Bless You Boys Podcast 73: Wait till he hears about wOBA

BYB Podcast 73 has a running time of 58 minutes and features Kurt Mensching, Allison Hagen and Al Beaton.

Topics:

• The Tigers are having both a great West Coast trip and start to the season.
• The Tigers' 14 inning win in game two of the Mariners series was epic, weird and epically weird. It may be years before we see another game remotely like it.
• Revisiting the Doug Fister trade.
• ESPN's Jim Bowden (ESPN Insider link) seriously suggested trading either Avisail Garcia or Drew Smyly for Padres closer Huston Street. NO DAMN WA...Well, not so fast on Garcia...
• Changes are looming in the bullpen.
• Jose Valverde, Bruce Rondon or both?
• Is it time to retire the #AustinJacksonStrikesOut hash tag?
• Brandon Inge, beer, peanuts, drunk fans and Toledo don't mix.
• Carlos Quentin is nuts.
• Padres CEO Tom Garfinkel, who disparagingly called Zack Greinke "Rain Man", is a despicable human being.
• Justin Verlander's contract sends a writer for Slate over a disingenuous, self-righteous, edge.
• It's true, Kurt made up BABIP.
• All games should start at either 1 PM or 7 PM Eastern. No exceptions.
• Joe Dumars should be fired.

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