Hour 2: What did the MLB do Right at the All-Star Game and what needs to Change?

Brock and Salk

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🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Brock is back! What did he think about the All-Star game and the attention Cal Raleigh is getting from the national media even after winning the MLB Homerun Derby? // Need to Know: The National League won the 2025 All-Star game after a dramatic comeback by the AL late in the game which prompted a Swing-Off. Now that the All-Star festivities are done, GM’s can now focus on the approaching trade deadline. NBA League meetings were happening this week and Adam Silver gave another vague comment on possible NBA expansion. // Brock & Salk debate some big topics about the MLB All-Star game including the switch back to players wearing their team’s jerseys again, to the use of the ABS system, and more! // Jeff Passan joins the show to give us his perspective from the All-Star game and the Homerun Derby. What was it like to see Cal Raleigh climb the mountain and win the Derby with his father and brother alongside him. What was his biggest takeaway from the 2025 MLB All-Star game?

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0:00.0	Get to the freaking auto!
0:01.5	From the Quantum Fiber Studio, this is Brock & Sock on Seattle Sports. Brock Ewerd is my hero. James Euter just punched me in the kidney. We're going to give you the money. They don't really work that way, Sherman. This is a show that has my name on it. It's kind of tough. Now here are your hosts, Brock Eard and Mike Salk. Hello.
0:22.7	Well, thank you.
0:24.7	Appreciate the kind words on the Jim Abbott interview.
0:26.9	Really, he's just a good interview.
0:29.2	I mean, he's got a great story.
0:36.9	He's a great guest and happy to be a conduit and for him to tell that because he was great and super meaningful for me.
0:37.8	Good morning, Brock. How are you? Good morning morning michael is your radio tank full after johnny bench and the baseball bunch and
0:43.2	jim abbott johnny bench sang the theme to the baseball bunch how about that he did no he did not
0:48.1	unprovoked brady you need to find that for me please we need to play that at some point today for me. Oh, yeah. Thank you, Brady. He sang the theme. He told me that he's still in touch with the San Diego chicken. Yeah, it was, uh, it was, he's what, 76, 76, 77, something like that. And he didn't sound all that much different. Did he sound great? Yes, he did. Oh, that's good for John.
1:10.9	Brock, I didn't even ask him a question to start the interview. I just said, hi, we're welcoming Johnny Benj. Hey, Mike, how are you? Let me tell you about Cal Rale. I was like, okay, great. Like, I just sit back for the next half hour and let you just do your thing. It feels like that's what the country's doing, is it not? just watching Cal Raleigh?
1:08.0	Yeah, I mean, as far as like a
1:28.1	cue rating of the last two three days sheish is there been anybody in the sport of baseball that has
1:34.9	impacted and affected his i hate to say cue rating because that doesn't even sound right with
1:40.3	cal roll right say cue rating to cal rale and he'd be what. Because he's so busy trying to like tamp all that down.
1:46.0	Yeah.
1:46.3	What the heck is a Q rating?
1:47.4	Right.
1:47.6	I don't even know what, what are you talking about? Right. Do you think Cal Raleigh knows what a Q rating is? 0.0.0 chance. He might. No, he might. He might. zero chance.
1:41.9	Brady, do you know what a Q rating is?
1:43.7	Charles?
1:44.5	Charles in the house.
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