How's it going and welcome to episode 21 of On the Wire?

Proud member, the Pitchelist Podcast Network.

I am Adam Howe.

I'm, joined as always by Kevin Hasting.

Thank you all for listening and watching.

We've got a great show lined up for you.

As always, a very special holiday edition as we're recording in the middle of the day before the fireworks go off on July 4th.

Any excuse to blow stuff up, right, Kevin?

Oh, exactly. 100%. And the fireworks have started in Chicago.

The Cubs, six home runs on Miles Mickelos, seven outs recorded six home runs.

They had six home runs with one out in the third inning.

So the fireworks, Sarah Sanchez and other Cubs fans, congratulations.

The Cubs did start fireworks early today. Now there's a promotion. I talked about it last month

that, you know, Father's Day doesn't have like the Pink Bat promotion that Mother's Day does.

Fourth of July, here's a promotion idea. It's like, you know how in the home run derby there's the money ball, there's the gold

ball at the end.

There should be a random ball that's full, that's like, if it hits a certain altitude,

it just blows up in the air.

It can't hurt anybody as long as it doesn't stay below the altitude line.

But if the fireworks go off on 4th of July, then it's automatic home run. That would be,

that would be blessed. Literally. Cool. Yeah, I mean, Major League Baseball always needs something

to, you know, help their promotional. I went, so I was in D.C. for a conference over the weekend or throughout the course of the week.

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