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Here's what we have on the menu.

We'll talk about Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a great baseball explosion like a volcano of molten lava with one of the worst teams in all of professional baseball.

Also, an old friend, somebody who spent a lot of time talking about a couple of years ago,

is looking for work in the NFL and embarrassing himself while he does it.

The oompa-loompa, Kyler Murray, gets a ringing endorsement.

I push back against that endorsement.

Also, the Land of Cheese, Aaron Rogers, ruffling some feathers with the Green Bay Packers.

We'll talk about all those stories.

And it's on time maller, by the way.

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Sit back, relax, and enjoy today's episode of the podcast.

It's an old fable come to life.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the baseball version.

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