Welcome back to The Blight Bat: The Light Bat Podcast! I am so happy to welcome David J. Roth of Defector Media to the show. David is one of my very favorite sportswriters, and his recent* turn as one of the internet's most thoughtful and insightful commentators on our current times has been a huge benefit to us all.
In the show we discuss the similarities and disparities between our respective cursed (and current first place-residing) baseball teams. After some lovely chit chat bringing each other up to speed on the how/why of the 2025 Mariners/Mets, we get into the nitty gritty of how the venal nature of upper management and ownership classes allows for continued market inefficiencies. The show wraps up with what can only be described as a lovely examination of the New York Giants QB room. All in all, a triumph.
Huge thanks to David for his time. Please check out and support Defector and the Distraction podcast.
*Since exactly 2016
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