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MB does a quick Roundup of the 2 hot on top of the AL versus the overall pop of the NL which launches Eric into a question of what's causing his lack of overall league fandom. The two share in the beautiful art of haiku poetry to summarize hot weeks from their home teams before laying claim to some other currently popular properties they've been fans of since before they were cool. High Sponsor: Purple Punch Inside Scoop: AMC's Preacher Recorded: 5/20/19 Notes: Here's that totally blown bases loaded play from the Orioles. (h/t Ryan Ben) Judge vs. Altuve

An exciting baseball hodgepodge opens the conversation into how much momentum can swing teams around in the division. Eric has a Bell to ring for the Pirates, and MB laments the unexpected decline of an important Braves hurler. MB attempts to explain what's up with the Sabermetric stat weighted On Base Percentage (or wOBA) via song. High Sponsor: Skywalker OG Inside Scoop: Guy's Grocery Games Recorded: 5/15/19 Notes: Edwin Jackson is 35 years old. The best record of the 162-game era is the 2001 Seattle Mariners' 116-46. This equates to a regular season NFL record of about 12-4. Foltynewicz has had four starts, not three. All not great. Cody Bellinger has the outright highest swing in expected wOBA from 2018 to 2019, but Dansby is a close second.

After toasting CC Sabathia's 3,000th strike out, Eric questions another major pitching stat. Too pooped to continue recording, MB + Eric eventually pass the reins to their hometown counterparts Lauren + Tony. High Sponsor: Berry White Inside Scoop: Vampire Weekend's new album, Father of the Bride Notes: The winning pitcher is defined as the pitcher who last pitched prior to the half-inning when the winning team took the lead for the last time. Hyun-Jin Ryu went on to pitch a complete game shutout after the Braves broke up his perfect game bid. It was his mom's birthday, so that's nice.

After highlighting the best team in baseball (the Yankees’ current Injured List), MB and Eric both lament their faltering fandom as their teams suffer rough patches. They also step up to the Trading Block to see what it would take for each person to consider trading their home team’s biggest asset. High Sponsor: Do-Si-Dos Inside Scoop: J.Crew Factory Recorded 4/28/19 Notes: To put the peak accumulated WAR of the Yankees’ IL in perspective, the stat suggests that if all 13 of those players had been unavailable for their 2018 roster, they would've finished the season in fourth in the AL East with a record of 67-95. Since Mike Trout joined the team, the LA Angels of Anaheim have made the playoffs on just one occasion. He went 1-12 as the Angels suffered a 3-game sweep by the Royals in 2014.

An early season home run race and a deep dive into why these baseball boys keep fighting so much. Eric + MB play half an inning of a trivia game with a baseball twist and, for the second straight week, drop in some boy band references. High Sponsor: Lil Legend OG Inside Scoop: More or Less by Dan Mangan Recorded 4/23/19 Notes: Tim Anderson is 25 years old. Dan in Real Life hit theaters on 10/26/2007. It grossed over 68 million dollars worldwide and was met with generally favorable reviews. 'The crux of the biscuit' is a lyric from the song 'Stink-Foot' off Frank Zappa's 1974 album Apostrophe.

MB drinks in the Red Sox early struggles, possibly due to a World Series Hangover, while Eric wonders if the MLB can pull him out of an NHL-induced sadness. A High + Inside exclusive reveals the musical side of free agent negotiations. High Sponsor: Purple Haze Inside Scoop: Mixed Berry + Feta Salad Recorded 4/16/19 Notes: Daisuke Matsuzaka played 8 years in the MLB with a career ERA of 4.45, 720 strikeouts, and a WAR of 9.4. The Early November is still an active band and is currently signed to Rise Records. They have a new album coming out this fall. A Five-Tool Player is defined as a player that can hit for a high batting average, for power, runs the bases well, throws well, and fields well. Pitcher Alex Wood, utility man Kyle Farmer, and 7 million dollars were also included in the trade that sent Matt Kemp and Yasiel Puig to the Reds.

MB unpacks the best and worst of the week’s new MLB record streaks, Eric covers a brawl incited by one of his early favorite players, & they go around the horn to share new ballpark food offerings. High Sponsor: Valley Girl Inside Scoop: Bioré Recorded 4/10/19 Notes: A "quality start" is defined as a game in which the pitcher completes at least six innings and permits no more than three earned runs. Since the time of the recording, Baltimore’s Chris Davis lengthened his hitless streak to 50 straight at-bats in the same game that Oakland’s Khris Davis homered twice. Chris Archer was suspended for five games for his role in the Pirates-Reds brawl. The Blooper Burger also features tater tots and jalapeños.

MB highlights some fast offensive starts around the league before Eric shares his first impressions of MLB watching. After they swap exciting news from each of their home teams (spoiler alert: MB's is a contract extension, Eric's is food), MB explains the slash line while Eric punches in sweet Slash-inspired guitar licks. They bring it home by taking a page out of the league's book to speed up the podcast's pace of play. High Sponsor: Sundae Driver Inside Scoop: Spectacle Recorded 4/2/19 Notes: Christian Yelich joined Willie Mays, Mark McGwire, Nelson Cruz, Chris Davis, and Trevor Story as players who homered in the first four games of the season. (Not Barry Bonds or whoever else is said.) Paul Goldschmidt is 31. The Braves' ace is pronounced "Folt-uh-NEV-ich." MB knows this, but she was high & hasn't said his name out loud in 6 months. Mike Trout has a career .573 slugging percentage.

Eric + MB ring in the MLB season and their new show by breaking down their past fandoms and introducing Eric's intentions to be an avid Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Expect some chatter about the MLB in Japan, a uniform updates segment called Uni'd To See This, and some handy jingles to help everyone remember who signed the largest free agent contracts in the off season. High Sponsor: Holy Grail Inside Scoop: Playing Video Games Online with Your Friends Recorded 3/24/19

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