Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about all aspects of the Home Run Derby spectator experience, both in the ballpark and from afar: the new format, the Netflix broadcast, the Philly fans, Jordan Walker’s win, and more. Then (49:12) they discuss how All-Star selections increasingly reflect same-season performance, Bruce Meyer’s and Rob Manfred’s comments to the BBWAA, negotiations over MLB players’ participation in the 2028 Olympics, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ceddanne Rafaela’s mutual lovefest, and the ice-cold A’s and red-hot Red Sox.

Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2”
Audio outro: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG HRD recap
Link to LHB-heavy preview
Link to MLB HRD notes
Link to LHB park factors
Link to RHB park factors
Link to “Year of the LHH” post
Link to MLB.com on Walker
Link to list of youngest HRD winners
Link to Walker on inspirational value
Link to historical HRD results
Link to McGwire Simpsons scene
Link to Marchand on Netflix
Link to Sam on the Derby’s future
Link to HRD X wiki
Link to Meg’s Arozarena photo
Link to Posnanski on the HRD
Link to Philly Drew/batteries incident
Link to Philly Santa Claus incident
Link to Paine on All-Star selections
Link to past EW discussion on selections
Link to Manfred competitive balance quote
Link to Meyer on MLB.TV ads
Link to Meyer/Manfred messaging summary
Link to Passan on the Olympics
Link to Drellich on the Olympics
Link to The West Wing quote
Link to Rafaela/PCA article
Link to FG WAR leaderboard
Link to playoff odds changes
Link to A’s firing article
Link to team road FIP
Link to team home FIP
Link to team batting WAR
Link to Sheehan on the Sox
Link to conn wiki

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Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen banter about Zack Wheeler declining MLB’s last-minute All-Star invitation, JJ Wetherholt’s long-term contract extension, and how the Futures Game and amateur draft fell flat as spectator events, then discuss the top tier of draft picks, some surprising picks and revamped approaches by teams under new management, why better data hasn’t made teams much better at drafting, why no team has tried blowing by its bonus allotment, and more, plus closing banter about Bryce Harper’s explanation of his video message for a sports-betting addict.

Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: PJ Harding, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to The Simpsons clip
Link to Wheeler article
Link to MLBTR on Wetherholt
Link to Wetherholt’s draft outfit
Link to Baumann on the spectator experience
Link to Cooper on the spectator experience
Link to Manfred mispronunciation article
Link to celebrity golf tournament
Link to Futures Game FAQ
Link to draft viewing FAQ
Link to Brendan on the Futures Game
Link to Eric’s draft preview
Link to The Board
Link to Baumann on big draftees
Link to MLB draft tracker
Link to FG Day 1 draft recap
Link to The Athletic on Schaffner
Link to Crotchfelt vs. Titsworth post
Link to Angels picks
Link to Ball’s draft study
Link to Seidler on blowing up the draft
Link to Ball on blowing up the draft
Link to NBA revenue info
Link to Madisynn from She-Hulk
Link to Clemens on prospect valuation 1
Link to Clemens on prospect valuation 2
Link to camel case wiki
Link to Harper’s Instagram post
Link to EW guest appearances
Link to Dodgers extra-inning game

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley share listener solutions to the mystery of why the 12-straight-hits club is such an undistinguished group, the Home Run Derby field, Bryce Harper’s video message (13:28) to a sports-betting addict and sportsbooks’ practice of preying on whales, the disparity (35:54) in the recent treatment of two pitchers who had no-hitters in progress, and Zack Wheeler’s gripe against All-Star selecting, then (1:02:42) answer a listener email about how much a game one has to have seen to claim to have “watched” it, and Stat Blast (1:23:20) about partial home run robberies, games with matching starter pitch and strike counts, historical team no-hitter conversion rates, and prolific “first” strikeout and home-run recorders.

Audio intro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Tolbert record post 1
Link to Tolbert record post 2
Link to Williams 11th hit
Link to Pedroia 11th hit
Link to HRD field
Link to Norway rowing pedant
Link to Inquirer article on Harper
Link to Post article on Harper
Link to lawsuit article
Link to Giannis/Kalshi article
Link to gambling damage research 1
Link to gambling damage research 2
Link to addiction story 1
Link to addiction story 2
Link to addiction story 3
Link to addiction story 4
Link to addiction story 5
Link to story on Jones 1
Link to story on Jones 2
Link to Jones game log
Link to questions about Jones
Link to Jones Q&A
Link to Cease story
Link to BP on Cease
Link to top 2026 pitch counts
Link to Blum on pulling pitchers
Link to Scott/PCA clip
Link to Ben on no-hitter strike zones
Link to Wheeler quote clip
Link to Wheeler’s agent article
Link to latest Luzardo start
Link to 2025 Phillies ASG complaints
Link to “May I meet you?” meme
Link to Pascal’s wager wiki
Link to “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”
Link to Simpson/Adell robbery
Link to Glavine game 1
Link to Glavine game 2
Link to Nola question
Link to Bois on Stieb
Link to Stat Blast data
Link to listener emails database
Link to Cubs fact 1
Link to Cubs fact 2
Link to MLBTR on Ohtani
Link to MLBTR on Wetherholt

