Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley react to MLB’s determination to droop Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer for an unprecedented 324 video games, then (22:25) focus on Justin Verlander and Ronald Acuña Jr. trying like their outdated selves and pitcher Tucker Davidson’s critiques of the minor league pitch clock earlier than answering listener emails concerning the Cardinals and the way to consider groups whose pitching approaches appear out of step with the instances, skeuomorphs and baseball terminology of unsure origin, whether or not batters ought to be capable of decline intentional walks (and whether or not they would even when they may), when “fashionable baseball” begins, and extra.
Audio intro: Gladys Knight & The Pips, “Go Away, Stay Away”
Audio outro: Somebody Nonetheless Loves You Boris Yeltsin, “Modern Mystery”
Link to ESPN’s news story about Bauer
CW // Link to latest WaPo report about Bauer
Link to MLB DV and sexual assault policy
Link to video of Acuña’s return
Link to Davidson thread
Link to Ben on pitch clocks
Link to Baseball America on new pitch clock
Link to Jeff Passan on new pitch clock
Link to MLB.com story on baseball terms
Link to “in the hole” explainer
Link to “around the horn” explainer
Link to Joe Posnanski on declining IBBs
Link to Lindsey Adler on IKF
Link to Matthews bat flip video
Link to Posnanski on new HoF changes
Link to Jay Jaffe on new HoF changes
Link to Marvel’s sliding timescale
Link to Rob Mains on Mets HBPs
Link to golf story about DECADE
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