Current Events: Cubs recent losing skid, lots of injuries, baseball at Fort Bragg
Listener email: Reconstructing All-Star week (16:02)
Two big announcements: HR Derby livestream, future of MacGyver (19:35)
Midseason Review: Lots of discussion topics to recap the first half (23:05)
TWTW: Weaknesses among contenders (47:53)
Sounds of the Game: 1999 All-Star Game (51:50)
Bottom of the 9th (1:03:10)

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Mentioned in this episode

Home Run Derby livestream: AFITB Youtube page

Sounds of the Game: 1999 All Star Game

Paul's Name: Brooks Pounders

Destiny's Child: Say My Name

Intro Song: Nelly, St. Lunatics: Batter Up

Episode 57: Friendcation 2016

July 5, 2016 Peter Elliott

This week's episode includes:

An introduction to Friendcation 2016
Matt from Rochester (7:10)
Josh from Minneapolis (19:53)
Kevin from Chicago (25:08)
Peter and Matt after the White Sox game (40:01)

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Mentioned in this episode

Tom Petty: Free Fallin'

Chamillionaire: Good Morning

The Almost: Free Fallin

Episode 56: The Eephus

June 27, 2016 Peter Elliott

This week's episode includes:

A disappointing Matt Bush update
All-Star voting discussion
Listener email: Space Jam for baseball
MacGyver in 3 Minutes (18:49)
Out of the Box: Yulieski Gourriel, Beat the Streak (22:22)
TWTW: Lineup construction (35:12)
Sounds of the Game: Eric Nadel and Matt Hicks (40:10)
Bottom of the 9th (50:19)

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Mentioned in this episode

Tyler Kepner: Matt Bush in the NY Times

All-Star Game Voting: mlb.com/vote

Dave Cameron (Fangraphs): How Much Will Yulieski Gourriel Cost?

Peter's articles: Beat the Streak, 11 Baseball Terms

Sounds of the Game: Fangraphs Radio Broadcaster Rankings

Paul's Name: Corky Miller

Destiny's Child: Say My Name

Intro Song: Nelly, St. Lunatics: Batter Up

Episode 55: Will Leitch

June 20, 2016 Peter Elliott

This week's episode includes:

An interview with Will Leitch (21:06)
MacGyver in 3 Minutes (48:14)
Out of the Box: Indians GM's monthly catch with his dad (1:01:30)
TWTW: Worst position players on playoff contenders in recent history (1:05:16)
Sounds of the Game: Kenny Albert (1:08:29)
Bottom of the 9th (1:14:28)

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Mentioned in this episode

Will Leitch: Twitter, Book, Writing

Nelly: Heart of a Champion

John Tesh: Roundball Rock

Zack Meisel (Cleveland.com): A Sunday in June: Father's Day Tales about dads, sons and baseballs bonding power

Sounds of the Game: Mike Emrick, a Hockey Wordsmith, Prepares for a Transition to the Diamond

Paul's Name: Boof Bonser

Destiny's Child: Say My Name

Intro Song: Nelly, St. Lunatics: Batter Up

Episode 54: The Brothers In DC

June 14, 2016 Peter Elliott

This week's episode includes:

Kevin and John updating us on their lives
Listener emails: Barry Bonds and baseball hats
History of baseball in Washington, D.C.
Mount Rushmore of sports
Trivia Games: "He Gets Around" and "Five Questions with Baseball Reference"

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Mentioned in this episode

Intro Song: Nelly, St. Lunatics: Batter Up

Episode 53: There Is No Joy In Mudville

June 6, 2016 Peter Elliott

This week's episode includes:

A new segment: MacGyver in 3 minutes (14:34)
Out of the Box: Resurgence of old players, Barry Bonds image rehabilitation (21:25)
TWTW: Scoring inning by inning (31:15)
Sounds of the Game: Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow (37:23)
Baseball Profile: Casey at the Bat (44:14)
Bottom of the 9th (50:24)

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Mentioned in this episode

Jonah Keri (Sports Illustrated): The 30: Age is just a number in this week's MLB rankings

Claire McNear (The Ringer): The Barry Bonds Image-Rehabilitation Guide

Sounds of the Game: Fangraphs TV broadcast rankings

Baseball Profile: Casey at the Bat

Paul's Name: Jack Dalton

Destiny's Child: Say My Name

Intro Song: Nelly, St. Lunatics: Batter Up

Episode 52: Fernando

May 30, 2016 Peter Elliott

This week's episode includes:

Out of the Box: Taxpayers paying for stadiums, Making OBP honest (14:24)
TWTW: Luckiest and unluckiest players in 2016 (23:26)
Sounds of the Game: Fernando Valenzuela (28:25)
Memorial Day Trade Deadline Game (40:06)
Bottom of the 9th (45:03)

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Mentioned in this episode

ABC 5 Cleveland: Indians try to boost attendance

Craig Edwards (Fangraphs): Braves, Rangers Indicate No End to Publicly Funded Stadiums

Patrick Dubuque (Baseball Prospectus): Make OBP Honest

TWTW: Who's Hitting The Ball Harder This Year, And Who's Just Getting Lucky?

