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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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2:13

Season 3 Trailer

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2023/02/28

Quick discussion about what to expect in season 3 with A1 and A2.

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22:39

Butterfly Effect

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/12/10

Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders (0:34) They are tracking you (1:25) Don't worry about A.I., worry about people (6:51) The butterfly effect and Bill Lee (9:51) Chess is a stupid game (12:04) Call it "American Hardball" (18:28) No pitch intentional walk; let the crowd boo! (20:05)

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12:48

Dusty Shaker

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/11/28

The 89 quake (0:16) Dusty Baker has nothing left to prove (4:26) The Phillies finished 14 back and went to the World Series (7:54) The double switch is complicated and we don't really hate Dusty (8:57)

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42:02

Whole New Ballgame

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/11/14

Fair pay and Sergio Romo (0:24) Kyle Schwarber's last ever slugger bunt (5:20) Why can't he be a DH too? (9:17) I wanna see Verlander bat (11:10) Baseball favorites (12:59) If you were the GM of the new Las Vegas A's (16:10) Uniforms: great and awful (17:08) Fake Astro's stadium and booing Manfred (18:51) Bum in KC: GOAT (21:19) Batting style and numbers (23:00) They retired Will Clark's number (25:14) Dugout interviews and mics on players (274:30) This is war (30:50) Steinbeck was from Salinas

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35:29

Unstoppable Beast

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/11/08

Enjoyed a home run derby? (0:13) Astros baseball (2:11) A happy Dusty Baker (9:33) Ranger Bruce Bochy (15:52) Trading Madison Bumgarner (17:14) Justin Verlander (19:19) Phils were 14 out (20:35) What's up with Tatis? (22:10) Umpire calls perfect game (22:55) Fairness (25:29)

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38:22

New Stats

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/10/29

5 day tv delay (0:55) 2022 attendance (3:21) The third place Phillies (4:43) Baseball gods hate the Padres (6:00) Hot Astros (7:47) New stats? OPS (8:50) Downgrading RBIs (9:13) WHIP (10:50) Well that's WAR (11:22) Dan Okrent and fantasy (12:34) OAA, Gold Gloves and Juan Soto (14:05) Shohei in RF (18:36) Death of the double switch (19:05) The Battered Bastards of Baseball review (19:49) Albert Pujols is breaking records (21:25) Baseball simulator 1000 (25:58) Push out the fences (27:36) A non-fan

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47:50

Playoffs is Everything

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/10/21

Crying tears of joy because playoff expansion (1:28) They suspended the automatic runner rule for the playoffs (5:40) A taste of November baseball (7:39) The Cleveland walk-off (7:54) Pretend you're a Dodgers fan (11:52) Now imagine you're a Met's fan (14:30) Magic year for the Padres (17:21) Most of these teams are cheating (18:03) That's not fair! (18:23) Bob Costa's idea for the playoffs (19:48) No coin flips in baseball (20:01) PitchCom, SpiderTac and spin rates (23:14) New stats (26:32)

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26:50

The Baseball Fantasy

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/10/17

First ballgame together (0:18) Getting kicked out (0:50) Licorice, malts and dogs. (2:53) Catching peanuts in the air and allergies (5:33) baseball is an ex that won't stop texting and a never before seen triple play (10:15) Remembering stats and years (11:41) Indifference and babies (12:36) How do you have a baseball show? (14:29) Fantasy baseball? (14:43) Ring central? (16:18) Big wave stadiums (18:12) Steph Curry doesn't slap it like Draymond Green (20:11) Death and the sports package (22:47)

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34:27

David vs Goliath

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/10/05

Top 5 baseball movies (0:15) They're not walking Aaron Judge (1:45) What is "Juan Soto money?" (6:36) Padres: now or never (8:00) Tatis, Barry Bonds and flaxseed oil. (8:30) Football and the viewership collapse (10:49) Dead sports and American Gladiators (12:54) The speed of trackman in tennis and baseball (19:02) More dead sports (21:25) Race walkers walking that line (24:01) Ancient extinct sports (25:05) The international player draft (27:26) Minor league union (28:44)

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31:08

Feet, Toes, Grass and Dirt

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/10/01

Bigger bases (0:13) Watching feet, grass lines, and Orwellian baseball (4:56) Bill Murray with Harry Caray (8:23) More ballpark visits? (10:01) The journalist from Milwaukee (12:18) The pitch clock, the pressure situation and building drama (17:30) Worse than imagined (19:35) Rule change announcement timing and the art of the Friday night news dump (24:25) Why is baseball failing? (25:58)

