MB throws some early trade deadline news at Eric, but he's got bigger changes on his mind for the Pirates if they want to get his attention back. Their fight against the Reds was a step in the right direction.

MB gives Eric a roundup of the league leading up to the trade deadline while Eric's interest in following the floundering post-break Buccos somehow diminishes in real time. They combine their efforts to record a script (read: parody song) for GMs facing tough convos with traded players.

MB + Eric bring the heat to report on their first trip to Petco Park and first MLB game they've attended this season. MB stayed in her seat to take in the full extent of an extra innings Braves win, and they both brought back some Staid' Takes on everything from The Wave to the mascot race.

MB + Eric commentate the Bell v. Acuña round of the Home Run Derby, then Eric begrudgingly commentates the next round, then MB brags for correctly picking the overall winner.

MB delivers a starting line up packed with offensive firsts before they put a button on the first half of the season and make predictions for their teams and fandoms in the second half. They round things out with the highly anticipated follow up to the first High + Outside segment with news of MB's foray into recreational baseball.

After highlighting Al "The Big Cheese" Pujols's first trip back to St. Louis after 8 years in Anaheim, MB + Eric slice off very qualified advice to pitchers re protection during at bats and honing focus instead of "controlling emotions." Eric talks about how stinky it is that his home team is at the opposite end of the standings from MB's Braves before they preview a new High + Outside segment covering MB's dip into a co-ed baseball league.

MB runs down the details of a slugfest between the Pops and the Rox, Eric laments Joe Musgrove's ejection and its effect on the second Braves/Pirates series, and they both share sauced stories.

MB throws some draft knowledge at Eric, then they unpack the Braves and Pirates series before previewing, and wagering on, and the upcoming rematch, with some Arnold impressions peppered in. 

With the Braves and Pirates facing each other for the first time this season, MB + Eric watch the game together and offer their feelings, bits, and a splash of play-by-play during the game. 

Eric + MB admire the analogies baseball doesn't invoke and deride some home-team-centric bad takes. Every rookie has a rough patch, so MB + Eric each unearth onone of their own career lowlights.