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The boys are back together after an Opening Weekend that basically acted like it had somewhere to be. Eric’s driving back from the woods (as he tends to do) and catches the Blue Jays’ weekend on the radio, which somehow makes it feel even more dramatic. We break down one of the most unathletic plays we’ve ever seen from Chris Bassett, who is now officially a noted non-athlete, and Spoon provides a full forensic analysis of Bassett’s throwing form to home plate.

Then we get into the weekend’s ABS madness, including the game where C.B. Bucknor got overturned six times, because of course that happened in Week 1. The rookies went absolutely feral, and Spoon explains how the Rookie of the Year market has already flipped on its head thanks to one weekend of overreaction.

While we’re in the markets, we take a lap through early Cy Young and MVP chatter, including a guy named Mike Trout reminding everyone, loudly, that he’s still one of the best players on the planet.

We also dive into Munetaka Murakami’s explosion in Chicago and the real question. With that team-friendly deal, is he basically already a trade block conversation? Is that the whole point of the signing? Eric gives us the temperature check from Tokyo Swallows fans, and what the reaction has been like from Chicago and the US side.

We finish with Spoon’s picks for the Tuesday slate in North America (Wednesday in Australia), plus the story of Spoon’s all-time heater on Australian sport on Monday, a day he’s been waiting for his entire punting life. There’ll be an article coming to break it down properly.

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