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Back from vacation, DOB, partnered with EOF, as always, welcome former Braves do-it-all, Kelly Johnson. Kelly, David and Eric run the gamut, chatting about Jacob DeGrom's remarkable year; reminiscing about Acuna's contract, and how fortunate Atlanta is he signed it; Kelly's kids, who are baseball-playing age, and how the development of younger players has evolved since he, and Eric, were young; Kelly shares his perspective on the Bravos' 2021 campaign; Acuna's mighty lead-off ability, and how it sets the stage for Freddie Freeman; how offensive and defensive approaches to the game have changed; performance coaches and their influence on players as well as rare qualities some of the best coaches in the game share, and Austin Riley's upshoot might net him an All-Star nod.

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