With Ben Lindbergh nonetheless in Sweden, FanGraphs’ Michael Baumann takes the co-host chair for a spin. He and Meg Rowley start (2:10) by delighting in an image of Lance Lynn and Enrique Hernández from Dodgers picture day, then reap the benefits of Ben’s absence to debate (7:30) faculty baseball and the way convention realignment would possibly have an effect on the game (and the athletes who play it). They then flip their consideration (32:13) to Cole Hamels, who just lately retired, and Félix Hernández, who was just lately inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame. Meg and Michael focus on what Hernández and Hamels meant to every of them, the similarities (and necessary variations) that marked their respective Hall of the Very Good careers, and what it’s wish to have a pitcher wreck a pitch for you. Meg and Michael additionally focus on (51:00) probably the most spectacular gamers and instruments they’ve seen in particular person, together with Fernando Tatis Jr., Corbin Carroll, and Aaron Judge, plus heart discipline protection and massive energy. Finally, they shut with a Future Blast from 2047 (1 hr 06 min).
Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to Dodgers picture day imagesLink to Michael on Lance Lynn’s first Dodgers beginLink to Michael on convention realignmentLink to Teddy Cahill on convention realignmentLink to Michael on Cole Hamels’ retirementLink to Meg on Félix Hernández’s remaining Mariners beginLink to Hamels and Hernández’s profession statsLink to Rick Wilber’s web siteLink to Future Blast wiki
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