What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

Bobby and Alex talk about the confirmed return of Major League Baseball in 2020, and wonder what responsible coverage of and engagement with the sport will look like. Then they try to parse through some of the out-of-the-blue rule changes for this season and their ramifications, including wet rags, wet butts, and Rob Manfred’s embodiment of both George Bush AND Barack Obama. Read Hannah Keyser, from 2017, on extra innings rule changes. Songs featured in this episode: Booker T & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”