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We recorded this one on Saturday, so we hadn't seen the first DS games yet. Support the show at Patreon.com/BattingAround to get access to bonus episodes.

The regular season is over and not a second too soon for some of us. We look forward (kinda, mostly) to the postseason, look back at 2026, and talk about Bryce Harper's couch you can get at the Goodwill, Jason Benetti getting absolutely cooked on the broadcast, people on the internet being awful towards a woman at a Giants game, and Big Brother. Lauren also debuts a new hobby. Support the show at Patreon.com/BattingAround where you can get bonus episodes. We recently did our annual Beach Episode with Manu and we're getting towards the end of Wach Party, our series on the movies of the Wachowskis.

This month's Wach Party, our series on the movies of the Wachowskis, is free for all listeners! If you like it, consider signing up at Patreon.com/BattingAround to suppor the show and get more bonus episodes. When we reached out to Mattie about Wach Party, she immediately said she wanted to do the Speed Racer episode. Can't blame her, it rules.

A deep dive into the chicken tenders at Oracle Park, a shocking betrayal at the Guardians' hot dog race, a debate of orbs versus cubes as status symbols, the eldritch terror of the Nats bullpen situation, the major sports leagues and their players unions put out a statement on gambling harassment, remembering some 1990s genre TV, and Laz Diaz talks like a cop on his way out the door. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround to get access to our bonus episodes, including our upcoming Wach Party episode on Speed Racer with Mattie Lubchansky.

Jonathan Schoop arrested on gun charges, a story about Oneil Cruz's fixer keeping a fatal car accident quiet, we're kinda down on baseball in general right now. Plus Jane plays some pokemon, Stephen has some gruesome details about his family's Civil War history, and the three of us talk about playing Delta Green together over the weekend. Check out patreon.com/battingaround to get access to bonus episodes and support the show.

An ump being a stupid racist redass, Angels get sold, a Royal pukes and Royals fans assemble a huge hotdog (these are unrelated), Boston Heated Rivalry Night, Ketel Marte's struggles, the Philly/DMV Reacher season, the Clippers punishment, some mailbag. BTW Jane looked it up and she knows she's wrong about the NFL ownership rules, that was abolished almost a decade ago. You don't have to correct her. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround to support the show and get some bonus episodes.

A video where players were asked their favorite pokemon gets us talking about pokemon for a while. Then we talk about the ESPN article about gambling addiction. Oswaldo Pirela released from ICE detention. The WNBA is messing up real bad. Then some baseball stuff from the week. Check out Patreon.com/BattingAround to support the show and get access to bonus episodes.

Some fun antics at Mets games, a guy named Tugboat, what Joey Votto wants to be when he grows up, an idea for what the players should do during the lockout, MLB remains quiet on ICE abducting a Padres coach, there's some money crimes around the Dodgers, and more proof that TERFs don't know ball. Go to patreon.com/battingaround to get access to bonus episodes (new one coming tomorrow) and support the show.

Stephen is back from his Chicago vacation where he managed to miss all the baseball stories that happened while he was there. Field of Dreams game stunk. Jane's still crashing out about the Twins. The US Navy is being absolutely tortured. Some movie talk. You know how it goes.

It's just Lauren and Jane this week and they talk Bananaball coming to Minneapolis and bringing prey animal conservatives to the big scary city, the Twins absolutely tormenting Jane, the transphobes targeting the WNBA getting extra stupid, and a trans woman achieving excellence in the world of foam dart sports. Support the show at Patreon.com/BattingAround to get access to bonus episodes. Jane's Delta Green campaign trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ05nienLhY

The Tarik Skubal trade, are the Dodgers ruining baseball? (no), Harrison Bader gets run over by a firetruck, WPBL kicks off, the WNBA is getting worked over by transphobes, and Lauren runs down her top 3 Arizona roadside attractions. Check out Patreon.com/BattingAround to support the show and get access to bonus episodes including the recent crossover episode we did with Ten Thousand Losses.

The Baseball Spy, Stephen had a bad time when the Yankees came to Philadelphia, a bunch of stuff about the Dodgers going to the White House that of course involves money crimes, the Cubs organization allows a fan to be physically assaulting at Wrigley, then we talk a bit about The Vampire Lestat and The Odyssey. Check out Patreon.com/BattingAround to support the show and get bonus episodes.

We're back after a week off and there's a ton of baseball stuff to talk about. The All Star festivities and home run derby, Bryce Harper's (accidental maybe?) cameo for Fanduel, right wing broadcasters getting weird about bloodlines, and much much more. Support the show at Patreon.com/BattingAround to get bonus episodes, including a recent one with Charlotte and Libby from What's All This Then.

We talk America's 250th, fireworks, the nonstop metaphors pouring out of the national mall all week, England fans embracing Michael Harris, the Cavalli/Contreras incident and apology, Naylor and Hedges, All Star Game selections, and our idea for reworking the Fourth of July and really all of the American holiday schedule around Union victories in the Civil War. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround to get bonus episodes and support the show. You can submit mailbag questions at BattingAroundPodcast.com.

Charles is back to talk about the Pirates collapsing below .500, Buster Posey sucking at his job, Carlos Mendoza's firing, the Great American State Fair that nobody is going to, encouraging men to read, and Tommy Pham signing with the Phillies. Go to Patreon.com/BattingAround to support the show and BattingAroundPodcast.com to submit mailbag questions and get a link to the show's Discord server.