Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley talk about the late John Sterling, fan affection for native broadcasters, and whether or not any broadcast establishments don’t encourage such attachment, then banter about Anthony Volpe’s demotion, Tarik Skubal’s elbow harm, the Mets’ determination to face by Carlos Mendoza, dramatically completely different leads to back-to-back Reds-Pirates video games, Riley O’Brien’s success, Nick Kurtz, Roy Cullenbine, and prolific walk-drawers with unimpressive energy, whether or not framing and difficult expertise are correlated for catchers, and a Baseball Savant-based guessing recreation, plus follow-ups on Mexico Metropolis’s elevation and Dalton Speeding.
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