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Dan Bernstein and Leila Rahimi were joined by Russell Dorsey of Yahoo Sports to discuss left-handers Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery — who are both clients of agent Scott Boras — remaining unsigned in free agency this offseason. Dorsey also discussed the Angels' Ron Washington preparing for his first managerial job since 2014 and more.

We couldn’t be more pleased with the unanimous votes for RoY and MVP.  Not so thrilled with the owners voting unanimously to send Oakland’s team to Vegas. Props to Gunnar for his sexy defense and leading all rookies in HRs, and to Corbin for being the first Diamondback to win RoY, and the first ever to win with 25HRs and 50SBs. Shohei’s second MVP win was a surprise to no one and Miggy’s enthusiasm for Ronald’s title led us down a “we’re not sure he should say that in front of children” path.  Still not sure, but we’re distracted by  Acuña’s immediate and remarkable LVBP debut moments after the announcement. Dusty has us re-evaluating Ron’s past as he takes over the LAAs. New Mets manager Carlos Mendoza thanks his wife for sacrificing her career for his. There are more than 60 new free agents as of Friday’s non-tender deadline, and one new one this week as Yoshinobu Yamamoto season kicks off. Fisher may have gotten his As move past the owners, but still has to contend with Nevada’s teachers and Oakland’s mayor. MLB picks markets over justice  as it hands the 2025 ASG back to ATL. No riding the coattails of the successful pitch clock – tinkering has already begun. The top 30 girls playing HS ball came together for the Breakthrough Series last weekend, and this week brings the 2nd All American Women's Baseball Classic.  Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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Mat & Mark dig into the Fenway experience and the potential for Boston to come back hard when Adam Duval & Trevor Story return.

• The Fires in Canada and the impact on people
• Rays play in Cold, Wet & Rain at Fenway
• Eflin, Glasnow, McClanahan & Bradley – top tier pitching talent
• Manuel Margot takes a hard hit against the scoreboard
• Rays gel together as players & family & RedSox needs of team meetings
• Trevor Story & Adam Duval will be returning soon & becoming more of a threat in AL East
• Red Sox were 29 – 23 outside of games with the Rays
• Toronto Blue Jays – a hair away from Tanking
• What’s up with Alek Manoah – Not a Roy Halladay, Can Manoah come back strong
• Fenway Fans – need some of their top players back. They  are not happy with Duran and cannot wait for Duval to return.
• Boston Red Sox – Keystone Kops defense gave Yandy Diaz a “little league home run” Everything may change when Trevor Story returns to Shortstop and Kike Hernández
• Ron Washington of the Atlanta Braves has reset the team defensively. Red Sox need that kind of coach
• To build a stronger Red Sox team they need to bring up Marcelo Mayer at Shortstop, Kike in Centerfield, Trevor Story at second base and Devers at third.
• Orioles still need to make investments into pitching
• Reds exciting times ahead with Ely De La Cruz
• The Rays are Marvelous – Rays, Yankees & Orioles are leading both the American and National Leagues
• Rays upcoming schedule & upcoming return of Andrew Kittredge will make the future bright
• Will Quebec get an MLB team? Government is supportive of the idea of attracting an MLB team. But what will Bronfman and ownership group offer to build a stadium.
•  Costs could include other costs of $2.5 billion to make this happen
• Other cities most likely to get a MLB team - Vegas, Utah, Portland, Charlotte or Nashville 
• Nevada government has ended session without a guarantee of financial support for a new stadium. Ownership needs to take on the responsibility of buying and building a stadium
• Rays still have not established their new stadium and location has not been finalized. 
• The Fenway Park experience – reasonable Ball Park Food Prices and Fan passion 
• Bucket List parks – Wrigley Field & Petco
• Rays Minor Leagues – Evan McKendry, Pitcher of the Month
• Vidal Brujan
• Mat & Mark’s projections for Tampa Bay Rays for total season wins for the Rays
• Rays players potential trades to come

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Bruce Levine and David Haugh opened their show with Levine reporting that the Cubs have serious interest in veteran first baseman Jose Abreu, who's set to hit free agency. Later, Braves play-by-play announcer Chip Caray joined the show to discuss Atlanta's matchup against Philadelphia in the National League Division Series. He also discussed whether Braves third-base coach Ron Washington would be a goof fit as manager for the White Sox.

In the history of humankind, very few ever get "The Call". The call every ballplayer waits their entire career to get. In 1977, Wash ascended to the Los Angeles Dodgers in meteoric style, but that was short lived. It would be another 4 years until he got his second shot in the Bigs! Braves

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The journey to the major leagues, and a Braves World Championship, was quite different during Ron Washington's playing days. Bad fields. "Haunted" locker rooms. All the things that molded Wash into the player and the man we would become.

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Throughout his career, Ron Washington has seen it all. So he's a pretty good judge of whether a player has "IT". Wash thinks this current Braves team has quite a few players with the "IT" factor! High praise from this baseball icon.

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Would you believe that was a baseball school? There was! Players would come from all over the country to learn the game of baseball...in a classroom...in the hopes of making it to the major leagues. Atlanta Braves third base coach and baseball icon,  Ron Washington, was one of those players. 

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This week Andrew sits down with Elliott Avent, one of the most successful college baseball coaches in history. Avent is 1 of only 10 active coaches to surpass 1,100 career wins. He's led NC State University for more than 25 years and 120 of his players have been selected in the Major League Baseball draft, including 47 since 2014 alone.  In this conversation, you'll hear timeless lessons about how to create and sustain a winning culture over a long period of time. 

Show highlights:
1:31 - Turnarounds and staying the course when things aren't going your way
3:21 - Leading with stability, consistency, and transparency
4:59 - Loyalty
6:44 - Recruiting and identifying the right players for a team
8:31 - Honesty and transparency
11:36 - How to determine if someone has the work ethic and heart to succeed
13:32 - Role of body language
14:16 - Signs of great work ethic
15:03 - Albert Pujols, Ozzie Albies, Ron Washington, and Trea Turner
17:21 - Leading by example and understanding your role
18:24 - Doing the "little things" in the Sportscenter highlight era
20:23 - Coach Avent's appreciation for the military
21:14 - Communication, leadership, coaching

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