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With all kinds of different people.

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And every week on the Middle with Jeremy Hobson podcast, we bring them all together with an all-star panel.

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Hello and welcome.

It's our number three.

Hour three.

Thumbs up or thumbs down talking baseball.

Thumbs up or thumbs down on the Mets as the clear-cut favorites for Juan Soto.

Supposed to decide here shortly after Thanksgiving.

Also, the Juan Soto sweepstakes said to be down to the final four.

Can you handicap the field other than the Mets?

And a mayor-elect is optimistic about a major league baseball team coming to Portland, Oregon,

saying he's confident it's down to us and one other city.

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