The Impervious Astros and the Rebuilding Reckoning (Ep. 79) from The Ringer MLB Show

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The Impervious Astros and the Rebuilding Reckoning (Ep. 79)

53 minutes Posted Jun 1, 2017 at 10:50 am.

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann banter how poor pitcher hitting affects the DH debate

and Mike Trout's injury

then talk to The Crawfish Boxes managing editor Ryan Dunsmore about whether the streaking Astros have a weakness

and what they can do to distance themselves further from the field

Lastly, Ben and Michael discuss whether the success of the Astros and Cubs has overfly inflated fan expectations for rebuilding teams

and whether the current, copycat crop of rebuilders can count on such short paths to the playoffs

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The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann banter how poor pitcher hitting affects the DH debate (02:30) and Mike Trout's injury (06:00), then talk to The Crawfish Boxes managing editor Ryan Dunsmore about whether the streaking Astros have a weakness (11:15) and what they can do to distance themselves further from the field (14:15). Lastly, Ben and Michael discuss whether the success of the Astros and Cubs has overfly inflated fan expectations for rebuilding teams (38:20) and whether the current, copycat crop of rebuilders can count on such short paths to the playoffs (42:30).

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