‚ Cowens (now a Detroit Tiger) hit an infield grounder against Farmer (pitching for the White Sox). While Farmer watched his infielder make the play, Cowens ran to mound and tackled the pitcher from behind, instead of running to first base; getting in several punches before the benches cleared and the two were separated.[2] Cowens was suspended for 7 games and a warrant was issued for his arrest in Illinois‚ forcing him to skip the remainder of the series. Later Farmer agreed to drop the charges in exchange for a handshake‚ and the 2 players brought out the lineup cards before the game on September 1. However, future appearances for Cowens in Chicago were greeted with a “Coward Cowens” banner.
Related: Ed Farmer seems like a dick.
We have a wonderful, semi-Canadian-themed episode for you this week! We hope you enjoy it.
(0:00-5:10) The open
(5:48-10:18) The musical guest: CHELSEA WOLFE. Buy “Abyss” here. Stream it here.
(10:18-22:13) Generally baseball-themed emails from non-Canadians with bonus “Heavy Metal Bands to Jack Off To” segment
(22:52-46:18) Our human guest: Drew Fairservice of the Birds All Day podcast, talkin’ all things Jays.
(46:57-1:09:14) The baseball stuff. Mostly trade-related, with some bonus other nonsense.
(1:09:52-1:14:44) This week’s Old School Player of the Week is: WILLIE MUELLER
Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez!
70 Merm, 70 DADGLASSES, 30 stache, 60 DORKHAT, 20 complexion
Mueller was a brutish 6’4”, 220 lb. reliever who pitched in two seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers (1978 & 1981). In those two seasons, he pitched in six games, logged 14 ⅔ innings, posted a 6.14 ERA and a 1.773 WHIP. He spent 10 years toiling in the minors before hanging up his spectacles after the 1983 season at age 26.
Mueller’s claim to fame is that he played the Duke, a menacing Yankees reliever, in the movie Major League. He’s now the pitching coach at Concordia University of Wisconsin. So there’s that.
Thanks for listenin’!
Your favorite player probably got traded this week.
(0:00-4:30) The open.
(5:15-7:45) The musical guest: Ryley Walker. Buy “Primrose Green” here.
(7:45-17:30) Emails from people named Chris.
(18:15-40:45) Baseball things:
(41:17-46:40) Musical advice: If you choose to sit down at a show, have you given up on life?
(46:40-53:40) This week’s Old School Player of the Week is:
MIKE PROLY
I discovered this gem last week and couldn’t resist the urge to flood our Twitter feed with pics and things Mike Proly did. Some of my favorites …
Mike Proly could very easily pass for one of Will Forte’s SNL characters, and he is truly one of the saddest, mouselike humans to ever grace a baseball card. He’s got a 60 DADHAT, a plus plustache, 70 70s hair and 80 chest hair. Proly pitched in the bigs for seven seasons (from 1976 to 1983) with the Cards, White Sox, Phillies and Cubes, primarily as a reliever. He walked 195 batters and struck out 185 in 545 ⅔ innings, and had a career WHIP of 1.330. Proly is quoted extensively in a 1985 article from the Chicago Tribune on spitballs, Vaseline balls and ball-scuffing. Apparently he did all of those things to no avail. He now sells insurance.
Not gonna split hairs here. Are you in need of some cod? The answer to that is probably “yes”. If so, Dennis Lamp (former MLB pitcher) would love yo sell the shit outta some cod to you. Details to follow …
(0:00-6:06) The open
(6:40-30:06) The non-Canadian emails. Stream “Opposite Field” here.
( 30:40-50:57) The baseball things.
(50:57-1:12:42) The human guest: Eric Stephen of True Blue LA.
(1:13:17-1:19:50) The Old School Player of the Week: DENNIS LAMP
55 (70 ceiling) DADHAT, 70 DADGLASSES, PLUS-PLUSTACHE, and apparently he cloned his mustache and replaced his eyebrows with it.
Dennis Lamp played 16 MLB seasons with the Cubes, White Sox, Blue Jays, A’s, Red Sox and Pirates. His peak years (1978-1980) were spent as a middling starter, but he spent the remainder of his career as a mediocre arm out of the pen. He is responsible for surrendering Lou Brock’s 3000th hit, as well as Cal Ripken Jr.’s first MLB hit.
Mind blown: He has worked behind the seafood counter at Bristol Farms in Newport Beach since 2004.
Don’t get it twisted: Failure is ALWAYS an option.
(0:00-4:23) The open
(4:55-12:20) The musical guest: FAILURE. Buy “The Heart Is a Monster” here.
