Breaking Records is Fun

<p>As the regular season winds down, <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/kyle-wright-wins-20th-game-of-2022">milestones both personal</a> and historic are in reach, and our baseball boyfriends are all over it. We ponder rooting for or against these achievements either as a spoiler or as a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/09/22/aaron-judge-barry-bonds-roger-maris/">judge of moral character</a>, player overreach trying to get there, and just how many catcher-brother pairs actually exist in professional baseball. Patti found a law enforcement career to get behind, and it is the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/21/sports/baseball/aaron-judge-ball-authentication.html">MLB Authentication Program</a>. Who knew it was all due to Tony Gwynn? And that you can authenticate anything you want? </p><p><br>Our Postseason Watch looks at the <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34642999/how-guardians-took-control-al-central-division-race">Guardians</a>, the youngest team to ever make the playoffs and win their division. We highlight great baseball parents in podcasting and in <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/buster-poseys-giants-ownership-role-232106675.html">team ownership</a>. Pottymouth pencils in the specific days in March we need to be in Miami for the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/world-baseball-classic-2023-miami-phoenix-schedule">World Baseball Classic</a>, and celebrates the <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/czech-republic-qualifies-for-2023-world-baseball-classic">Czech comeback</a> and the rise and fall of the Spanish empire, and uses the opportunity to claim next year’s <a href="https://wsca.news/2022/09/23/red-sox-outfielder-rob-refsnyder-is-contemplating-playing-for-team-korea-in-2023-world-baseball-classic/">Red Sox boyfriend</a>. We say “It makes me think of tea, but also gin,” “The cargo pants pockets of Mr. Pottymouth,” and “Teeny bit hoodwinked.” Also Patti refrains from making a single 700 Club joke. Also this story <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/346