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On today's starting nine, we celebrate. That's right. Celebrate the Carlos Parade contract

and the very bright future Major League Baseball. We're then joined by internationally renowned

baseball physicist Professor Alan Nathan. He's the world's foremost expert in all things baseball

science. And he's here to teach a class today. The hot stov still humming and good

change in teams. I'm going to make that final move. So just shake it off. What's

have a great starting nine? Action, welcome back to starting nine. Karl here in Chicago,

Jake in Texas. We're ready to go bring in a great show. We are ready to have a great show.

You just scared the shit out of me. Really, you know, you this is something that we haven't done

much, you know, without our good friend Colin. You forgot to record. Fortunately, we were only

going for about five minutes. We can run that back. No problem. That was just like just kind of

easing into the show. We got some stuff out of the way. Now we'll just rewind it a little bit.

Do it over. You're ready. But again, you scared the shit out of me.

I started to do, I started with myself. That's such a big no-no in the bits. All right,

and I say in the biz, like you can't be, you know, off the top. I one time I sat down with a

legendary guy in Chicago, Silvia, Mark Silberman. And this is right when I was starting my podcast.

Nobody's willing to talk to me. He gives me like two hours one night. We're just

chopping up the coves and bowls and just this amazing conversation. You know, Kyle, come by

and study all the way. You know, I love to have you on the air.

I just legendary moment. Listen to Silvia forever. And then he hangs up and I'm like,

oh, good night. Record a single second of that. No, but you got the experience. I know if

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