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Mona Lisa Baseball

It"s been said that the Mona Lisa was created perfectly. Baseball has been described the same way for decades; but alas it"s time for a change... or is it? Listen to an in-depth look at baseball"s past, present, and future. Dare to peer into the widest scope lens and find out what"s next for the most revered sport in American history.

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All Episodes

30:23

All Stars

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/07/17

Futures Game & ABS challenge (0:21) Red carpet (3:30) Booing Astros & PitchCom (5:28) Sticky stuff (6:29) All-star ratings (11:10) Pioneer League (16:48) Players want more time (21:34) Elly De La Cruz steals 3 bases on 2 pitches (22:07) Derby (25:48)

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22:20

The Circus

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/07/10

John Kruk's Circus (0:00) Violation stats & getting used to new rules (2:41) Shift ban fail & Joey Gallo: hitting savant (6:41) Jeff McNeil shift violation (9:13) Stealing bases like it's 1999 (15:29) Dodgers pull kid who goes 6 with no hits (17:45)

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28:29

Oakland Exit

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/06/26

Reverse boycott game (0:18) Public money (0:50) Dinner with Rob (3:16) The A's are tanking (5:14) Bryce Harper & the Las Vegans (8:59) Expansion (9:41) Rockies beef (11:12) The Rays (12:31) Skyscrapers are falling (13:20) Rough decade (14:38) I-15 Heat (15:21) Glen Kuiper said a word (17:03) A's legacy (19:52) Vegas pros (23:18)

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42:15

The Heart of the Matter

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/06/19

Worst clock violation ever (0:11) The new Mona Lisa! (2:55) Coalmine canary (6:51) Riding Giants (9:12) Earl Weaver said it best (14:18) Somebody is always trying to improve baseball (15:18) Question for Alex Honnold (19:08) John Kruk is right (20:57) 415 foot single (21:12) Showboat Bonds (22:52) Next year (25:37) Fan participation (28:44)

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27:47

Regional Sports Network

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/06/12

Bally Sports bankrupt (0:37) Padres, MLB & digital rights (1:52) TV Blackouts (4:24) Direct to consumer (5:38) Rob Manfred & Noah Garden were ready (9:33) Fox overpaid for U.S. Open (17:32) Why rules change (18:31) The padres are a disappointment (19:48) Balanced breakfast (21:44)

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26:25

Pitcher Health

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/06/06

Pitcher Injuries 2022 vs. 2023 (0:10) Scott Boras' expanded roster (1:57) Pitch velocity (3:50) More time on clock? (7:34) Dad loves it (11:29) 24hr notice on standing ovation (15:35) 82 & 83 Orioles (16:30) New rules next year? (21:18)

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25:45

Automatic Balls and Strikes

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/05/29

What is the Atlantic League? (0:34) Oakland protest signs (1:31) ABS blooper reel (4:10) Hawk-eye: a robot in your ear (4:45) ABS challenge (5:48) The Summer Game (7:44) ABS technical issues (10:20) Variation (11:40) Birds and other distractions (15:05) The greatest boo ever (18:12) ABS made umpires better (20:00)

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29:47

Off the Rails

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/05/23

Need more Shohei (0:10) The opener & double hook DH (0:52) The problem with RBIs (4:10) A.I. & umpire issues (5:56) Blow up the playoffs & flopping (10:36) A game of failure (16:00) Poor Oakland (18:06) Designated runners (20:43) Lower the mound again? (23:35) Joey Votto commercial (25:24) Bryce Harper's elbow brace rule (26:33) 9 DH lineup (27:38)

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26:48

Iron Man Umpire

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/05/17

Umpire union (0:10) The A's $500M problem (1:15) Umpire meritocracy or robots? (3:18) Consult the robot & Ángel Hernández: the meme (3:43) National revenue (7:11) Field of dreams game & Mexico City (8:07) Albert Belle wants to mash baseballs so hard (10:46) Suspending rules in playoffs (11:32) Most difficult game to officiate & 12 year old umpires (19:59) PitchCom killed finger signs (24:10)

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29:23

The Product

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/05/13

Park attendance numbers & weather (0:10) Beer sales & Bud Light (3:47) TV numbers, frontloaded interest & the new item on the menu (6:45) JD Davis (9:10) Mexico City 11 HR game (9:38) The Easter Sunday Manny Machado on field interview (11:12) Cereal guy discipline (14:26) Stolen Base Numbers (16:23) Loopholes (20:26) ABS on TV (23:30) The twofer rule change (24:56) Football games are too long (25:28)

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42:00

Emergency Meeting

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/05/07

Hating on baseball? (0:10) Rule changes & dichotomy of emotions (3:02) Dad's Giants season tickets (12:22) Personal attendance (13:17) San Diego (14:30) Souvenirs (16:07) Best parks? (19:05) Clocks? (21:10) Pickoff limit? (24:41) Shift ban? (25:31) Self correction & contact hitting vs. swinging for fences (30:43) Robot arms and Tommy John (33:40) Bigger bases? (34:24) We still love baseball & the designated runner (37:18) Cardinal rules & the 55 man roster (38:33)

