The Satan’s Armpit Edition

Hang Up and Listen

Joel Meyer

Sports, News, Sports News

4.6 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Stefan Fatsis and Deadspin’s Laura Wagner are joined by Ben Lindbergh of the Ringer to discuss the baseball playoffs, and by Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post to discuss New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Plus, a conversation with Jason Gay of the Wall Street Journal about Gritty. Baseball (1:44): Can “bullpenning” carry the Oakland Athletics past the New York Yankees in the playoffs? And why were the Baltimore Orioles historically bad? Belichick (17:02): Bill Belichick talked to Sally Jenkins about the changing state of football and his obsessive approach to the game—but not his relationship with Tom Brady. Gritty (34:54): The Philadelphia Flyers’ new mascot, Gritty, is simultaneously terrifying and beloved. How did he become an overnight media darling? Afterballs (48:02): Laura on Johnny Manziel’s “letter” to Baker Mayfield and Stefan on the etymology of “bullpen.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.0	Hi, I'm Stephen Fatsus and this is Slate Slates Sports Podcast, Hang Up and Listen for the week of October 1st, 2018.
0:48.0	On this week's show, Ben Lindbergh of The Ringer will join us to talk about Major League Baseball's playoffs, including which teams might
0:55.3	bullpen to the World Series. I'm very excited about bullpen becoming a verb. We'll also talk about the
1:02.4	coach of a two- two NFL team, Bill Balacheck
1:05.8	of the New England Patriots, who emerged from his usual cone of silence for a thoughtful
1:10.9	interview with our guest, Sally Jenkins of the Washington Post.
1:15.0	And finally we'll discuss the biggest story in sports right now.
1:19.0	We always do the big stories and that would be grittyitty, the new nightmare fuel mascot of the
1:25.7	Philadelphia Flyers. Jason Gay of the Wall Street Journal will share his thoughts
1:29.8	about the gritty phenomenon.
1:33.0	Josh Levine, Slate's editorial director and the author of the 2005 Post,
1:38.0	Rapper's and Bloggers, separated at birth, exclamation point.
1:42.0	He's off this week joining me in our
1:44.6	Washington DC studio is former hang-up and listen intern and current
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