A Squirrel, a Polar Bear, the Beast and Superman walk into a bar...

<p>We get way into the weeds around the Astros cheating scandal and cite a few studies trying to get at what players were doing what and when and can we ever know. <a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/Dusty-Baker-The-coolest-manager-in-the-big-15021955.php">Dusty Baker</a> riding into town to clean up the Clubhouse Culture gives us hope. Pottymouth channels her inner Whitney to introduce her new Cleveland boyfriend, that “big happy chunk of ball destruction” <a href="https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/mlb/indians/new-indians-dh-franmil-reyes-met-his-wife-in-cleveland/95-0edb797a-6abc-4eb0-84b6-b7edb520101c">Franmil Reyes</a>. Patti starts her <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/oscar-mercado-catch-is-play-of-week">Oscar Mercado</a> profile with a Christmas morning in Cartagena story, and ends it with a Superman catch. There’s talk of knobless bats, too many gloves, and excellent use of protective netting around Pottymouth’s new Mets boyfriend, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/new-york-mets-jeff-mcneil-catch-netting*">Jeff “Flying Squirrel” McNeil</a>. Patti struggles to find things to say about <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1193939906273435648">Pete Alonzo</a> that she hasn’t said before, so settles on “Wade Boggs.” Robinson Canó and some of NCiB’s other favorite guys lead a <a href="https://www.diariolibre.com/deportes/beisbol/cano-pide-amor-y-respeto-hacia-la-mujer-no-mas-violencia-HJ16793765">march in the Dominican Republic</a> to end violence against women. <a href="https://theathletic.com/1570101/2020/01/29/the-kris-bryant-decision-could-set-up-a-wild-finish-to-a-slow-cubs-offseason/">Kris Bryant</a> loses his service time grievance, a bad sign for up-and-coming minor leaguers and the future of fair labor practices in baseball. Stop complaining about no baseball, and watch the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/caribbean-series-2020-team-previews">Caribbean Series</a>, happening this week.</p><p>Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and <a href="h