Episode 59: This Was Recorded Before Syndergaard Got Mets’d

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Jen, Sarah and Mary discuss the highlights of the Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game before getting to two topics of note that came out of the festivities—Josh Hader’s bigoted tweets and baseball’s inability to market Mike Trout, whatever that means. Other topics include the trades made in the last few days, including the deal that sent Manny Machado to the Dodgers.

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0:00 — Intro
0:37 — Home Run Derby and All-Star Game highlights
9:40 — Josh Hader and the importance of not being bigoted
32:38 — Mike Trout and baseball’s inability to market him
40:03 — Manny Machado to the Dodgers
46:40 — Other assorted trade news
48:31 — This Week In Baseball