Archive - The Bandwagon

#47 Bits and bobs for all 30 teams

The Bandwagon goes around MLB as the second half begins

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#46 OK but did you notice the hats were different at All-Star?

Plus: Cal Raleigh talk, in-game interviews and pants advice

Jul 16 •

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#45 There isn't a phenom every year

And that's just fine! Plus: Ceddanne Rafaela, the best Big Dumper merch, and maybe you'd like to be an Ivy League baseball coach?

Jul 14 •

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#44 Consider the Awe for Effort metric

Plus: All-Star bat boys, surprising trade candidates, and peak parental stoicism

Jul 11 •

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#43 Is an All-Star pitcher breaking out with geometry?

Plus: How the Home Run Derby could be even more fun

Jul 9 •

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#42 Spencer Strider: "I have a lot of opinions"

What the Braves star did last summer. Plus: A fan who needs to leave his glove at home.

Jul 2 •

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June 2025

#41 Only teams have team meetings

Plus: Should Shohei Ohtani really be throwing that hard?

Jun 30 •

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#40 Brian Snitker is a man who reads literary fiction

Plus: Andy Pages is having a great month with zero walks

Jun 27 •

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# 39 Our bullpen game

pitchers who overcame trauma, having a twin whose better at baseball, and a name that's almost *too* good

Jun 25 •

#38 What we hope to learn from Statcast swing path metrics

Plus: Cal Raleigh en route to 66 homers?

Jun 23 •

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#37 You tell us

Plus, the Dodgers denied ICE access, but now what of their support for immigrant communities?

Jun 20 •

#36 Do coaches matter?

Plus: Pride is a mind changed for the better

Jun 18 •

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