Alex's return to the podcast is marked with an unprecedented Shohei Ohtani feat, some strange pitch tipping news out of High-A, a check in on the state of the playoff races, a Farhan Zaidi-McCovey Cove Dove improv re-enactment, and a frankly remarkable amount of Kevin Costner chat.

Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of ⁠⁠⁠⁠PUP.⁠⁠

Alex still isn't back from his so-called "vacation," so please enjoy this special episode of "three up, three down" with friend of the show Hannah Keyser (unlocked from our Patreon)! Follow Hannah on Twitter @HannahRKeyser.

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Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of ⁠⁠⁠PUP.⁠

In part two of their fictional betting scandal series, Alex and Bobby are joined by reporter and friend of the show Bradford William Davis to discuss the nature of the scandal, how MLB would handle it, and the pernicious nature of sports gambling's expansion. They use real life examples of institutional issues to draw conclusions on what MLB's plan (if any) would be for a scandal of this magnitude. Listen to part one of the gambling scandal series here.

Follow Bradford William Davis on Twitter @BWDBWDBWD.

Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of ⁠⁠PUP.