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about failed former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt’s subsequent sports ownership endeavors, a claim about Jacob Misiorowski’s pitching improvement, Jackson Chourio (batting lefty) as “a baseball player,” the recent struggles of Paul Skenes and Steven Kwan, Justin Verlander’s retirement, Zack Wheeler’s continued dominance, Andrew McCutchen’s return to the minors, the Orioles’ lack of improvement, the epitome of a Little League home run, Tyler Tolbert’s contribution to one of baseball’s great mysteries, and a 2026 Dodgers first.

Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to McCourt’s new league
Link to McCourt wiki
Link to show jumping wiki
Link to Vladimir Shpunt article
Link to NPR on Fitzgerald’s quote
Link to Nickelodeon Guts wiki
Link to “Let’s go to Mo”
Link to “Aggro Crag piece
Link to Slippery Stairs video
Link to Murphy/Chourio quote
Link to Rendon lefty dinger
Link to Mr. Baseball wiki
Link to Mr. Baseball scene
Link to FG post on Skenes
Link to Sheehan on Skenes
Link to Skenes mechanics post
Link to Skenes velo tweet
Link to Skenes velo data
Link to Skenes on his velo
Link to Skenes on O’Hearn
Link to O’Hearn article
Link to Skenes hot dog ad
Link to Skenes on EW
Link to Griffin injury article
Link to sagittal band info
Link to FG post on Kwan
Link to Verlander’s retirement post
Link to Verlander Legend pick
Link to 2025 ASG box score
Link to Wheeler leaderboard
Link to Wheeler ASG article 1
Link to Wheeler ASG article 2
Link to McCutchen tweet
Link to Orioles record post
Link to Orioles WAR leaders
Link to “great call from the haters”
Link to LLHR article
Link to LLHR video
Link to Sam on the LLHR
Link to Posnanski on the LLHR
Link to BP on the LLHR
Link to FG post on the LLHR
Link to Tolbert record post 1
Link to Tolbert record post 2
Link to Dodgers extra-inning game

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about two significant MLB debuts on NBC’s “Star-Spangled Sunday” (by Eddy Yean and Eliezer Alfonzo), the fallout from the Marlins pulling Eury Pérez mid-perfecto, a rare fog delay, the All-Star Game rosters (featuring a very normal number of Blue Jays, and also Rob Manfred’s good buddy Bryce Harper), whether the league set a target home-run rate (and whether that would be a bad thing), and the rotation durability of the Cards and Guards.

Audio intro: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: PJ Harding, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to “Star-Spangled Sunday” explainer
Link to minor league draft scoreboard
Link to Yean’s cart clip
Link to Yean debut article
Link to bullpen cart driver episode
Link to team RP WAR
Link to Alfonzo article 1
Link to Alfonzo article 2
Link to Contreras apology
Link to B-Ref’s new debuts
Link to Pérez article
Link to Sheehan on pulling Pérez
Link to Ben on Marlins play-by-play
Link to 2016 Hill article
Link to 2022 Kershaw article
Link to 2022 Scherzer article
Link to Stripling on his debut
Link to Bachar’s Instagram
Link to fog game article 1
Link to fog game article 2
Link to BP on the fog game
Link to foggy ABS clip
Link to Fog Bowl wiki
Link to Statcast Hawk-Eye explainer
Link to All-Star rosters announcement
Link to Vladito back injury info
Link to Harper All-Star story
Link to 2025 Harper/Manfred story
Link to recent episode on baseball behavior
Link to MLB statement
Link to Baseball Savant drag dashboard
Link to 2026 Athletic ball article
Link to 2025 Athletic ball article
Link to 2022 ball article 1
Link to 2022 ball article 2
Link to 2022 humidor article
Link to 2021 ball-deadening article
Link to eyeblack ball report
Link to NPB ball scandal article
Link to NPB ball scandal outcome
Link to Strange-Gordon farming info
Link to NBA deflation scandals
Link to Sheehan on the Cards/Guards
Link to BP IL Ledger
Link to SP used per team
Link to team SP FB velo
Link to team SP WAR
Link to Pitcher List on Guardians SP stuff
Link to Thress Pérez/Bachar post
Link to RE24 explainer
Link to SP/RP RE24 data

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In the fifth incarnation of a time-honored tradition that recurs every 500-ish episodes, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley are joined by ex-co-host Sam Miller and The Athletic’s Grant Brisbee to draft assorted things that they like about baseball.

