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The MLB Home Run Derby was rigged for Albert Pujols

MLB homerun, Derby rigged. Big time. One of Albert Pujols' home runs should not have counted. He also, his pitcher had not even started his wind up when the clock hit zero and then Schwarber may or may not have had dinger taken off the board because they couldn't keep track of all the balls in the air.

While there were timing issues noted by viewers, there is no official proof of a 'rigged' outcome.

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Jul 20, 2022
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The MLB mic'd up pitcher/catcher segments are actually cool and enhance the broadcast

The mic'd up catcher pitcher thing was fucking cool. The mic'd up players were awesome. Like good job.

This is a subjective opinion on broadcast quality.
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Everyone goes through a natural life cycle of loving, hating, then enjoying the All-Star Game again

You go through a natural life cycle with the all star game where, when you're a kid, it's the most magical day of the summer. ... And then you get older and you're in your twenties and you're like, oh, the all star game sucks. ... But then you get a little bit older and then you're like, you know what? This is kind of fun.

Subjective theory on personal enjoyment levels over time.
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MLB players should wear their own team jerseys during the All-Star Game

My second take is... the jerseys. I do think it's bullshit. They should wear their own jerseys in the all star game. I don't like these... Everyone's wearing the same color. The cool part of it is like one side wears all road and one side wears all home. That's cool. You get to see all of the jerseys on the field at once.

This is a subjective preference about uniform aesthetics.

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The Ravens' fourth-quarter problems are moving earlier

Historically, the fourth-quarter Ravens have not been a great team. That fourth-quarter Ravens has started to creep its way into the third-quarter Ravens. And I think eventually it's going to keep creeping earlier and earlier in the game. I don't think it's going to get better because the defense does not look good.

This is a season-long assessment that can only be judged against Baltimore's eventual 2026 performance.
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Baker Mayfield has a real revenge game against Cleveland

This is like a big Baker revenge spot too. This is not a made-up Baker—I have a perceived slight against me because some team didn't trade for me when I was on the market. This is Baker Mayfield against Stefanski, and they haven't talked since he left Cleveland.

Whether the personal history materially affects the game is subjective, though the stated public grievance is part of the episode's context.
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The NFL should reduce the season to 16 games

I'm going to say it. I think that 17 games is too much. I like the scarcity. I like if you brought it back to 16, because the NFL's also been playing this game for a long time where they have to find safer-looking ways to do a dangerous activity.

The preferred NFL schedule is a policy judgment, though the player-safety rationale is grounded in the discussion's cited study.