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30:22

Las Vegas A's

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/04/30

Attendance is up? (0:10) Bad movies (2:35) Brodie Brazil's beautiful rendering (5:15) It was known (7:45) Insulting Oakland (8:24) 1919 (11:38) It's Bud Selig's fault (16:15) Selling the shift ban (18:35) Analytics eating its tail (19:58) More HR (20:44) Stupid commercials (21:07) Conan O'Brien (22:35) Designated runner (24:42)

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28:45

The Commissioner

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/04/23

Youth commissioner in a large city (0:11) Baseball vs. soccer (1:10) Coaching (2:38) Giants fans (4:24) John Miller & JT Snow (5:51) Youth leagues; PONY, Little League (6:59) MLB influence (13:28) Buster Posey rule enforcement incites uproar (18:52) Shift ban (20:10) Barry Bonds philosophy (22:32) Will Clark was perplexed (22:57)

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28:13

162

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/04/12

Bonds vs. Ichiro + crow hopping (0:10) Future of playoffs (0:51) Buster Posey Rule (2:00) Babies at the park (5:51) Self government (11:07) Eliminating pitchers (13:52) The Metaverse does not exist (14:23) Virtual seats (16:52) Joyous (18:04) Balanced schedule (19:44) Spring attendance (22:19) TV product (23:51)

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36:44

Is Faster Better?

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/04/05

Rob Manfred's media tour (3:06) Will Clark on shift ban (5:38) Fast teams (6:53) Sergio Romo retirement ruined by clock (7:52) Hunter Pence the hype man (12:10) Baserunner clock violation (15:28) Mid-season rule change (16:07) Repeal clock in playoffs? (16:44) Reggie Jackson was going to buy the A's (18:07) Fear and Blackballing (19:39) Some pitchers are working slower now (20:56) Umpire suspended for doing the right thing (21:24) ABS when? (24:45) Giant digital clocks (27:40) Catchers not thinking

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28:51

Punch the Robot

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/03/30

Would Babe Ruth or Mickey Mantle approve of recent rule changes? (0:22) Reddit hates us (0:52) First year not coaching (2:17) Football, Hockey & violence in sports (3:50) Wayne Gretzky's enforcer & self governing (5:35) Punch the robot! (7:43) Chippy NBA (8:31) No ump on the field & losing your job to technology (11:24) Beer & malts (11:58) We're on youtube (12:57) 2023 Baserunning & Maddison Bumgardner uses pitchcom (14:17) Changing rules to get more (18:10) Switch hitter vs

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29:21

The Future

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/03/23

It's Not Baseball Anymore (0:30) The Future of American Hardball (3:24) ABS Umpire Earpiece (4:10) Universal Ballpark Dimensions? (6:42) No Chalk (8:56) Batter Out After 3rd Foul Ball? (9:45) Brandon Belt (11:07) Hit Batsmen Penalty & Flopping (12:25) The Skee Ball Homerun (14:35) Manny Ramirez's Art (16:37) The Sizzle Reel (17:01) Spring Training (18:08) Robot Arms & Pitching Machines (19:20) Sergio Romo News (20:04) Max Scherzer's Pitch Clock (20:50) Batter Ready? (21:38) Tweaking the

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36:40

Nasty Boys

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/03/15

Reds Guy (0:13) NL DH (4:47) The Athletic King of Cincinnati? (9:35) Johnny Bench Statue & Riverside vs Great American (9:14) Barry Larkin & Dustin Pedroya type MVP (10:54) Only Mark McGwire could do such a thing (15:58) MLB EP exposed (16:47) Oakland and the A's are in a toxic relationship (18:48) Dam building in the west (21:04) Giant Dynasty (24:53) Cody Ross trade (25:31) Tim Lincecum is pure baseball (25:05) At Pedro's Cantina every player had their own unique chant (27:13) Scott Roland

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30:26

The Prisoner's Dilemma

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/03/08

Why the pitch clock? (0:25) Jeff Passan is so smug right now (3:30) Shorter games = more fans? (4:31) Nolan stared him down (6:37) Who's unserious about baseball? (7:23) Plastic surgery on an already beautiful face (8:47) The Prisoner's Dilemma (10:06) Cohen and the Mets (13:16) Blackballed (16:06) Father and son (17:58) Self Regulation (19:22) On field interview (20:57) Playoff fever & the NBA approach (22:26) The price of beer in SF (24:00) Baseball is getting silly (25:26) The box is stupid

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31:40

What We Lost

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/03/02

The original question (0:19) The box (02:29) Replay pause kills drama (3:37) Booing intentional walks (4:52) Booing umpires & replay delay (6:08) Fool the umpire with your baseballness (6:45) Manager gives ump hell (8:28) Chocolate malts are missing (9:16) Pitchers with bats and Madison Bumgarner (9:45) Extra inning marathons (11:40) Double Switches (12:37) Winning your division (13:16) Resting your stars? (13:33) Stupid Questions from stupid journalists (15:47) Catching a foul ball (17:13)

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