A (Semi) Heated CBA Debate With Jeff Passan. Plus: The 2026 Bingo Card.

A (Semi) Heated CBA Debate With Jeff Passan. Plus: The 2026 Bingo Card.

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March 30, 2026 · 2h 17m

About this episode

Bobby and Alex discuss the return of baseball, make predictions for the season, and debate CBA challenges with Jeff Passan.

Bobby and Alex discuss the return of baseball and everything that comes with it: the ABS challenge system, an ill-conceived “fire and brimstone” pregame speech, Uniqlo (??), and more (5:15). Then, they preview the season the only way they know how: an off-the-wall series of complicated longshot predictions about things in and around the baseball world (14:00). Finally, they’re joined by ESPN Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan to debate whose responsibility it is to propose creative bargaining solutions for the existential challenges facing MLB, discuss the cultural and financial momentum the sport is enjoying, and take the temperature of the owners and players less than a year from the expiration of the current CBA (1:16:00). Follow this link to play along and build your own bingo card at home using the same squares we made! https://bingobaker.com/#10263642 Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipping Pitches merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Call the Tipping Pitches voicemail…

People in this episode

Hosts: Bobby, Alex

Guest: Jeff Passan

Topics covered

  • CBA debate
  • MLB
  • baseball predictions
  • bargaining solutions

Keywords

  • ABS challenge system
  • pregame speech
  • 2026 Bingo Card

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