Audio intro: Sam Miller, “Effectively Wild Theme (Ken Maeda’s Nice ‘n’ Easy Remix)”
Audio outro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to EW wiki page for things drafts
Link to Episode 500 wiki
Link to Episode 996 wiki
Link to Episode 1500 wiki
Link to Episode 2000 wiki
Link to U.S. semiquincentennial wiki
Link to Pebble Hunting
Link to Grant at The Athletic
Link to Ben on pre-WAR value estimates
Link to spaghetti policy research
Link to article on spaghetti research
Link to Devil Rays food policy article
Link to The Roundtable cancellation
Link to O’Neil on bat cracks clip
Link to O’Neil on Bo article 1
Link to O’Neil on Bo article 2
Link to Tracy quote about Harris
Link to Kershaw on McKinstry
Link to Tito Translator post
Link to Murphy on Vargas
Link to Space Jam sound clip
Link to Space Jam video clip
Link to Space Jam quote 2
Link to Space Jam clip 2
Link to Franzke on Stott
Link to Martinez comment
Link to Schneider on Lukes
Link to Kemp quote 1
Link to Kemp quote 2
Link to Baldelli on Vázquez
Link to Cora on Mayer
Link to Roberts on DeLuca
Link to Maddon on Fletcher
Link to Campbell on Andrews
Link to Snitker on Acuña Jr.
Link to Roberts on Betts
Link to Stark on Rollins
Link to supposed Tabler quote
Link to Malone on Counsell
Link to Sandberg quote
Link to Royko on Sandberg
Link to Royko on Kruk
Link to Royko wiki
Link to Kruk and Koch
Link to 1978 Willoughby article
Link to Tomlinson Father’s Day bit
Link to Can’t Hardly Wait scene
Link to Everybody Wants Some!! clip
Link to Sam on sound outside ballpark
Link to Sam on K-strutting
Link to Sam on Brewers challenging
Link to Leeroy Jenkins wiki
Link to The Athletic on Ruiz
Link to best-hitting catchers
Link to 2015 Cozart article
Link to 2015 FG post on Cozart
Link to 2016 FG post on Cozart
Link to 2017 Cozart article
Link to 2017 FG post on Cozart
Link to The Athletic on Cozart
Link to Wong/Chapman story
Link to Sam on “drawing interest”
Link to Sam on SP strike rates
Link to Bill James strike zone quote
Link to Cansecos switcheroo story
Link to Cansecos switcheroo conspiracy
Link to Jolly article
Link to Ben on Twins.com
Link to MLB trademark application
Link to Niekro-on-Niekro homer
Link to Perry home run story
Link to Gameday 3D explainer
Link to previous Gameday 3D banter
Link to Defector on Gameday 3D glitches
Link to other glitch 1
Link to other glitch 2
Link to other glitch 3
Link to other glitch 4
Link to other glitch 5
Link to other glitch 6
Link to other glitch 7
Link to other glitch 8
Link to other glitch 9
Link to Grubb on Gameday glitches
Link to deleted Gameday 3D post
Link to possible source of deleted clip

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about tough times for a few EW favorites and Ben’s pre-podcast injury, then (15:00) discuss the response to Cade Cavalli telling Willson Contreras to “Sit down, boy.” After that (38:10), they cover the MLBPA’s proposals to limit certain types of transactions, a continued tightening of the leashes on starting pitchers, Paul Skenes’s recent struggles, the unlikely win-loss records of Tanner Bibee and Aaron Ashby (and an embarrassing Cooper Ingle error), Dansby Swanson and Pete Crow-Armstrong hot streaks and PCA’s newfound patience, recent swoons by the Braves and Yankees and surges by the Marlins and Rangers, what the Red Sox and Tigers should do at the deadline, and more.

