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b'Steve is joined by Meg Rowley (Fangraphs, The Hardball Times) to discuss some unlikely Mariners success, including James Paxton\\u2019s no-hitter, defense-first first base prospects, and the batting-out-of-order rule. Plus SteveStories of the Singing Umpire and a continuation of last week\\u2019s discussion about Ty Cobb.

WARNING: Late in the show, there is a cussword uttered in regards to Chuck Knoblauch. It is a quote. More seriously, a racial epithet from a newspaper article printed in 1892 is spoken at approximately 30:07. TRIGGER WARNING: During this discussion of historic racism, there is some mention of sexual assault.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Lord Byron\\u2019s Umpire Follies*Cucumbers*Ty Cobb II*The James Paxton no-hitter/no-hitter ennui*Excitement is a positive*People who boo and people who don\\u2019t*The batting-out-of-order rule*Can the Mariners continue to contend?*Evan White, Keith Hernandez, and Ichiro\\u2019s decline*Rachael McDaniel\\u2019s \\u201cIn the Sun\\u201d*Failing to extend the baseball bridge*Osuna-Schneiderman*Favorite spy movies*Goodbyes.'