WILD WILD WEST: Dodgers, Padres tied atop NL West! Astros, Mariners tied in the AL West!

Today’s word of the day is ‘Desperado’ as in the Dodgers as in the Padres as in the Astros as in the Mariners. Let’s start with the NL West. For the first time since May we have a tie atop the standings. The Padres are hot. The Dodgers are not. And guess what? We get 6 games between the two in a 10-day span starting Friday! The Mariners have caught the Astros! 8-straight wins! 10 of 11! And that’s how it’s done. The Astros haven’t even been bad! What else happened in baseball last night? The Brewers beatdown of Paul Skenes. Pete Alonso became the Mets all-time HR leader! The Boston Celtics step transaction is no more. It never was. Let me explain. Review: Dangerous Animals. NPPOD. Michael Porter Jr. shared his thoughts on gambling. And… I don’t know. Travis Kelce opened up about his past two years. He said he’s been distracted. He said he’s been focused on life after football. But, this year is different! It’s So You Wanna Talk to Samson Wednesday! Let’s start things off with a personal question! Is Oakland an expansion city or is it not? Is baseball gone forever? How do ownership cliques work? Does this impact trades? Voting? Free agency? Is the sports bubble going to burst? Is the economic disparity between fans and athletes just too large now? Where do you want to see MLB play a special game at? Was there a place you wanted to play but it got turned down? Why is Chris Sale making rehab starts? What is the future for Ichiro with the Mariners or with baseball?

0:00 – Intro
1:50 – NL West
12:10 – AL West
19:20 – MLB
25:00 – Celtics
31:00 – Review: Dangerous Animals
34:00 – NPPOD
38:45 – Porter Jr.
45:00 – Kelce future
53:30 – SYWTTS
1:03:00 – Oakland
1:11:00 – Ownership
1:20:00 – Bubble
1:29:00 – Special games
1:35:30 – Chris Sale
1:38:00 – Ichiro

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