Inside (the) Baseball

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/Bbl_Astrophyscs">Dr. Meredith Wills</a> joins us to talk about what’s up with the <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/cubs/what-cubs-patrick-wisdom-say-about-mlbs-new-dead-ball-era?cid=sm_npd_rsn_chi_twt_mn">dead</a>/mushy/<a href="https://theathletic.com/3320967/2022/05/20/margot-segura-sarris-hitting-new-ball/">squishy</a> baseball. We learn about her years as the “<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/2021/02/09/mlb-ball-is-live-daily-cover">destroyer of baseballs</a>” to look for changes in construction, materials, anything that makes the ball behave differently from year to year or even game to game. Consider the humidor! Our give the ball to a kid mantra evolves into a more complicated algorithm ending in “<a href="https://twitter.com/Bbl_Astrophyscs">send the ball to Meredith</a>.”</p><p><br></p><p>Patti’s birthday wish was granted and <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/05/21/adley-rutschman-mlb-debut-baltimore-orioles/">Adley Rutschman</a> finally got his call up – hijinks ensue. We say "as a knitter," "frizzy hair solution," and "you can shuffle Juan."</p><p><br>Get boosted, fight the man, and find us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/NCIBPodcast">@ncibpodcast</a>, on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NoCryingInBBall/">@nocryinginbball</a>, Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nocryinginbball/">@nocryinginbball</a> and on the Interweb at <a href="https://www.nocryinginbball.com/">nocryinginbball.com</a>. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-crying-in-baseball/id1302035601?fbclid=IwAR3mIp9HJZZveOrev80SO8zjpSEitjjqLFPdgqhfEKyIyYE9WXpuNNKC0a8">leave us a review</a> on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a <a href="https://www.patreon.com/nocryinginbball">supporter at Patreon</a> to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.</p>