{"podcast":{"title":"6ix Inning Stretch","slug":"6ix-inning-stretch-7390316","podcast_index_feed_id":7390316,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/685cda690904b52e46aba9aa","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/6ix-inning-stretch","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/685cda690904b52e46aba9aa/1754076900823-d128171f-b80a-4c49-b3c8-2b8e87e5987d.jpeg","author":"The Nation Network","episode_count":50,"summary":"A baseball podcast hosted by 3-time All-Star Whit Merrifield and sports reporter Lindsay Dunn. Every Wednesday, Whit and Lindsay will talk Blue Jays, the latest news around Major League Baseball, and interview some of the biggest names in the game! Presented by Sports Interaction (19+): http://www.sportsinteraction.com/BJN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T04:17:03.408299+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/6ix-inning-stretch-7390316"},"episode":{"title":"Gausman Reaches 2,000 Ks & Whit OWNS the Trop! | 6ix Inning Stretch","slug":"gausman-reaches-2-000-ks-whit-owns-the-trop-6ix-inning-stretch","published_at":"2026-05-13T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/6ix-inning-stretch-7390316/gausman-reaches-2-000-ks-whit-owns-the-trop-6ix-inning-stretch","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/6ix-inning-stretch-7390316","url":"https://shows.acast.com/6ix-inning-stretch/episodes/gausman-reaches-2000-ks-whit-owns-the-trop-6ix-inning-stretc","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/685cda690904b52e46aba9aa/e/6a03d0a46304701dd8e4c261/media.mp3","summary":"Whit Merrifield and Lindsay Dunn are back for another brutally honest episode of 6ix Inning Stretch! This week, Whit breaks down the potential MLB lockout and what fans should expect from CBA negotiations, reacts to George Springer and Dalton Varsho chirping him, explains why he “owns” Tropicana Field, and shouts out Kevin Gausman’s incredible 2,000th strikeout milestone. Plus, the duo dives into baseball’s unwritten rules, odd national anthems, and more! Subscribe to Blue Jays Nation for more episodes of 6ix Inning Stretch every week! 0:00 - Intro 1:55 - Is a lockout coming? 4:05 - Springer and Varsho have words for Whit 9:00 - Kevin Gausman reaches 2000 strikeouts 11:30 - Barger's outfield cannon 13:06 - Sports Interaction 14:24 - Eric Lauer DFA'd by the Blue Jays 19:05 - Whit OWNS the Trop 22:26 - Memorable national anthems 26:00 - Why pitchers can't wear white gear 28:23 - Unwritten rules 32:05 - Batting practice 33:01 - Questions from fans! 40:18 - Outro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Whit Merrifield and Lindsay Dunn are back for another brutally honest episode of 6ix Inning Stretch! This week, Whit breaks down the potential MLB lockout…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2462,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/6ix-inning-stretch-7390316/episodes/gausman-reaches-2-000-ks-whit-owns-the-trop-6ix-inning-stretch/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/6ix-inning-stretch-7390316/gausman-reaches-2-000-ks-whit-owns-the-trop-6ix-inning-stretch.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}