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Joe Blanton was the big piece of news on this week's podcast, which means we were reliant on questions from listeners to cover a large portion of the broadcast.
It also gave me time to outline the rules for old friend status, among other questions, and we briefly discussed the Dodgers settling with all of their salary arbitration-eligible players. Also, if you listen hard enough you can hear the palpable disappointment in Jacob's voice as I reveal that I have not seen a single minute nor read a single page of Game of Thrones.
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