About this episode

Levi Weaver joins Chrystal to discuss the Texas Rangers, the upcoming Trade Deadline, and share personal anecdotes including Halloween costumes and live music experiences.

Levi Weaver, co-writer of The Windup with Ken Rosenthal on The Athletic, joined Chrystal to talk about all things Rangers. Before digging into what’s going on in Texas, Chrystal asked about Levi’s Halloween costume from last year: George Pee-Wee Herman Ruth, which he put together for his Sandlot baseball league. The pair discussed what is needed at the Trade Deadline and how unserious the American League is this year before previewing the upcoming series. Before closing, Levi shared a few baseball takes before diving into an emo debate and praise of seeing Nick Cave live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Chrystal

Guest: Levi Weaver

Topics covered

• Texas Rangers
• Trade Deadline
• American League
• baseball
• Halloween costumes
• emo debate
• live music

Keywords

• Texas Rangers
• Trade Deadline
• Levi Weaver
• baseball
• Halloween costume
• Nick Cave
• American League

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic

Places: Texas

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