Episode 47 - Special Mud with Erin and Raghu

Friends of the show Erin and Raghu re-join Adit to examine the parts of cricket that encourage sicko behaviour that are present in baseball, North America's premier sicko sport. They also talk about being in Oakland for the MLC's opening week and discuss what worked, what didn't, and what more needs to be done.Comparing descriptions of line drives to descriptions of colour: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/where-do-we-draw-the-line-drive/Baseball's special mud: https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/why-baseball-mud-rubbed-on-balls-works-study-rcna178321https://www.si.com/mlb/2019/08/07/baseball-mud-rawlingsThe Cricket Sickos Podcast on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/2kkhzf25On Youtube: https://youtube.com/@aditrs7870?feature=sharedRSS link: https://anchor.fm/s/fa16cb28/podcast/rss Follow Adit on Bluesky @aditrs.bsky.socialChapters01:06 Sicko behaviour in baseball fans03:33 Ability to draw the game09:31 Obsession with values of the sport11:10 Belief in pseudoscience and woo14:18 Obsession with stats, history, and which games count19:31 Radio commentary22:03 Series in baseball vs cricket26:32 Impossible to watch every baseball match33:08 MLC in Oakland42:16 Who is most responsible for developing cricket in the US?47:34 What Erin and Raghu would do if they were in chargeMusic from Sicko Mode by Travis Scott Original Sickos cartoon by Stan Kelly Graphics by my incredibly excellent, cool and wildly handsome friend Harry Player