Goldilocks and the Three Balls

Alex and Bobby banter about the litany of transactions over the last week and do a little discourse about the discourse surrounding contracts, then bring on Insider investigations reporter Bradford Williams Davis to break down his report in partnership with Dr. Meredith Wills regarding MLB’s use of three different baseballs in 2022, including how the league tried to discourage cooperation with third party investigations of the ball, why they thought they’d be able to get away with this again, the media’s role in this sort of story, and more. Links: Major League Baseball used three types of baseballs in 2022 Transgender sex workers face an acute risk of violence Rob Manfred is willing to waive a relocation fee for the A’s Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon Tipping Pitches merchandise Songs featured in this episode: 070 Shake — “Nice To Have" • Parquet Courts — “Light Up Gold” • Katy Perry — “Hot N Cold” • Booker T & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”