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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1504 – Fast Start Fades: Where Are We Now?

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4.71.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Paul, Justin, and Joe discuss a group of hitters who've had the biggest drop-offs from their first two weeks (though not all are in trouble despite their regression)

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0:00.0

Hello, and welcome to episode 1504 of The Sleeper and the Bus.

0:21.7

It is Tuesday. May 5th, I'm your host, Paul Sporer.

0:25.2

Join the day by Justin and Joe.

0:26.4

What's up, guys?

0:28.2

Guys, I've had the lyrics to Sunday, Bloody Sunday replaying in my head pretty much every day for the last couple weeks with all the brutal injury reports we've had.

0:37.6

But just trying to keep our heads above water.

0:39.3

Like I said, there's so many teams that are just packed with injuries and so many guys

0:42.4

have been bad.

0:43.3

But remember, it's a long season, very long season.

0:47.4

Oh, I'm telling myself that a lot over the last 24 hours.

0:52.5

Have you guys had injuries on your teams?

0:55.0

It's weird.

0:56.0

Oh, wow.

0:57.4

Yeah, keep talking that sort of mess.

0:59.0

Yeah, no, no.

1:00.1

I lost the fantasy gods, buddy.

1:02.4

I literally traded Aaron Judge for Scoobel last week.

1:07.1

And so we both lost him.

1:08.5

And then on my best team, my, my birth league team, I lost school.

1:13.6

That was your Labadini that you did, the judge, though.

1:17.0

The whole point is to draft the cheap pitching as I trade some of your offensive surplus to get an ace.

1:23.8

And literally the day after, Terrick Scoobel goes out, loose body surgery, two to three months.

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