Alex and Bobby talk about the soon-to-be Cleveland Guardians and probe how genuine this transition has felt, check in on a pivotal vote to keep the A’s in Oakland, and read about — shocker! — minor leaguers in poor living conditions. This week’s Three Up, Three Down features electronic pitch signs and the freakin’ K-zone.
Links:
Tom Hanks’s relationship to Cleveland
Joon Lee on minor league player treatment in the Angels’ system
MLB testing electronic sign devices
The All-Star Game’s economic boom that wasn’t
Songs featured in this episode:
Assembly of Dust — “The Honest Hour” • Jimmy Eat World — “The World You Love” • Booker T & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”
Tipping Pitches 
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