Sounds of the Game: Fernando finishes his no-hitter

Paul's Name: Cletus Poffenberger

Destiny's Child: Say My Name

Abba: Fernando

Intro Song: Nelly, St. Lunatics: Batter Up

Episode 51: The Only Rule

May 23, 2016 Peter Elliott

This week's episode includes:

TWTW: Pitcher efficiency (20:29)
Sounds of the Game: 1992 NLCS Game 7 (26:03)
Out of the Box: The Only Rule Is It Has to Work (37:36)
Interview: Tim Livingston (50:29)
Bottom of the 9th (1:09:24)

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Mentioned in this episode

Ben Reiter (Sports Illustrated): How White Sox ace Chris Sale learned to do more (and better) with less

Sounds of the Game: 1992 NLCS Game 7

The Only Rule Is It Has to Work (Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller)

Tim Livingston: Twitter

Paul's Name: Chicken Wolf

Destiny's Child: Say My Name

Kenny Rogers: The Greatest

Intro Song: Nelly, St. Lunatics: Batter Up

Episode 50: You're Such a Loser Paul

May 16, 2016 Peter Elliott

This week's episode includes:

2001 Super Bowl halftime show
Listener email: Was Bryce Harper's suspension long enough? (18:00)
Out of the Box: Underperforming free agents, Decrease in TJ surgeries (22:32)
TWTW: Ranking the 20 strikeout games (31:09)
Sounds of the Game: Bartolo goes deep (38:33)
Interview: David from Chicago (44:30)
Basball Profile: Matt Bush (1:03:00)
Bottom of the 9th (1:08:11)

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Mentioned in this episode

2001 Super Bowl halftime show: Aerosmith, NYSYC, Britney Spears, Nelly

Luis Medina (Blecher Nation): Jason Heyward Isn't Alone Among Big 2015 Free Agent Signings Having a Slow Start

Ben Lindberg and Rob Arthur (FiveThirtyEight): Tommy John Surgeries Are Down, And Nobody Knows Quite Why

Craig Edwards (FanGraphs): Max Scherzer and the Quality of 20 Strikeout Opponents

Sounds of the Game: Bartolo hit a home run

Baseball Profile: Matt Bush (Episode 2)

Paul's Name: Wonderful Terrific Monds III

Our next book: The Only Rule Is It Has to Work (Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller)

Destiny's Child: Say My Name

Moneyball: "Just Enjoy the Show"

Intro Song: Nelly, St. Lunatics: Batter Up

Episode 49: This Episode Is Dedicated to the Mamas

May 9, 2016 Peter Elliott

This week's episode includes:

Paul talks about baseball by himself for seven minutes (11:30)
Listener email: White Sox attendance (19:45)
Out of the Box: The next Roy Hobbs, Robo umps in the 1950s (24:00)
TWTW: Teams with a .700 winning percentage (35:00)
Sounds of the Game: Alex Cora vs Matt Clement (42:45)
Interview: Rian Watt (50:30)
Bottom of the 9th (1:02:22)

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Mentioned in this episode

Aruna website: ArunaProject.com

Rob Neyer (New York Times): Baseball's Naturals: There Goes Yet Another Roy Hobbs

Richard Sandomir (New York Times): An Electronic Umpire? Baseball Tried It (In the 1950s!)

Sounds of the Game: A lex Cora 18-pitch at-bat

Rian Watt: Twitter, BP Wrigleyville

Paul's Name: Cuckoo Christensen

Our next book: The Only Rule Is It Has to Work (Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller)

LunchMoney Lewis: Mama

Destiny's Child: Say My Name

Intro Song: Nelly, St. Lunatics: Batter Up

Episode 48: The Basketball Ring

May 2, 2016 Peter Elliott

This week's episode includes:

What would Nelly give up for baseball immortality? (2:26)
Dee Gordon is suspended (4:26)
Peter's movie review (9:35)
Listener email: Early season scheduling (15:36)
Out of the Box: Politicians talking baseball, Girardi wants to ban the shift (18:41)
TWTW: The worst draft class ever (32:38)
Sounds of the Game: Warren G (39:25)
Baseball Profile: Jackie Robinson, Part II (42:31)
Bottom of the 9th (51:38)

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Mentioned in this episode

Mike and Mike: Nelly's Passion for Baseball

Jayson Stark (ESPN): Five things we've learned from Dee Gordon's suspension

Jeff Passan (Yahoo Sports): The sad case of Dee Gordon, another unlikely PED user for MLB

Joe Posnanski (NBC Sports): Stick to What You Know

Michael Baumann (Baseball Prospectus): The Shift: I Am Girardicus

TWTW: 2003 draft class

Sounds of the Game: Warren G sings Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Warren G: Regulate

Wikipedia: Jackie Robinson

Paul's Name: Bubbles Hargrave

Aruna Project

Buddy Johnson: Did You See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball?

Destiny's Child: Say My Name

Intro Song: Nelly, St. Lunatics: Batter Up

Episode 47: That Time We Interviewed a Major League Pitcher

April 25, 2016 Peter Elliott

This week's episode includes:

Jake Arrieta pitching the first no-no of 2016 (7:25)
The best night of baseball highlights ever? (13:35)
Listener email: MLB expansion (19:55)
Out of the Box: The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports by Jeff Passan (27:16)
Paul's Stat: The best start of all-time (47:32)
Sounds of the Game: Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens (51:17)
Interview: Daniel Winkler (1:06:04)
Bottom of the 9th (1:30:27)

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