Ben Lindbergh talks to Rays pitcher Zack Littell (4:33) about his expectation-surpassing conversion from relieving to beginning and his affinity for cruise ships. Then (23:33) Ben brings on creator and movie critic Noah Gittell to debate his new guide about baseball motion pictures and American tradition, Baseball: The Movie, adopted by six Stat Blasts with frequent Stat Blast correspondent Ryan Nelson (1:16:14).

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