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Rates & Barrels: A show about Baseball

The White Sox Are the Worst Team In Baseball, But Which Team is Baseball's Best?

Aug 6, 2024
01:09:49

Eno, DVR and Britt consider several options for the 'Best Team in Baseball' title, with just under two months before the playoffs. Plus, they discuss the White Sox as the current titleholder for 'Worst Team in Baseball' honors amidst the team's 21-game losing streak and wonder how things turned for the worse so quickly on the south side of Chicago where the future looked bright just four years ago.


Rundown

4:07 Who Is The Best Team in Baseball Right Now?

12:48 The Injury-Based Case for the Dodgers

21:13 Questions About the Yankees' Bullpen

25:24 What About the Royals?!

33:05 Eno Takes a Trip Down Narrative Street

37:16 The White Sox Are the Worst Team in Baseball

48:40 Eno's Case for the Rockies

55:58 Have the A's Escaped This Conversation?


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Hosts: Derek VanRiper, Eno Sarris & Britt Ghiroli


Executive Producer: Derek VanRiper

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