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It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.

You see it around this time every year in baseball. Maybe it's a post on Instagram or Twitter.

A ball player posts a picture of themselves and it says thank you fans and then maybe there's a screenshot from the Notes app with some heartfelt words.

It's retirement season.

Late last month the picture Sean Doolittle announced his.

He played a decade in the majors first as a beloved weirdo and all star with the Oakland A's then as a World Series champion with the Washington Nationals.

As he struggled with injuries he became a vagabond drifting between Cleveland and Seattle and then back to DC where he ended his career thanks to those same injuries.

Sean Doolittle was a very good pitcher. He had a 3.20 career ERA and an extraordinary left handed fastball.

He is also a fun guy, a star wars nerd with a great sense of humor.

The kind of player you root for even if he's not on your team.

During his time in baseball Doolittle also served as a voice of conscience for the lake.

He visited injured veterans, spoke up fervently for the rights of minor leagueers, advocated for the rights of queer and trans people, especially in baseball.

I got to talk to Doolittle back in 2017. It was spring training. It was nice enough to follow me on Twitter one day.

I was like Sean Doolittle from the A's so I dropped him a line and invited him on the show.

With the news of his retirement I figured we'd replay my conversation with him.

Let's get into it.

Baseball good guy, Sean Doolittle.

Sean Doolittle, welcome to Bulls. I thank you so much for coming on the show.

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