2 Wild Card Teams, Rangers & Diamondbacks, in World SeriesRecalling childhood of sneaking in a transistor radio into the classroom to listen to the gameRobin throws his hat into the ring for RedSox GMTeams that will not build their payroll including Miami – Kim Ng & Derek Jeter departuresCould Kim Ng displace Brian Cashman at the YankeesBaseball grind taking its toll on Max ScherzerDo Bye teams lose some momentum?Young guys that figure it out are coming up in the World Series, Brandon PfaadtDiamondbacks & Rangers pitchersWhen and who you put on the moundAnalytics can only carry a team so farKirby ready to come out after 6 inningsRobin Fuson's SpitballLearning how to let hitters get themselves out Movement, Location & Variety – each pitch should have 2 different thingsGreg Maddux – the template for pitchingThrowing hard & avoiding snap back to avoid injuriesRays a farm team for the rest of the leagueThe eyes of Nate Eovaldi & Pete FairbanksRehabbing Matt Young, Jim Corsi, Guillermo Willie Hernandez in OaklandGetting a pitcher’s mindset ready and facing the fear of injuryJoe McIlvaine, Scout & later GM, gave Robin an objective view on his pitching with tape on his sleeve Watching Tanyon Sturtze develop with a “I will fight you every step of the way attitude”World Series projections from beginning of regular seasonNational Media did not see the Diamondbacks coming. – just ask Torey LovulloMotivation between Rangers & Astros after Hit By Pitch with Anoldis GarciaWas the hit intentional – What would Dusty say – with “money on the table”Pitcher sometimes have to brush back and/or hit a player to send a messageRobin hits Brooks Jacoby and gets $200 league fine as benches empty Chattanooga fans passed the hat & pay for Robin’s fineAnoldis Garcia - would never see Nolan Ryan or Tom Seaver flip a batShould we let baseball players have a scrum like hockey players  Mexican League, Dominican Republic, Venezuelan & Caracas Winter League Caribbean World Series – MLB players were there for their countryman, Dave Concepcion, Tony Pena, Howard JohnsonWorld Baseball Classic – Juan Soto, Shohei Ohtani, Mike TroutPitch Clock – baseball was not meant to be a game to be rushed. The joy of taking a moment to relish each play.Double plays – Ground balls & Charlie Morton Off-speed sliders are a wonderful thingManager moves – Dusty Baker, Bob Melvin & more. Will we see Joe Maddon or Buck Showalter pop upMLB Winter Meetings – informal conversations & making deals. Meeting friends like Tommy Lasorda, Chito RodriguezDecision time - work for free as an intern or become a judge United Baseball draft – Another league like LIV is for golf – “Money Talks”  Tommy Lasorda story Lovin the 7 game ALCS & NLCS SeriesMore tales from Robin on Twitter @slider_sinker All-American Women’s Baseball Tournament link  Discover more on BaseballBiz is at www.baseballbizondeck.com & on iheartradio, Apple & Google podcasts You can reach Mark @TheBaseballBiz on Twitter  Special thanks to XTaKeRuX for the music "Rocking Forward"