Episode 416: Prime Time Paul
5/7/20261 hr 35 min
Jared, Dallas and Justin marvel at and appreciate the brilliance of Paul Skenes — both what he did on Wednesday night as well as comparisons throughout baseball history. The guys also hit on the Cubs 14th straight win at home thanks to another walk-off and discuss just how the Cubs are doing it, as well as recent news like Cole Ragans leaving his start early before wrapping it up with a contentious Feud and delicious nuggets. -Prime Time Paul -Go Cubs Go -Ragans Hurt -Andy Pages' Breakout -FAMILY FEUD! NEW BID MERCH IS HERE: https://www.baseballisdead.com Trade $20 get $20 on Kalshi - http://www.kalshi.com/r/BID 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.
Justin Havens· Host0:08
Game's too long, too slow. Who cares?
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:11
This is a situation where baseball's in trouble to begin with.
Justin Havens· Host0:15
I hate to break it to you, baseball's dead.
Jared Carrabis· Host0:18
Baseball is dead.
Dallas Braden· Host0:20
Rest in peace.
Jared Carrabis· Host0:23
What a night. What a night of baseball last night. Uh, Paul Skenes. I love when stars act like stars. Dallas, I don't believe your microphone is on. Uh, I love when stars are stars in this league. Yeah, it's not so funny when, when you don't get to make fun of J-Hey for his geriatric ass not being able to figure out- Holy fuck Yeah, you fucking idiot.
Dallas Braden· Host0:43
You wanna, you wanna know why? I'll tell you why. 'Cause you sent the wrong fucking link.
Justin Havens· Host0:47
No.
Jared Carrabis· Host0:47
There we go.
Justin Havens· Host0:48
That's crazy.
Jared Carrabis· Host0:49
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
Justin Havens· Host0:49
That's crazy.
Jared Carrabis· Host0:50
Mm-hmm. Yeah, see- That's so desperate ... here's the thing. It's, uh... I, I, I've said it before, doing baseball is dead for me is like FaceTiming your grandparents. Like it is- Yeah, no kidding, man ... uh, every- Dallas is out of control. Yeah.
Justin Havens· Host1:04
Yeah.
Jared Carrabis· Host1:05
Yeah. D- it, it was J-Hey yesterday or what's today? Yeah, J-Hey yesterday, it's Dallas today. Uh, it never ends. It never ends. Just like Paul Skenes' domination, huh, J-Hey?
Justin Havens· Host1:16
Yeah, I mean, what, what were you saying? You, that you appreciate when stars play like stars and show up and- I, I appreciate, yeah, like when stars are, are stars.
Jared Carrabis· Host1:25
Like, I, I feel like- Yeah ... when you have a guy that goes first round,