Audio intro: Philip Tapley and Michael Stokes, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Sean .P, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLBTR on Brebbia
Link to MLBTR on Rooker
Link to Rooker/Pasquantino pod
Link to MLBTR on Lin
Link to MLBTR on Lasko
Link to Brussels sprouts episode
Link to Venezuela earthquakes story
Link to MLB/MLBPA Venezuela donation
Link to Cavalli/Contreras video
Link to story on first Contreras ejection
Link to ump’s ejection explanation
Link to story about Contreras/Cavalli incident
Link to Cavalli apology
Link to Toboni comments
Link to Bixby census data
Link to The Athletic on Cavalli
Link to punishments for players
Link to MLBTR on the suspensions
Link to Contreras Instagram comment
Link to Contreras Instagram report
Link to The Athletic on player proposals
Link to MLBTR on player proposals
Link to Ben on pitcher roster restrictions
Link to BP on rampant DFAing
Link to BP on rampant optioning
Link to MLBPA prop-bet proposal
Link to Crizer on Skenes, etc.
Link to Skenes Big Glizzy ad
Link to McClanahan game
Link to Sam on starter usage
Link to Snell no-hitter
Link to familiarity vs. fatigue research
Link to Ingle error
Link to MLB wins leaders
Link to Ashby quotes
Link to RP IP leaders
Link to RP leverage leaders
Link to 23-3 game
Link to Littleton save
Link to Corbin save tweet
Link to PCA fun fact
Link to Swanson fun fact 1
Link to Swanson fun fact 2
Link to fun-fact-finding interview
Link to Woodrum on PCA
Link to NL East playoff odds graph
Link to Defector on the Marlins
Link to Sheehan on the Rangers
Link to Jay on bad defenses
Link to Temecula incident

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the firing of Perry Minasian and the Angels’ outlook under John Mozeliak, Molly Jolly, and Arte Moreno, how MLB is using official channels to publicly promote its position in labor bargaining, whether the Mets’ disappointing season will influence other teams’ approaches to roster construction, the popularity (or lack thereof) of Josh Naylor, Jacob Misiorowski and the imprecise nature of pitch-speed records, and the delightful debut of the Diamondbacks’ Mitch Bratt, plus a postscript about MLB’s ball-drag statement.

Audio intro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Blum on Minasian
Link to Blum on Minasian 2
Link to Dubuque on Minasian
Link to Rosenthal on Mozeliak
Link to Nightengale’s Angels report
Link to Jolly article
Link to MLB labor videos
Link to MLB Instagram labor post
Link to Ozempic ad 1
Link to Ozempic ad 2
Link to MLB.com column 1
Link to MLB.com column 2
Link to Baumann on draft prospect opinions
Link to bully pulpit wiki
Link to 2026 Mets clubhouse story
Link to 2025 Mets clubhouse story
Link to 2023 Mets clubhouse story
Link to Stearns clip
Link to Meisel on Naylor
Link to Hedges clip
Link to Garrett comment
Link to Naylor on Pawol
Link to Miz 105.5 mph story
Link to Miz postgame comment
Link to Miz postgame clip
Link to 105+ MPH pitches
Link to 107+ perceived MPH pitches
Link to Pitch Info website
Link to Chapman max MPH at BB
Link to Hicks max MPH at BB
Link to Joyce max MPH at BB
Link to Miz max MPH at BB
Link to PITCHf/x calibration article 1
Link to PITCHf/x calibration article 2
Link to PITCHf/x calibration article 3
Link to PITCHf/x calibration article 4
Link to PITCHf/x calibration article 5
Link to Bratt delivery 1
Link to Bratt delivery 2
Link to Bratt last year
Link to Walden/Capps story
Link to Seinfeld clip
Link to Bratt extension rank
Link to “fall on my ass” tweet
Link to Savant drag dashboard
Link to MLB statement to Ben
Link to Acuña comparing balls
Link to MLB trademark application

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Ben Lindbergh and Ben Clemens banter about some suspicious variability in the ball’s behavior and whether the low-drag, high-home-run-rate times of the late 2010s have returned, Carlos Mendoza’s “departure” from the Mets, the Blue Jays’ dominance of “Phase 1” of All-Star voting, the hitters and pitchers who have most overperformed and underperformed their projections through the halfway point of the regular season, forsaking single-team fandom, platoon god Paul Goldschmidt, Dalton Rushing’s clash with Shohei Ohtani, the Pope’s audience with A.J. Pierzynski, MLB’s economic proposals, and more, plus Stat Blasts about an unusual homestand and the Nationals’ latest, not-so-greatest bullpen blowup(s).

