About this episode

The crew discusses a weekend of baseball highlights, including a near-perfect game and the retirement of umpires.

Episode 441: Coming off America’s 250th birthday, the crew talks about an eventful weekend of baseball and touches on every series. Our guy Dallas, a man who has thrown his own perfect game, had a front-row seat for Eury Pérez’s seven perfect innings. Unfortunately for baseball, seven innings is all Pérez would get, and the guys go deep into the dynamics of pulling a pitcher in the middle of a perfect game. Jared lights a candle and bids farewell to several umpires who are retiring at the end of the 2026 season, including statistically the worst umpire in baseball. Jay Hay has a whole oven full of hot nugs coming off the holiday weekend, so tap into the best baseball podcast on the web and get your hot dog condiment thoughts ready. 00:00:00 - Jared Meets His Neighbors 00:03:20 - Fourth of July Recap | What Do You Put on Your Hot Dog? 00:13:41 - Weekend Series Recap | White Sox vs. Guardians 00:16:47 - Pirates vs. Nationals 00:18:39 - Red Sox vs. Angels 00:20:49 - Cubs vs. Cardinals 00:21:47 - Orioles vs. Reds 00:22:34 - Dodgers vs. Padres 00:25:42 - Astros vs. Rays 00:28:01 - Rockies vs. Giants 00:30:08 - Royals vs. Phillies 00:31:10 - Tigers vs. Rangers 00:33:41 - Brewers vs…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jared, Jay Hay

Topics covered

• perfect game
• baseball series recap
• umpires retiring
• hot dog condiments
• weekend baseball events

Keywords

• perfect game
• Eury Pérez
• umpires
• baseball recap
• hot dog condiments

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Major League Baseball, White Sox, Guardians, Pirates, Nationals, Red Sox, Angels, Cubs, Cardinals, Orioles

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