Today’s word of the day is ‘shine’ as in bright as in focused as in MLB All-Star Game was here and it was great… kind of. What happened? What were the story lines? Are the jerseys as bad as we think they are? (16:40) Rob Manfred met with the media during the All-Star Game. He talked expansion. He talked about fans. He talked about the rule changes. And of course, the Oakland Athletics. Oakland mayor Sheng Thao travelled to Seattle to meet with Rob Manfred. And then she sat down with Ken Rosenthal to tell all. (33:10) Review: Beau is Afraid. (36:20) Tony Clark also met with the media. What did he have to say? Pitch clock!

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