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#091 - The Fourth Out Rule (?!?!?) and other baseball nonsense

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The boys jump straight into one of baseball’s strangest little corners: the fourth out rule, which popped up during the Blue Jays–Red Sox game without actually being enacted, but somehow taught all of us something new anyway.That sends us down a rabbit hole of quirky baseball rules, weird technicalities, and the kind of wacky stuff that makes this sport both brilliant and deeply unserious. We even throw around a few rules we’d change if anyone was foolish enough to hand us power.From there, it’s a Destiny Draft update, including the ongoing mystery of Spoon drafting players directly onto the IL. That’s now three straight rounds. At some point, it stops being bad luck and starts being a public health concern.We also hear from Sophia, who has apparently been walking around the house with a bit of a head wobble after the first week of Round 6, and she phones in to let us know exactly how she’s feeling.Then the boys get into an interesting conversation around the WBSC partnering with a data and betting company, what that means for an international baseball body, and the wider betting landscape across baseball and sport.After that, Spoon and Rolsey introduce Eric to a couple of strange moments from their Sydney night out, including Claire’s top two Cardinals of all time. One you’ll know. One will absolutely surprise you.Then Spoon closes us out with his best bets for the Tuesday slate in the U.S.Love you. Like and subscribe.

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