

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about whether they would take a time machine into baseball’s future, Yu Darvish’s midseason makeover and ability to pick up new pitches, then answer listener emails about whether the warning track should be widened, players having the second halves of Hall of Fame careers, and a robot ump challenge system, plus a Stat Blast about the most common stolen base totals for players with lengthy careers.

Audio intro: Matthew Sweet, "Time Machine"

Audio outro: Sleater-Kinney, "The Future is Here"

Link to Sam on the baseball time machine

Link to Sam on Bellinger’s homers

Link to article on Darvish’s knuckle-curve

Link to article on Darvish’s midseason turnaround

Link to Glanville on the warning track

Link to Ben on Cruz

Link to order The MVP Machine

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