Beep bop boop it's good to be back. This episode of the Blight Bat welcomes back old (and we mean old) friends Scott Weber and David Skiba, both formerly of Lookout Landing and Dome and Bedlam, now both full-time dads and increasingly casual Mariner fans.

This episode talks about how and why fandom ebbs and flows; both with the Mariners specifically, and with sports overall. There's some digressions into the NFL, a bit of NBA, and a lot more profanity than is normal for The Blight Bat. We're sorry about that.

Mostly this episode is about long, lasting friendship and connecting through the different seasons of life. A huge thanks to David and Scott - whom I am overwhelmingly grateful to have in my life for these many years and seasons - for carving out time to chat with their friend the Baseball Content Sicko.

We'd be remiss if we didn't thank our sponsor, The 2nd Annual Lagerhead Beer Festival. Make sure you get your tickets for great drinks, amazing food, and supporting an awesome cause. Thanks as always for listening and supporting The Blight Bat!

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Welcome back to The Blight Bat: The Light Bat Podcast! I am so happy to welcome David J. Roth of Defector Media to the show. David is one of my very favorite sportswriters, and his recent* turn as one of the internet's most thoughtful and insightful commentators on our current times has been a huge benefit to us all.

In the show we discuss the similarities and disparities between our respective cursed (and current first place residing) baseball teams. After some lovely chit chat bringing each other up to speed on the how/why of the 2025 Mariners/Mets, we get into the nitty gritty of how the venal nature of upper management and ownership classes allows for continued market inefficiencies. The show wraps up with what can only be described as a lovely examination of the New York Giants QB room. All in all, a triumph.

Huge thanks to David for his time. Please check out and support Defector and the Distraction podcast.

*Since exactly 2016

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The great Patrick Dubuque of the mighty Baseball Prospectus joins the show. We lament the various trials of children of a certain age, marvel at the Seattle Mariners being projected to have one of the American League's best teams despite having so many bad baseball players, and find ourselves deeply curious in the financial loss leaders of the Pittsburgh Pirates ownership group.

There's a fair amount of chatter about the ways we like to consume baseball, its utility in our daily lives, and some lamenting about how many of the sport's paths can be drawn back to online gambling. But, as Patrick was clear to articulate, none of us is free of sin. Let's go Mariners.

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REPENT for a Mariners-adjacent podcast is upon thee!

Nathan and Chris Crawford - of Emerald City Spectrum and My Oh Why - talk about getting your foot in the door of sports media, the genesis of Mollywhop Monday, what makes a good scout a good scout, and a bit about the meandering paths we all walk. Stick around as Chris goes into great detail (and effusive praise) on his Top 10 Mariners prospect list.

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