Was the Skubal Trade an MLB PsyOp? (Plus the Weirdest Week in Sports)

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This week we’re asking whether the Dodgers’ blockbuster trade for Tarik Skubal was exactly what MLB needed to push fans toward a salary cap, or if the whole thing feels like an elaborate psyop.

Then, as usual, the show goes completely off the rails.

This week’s rabbit holes include:

- Is there a fourth member of the Mount Rushmore of the most hated sports teams?

- Why were the lyrics to Summer Girls so unhinged?

- Greg pitches the ultimate stadium experience.

- Harrison Bader earns a spot in the Baseball Injury Hall of Fame.

- Taylor Trammell’s all-time embarrassing home run trot.

- The greatest fantasy football punishment we’ve ever seen.

- Do sports broadcasts even need announcers anymore?

- The University of Akron letting a fan call the first offensive series.

- Amtrak’s incredibly thirsty attempt to recruit LeBron.

- Tour de France’s newest cheating controversy.

- A spoiler-free discussion about the newest Spider-Man.

If you like sports, pop culture, and conversations that take the scenic route, you’re in the right place.

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Jump to your favorite moment:

00:00:00 Introduction | Of course we have production issues | How was your sports weekend?

00:07:15 What’s in your mug?

00:11:41 The lyrics for Summer Girls were absolutely wild

00:13:46 Was Tarik Skubal traded to the Dodgers just to push the narrative that we need a salary cap?

00:18:25 Who’s the fourth: Mt. Rushmore of the most hated teams - Yankees, Lakers, Cowboys, ???

00:24:12 PCA said Babe Ruth wasn’t real

00:27:16 The price tag for the Dodgers pitching staff is more than 19 franchises

00:27:56 What type of owner would you be? | Greg describes “The Greg” stadium experience

00:37:34 We’re all out on Sophie Cunningham now, huh?

00:41:44 Harrison Bader’s injury belongs in the baseball injury Hall of Fame

00:43:43 What’s the worst injury you’ve suffered while under the influence?

00:55:20 Taylor Trammell did a full home run trot even though the ball was caught at the wall

01:02:54 ScottSki45 Stat of the Week: Immaculate Inning

01:05:58 Is this the best Fantasy Football punishment: making the loser golf a round with strangers without a ball

01:10:39 Tony Romo suspended by CBS. Do we even need announcers?

01:13:04 Sip, Chug, Drainpour: Watching a game with announcers, Watching an alt broadcast with just stadium noise, mic’d up broadcast

01:18:30 University of Akron is letting a season ticket holder script their first series at their home opener

01:25:34 Amtrack sent LeBron some seriously sus tweets

01:30:20 Female Tour de France riders are accusing competitors of stuffing their bras to be more aerodynamic

01:37:56 Can we just drop back into the Marvel Universe and pick up with the new Spider-Man?

01:42:43 Beer recaps

01:43:49 This was a show

01:44:44 Outro

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