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6ix Inning Stretch
Ernie Clement is the Best Team Guy... Road trips, Golfing, Signing Autographs, and more
On this episode of 6ix Inning Stretch with Lindsay Dunn and Whit Merrifield, the duo dives into some of the hottest topics in baseball. They kick things off with a breakdown of the heated Bryce Harper–Rob Manfred confrontation, before getting into the quirks of handling the lights at Rogers Centre and what it takes to deal with the sweltering mid-summer heat. Whit also shares his perspective on the emotional rollercoaster of navigating the trade deadline as a player. Later in the show, they’re joined by Toronto Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement for a wide-ranging chat about life on the road, the art of pitching (even if you’re not a pitcher), wanting to get tossed from a game, and plenty more behind-the-scenes stories you won’t want to miss.
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TIME STAMPS
00:00 - Welcome to Episode 4
00:32 - Harper Confronts Manfred
03:21 - Handling the Trade Deadline
08:25 - Whit's Trade to Toronto
11:19 - Breaking Trades??
14:19 - Extra Innings
15:20 - Handling Balls in the Lights/Sky
17:00 - Dealing with the Heat
20:27 - Ernie Clement
23:01 - Biggest Team Guy
24:35 - Barger's Walk-Up Song
25:13 - Pitching in the MLB and Being Tossed
28:15 - Playing in Toronto & Handling Fans
31:43 - The Golf Game
36:25 - Bills Mafia
38:52 - College Sports
42:14 - Road Trips
45:04 - Hyun-jin Ryu
48:04 - Roomie Life, Video Games, and Catan
51:11 - Budweiser
52:01 - Fans on Deck
54:31 - Weird Items Whit's been Asked For
56:52 - Favorite Golf Driver
59:33 - Shoutout Glenn Abbey
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