

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about Ball Four and Jim Bouton, Million Dollar Coin Flip, Christian Yelich’s pursuit of the first 50-30 season and which combination of power and speed would be most impressive, a baseball scene on Cheers, how the MLB All-Star Game differs from other sports’ all-star games, Bubba Starling and the incredible first round of the 2011 draft, the latest Atlantic League experiments and a new rule that isn’t really about stealing first base, the effect of the unified trade deadline and the strange state of the standings, and more.

Audio intro: Lizzo, "Juice"

Audio outro: Tommy James and the Shondells, "Ball of Fire"

Link to Jay on Bouton

Link to Yelich 50-30 article

Link to THT article on Cheers

Link to Bob Costas Cheers video

Link to Ben on the baseball scene in Elementary

Link to article about all-star game ridiculousness

Link to Rany’s draft age study

Link to recap of Portland Pickles’ Future of Baseball Night

Link to Sam on the most watchable players

Link to Ben on busy trade deadlines

Link to Ben on this year’s unified deadline and strange standings

Link to order The MVP Machine

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