The Show Before the Show: Episode 29

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Episode 29:

Three Strikes (1:40)

• It's Organization All-Stars time at MiLB.com, so Tyler and Sam break down some of the teams that have already been released in the past week -- namely the D-backs, Braves, Orioles, Red Sox and White Sox -- by talking about the stars in each system and whose inclusion on the All-Stars list would have surprised them back at the start of the season.
• With the Arizona Fall League season opening Tuesday while the guys were recording, Tyler and Sam discuss some of the bigger storylines of the upcoming autumn campaign and talk about how Roberto Osuna and Greg Bird showed in 2014 that AFL performance can be predictive of success in the Majors.
• In the third strike, Sam opines on his latest Toolshed column about how pitch clocks cut down drastically on game times at the Triple-A and Double-A levels, leading to the shortest average game times in the Minors since 2007.

Justine Siegal interview (28:37)

• Justine Siegal, who was the first woman to throw batting practice to a Major League team in 2011, became the first female coach in Major League history when the A's hired her back in September to be a guest instructor at the organization's instructional league. Siegal talked to Tyler about what inspired her to seek a life in baseball, how she ended up with the A's and how the future is changing for the better for women in baseball. 

Ben's Biz Banter (42:42)

• Benjamin Hill joins for his weekly podcast segment and, to continue on the theme from Siegal's interview, talks about how he's seen Minor League clubs embrace women in their front offices. Ben also discusses his piece on some of the refreshed logos in the Minors and his ongoing blog series on his 2015 road trips.

Wrapping up (56:42)