
Thanks to AC for doing the intro with his radio voice and for holding down the fort while RC had to go pick up the wife from work. In this episode:
- Stupid Brewers and what’s up with the Cubs
- Lots of talk about PCA’s growing pains and learning the trade
- Way too much about ABS
- There was a bigger agenda but seriously that was a lot of ABS stuff
You can check out the podcast page or just click on the embedded players below. You can also go to our Apple Podcast pages and leave a nice review and rating if it pleases you.
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Quick edit, can’t wait to listen to all the stuff I missed (dying laughing)
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Keep waiting for the headline that Shota Imanaga was seized in the talons of a giant bird and dropped into Lake Michigan during the off day
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berselius,
The giant bird could have just taken him straight to Mordor
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The Cubs will never win another game.
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A big thank you to Cam Smith for squandering the Astros’ last ABS challenge.
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you can power the midwest from Santo spinning in his grave at all the stranded RISP
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Perkins,
First team to have multiple 10 game winning streaks and get the number 1 pick.
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Huh, just catching up, guess Shaw was the podcast casualty this time
Have to say the NOBLETIGER was particularly infuriating today whilst typing away
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Not too bad
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Ah Jake
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Leadoff PCA woo
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/astros-vs-cubs/2026/05/23/824674/preview
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Farts
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Boy was that no fun to listen to
Glad the pitching and defense worked though for the most part
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Mike Trout grrr
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What a guess
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Seems like the Cubs under Counsel hit well out of the gate and then disappear. Just happened sooner this year.
So for today’s line up, how about we play the guys we’ve called up?
1. Pedro SS
2. Busch
3. Alcantara RF
4. PCA
5. Conforto LF
6. Bregman
7. Nico
8. Kelly
9. Mo Balls
Let the kids play. You can adjust a bit or RL balance. I can’t remember who’s a lefty on the new guys.
Honestly, sitting Happ for a week wouldn’t be so bad. I assume his streakiness will continue. Makes not signing him back in off season easier.
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BVS,
Happ has another day off, looks like Pedro is in!
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Welcome to the bigs, PRam
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His presence cured the bats of their leather allergies with RISP I guess
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It’s going to be eight games, isn’t it?
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Perkins,
Ayup
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What a dumb week
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Shoulda sat Suzuki too.
But 5 runs is a start!
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Wonder if Wicks will actually start this time while he’s up.
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Strange one
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Enjoy the Memorial Day BBQ, this holiday always messes with my senses because of what it’s supposed to commemorate versus what people actually do on said day 🤷🏻♂️
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Rice Cube,
If it’s any consolation, literally everyone who has died serving the republic enjoyed the hell out of the long weekend when they were on active duty.
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Perkins,
I do wonder what the guys who draw the shoet straw for holiday duty felt (dying laughing)
I guess someone has to be ready to protect us in case the bad guys pick that day to invade while we’re BBQing and buying mattresses or whatever
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Today’s sentinels on the slog towards death
CF PCA
LF Happ
1B Busch
3B Bregman
RF Conforto
2B Ramirez
DH Mo Balls
C Amaya
SS Swanson
SP Ben Brown
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berselius,
No Alcantara. Boo
He can strike out as well as Happ. Just play him and give Happ a break
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At least it’s tied now
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Rice Cube,
False
Sigh
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This team went from awesome to deflating pretty rapidly.
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Guess using the pennant winning A’s teams was bad for rarity hehe
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Easy enough
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Easy peasy
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Orioles were tough
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Lucky guess
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I need to see a PCA leadoff inside-the-park homer tonight.
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lmao even
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Jordan Wicks doing his thing
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Esmerlyn Valdez, (dying laughing)
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I want to believe in Wicks but he really should try doing the strike out the side thing without the giving up all the runs thing
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We did harp on this a bit on the pod, but noting the really bad misses in that fateful first inning leading to all the runs, I think my point was not that those pitches would guarantee doom, but that if you miss with specific pitch types that badly in a place where they can be barreled, then it shouldn’t be a surprise when it does happen
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On the other hand it really would be nice if the Cubs would do something positive with the fat balls they see at times
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Tons of baserunners
No big hits
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Kind of glad I did chores instead of slogging through that game but at this point you almost expect them to win by accident tomorrow
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Rob Mackowiak?
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Tough one
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Happy birthday Pat Hughes!
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Players with a pretty ambitious first proposal
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If you can’t click
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– competitive integrity tax if teams don’t spend $150MM
– CBT threshold up to $300MM
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New $hit –> https://www.obstructedview.net/cba-madness-phase-i-give-or-take/
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