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27:34

Ticking Clocks

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/09/22

Ticking clocks (0:16) Baseball has a new body (2:15) Encouraging the stolen base by creating rules (5:02) Ricky Henderson and throwing back (8:26) Pitch clock and umpire's discretion (10:37) Vaughn's moment and more new clocks (13:28) Divisions in the Competition Committee (15:39) Shift ban, grass line, and toes (16:07) We can still hold the line (25:00) Universal designated hitter indifference (27:00)

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41:22

Ice Cream for Breakfast

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/09/14

Extended playoffs: the slow boil (0:13) NCAA 2023 rule changes (4:58) The ban on props (18:45) Game theory and the Kapler declaration (26:14) Guardians: best of the worst (27:47) The A's are tanking (28:42) The Howard Terminal site (31:08) More new college rules and mutual consent (32:27) No 14 inning games anymore (34:52) Candlestick frost pins (37:06) A mean little league coach (38:55)

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40:27

Phone in Play

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/08/27

Welcome to the future (0:22) Cellphone on the field (1:08) The A's are tanking (9:46) Madison Bumgarner's rage about pitchers getting searched (15:47) Booing Brandon Belt at home (26:15) No baseball in the Sunday New York Times (33:28) Giants fans are unhappy (36:36)

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36:55

The Oakland A's

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/07/16

Going to see the A's (0:10) Hunter Pence is a baller (1:14) Nets everywhere (4:32) Rooting for the underdog (6:57) Ballpark rules (7:31) Sign parade (10:56) A is for attendance (14:10) Prohibited items (14:45) Flying bullets in Oakland (23:26) Throwing octopi (26:37) The wave (29.16) Attendance speculation (29:48) Sounds of the game (30:24) Attendance final result (36:41)

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38:42

A Human Sport

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/04/30

Recent and pending MLB rule changes (0:12) Why can't we just ask the pitchers to work quicker? (3:34) Clayton Kershaw got yanked after 7 perfect innings and seemed to be fine with it (9:22) Giants vs. unwritten rules and the first ever woman base coach (20:00) The old way vs. the new way (25:58) Excessive celebration and the guys who could get away with flipping the bat (27:26) Do we really need more flair? Or do the owners just want more money? (31:05) Baseball has the best all-star game

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33:34

High School

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/04/22

Anonymous 1 asks about the ins and outs of high school baseball with manager/coach Anonymous 3! The best game I've ever seen at the high school level. (1:58) No unshelled peanuts. (3:13) The entire field is recycled tires. (4:49) What is allowed on these premises? (9:22) Please explain the EH to us? (12:41) 15 kids and 9 positions. (17:05) Everyone is the star of their own show on the internet. (20:14) Keeping the game alive. (21:40) What was on their belts? (24:00) Send everyone? (26:30)

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54:48

Mission Impossible

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/04/07

Can we still call it "baseball?" (0:07) What would Will Smith say? (0:51) People hate the automatic runner. (2:27) Television! (4:07 ) Is this our last show? (6:36) Humility and a channel update (8:10) Is there a chance to reverse some of these rules? (13:32) Stop comparing baseball to other sports! (14:28) FU MLB TV! (18:07) Inject more offense! (23:21) They dammed the Colombia. (23:21) An idea to save baseball. (31:07) Our fans want more steroids. (33:36) A call to arms. (36:10) The death of

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45:40

The Horse is Dead

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/04/06

Is baseball a bad TV sport? (0:18) We love the horse out there. (8:55) Agents, the salary cap and capitalism. (15:49) Are we really watching the best? (31:14) The tipping point. (35:09) The designated shortstop hitter. (37:02) José Oquendo, the utility player. (39:10) The Bug Selig Rule. (39:50) You can actually suck and still play in the all-star game. (42:42) Play baseball! (43:32)

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33:58

Broken Strategy

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/04/05

Addicted to video games? (0:13) Rebalancing and Street Fighter II (3:50) What worries you the most? UDH is a deal breaker (6:07) Constant complaining. (9:20) A small town in Nevada (10:52) Is MLB TV just propaganda? (13:41) Business vs. art (19:15) 85 wins is all you need now (20:38) Perfect or close to perfect? (21:01) Kelly Slater's wave pool (21:56) "Broken" strategies and Jacob Nottingham (22:30) This isn't just about baseball, and the guy who didn't really watch the movie (25:02) Clip culture

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55:42

The Test of Time

Mona Lisa Baseball ·

2022/04/04

Helmets on pitchers? (0:12) Barry Bonds' elbow armor? (2:05) The most expensive baseball card in the world. (8:30) Two brands of baseball. (12:16) Ballpark vibes. (18:43) Why does the shortstop have to bat? (21:30) Unnecessary plastic surgery and men without pants on. (28:25) Can every day be the greatest day of your life? (31:28) 30 Ozzy Smiths? (34:17) Designated runners? (35:24) Jim Abbott. (39:17) When Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris's record. (43:50) Selling out. (52:21)

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