Alex and Bobby banter about vaccinations and the looming reality of in-person baseball games. Then they talk about Jack Flaherty’s arbitration case with the Cardinals and why fans should care about labor battles in the sport, as well as the history erased with the renaming of the minor league divisions. Finally, more voicemails for Open Season, Clayton Kershaw’s takes on tanking, and the latest in MLB romances.

Links:

Clayton Kershaw on tanking

Songs featured in this episode:

Zedd, Maren Morris, Grey — “The Middle” • Jimmy Eat World — “The Middle” • Booker T & the M.G.’s — “Green Onions”