Hang Up and Listen - The Quest for .400
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🗓️ 26 June 2023
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Josh Levin and Stefan Fatsis are joined by the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh to talk about Luis Arraez’s run at a .400 batting average. The Athletic’s Steph Yang also joins to discuss the U.S. women’s national team’s World Cup roster. Finally, college golfers Maycee Kay Aycock and Sarah Marshall come on to explain why they stuck with the sport despite shooting some of the worst scores of all time.
.400 (3:14): Why it’s still a magic number in baseball.
USWNT (21:57): Will injuries doom them at the World Cup?
Bad golfers (42:26): How two women from Meredith College became sports heroes.
Afterball (1:02:08): Josh on meat judging.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast contains explicit language. If you want to know how explicit keep listening |
| 0:19.6 | Hi, I'm Josh Levine, and this is hang up and listen for the week of June 26th |
| 0:23.8 | 2023 on this week show the ringer's Ben Lindbergh |
| 0:26.9 | We'll talk about the Marlins are Luis Arais and his quest for the first 400 season since 1941 |
| 0:33.5 | The athletic Steph Young will also join us to discuss the US women's natural teams roster for the World Cup |
| 0:38.9 | And whether injuries could cost them a title. Finally golfers Macy Kay Akak and Sarah Marshall will come on |
| 0:46.6 | to share how they've redefined what it means to be a college athlete and all it took was shooting some of the worst |
| 0:52.8 | Rounds of golf of all time. I'm in Washington DC and I'm the author of the Queen and the host of the podcast one year |
| 0:59.3 | Also in Washington DC a Stefan Fatsas. He's the author of word freak a few seconds of panic and wild and outside. Hello, Stefan |
| 1:06.8 | Hey Josh, how's it going? |
| 1:08.8 | going |
| 1:09.9 | Swimmingly and as a |
| 1:12.9 | Golfer yourself |
| 1:14.3 | Look forward to your insight and expertise. I'm gonna say former golfer |
| 1:19.4 | It's been a while |
| 1:21.0 | Not to belabor a point we've made |
| 1:23.5 | The past few weeks actually to belabor a point |
| 1:25.9 | But Stefan and I both hope you got the chance to listen all four episodes of Joel Anderson's slow burn season eight |
| 1:31.7 | Becoming Justice Thomas |
| 1:34.0 | If you haven't you can you can keep listening to us for now |
| 1:37.8 | Well, we'll attempt to entertain you, but please promise that you will queue it up next |
| 1:44.0 | In our bonus segment first slate plus members |
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