Baseball Is Dead Episode 409: Metropolitan Meltdown
4/22/20261 hr 18 min
The Mets are spiraling after losing their 12th straight, so Jared and Dallas discuss whether there's an identity issue. Munetaka Murakami is proving to be the best signing of the offseason for the White Sox. The Atlanta Braves are back in the NL East hunt, and Drake Baldwin can take a lot of credit for it. Meanwhile, Jared has some kind words ahead of Cam Schlittler's start in Boston tomorrow night. -Mets Lose 12 In A Row -Murakami Madness -Braves Are Back -Jared Talks Schlittler Trade $20 get $20 on Kalshi - http://kalshi.com/r/BID NEW BID MERCH IS HERE: https://www.baseballisdead.com For simple, online access to personalized and affordable care for Hair Loss, ED, Weight Loss, and more, visit Hims.com/BID Discover upgraded basics, fresh styles, and more at http://mackweldon.com . Plus, get 20% off your first order of $125 or more with code JARED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsJared Carrabis· Host0:00
I mean, this is a sport that's on the precipice of irrelevance.
Dallas Braden· Host0:04
The games are taking over three and a half hours. Playoff games are taking over four hours.
Jared Carrabis· Host0:08
Game's too long, too slow. Who cares?
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:11
This is a situation where baseball's in trouble to begin with.
Jared Carrabis· Host0:15
I hate to break it to you, baseball's dead. Baseball is dead.
Dallas Braden· Host0:21
Rest in peace.
Jared Carrabis· Host0:24
Welcome back. Welcome back, Dallas. Uh, we, uh, we apologize for the no episode on Monday. He texted me and he was like, "I have explosive diarrhea." And I was like, "Dude, all right. Like, can you at least, like, shut the camera off and still do the show with the mic?" And he was like, "You would be able to hear it. Like, it's, it's bad. Like, it's, like, echoing off the walls. Like, uh, uh, there's-" Abs- "... excrement on the wall." It was a whole fucking thing. I was like, "Dallas, listen, man. Like, if that's, if this is the one time that we have to record and you're blowing up the bathroom like that, I know you still have a game tonight." He's like, "There's just no way we could do it." And, and so here we are on Wednesday is our, uh, promised episode for Wednesday.
Dallas Braden· Host1:04
I was, I was still lapping up some of Ellen's birthday brownie.
Jared Carrabis· Host1:08
Excuse me?
Dallas Braden· Host1:08
That's why it's... I mean, uh... What? I mean, I'm not, I'm not denying the [laughs] explosive di- I'm just saying- [laughs] I mean, yeah ... there might have been a, there might have been a role player in that. [clears throat] You know? It's all... There might have been a role player.
Jared Carrabis· Host1:20
Are you saying that my mother doesn't, doesn't bake well?
Dallas Braden· Host1:22
That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying when you eat that amount of brownie- Mm-hmm ... there's, uh- Repercussions ... you