Audio intro: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLFAD scoreboard
Link to bouncing ball wiki
Link to Savant drag dashboard
Link to ball carry analysis
Link to Nathan post 1
Link to Nathan post 2
Link to Nathan post 3
Link to Nathan post 4
Link to March/April scoring
Link to May scoring
Link to story about May offense
Link to June scoring
Link to MLB/Rawlings story
Link to scoring/attendance research 1
Link to scoring/attendance research 2
Link to scoring/attendance research 3
Link to scoring/attendance research 4
Link to Mets announcement tweet
Link to Mets announcement post
Link to MLBTR on Mendoza
Link to MLBTR on Green
Link to Rosenthal on Mendoza/Stearns
Link to Ben L. on team turnover
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to Phase 1 ASG voting results
Link to Sogard contest post
Link to FG combined WAR leaderboard
Link to 2025 trade value series
Link to Dan S. on batter ZiPS movers
Link to Dan S. on pitcher ZiPS movers
Link to batter preseason projections
Link to batter pace leaders
Link to batter paces vs. projections
Link to pitcher preseason projections
Link to pitcher pace leaders
Link to pitcher paces vs. projections
Link to MLBTR on Ragans
Link to Cashman on running back the roster
Link to Goldschmidt tOPS+ query
Link to Goldschmidt sOPS+ query
Link to 1B JAWS leaders
Link to Petriello on Goldschmidt
Link to Other Ben’s VEB archive
Link to Jensen HR off of Kimbrel
Link to Rushing/Ohtani video
Link to Rushing quotes
Link to Rushing postgame video
Link to Ohtani postgame video
Link to Roberts postgame video
Link to contested challenge clip
Link to dugout conferences clip
Link to mound conference clip
Link to costly missed catch
Link to Rushing bench reaction
Link to Ohtani’s Smith/Rushing splits
Link to Rosenthal on Pope/Pierzynski
Link to Papal infallibility wiki
Link to MLB proposals article
Link to MLB proposals tweet
Link to MLBPA response
Link to article on player aging
Link to aging curve research 1
Link to aging curve research 2
Link to late homestands spreadsheet
Link to BP on the Phillies comebacks
Link to Langs on the Phillies comebacks
Link to 2026 team RP WAR
Link to worst-ever team RP WAR
Link to Phillies comeback gamer
Link to last-strike-comebacks data
Link to non-Einstein quote investigation
Link to The Athletic on the Nats’ pen
Link to The Athletic on the Nats’ pen again
Link to Rockies comeback gamer
Link to Other Ben on inherited runners
Link to Stat Blast on inherited runners
Link to listener emails database
Link to SCG Con
Link to MLBTR on Minasian/Mozeliak
Link to Miz 105.5 mph story
Link to fastest tracked pitches
Link to Miz postgame comment
Link to Miz postgame clip

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the rise and fall of Ildemaro Vargas, the Mets’ and Cubs’ David Peterson swap, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s refusal to wear a cup, the Giants’ response to Pride Night fallout, and the owners’ CBA strategy. Then (56:41) Ben brings back John Brebbia to discuss the Rockies reliever’s return to the majors, how he’s handling the journeyman phase of his career, when to opt out of a contract, Colorado’s player-dev improvements, Triple-A attitudes, how the minors have changed, the greatest major league luxury, dugout pitch-calling, challenging, his entrance song, how he and other players are following the labor talks, and more.

Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: The Spaghettis, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)”

Link to Lennon song
Link to MLFAD
Link to “Train Daddy” article
Link to “Railroad Daddy” article
Link to Brebbia’s first appearance
Link to Vargas hot streak
Link to Vargas cold streak
Link to Voros’s Law
Link to gambler’s fallacy
Link to Vargas collision
Link to Flowers for Algernon adaptations
Link to Charly
Link to TV movie
Link to Awakenings
Link to “Snakes alive” slogan
Link to Nora Morse wiki
Link to FG post on the Cubs
Link to MLBTR on Peterson
Link to Gary Cohen quote
Link to Mets’ six errors
Link to Chisholm clip
Link to Chisholm story
Link to Mariners testicle injury thread
Link to Haniger story
Link to risk compensation wiki
Link to catcher helmets interview
Link to lollipop story
Link to Davitt interview
Link to Posey clip
Link to SF Chronicle on the Giants
Link to The Athletic on the Giants
Link to KNBR interview story
Link to Devers apology story
Link to Vitello’s The Town reference
Link to Manfred letter
Link to The Athletic on MLB’s proposals
Link to MLBTR on MLB’s proposals
Link to Play Sun Smart initiative
Link to Rockies team attitude story
Link to Senzatela pitch mix
Link to Bull Durham scene
Link to Collins quote
Link to dugout pitch-calling story
Link to dugout pitch-calling story 2
Link to Ben on dugout pitch-calling
Link to Wham! song
Link to story about Brebbia’s song
Link to Zoolander scene
Link to Meyer quote

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