The P.B.P. Voices of Baseball is a podcast about the art and craft of play by play and we're in the middle of an amazing season.

Catch up on episodes with Joe Buck, Joe Davis, Pat Hughes, and more, and learn along with me Matt Spiegel how the job is done.

It's not just home run Bryce Harper and the Philly's League to really do it justice.

You got to widen the lens. What does this home run mean?

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I've been told I have to put it nicer than that. Cash the ticket, Jim Costa sitting across from Mike Valencia.

This is truly special. This is an off season where both our schedules link up and we have decided we're into a little mailbag, a little Derby recap, a friendship recap.

So lock in. Good to see you at mornings. Good to see you at mornings.

Hey, look a little tired. Thanks. Appreciate it.

That was a 430 AM wake up. That's what those are, buddy.

That's a lifestyle that is a lifestyle. It takes some getting used to in the whole week. So I'll get used to it.

Beats digging ditches. Absolutely.

All right. What do you want to get to here? You told me we have copious mail.

Well, I do want to get to the mailbag because people need your reaction on mage.

Yeah, but I need to ask you as a casual. What's going on with all these horses?

Oh, this is what we started. Scratches and okay, well scratches are precaution.

That's sure like seven horses. Well, hold on. Are you talking about the norm?

Wait, you're talking about the horses breaking down and being euthanized.

That's not a scratch. You're talking about the horses dying. Yes.

Okay, the Derby, what you had five scratches, I think they're related.

I'll give you an example. So forte being scratched. So I got a favorite.

Yeah, I got a phone call Saturday, buddy who works in the industry and he goes,

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