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EPISODE · Aug 19, 2026 · 52 MIN

4PM: Does Major League Baseball Need a Mercy Rule?!

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Jim Rutledge and Riley Jauch are back together and the Milwaukee Brewers just beat the Seattle Mariners 22-0 the night before! It's the largest shutout win in MLB HISTORY since 1888 and the largest the franchise history! Does MLB need a mercy rule for games like this? At what point in a baseball game is a team mathematically "out of it"? Jim and Riley give their proposal to Brewers radio broadcaster Lane Grindle who pushes back against a mercy rule. Get ready to be entertained on Molly & Jim! Jim Rutledge and Molly Brown talk all things Wisconsin sports and bring your afternoon drive the sports debate hangout it desperately needs.

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