On this episode of Your Dark Companion, Mike and Grubes attempt to start a normal show… so naturally the entire tech setup revolts, Billy Martin Jr. disappears into the Riverside void, and we end up with six and a half minutes of chaos, Titanic on recorder, and a heartfelt discussion on moldy elementary school instruments. When Billy finally makes it back from the digital afterlife, we get an incredible sit-down with the son of one of the most infamous managers in baseball history, Billy Martin Sr. Billy Jr. walks us through how his dad helped keep the Rangers in Arlington, turned Texas into a real baseball town, tortured umpires on the field and then bought them drinks off it, and why “flush the toilet” is the only way to survive a 162-game season. We also get into Billy Jr.’s life as an agent, why Pete Incaviglia might be the best manager MLB will never hire, how analytics and gut should coexist, and what it feels like to turn the same age your dad was when he passed. It’s funny, inside-baseball nerdy, surprisingly tender, and very, very Rhyner. ⏱ CHAPTERS Formatted how you’ve been using them: 00:00:00 - Cold Open: Lightning Strikes & Ticket Nonsense  00:01:04 - “172 of These Bad Boys” – Mike Actually Likes Podcasting  00:01:34 - Riverside Betrays Us: Billy Vanishes Mid-Intro  00:02:00 - Stuff, Stuff, Stuff: Mike’s Improv Theme Song  00:02:48 - Titanic on Recorder & The Curse of the Moldy Instruments  00:04:10 - “This Feels Like a Bust” – Ash, Shoopy & Live Panic  00:06:08 - Cowboys, Show Banking & Mild Bickering  00:07:13 - Billy Returns from the Void (For Real This Time)  00:08:00 - Introducing Billy Martin Jr: Son of a Baseball Lightning Bolt  00:09:27 - How Billy Martin Helped Keep the Rangers in Arlington  00:11:21 - Showing Texas What Winning Baseball Looked Like  00:13:24 - What Billy Was Really Like at Home (No, He Didn’t Kick Dirt on the Kids)  00:14:02 - Umpires, Fights & Why They Secretly Loved Him  00:16:03 - “Flush the Toilet” – How a Manager Survives 162 Games  00:18:06 - Bar Stories, Jimmy Piersall & Running the Bases Backwards  00:22:03 - From Clubhouse Kid to Agent: Launching Pro Agents  00:23:24 - Mike Hargrove, Rookie of the Year & the Human Rain Delay  00:24:43 - Cheating, Can Lids & Why It’s “As Old as Cracker Jacks”  00:26:03 - Bunt, Win, Repeat: Billy’s 7th-Inning Chess Moves  00:27:39 - Pete Incaviglia: Indie-Ball King & Why MLB Won’t Call  00:29:12 - Labor Wars, Salary Caps & Why Baseball Isn’t Football  00:31:11 - Killing the Minors & Scouts to Save Pennies  00:33:28 - College Coaches to MLB: Will Players Even Respect Them?  00:36:02 - Cashman, Boone & Managing Without Ever Managing  00:39:28 - Mickey Mantle on Billy: Always Looking for an Angle  00:42:11 - Personality Managers vs Spreadsheet Managers  00:44:37 - Analytics vs Gut: Alex Cora, Bluffing the Computers  00:52:00 - Turning the Age His Dad Was When He Died  00:53:15 - Birthday Reflections & an Open Invite to Come Back  00:54:20 - Where to Find Your Dark Companion & How to Keep It Alive   Follow Your Dark Companion on Patreon for every episode: patreon.com/YourDarkCompanion IG: https://www.instagram.com/yourdarkcompanion/X: https://x.com/YDC_DfwTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourdarkcompanionFB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559876685445 The Old Grey Wolf: X: https://x.com/TheOldGreyWolfIG: https://www.instagram.com/theoldgreywolf16/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikerhyner579 To reach out email us at: Info@Stolenwatermedia.com