(12:20-31:45) Electronic mail from weirdos
(32:15-59:30) Pipin’-hot baseball takes
(1:00:08-1:05:10) Musical advice: What next for a new band, play shows or record?
(1:05:10) This week’s OLD SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK IS…
CARMEN FANZONE
An 80-grade name. A 60 - 70 mustache. 50 DADHAT. And a 70 horn player. Fanzone played five years as a utility player and pinch hitter in the bigs with the Red Sox and Cubes. Traded to the Cubes in 1971 for Phil Gagliano, which is the most Italian trade. Never played in more than 86 games in a season, has 20 career bombs, -0.8 WAR. Fanzone became a jazz flugelhorn player after his baseball career ended.
Man, those Angels. What a shitshow, amirite? Anyway. Here’s the show.
(0:00-4:20) The open
(5:00-9:45) Musical guest: MUTOID MAN. Buy “Bleeder” here.
(9:45-20:20) The emails
(21:00-50:40) The baseball things
(51:10-1:00:20) Musical advice: touring vs. fests, pro’s and cons
(1:00:20-1:05:52) This week’s The Old School Player of the Week is …
VICENTE ROMO
Hey, y'all! We’re back from turrrr and ready to talk about baseball. Have some!
(0:00-2:40) The open
(3:20-8:30) The musical guest: YAUTJA. Buy “Songs of Descent” here.
(8:30-27:20) The emails
(28:00-59:30) The baseball things
(1:00:00-1:09:05) Musical advice: Balancing creative endeavors and “real life” – can it be done?
(1:09:05-1:12:05) The Old School Player of the Week: DERREL THOMAS
70 grade DADGLASSES, 70 grade DADHAT, 80 grade DADLAP, 80 grade TOOTHGAP
Can we be certain that this isn’t an alias for Ron Washington? A Dave Chapelle character? A figment of our imagination?
Thomas played 15 seasons for the Astros, Padres, Giants, Dodgers, Expos, Angels and Phillies as a 2B, SS and OF. He had a career average of .249, OPS of .649, OPS+ of 84, a career WAR of 6.6. Thomas was a part of the Dodgers’ WS championship team in ‘81, holds the unique distinction of playing every position (except pitcher) in the bigs, and currently coaches at the Adrenaline Athletic Training Center in Riverside, CA.
As the title suggests, this week’s show is all about the Phillies.
(:40-2:33) The open, wherein we lay out our thesis statement
(3:06-7:20) The Musical Guest: COLISUEM. Buy “Anxiety’s Kiss” from Deathwish (physical and digital) or from Bandcamp (digital only).
(7:20-19:18) Your emails get read
(19:48-47:00) Our Human Guest: James Yasko of Astros County
(47:32-1:01:40) The Baseball Topics:
(1:02:22-1:08:20) The Old School Player of the Week: Felix Fermin
A Felix fer you and a Felix Fermin!
80 DADHAT, 70 CREEPSTACHE, 70 EYESTACHE, 70 DADLAP
Fermin spent 10 years in the bigs as a mostly awful MIF with the Pirates, Indians, Mariners and Cubes. Career WAR of 1.8, OPS of .608. He led the league in sacrifice hits … er … PRODUCTIVE OUTS in 1989. He’s now the manager of the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen in the Mexican League.
That time the Yankees almost traded Mariano for Felix Fermin.
Goodbye!
Unlike our usual shows, this one is actually good! We encourage you to listen.
(0:00-3:48) The open
(4:20-8:15) The musical guest: SQUAREPUSHER. Buy “Damogen Furies” here.
(8:15-22:57) Email from around North America
(23:24-49:44) A discussion with Jess Spector of The Sporting News
(50:20-1:20:10) The baseball topics
(1:20:37- 1:30:05) The Old School Player of the Week: CRAIG KUSICK
70 DADGLASSES, 70 DADHAT, 70 DADLAP, 60 STACHE
Kusick, who looks like he won an invite to baseball fantasy camp, was an honest to goodness MLB player from 1973-79 with the Blue Jays and Twins. A 1B/DH, he posted a career average of .235, 105 OPS+, and 3.8 WAR. He also pitched in a game for the Blue Jays in 1980, a 24-2 loss to the California Angels, and went 3 ⅔ innings and giving up 2 ER on three hits (one of which was a bomb). If you were to see a photo of him at any point in his career, “professional athlete” would be about the 278th occupation you’d peg him as having.
Kusick is now deceased, but will remain awesome forever.
Bye!
We did that thing again!
