Drew Smyly signs with Braves, who's HOF bound & the tiresome three-batter rule
David O'Brien and Eric O'Flaherty discuss pitcher Drew Smyly signing with the Braves. Plus, who from this year's Baseball Hall of Fame class will be inducted, and the three-batter minimum rule is reexamined.
755 Is Real: A show about the Atlanta Braves · The Athletic
November 23, 20201h 9m
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Show Notes
DOB and EOF return to examine Robinson Cano's season-long PED suspension, and how it will impact, what was, his fringe Hall of Fame hopes (:30). On the topic of the Baseball Hall of Fame, the guys zero in on this year's candidates and discuss who will or won't be inducted into the sport's hallowed shrine (12:30). Will Braves great, Andruw Jones, finally join the game's other legends in baseball's mecca? Speaking of Jones, David shares a story about Jones receiving praise from one of the sport's all-time greats (33:15). What can Braves fans expect of pitcher Drew Smyly, who recently signed as a free agent (43:15)? Is Smyly the long-awaited final piece to Atlanta's bullpen that will push the club over the hump, and what will the starting rotation look like to start the 2021 season? To close, the guys chat about 2020's least liked new rule, the three-batter minimum (59:30).
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