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podcast for friday september 12th 2025 and today will be better than yesterday i'm buster

only working from my home in montana and in for Taylor Schwank, the great Dan Stan Zanzik. Stanzik, how you doing? Buster, it is mid-September here. I'm just curious why it's taking so long for you guys to get me on this podcast. You know I'm a Blue J fan. You know I'm probably the only Blue Jay fan in the office. You guys haven't wanted me all season. They have the best work in the American League. Half came back at the Tigers right now when we're taping us, but I could change when you guys listen to this. I'm just wondering what took so long. That's all. Well, yeah. And by the way, it's the second time you mentioned that when you came on and went to yesterday on a Zoom call.

You came in firing. I'm like, hey, how's it going? It's been a great season, Buster. Why didn't you guys have me? The Blue Jays aren't first. Where's all the, you know, and I tried to calm me down by saying, hey, we had Dan Shulman on. And you're like, no, you need to have me on. No, we love Shulman.

You know that.

Love Shulman back from the ESPN days.

You picked the right Dan. on and you're like, no, you need to have me on. No, we love Shulman.

You know that.

Love Shulman back from the ESPN days.

You pick the right Dan. He's there. I watch him every night. Him and Buck, it's excellent stuff. Glad to be back, though. It's been too long. All right. I think you're going to be mad at me after I give my top five here. You ready? I'm ready.

I got number one.

Look, I know the brewers have the best record,

but they just got swept by Texas.

I have a hard time putting I got number one. Look, I know the Brewers have the best record,

but they just got swept by Texas. I have a hard time putting them in number one this week. So I got the Phillies at one, Brewers at two, Cubs at three, Dodgers at four, and then at five, the Tigers. No mention of your Blue Jays. What do you think? Yeah, Buster, I think that's a little and they'll heavy. Your first four teams are all National League teams, and then you got the Tigers,

who the Blue Jays. What do you think? Yeah, Buster, I think that's a little NL heavy. Your first four teams are all National League teams, and then you got the Tigers, who the Blue Jays took three or four from in July, if I remember, and they just took two or three from your Cubs, too. So I'm just curious. Is there a 5B that you wanted to mention there? Or we're just, you're a Blue Jays hater. We get it. That's okay. Oh there was a 5b it would be the blue jays they would be number six here but as uh you know running theme for the whole year man the national league is better than the american league and there's no doubt about it it feels like the heavyweight class and then the welterweight class does that make sense well you know once you get Series, anything can happen. You just got to get there. So they got a 50-50 chance. Sure. Some other news and notes, Anthony Rizzo formally announced he's retiring after 14 years in the big leagues. I'll be talking with Alan Gonzalez about what his legacy is. Also on the show today, we're going to be speaking with Adnan Verk, great Canadian, talking about his new book.

Blue Jay fan.

Blue Jay fan.

It's a Blue Jay Heavy podcast, folks.

Talking about his new book, Cinephile.

We'll be hearing from Sarah Lang.

She, again, has a great essay.

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