On this episode of Three Tool Players, Pete Rose is reinstated into Major League Baseball and we discuss his candidacy for the Hall of Fame. Also, should the players who have been confirmed to have used PEDs deserve a second look for the Hall and how will the story of baseball history be told.

We take a look at the first month of the season by way of a little game called True or False, an ESPN writer riles Brian up, and the Orioles are bad but local Baltimore eateries are great and we pursue a sponsorship, all this and more on this episode of Three Tool Players.

We go deep into what defines a good or a bad closer, Spear is flying high with the Mets winning streak, Dan wants the Phillies bats to wake up and Brian thinks Pete Alonso owes Devin Williams an apology.

Show Notes:

1:33 - Devin Williams is “A” “B”roken “C”loser in the Bronx and it’s Pete Alonso’s fault

5:29 - The Hammer Bros. have a sibling rivalry over which has the worst bullpen

7:56 - Definition of the hardest role in baseball, the Closer

11:26 - Who is the worst Phillies closer and why

13:21 - For some reason, Brian complains about Mo Rivera and a Mets and Phillie fan come to his defense

14:28 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Yankees relievers

15:31 - Why save percentage an important metric

16:31 - Mets fans look at their worst closers in terms of agita given

20:04 - Closers are often defined by what they don’t do, and they can be really quirky as a result

22:26 - The Mets make Spear nervous with a 15-run lead, but are on an absolute tear

27:01 - Dan is concerned about the Phillies bats and relief pitching

30:41 - Juan Soto is not sucking wind and will eventually wake up

32:11 - Brian isn’t the Yankees fan superhero that we need, but the one we deserve

34:17 - Brian feels wrath and demands that Pete Alonso issue a written apology to Devin Williams

We talk about the worst trades and transactions of all time, the Yankees are flying high thanks to Paul Goldschmidt who might have found the Fountain of Youth, no lead is safe when Jordan Romano comes into the game for the Phillies, and Pete Alonso’s family might be being held hostage with how well he is playing.

On this episode of Three Tool Players, The Phillies have made Dan sad, the Yankees might be in trouble, are Mike Trout and the Angels for real, what is going on in Sacramento with the Athletics, and Dan gives his all time top-ten baseball movie list.

On this episode, Vladdy gets the bag, the Pirates plunder the legacy of Roberto Clemente, the Phils stare down the Dodgers and Brian really needs to get to sleep.

We recap the opening weekend of Major League Baseball by weighing in on the #YankeesBats controversy and lament the fact that the Mets bats are ice cold.

We continue our MLB Preview with a deep dive into the National League. Also, Dan doesn't like his brother very much.