(0:00-3:11) The open
(3:39-9:30) The musical guest: SUFJAN STEVENS. Buy “Carrie and Lowell” here.
(9:30- 31:25) Emails from Mostly Canadians
(31:53-1:01:58) The baseball blather
(1:02:24-1:16:41) Ask Two Idiots about Music. Bennett asks about the mechanics of reunions and times we’ve almost died at shows.
(1:17:11-1:24:23) THE OLD SCHOOL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: PAT SHERIDAN
60 DADHAT, 70 CREEPSTACHE, 70 DADGLASSES, 80 TOOTHGAP, 50 70’s HAIR
Sheridan was a beanpole (6’3”, 175 lbs) and played nine seasons for the Royals, Tigers and Giants as an OF with the rare “bats left, throws right” combo. He was a career .253 hitter, hit 51 HR, drove in 257 runs, and posted a 5.5 bWAR in those nine seasons. He looks like he could just as easily be a part of an Amber Alert as he could fit on the pre-Sogard evolution chart. He could also be Paul Sporer’s dad.
Good job guys, good effort.
1. The Open
2. The Musical Guest: ROMAN CITIES. Buy “The Sharksleep Sessions” here.
3. The Emails
4. The Human Guest: Christopher Crawford of Baseball Prospectus. Check out The Draft to the Show kickstarter here.
5. The Baseball Things!
6. YE OLDE OLDE SCHOOLE PLAYER of the WEEKE: ROSS GRIMSLEY
80-grade merm, 60 DADHAT, 60 mustache, dead grey eyes, and he looks like he should be in Jethro Tull.
Nicknamed “Scuz” or “Crazy Eyes”, Grimsley played 11 seasons with the Reds, Orioles, Expos and Indians as a LHP (mostly a starter). He was an All-Star in ‘78. Won 124 games, had a 3.81 career ERA, and a 1.306 WHIP. Comps are Tom Browning, Bill “Spaceman” Lee, Bud Black and Frank Viola.
He’s been a minor league pitching coach for the Giants for several years and is currently the pitching coach for the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
One hour, in and out like a goddamn surgical strike. BAM.
(0:00-5:40) The Open, with Musical Guest John Fogerty
(7:00-26:40) Electronic Mail from Weirdos
(27:35-49:20) 2015 MLB Previews and Predictions
(50:05-57:40) The Old School Player of the Week: SIXTO* LEZCANO
*actually has ten toes.
60-grade DADHAT, 60-grade ‘do, 20-grade facial hair, eyes that are either wonky as hell or kinda dreamy (depending on the pic you’re looking at), and MAJOR props for rocking the windbreaker underneath the jersey … because “outerwear” is merely a suggestion. I’d like to think that dudes who have total disregard for layering frequently wear their underwear on the outside of their pants.
Twelve-year career with the Brewers, Cardinals, Padres, Phillies and Pirates.
Career numbers: .271, 124 OPS+, averaged 2.3 WAR a year, won a GG in 1979 and finished 15th in the NL MVP voting, from 1976-1979 he was a 4-win player in his age 22-25 seasons, had a bizarre year in 1977 in which he hit 21 bombs but only drove in 49 runs.
PRODcast 104 has no guest and lots of swearing. We hope that’s OK with you!
Here’s the show rundown …
(0:00- 4:07) Hello!
(4:44-8:10) Musical Guest: VIET CONG
(8:10-11:30) Hot Take of the Week / Fuck That Guy of the Week*: The human pile of garbage who called 13-year-old girl and national hero Mon'e Davis a “slut."
*“Fuck That Guy” is respectfully borrowed from the now-deceased Short Corner Podcast w/ Paul Shirley & former guest Justin Halpern
(11:30-30:50) Electronic Mails
Sent from a variety of devices!
(31:22-1:00:01) Baseball things!
(1:00:45-1:09:19) This week’s Old School Player of the Week is:
LENN SAKATA
70-grade DADHAT, 70-grade DADGLASSES (not pictured) 60-grade DADLAP (in most photos, due in large part to the sansabelt era), 80-grade lettuce. And a very fun name to say.
(G)Lenn Sakata spent eleven years in the bigs with the Brewers, Yankees, Orioles and A’s. Lenn Sakata was the quintessential late-70s/early-80s replacement-level utility player – 2B, SS, 3B, OF, DH. Lenn Sakata averaged 0.3 WAR and hit .230 over his career. Lenn Sakata did lots of things. Lenn Sakata did none of those things particularly well. When Lenn Sakata was with the Yankees, Lenn Sakata hit the first ball Riley ever “caught at a game” during BP.
