130. Conversation with Dallas Braden

This one is jam-packed. We open up the episode looking at the latest updates regarding a 2020 season, as well as the news surrounding the sealed letter sent by Major League Baseball to the New York Yankees addressing the findings of a 2017 investigation. We then transition into our conversation with perfect game-thrower and premier baseball personality Dallas Braden, where he gives his take on the player/owner negotiations and what kind of job Rob Manfred is doing as commissioner, discusses his time with the Oakland A’s both as a player and a broadcaster, breaks down (in-depth) his perfect game on Mother’s Day 2010 and where his head was at at that point in his career, debunks a Moneyball myth, recalls his hilarious call-up story as well as the Alex Rodriguez “get off my mound” beef, talks about two stars in the league he thinks are misunderstood, ways he thinks the game can evolve and change, and more. We wrap up the episode talking about the "Long Gone Summer" documentary, and what the 1998 season meant for baseball.