The Impervious Astros and the Rebuilding Reckoning (Ep. 79)

The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann banter how poor
pitcher hitting affects the DH debate (02:30) and Mike Trout's
injury (06:00), then talk to The Crawfish Boxes managing editor
Ryan Dunsmore about whether the streaking Astros have a weakness
(11:15) and what they can do to distance themselves further from
the field (14:15). Lastly, Ben and Michael discuss whether the
success of the Astros and Cubs has overfly inflated fan
expectations for rebuilding teams (38:20) and whether the current,
copycat crop of rebuilders can count on such short paths to the
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