Fan / Not A Fan: April overreactions, cinematic broadcasts and stunt foods

Hello, as promised, we went live for our first edition of Fan / Not A Fan in the Substack era, and the full video is recorded here for on-demand viewing. Thanks to everyone who hopped on to watch live, and to the subscribers who sent in suggestions.

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~ Show notes ~

Baseball chatter:

0:20: Mets fans’ ‘My Girl’ sing-a-long for Francisco Lindor

3:20: Standing ovations for struggling players

5:20: Juan Soto trade retrospective

Fan / Not A Fan:

7:33: Early season overreactions (lookin’ at you, Phillies fans)

11:50: Safety bases (to prevent the Luis Arraez collision)

15:28: Baseball as cinema

• The Mets broadcast moment in question
• SNY director John DeMarsico proves the cinematic-ness

20:20: Managers not wearing uniforms (inspired by Terry Francona)

24:11: Stunt foods at the ballpark

28:49: Dramatic prospect call-ups for social media

• Cam Smith makes the Astros
• Aaron Boone makes half-hearted attempt to fake out catcher J.C. Escarra

32:20: Post-homer dugout celebration headwear

34:13: The MLB draft as a spectacle

36:14: Karaoke

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