Lenn Sakata!
Quick and dirty episode for you this week. Here it go:
- The open (0:00-2:12)
- The musical guest: TORCHE. Buy RESTARTER here. (2:50-5:35)
- EMAILS (5:35-20:10) featuring Paul McAnulty
- A belated HOT TAKE (20:10-24:10)
- Baseball stuff! (24:50-43:55)
- Musical advice: Band names that evoke their music? Bonus baseball question: Acceptable jersey/shirsey wearing? (44:35-55:20)
- Old school player of the week: LEE MOTHERFUCKIN’ TUNNELL (55:20-1:03:20)
80 DADHAT, 80 DADGLASSES, 55 BEARD, 30 CHIN, 70 DORKBUILD
Quite possibly the beta version of Eric Sogard
Pitched six years in the bigs with the Pirates, Cards & Twins as a starter and reliever. 22-28, 4.23 ERA, 1.477 WHIP. He was also busted for soliciting an internet prostitute, and being an outspoken advocate for Christianity. WHOOPS.
Comps are nobody you’ve ever heard of, but some plus-plus-names including …
Yank Terry (977)
Dutch Levsen (973)
Doyle Lade (973)
Bert Husting (971)
Al Santorini (971)
We’re back with another PRODcast, and this one is goofy and irreverant as ever.
It goes like this …
(0:00-3:30) The open
(4:27-9:20) The musical guest: BABY BOY. Buy 2015 here.
(9:20-14:47) The Pipin’-Hot Take of the Week: Mat Latos, Kind of a Dick.
(15:30-35:45) We Read from the Electronic Mail Sac
(36:20-56:10) The Baseball Blather
(56:10-1:01:11) The Old School Player of the Week:
WARREN BRUSSTAR
Gaze upon his holy visage.
Brusstar played nine seasons with the Phillies, White Sox and Cubs as a reliever. He was 28-16, w/ a 3.51 ERA, 14 saves and a 1.360 WHIP in his career. Ol’ Brusstar’s Millions was drafted four (!) times, has an incredible 80-grade merm, a 70-grade scowl, 70-grade DADHAT, and a serious plustache (which looks an awful lot like his eyebrows were cloned and fell down to his upper lip).
Welllllll… this one is a little rough around the edges, like a feral cat or a fringe-y prospect. But hang with it and we’re sure you’ll see the upside. Behold, it’s PRODcast 101: The Other One with Woj!
0:00-2:50 – The open
3:15-7:10 – The musical guest: Title Fight. Buy HYPERVIEW here.
7:10-13:45 – The pipin’ hot take: Leave college baseball’s balls alone.
14:20-24:00 – Your emails
24:00-54:25 – Jason Wojciechowski, co-editor of the Baseball Prospectus Annual, A’s ESPN Sweet Spot Blogger, co-host of the Back Of The Bullpen podcast, Lawyer, owner of several ties.
55:00-1:13:38 Baseball blather!
1:14:10-1:17:10 – Not Jose Mota’s Skymall Item of the Week: An exclusive of the Productive Outs PRODcast. This week: The Giant Male Silverback Gorilla Statue
1:17:10-1:20:30 – The Old-School Player of the Week: Nino Espinosa
80 DADHAT, 80 AFRO, 70 STACHE, ZERO FUCKS GIVEN
RHP - 8 years in the bigs with the Mets, Phillies and Blue Jays from 1974 to 1981. Career record of 44-55, ERA of 4.17, WHIP of 1.362. Comps: Bob Milacki and John Lannan.
THANKS FER LISSNIN’!
The long-awaited, moderately outdated, almost certainly hated PRODcast 100 for your earholes!
We’re shooting for a shorter, tighter show in 2015 and this here’s the maiden voyage. It goes like this:
(0:00-3:50) The intro!
(4:23-7:50) The musical guest: STURGILL SIMPSON. Buy “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music” here.
(7:50-13:30) The Pipin’ Hot Take: Rob Manfred’s proposal to outlaw the shift.
(13:10-32:05) Your emails.
(32:45-57:03) The baseball blather:
The Cubes’ moves
The Padres’ overhaul
The A’s fire sale and subsequent rebuild
Astros land Gattis, move Fowler, look (dare we say … ) good?
Scherzer to the Nats
(57:40-1:03:00) Ask a Musician: Should a band attempt to continue once it’s lost a founding member/frontperson?
(1:03:00-1:08:40) We are joined by a Very Special Guest!
(1:08:40-1:13:03) Wherein we profess our love for Rowland Office and bid you a fond farewell.
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