With Ben Lindbergh nonetheless in Sweden, FanGraphs’ Michael Baumann takes the co-host chair for a spin. He and Meg Rowley start (2:10) by delighting in an image of Lance Lynn and Enrique Hernández from Dodgers picture day, then make the most of Ben’s absence to debate (7:30) faculty baseball and the way convention realignment may have an effect on the game (and the athletes who play it). They then flip their consideration (32:13) to Cole Hamels, who lately retired, and Félix Hernández, who was lately inducted into the Mariners Corridor of Fame. Meg and Michael focus on what Hernández and Hamels meant to every of them, the similarities (and necessary variations) that marked their respective Corridor of the Very Good careers, and what it’s prefer to have a pitcher destroy a pitch for you. Meg and Michael additionally focus on (51:00) probably the most spectacular gamers and instruments they’ve seen in individual, together with Fernando Tatis Jr., Corbin Carroll, and Aaron Decide, plus heart discipline protection and massive energy. Lastly, they shut with a Future Blast from 2047 (1 hr 06 min).

Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Successfully Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Successfully Wild Theme”

Hyperlink to Dodgers picture day photographs
Hyperlink to Michael on Lance Lynn’s first Dodgers begin
Hyperlink to Michael on convention realignment
Hyperlink to Teddy Cahill on convention realignment
Hyperlink to Michael on Cole Hamels’ retirement
Hyperlink to Meg on Félix Hernández’s closing Mariners begin
Hyperlink to Hamels and Hernández’s profession stats
Hyperlink to Rick Wilber’s web site
Hyperlink to Future Blast wiki

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