Explanation: Twelve entries in the grid begin with double letters. A single iteration of these double letters spells out HOME RUN DERBY, the answer to the meta!
That was perhaps the shortest explanation to any meta of mine ever, so let me spend the next several paragraphs talking about how I think will win the Home Run Derby this year. No, no, I'll spare you - but please let me know in the comments how your favorite teams and/or players are doing this year. And if you need to choose a team and like experiencing heartache on a regular basis, come cheer on my beloved Cubbies! Thanks, as always, for solving!
Bird Lives 3s · 2024-07-14T11:29:41.538Z
Witty comment from me on a MikeyG meta? Not gunnar happen.
I was joking. I have no idea what a Homerun Derby is but I knew that had to be the correct parsing (Although when solving an havin only a few letters I did think one of the words was UNDER)
I laughed at the jocular reparsing - I think an earlier puzzle had the phrase "LOWERCASE F IN MUSIC" and for a while, people were seeing it legitimately as "FIN MUSIC"!