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Hi, this is Josh Levine, and this is Slate's sports podcast, Hang Up and Listen for the week of November 2, 2015.

On this week's show, we'll discuss the Royals victory over the Mets and the World Series,

the secret to Kansas City success, and Fox analyst Frank Thomas's statement after the game

that the Mets have nothing to hold their heads down for, except they didn't play that well,

and they gave away this World Series.

We'll also talk about ESPN's...

Also, ligaments in the neck. We'll talk about ESPN's... Also, ligaments in the neck.

We'll talk about ESPN's decision to shut down Grantland, what it says about sports

journalism and the worldwide leader, and Frank Thomas's statement that ESPN has nothing

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