We take a look at the Home Run Derby participants (before they announced Matt Olson would replace Ronald Acuna Jr) and All-Star Game rosters, discussing who got snubbed, who should be starting, and other general stuff from the first half of the season. Also some trade deadline talk, a farewell to DJ Lemahieu, and a hello to Cam Schlittler.

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Produced and Edited by Nolan Rabine

Cover Art by Brody Staub

Mudville is BACK from a long hiatus and we're discussing a truly massive week in which the Oklahoma City Thunder won their first NBA title, Zohran Mamdani spanked disgraced pervert Andrew Cuomo in the NYC mayoral primary, and Rafael Devers hit his first few home runs as a San Francisco Giant after last week's historic trade from the Boston Red Sox.

The guys celebrate Zohran's massive victory and pay tribute to one of the best political campaigns in years. Nolan reminisces on years of painful collapses rooting for the Thunder, an incredible rebuilding effort by GM Sam Presti, and what this championship means to the fanbase. We search for any sort of precedent for the blockbuster Rafael Devers trade between the Giants and Red Sox, break down how we got to this moment, and question why Boston would ever make this decision.

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Listen to Brody's band Killer Film and check out their new single "Five More Minutes (Where the Fuck Are My Sunglasses?)"

Timestamps:

(1:00) Mudville's return/Zohran's primary victory

(18:45) OKC Thunder win the NBA Finals

(35:55) Rafael Devers traded from BOS to SF

Produced and Edited by Nolan Rabine

Cover Art by Brody Staub

Nolan and Brody break down the first ten days of the 2025 MLB season and predict whether emerging trends are legitimate or just a flash in the plan, before delivering five bold predictions each for the rest of the year. We discuss the red-hot NL West, a disastrous start for the Atlanta Braves, who should break out in the NL Central, and early-season performances from Wilyer Abreu, Kyle Tucker, Jason Wilson, Nathan Eovaldi, Spencer Schwellenbach, Dylan Crews, and Walker Buehler.

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Timestamps:

(01:00) Intro

(06:45) Who's Real? Who's Fake?

(45:12) Bold Predictions for 2025

(1:06:30) Outro

Produced and Edited by Nolan Rabine

Cover Art by Brody Staub