{"podcast":{"title":"Le Batard & Friends Network","slug":"le-batard-friends-network-83210","podcast_index_feed_id":83210,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ESP7341569060","website_url":"http://www.lebatardAF.co,","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3557e8bc-4f64-11eb-938f-fb008d5d096b/image/73447c6e37cb2aef46f172515a0cead7.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Meadowlark Media","episode_count":200,"summary":"Your one-stop feed for Dan and all of the original podcasts from the LeBatard & Friends network. You won't miss a show here.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T20:21:27.586400+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/le-batard-friends-network-83210"},"episode":{"title":"MLB CBA FIGHT: The back-and-forth will continue! Buckle up! Why anonymous execs are saying MLB expansion is NOT happening! (Episode 1465 Hour 1)","slug":"mlb-cba-fight-the-back-and-forth-will-continue-buckle-up-why-anonymous-execs-are-saying-mlb-expansion-is-not-happening-episode-1465-hour-1","published_at":"2026-06-02T13:20:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/le-batard-friends-network-83210/mlb-cba-fight-the-back-and-forth-will-continue-buckle-up-why-anonymous-execs-are-saying-mlb-expansion-is-not-happening-episode-1465-hour-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/le-batard-friends-network-83210","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LBE2651168492.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/LBE2651168492.mp3","summary":"Germany trip continued - thanks again for sticking with us throughout all the audio, video, lighting problems! Today’s word of the day is ‘tactics’ as in MLBPA as in MLB as in messaging as in proposals as in arguing as in yelling as in bashing. Bruce Meyer has come out swinging. Bruce Meyer had harsh responses to the proposal that MLB sent last week. Was there a new proposal? No! Same one, but this time he spoke with the media over it. And then MLB had to respond. (26:20) Could President Trump be the key to this negotiation? Maybe! (32:11) What is going on with expansion in baseball? Is it not happening? (38:40) Review: Half Man. (42:44) NPPOD. (45:00) The Royals have a stadium issue. It’s about financing. It’s always about financing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Germany trip continued - thanks again for sticking with us throughout all the audio, video, lighting problems! Today’s word of the day is ‘tactics’ as in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3219,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/le-batard-friends-network-83210/episodes/mlb-cba-fight-the-back-and-forth-will-continue-buckle-up-why-anonymous-execs-are-saying-mlb-expansion-is-not-happening-episode-1465-hour-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/le-batard-friends-network-83210/mlb-cba-fight-the-back-and-forth-will-continue-buckle-up-why-anonymous-execs-are-saying-mlb-expansion-is-not-happening-episode-1465-hour-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}