Dave Dombrowski returns to Starkville to share thoughts on the trade deadline. What were the themes across baseball? What led to the Phillies making the moves they did? Can anyone catch the Braves in the National League East? Plus some stories from Dave's trade deadline history from Florida to Detroit to Boston and Philadelphia.

Trivia from Ben Remis- Name the five 2nd baseman in MLB history to hit 40 homers in a season?

Strange But True focuses on the fight in Cleveland

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