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get your podcast. Hello and welcome. It's our number three, our number three of the Ben

Mallor Show podcast and we talk baseball, talking baseball.

Now, you're never supposed to talk about the Colorado Rockies because they're bad and

they're really bad this 2021 upcoming season.

But Ian Desmond, a longtime veteran of the baseball battles, he's decided to do something that is worthy of conversation.

We'll spend a few good minutes talking about Ian Desmond opting out of a second straight season for the Rockies.

We examine this from all angles.

That and more coming your way right now.

Here it is our number three.

I'm not playing.

I am not going to play for your sticking team.

It's not going to happen.

Welcome in the beginning of another hour of the Ben Mather show.

We are in the air everywhere.

As we filibuster coast to coast, border to border and beyond on the vast and powerful

microphones of FSR emanating life from deep inside the magic radio box.

So our lead this hour comes from Major League Baseball.

Spring training is underway.

There'll be exhibition games soon enough.

And before you know it, the regular season will be back.

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