(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

• The play-in games
• Sean Rodriguez hates Gatorade
• Matt Williams and Co. got shitcanned, but LOLyd McCLOLndon hasn’t been shitcanned … yet
• New GMs in the AL West: Dipoto, Eppler, and Forst
• Dogders-Mess; Crads-Cubes

(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.

GAZE AT ITS LUSTROUS GLORY

Here’s the show:

- Open (0:00-7:05)

- Emails (7:45-24:45)

- Musical Guest: THE LIFE AND TIMES. Buy “Lost Bees ”(and other stuff) here. (26:20-31:10)

- Human guest: Film historian and Dodgers fan Karina Longworth. Listen to “You Must Remember This” here. (31:10-53:04)

- The baseball things! (53:38-1:19:26)

• Halos sweep A’s, and Shat Moomaker is having one hell of a season.

• Royals survived a near Royalsing, and the Brewers have finally Brewered

• Bo Porter gets the axe in Houston, people argue about Houston (again)

• Jose Altuve is a goddamn warlock.

• Clayton Kershaw is also p. good.

• Can/should a pitcher be the MVP?

- Puig Destroyer news and a quick wrap-up. (1:20:11-1:23:43)

Thanks for listenin’!

There he is, our Lord and Savior: Minor League Guy! Everything we do – including this episode – we do in his name. 

Here’s what we’ve got:

-  The open (0:00-3:15)

- Your crazy emails (3:55-25:30)

- The musical guest: DAMA/LIBRA. Buy “Claw" here. (25:50-29:30)

- The baseball talk! (29:30-51:52)

• MadBum is good. Big-Time Timmy Jim is not. 
• The Orioles are the least-bad team in the AL West
• Same with the Royals in the Central (at least at the time we recorded this)
• Halos are in first, and the AL West is gonna be a barn-burner!
• Nationals look to have the NL East locked up…
• … and the Pirates are pretty much done
• Meanwhile Chris Carter is making a stealth run at the home run title

- Musical advice x 2: (52:45-1:05:10)

• We discuss our best and worst decisions in our music careers, and 
• Can you enjoy your own records after they’re finished?

- The week(s) in review: Puig Destroyer stuff and Ian’s vacation rundown. We won’t be hurt if you skip this part. (1:05:10-1:13:20)

THANKS FOR LISTENING! 

Yeah, this podcast is dedicated to all the teachers that told us we’d never get past episode fitty. It’s all good, baby.

- It was all a dream: Not Jose Mota welcomes back the baseball season (0:00-7:12)

- We read your crazy-ass emails (7:45-28:45)

- Salt and Pepa and Animals as Leaders up in the limousine (29:2-34:15)

- Every Wednesday night, Evan Funk Davies, not Marley Marl (34:15-53:55)

- Baseball talk til my tape popped (54:42-1:20:11)

• BASEDBALL IS BACK
• Mike Trout is rich (and very good at baseball)
• Miguel Cabrera is also rich (and good at baseball) and the Tigers are dumb
• DICKSTAND
• Our respective divisional picks, wild card teams, NL & AL champs & WS champ

- Peace to Puig D, Cult Leader, KWC (1:21:05-1:27:55)

And if you don’t know, now you know…

Pretty chill show. Just two guys who love baseball – and each other – talking about baseball. And each other. 

- Open

- You’re (you are) emails 

- The musical guest: BEASTMILK

- Baseball chatta

• Whirled Serious
• Handicapping and predicting the top 3,000 free agents
• Awards and what not

- Teh outro – ttfn!