Chin Music w/ Roy Smalley, LaVelle E. Neal III & Jim Souhan - Minnesota Twins Podcast · Talk North Podcast Network

Twins' coaches, gambling, awards

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Jim Souhan says gambling in baseball makes him “absolutely furious” and calls it a threat to the game’s integrity.

Roy Smalley, Lavelle E. Neal III, and Jim Suhan lead the discussion. They start with awards season and the latest Joe Ryan rumors. The Twins' hire of a couple of coaches gives them another way in. That opens into a broader talk about what those moves might mean for the club. The conversation is less about one headline than about where the Twins and baseball are headed. World Series ratings come up too. From there, the focus turns to gambling and how baseball has changed around it. The old clubhouse warning that nobody can bet on baseball gets mentioned. So does the fact that sports once avoided teams in Las Vegas because of gambling fears. The discussion draws a sharp contrast with the present, when leagues are closely tied to gambling companies and players can still get into trouble. Roy says that makes him furious. He argues that baseball used to treat the issue as a real line, and that the sport cannot claim moral authority if it blurs that line now. He also worries the problem may run deeper than what is already public. Jim and Lavelle keep the exchange moving with questions and pushback before the show eases into bourbon talk, with Stagg and Angel's Envy getting a mention, then thanks and signoff.

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Twins baseball talk with awards, coaching, ratings, and a strong gambling segment.

Chin Music keeps its focus on Twins baseball while widening the frame to awards season, Joe Ryan rumors, a pair of coaching hires, World Series ratings, and gambling. Roy Smalley, Lavelle E.

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For when you want Twins coaching talk with gambling and baseball philosophy.

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