In a bonus EW episode, Ben Lindbergh talks to screenwriter and former editor-in-chief of The Onion Robert Siegel about his classic Onion opinion piece, “In My Day, Ballplayers Were For Shit,” how The Onion used to approach sports coverage, the importance of headlines and stock photos, satirizing baseball vs. satirizing other sports, why The Onion hasn’t lost its fastball, and more, plus (55:53) a postscript.

Audio intro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to “In My Day” article
Link to “Take Me Out” song
Link to The Onion baseball archive
Link to Siegel’s IMDb
Link to Siegel’s wiki
Link to 2003 Yankees story
Link to Counsell story
Link to Brock AB story
Link to warehouse fire story
Link to “No Way to Prevent This”
Link to Congress/Capitol story
Link to Ripken story 1
Link to Ripken story 2
Link to Little Leaguer story
Link to T-ball headline
Link to Onion popularity story
Link to Our Dumb Century
Link to ODC archive
Link to “Heartbreaking” photo wiki
Link to Ben on Sloan
Link to Facebook favorites thread
Link to Reddit favorites thread
Link to NotGraphs favorites post
Link to Angell’s boyhood memories
Link to Ben on talent over time
Link to Ottavino claim
Link to Tungsten Arm article
Link to Dunne at Fanatics Fest
Link to Ben on Marvel stans
Link to Grantland on dying baseball
Link to SI on dying baseball
Link to Ohtani futures bet photo
Link to first-pitch injury
Link to Chourio prediction
Link to Holliday prediction
Link to Shania song
Link to Ryan’s Twitter thread
Link to CV wiki

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Ben Lindbergh and Joe Sheehan banter about high school, the persistent, befuddling allure of Craig Kimbrel, the Orioles’ recent struggles, the playoff-fumble potential of four teams that previously possessed 90-plus-percent playoff odds, their prediction philosophies, the potential for legislation to curb the excesses of sports betting, and what the surprise “retirement” of Adrian Wojnarowski says about the difference between baseball’s biggest newsbreakers and those of other sports, plus a postscript (1:16:30) about the history of hating intentional walks.

Audio intro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to JUG explainer 1
Link to JUG explainer 2
Link to Regis JUG Night
Link to Joe Sheehan Newsletter
Link to MLBTR on Kimbrel
Link to Jaffe on Kimbrel
Link to McCann clip
Link to Ben C. on the odds 1
Link to Ben C. on the odds 2
Link to 538 predictions check
Link to Silver on randomness
Link to Birnbaum on randomness
Link to Ben on postseason sweeps
Link to Chass on “digital dandy”
Link to Dan on “digital dandy”
Link to MLBPA lawsuit
Link to SAFE Bet Act info 1
Link to SAFE Bet Act info 2
Link to Slow Boring on sports betting
Link to Premier League ad ban
Link to Wrigley sportsbook article
Link to UK celebrity ad ban
Link to Craggs on sports betting
Link to Woj retirement tweet
Link to ESPN Woj news
Link to The Ringer on Woj
Link to Schefter quote
Link to Ben on newsbreaking
Link to insider scandals
Link to Sharpe apology
Link to Schumaker clip
Link to Abe Simpson clip
Link to A Game of Inches
Link to Strike Four
Link to Game of Inches on the IBB
Link to Posnanski on the IBB

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Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs’ Dan Szymborski banter about Ben’s timing in respect to Declan Cronin’s homerless streak, the perils of podcasts, predictions, and regression to the mean, the White Sox cutting payroll and their projections for the rest of this season, next season, and beyond, Gerrit Cole’s ignominious intentional walk, Alex Cora’s seeming admission that the Red Sox threw at Aaron Judge, Farhan Zaidi’s future in San Francisco, Heliot Ramos’s historic splash hit, Mike Trout’s possible position change, the Dodgers’ injury-plagued pitching staff, and the breakout of Bowden Francis. Then (1:21:27) Ben talks to Tigers TV voice Jason Benetti about how Detroit has made a late run despite selling at the trade deadline, the franchise’s outlook, and Jason’s job change, plus a postscript (1:58:10).

Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Philip Bergman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Cronin on EW
Link to Wood’s homer
Link to text from Cronin
Link to Leo’s Declan post
Link to White Sox payroll report
Link to Sox payroll page
Link to MLB payrolls
Link to Getz quotes
Link to playoff odds page
Link to BaseRuns records
Link to thread on Sox simulations
Link to Dan on outlier teams
Link to Tango on outlier teams
Link to Sox losses update
Link to 1916 A’s page
Link to Cole IBB story
Link to Dubuque on Cole
Link to Bello ball 1 to Judge 1
Link to Bello ball 2 to Judge
Link to Cora comments
Link to Post report on Cora
Link to later Cora report
Link to The Athletic on Chapman deal
Link to The Chronicle on Chapman deal
Link to Rosenthal on Zaidi
Link to Ben on ex-player GMs
Link to splash hits list
Link to MLB.com on Ramos HR
Link to Ramos Savant page
Link to Sam on splash hits 1
Link to Sam on splash hits 2
Link to Trout quotes
Link to 2018 Trout workout
Link to full-time-DH penalty
Link to Rosenthal on the Dodgers
Link to TJS data
Link to pitcher injury totals
Link to Rhoads on Twitter
Link to Dodgers depth chart
Link to Friedman’s comments
Link to Daugherty’s tweet
Link to Dan on innings eating
Link to Ben on innings eating
Link to BP on Francis
Link to Francis fun fact
Link to Francis FIP-WAR leaderboard
Link to Francis RA9-WAR leaderboard
Link to Late Heavy Bombardment wiki
Link to Dan on the zombie runner
Link to Rocky IV montage
Link to Rocky IV quote
Link to team records since 7/1
Link to team records since 7/30
Link to team records since 8/1
Link to RP WAR since 8/1
Link to SP innings since 8/1
Link to “Gnomes” wiki
Link to Space Mountain wiki
Link to plane boarding article
Link to Tigers trade activity
Link to Tigers pitcher usage article
Link to McGwire’s comments
Link to Jason’s podcast
Link to framing/cheating post
Link to Tony the Tiger wiki
Link to The Ringer-Verse
Link to Hang Up and Listen

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Ben Lindbergh and R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports debate whether Jackson Holliday, Jackson Chourio, or Jackson Merrill will be the best player long term, discuss the addition of ads to batting helmets and continued MLB ad creep, and ponder the possibility of publicly owned ballclubs. Then (55:52) Ben talks to Mojo Hill about covering Derek Bender, the Twins minor league catcher who was released for telling opposing hitters which pitches were coming. Finally (1:27:09), Ben brings on Frequent Stat Blast Correspondent Ryan Nelson for Blasts about runs scoring on three consecutive wild pitches, players who faced the same opponent with the most teams in a single season, the most and least consistent start lengths, team games with the same number of hits, walks, and runs, and bad bullpen support.

Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)”

Link to FG paywall post
Link to CBS Jacksons debate
Link to FG preseason top 100
Link to FG Trade Value ranking
Link to Dan S. on sophomore slumps
Link to Dubuque on sophomore slumps
Link to 21-and-under hitter WAR
Link to Jacksons projections
Link to Jacksons listener poll
Link to Ben on minors/majors gap
Link to new minors/majors gap story 1
Link to new minors/majors gap story 2
Link to MLB helmets release
Link to AP on the helmets
Link to Clemente Award release
Link to Craig’s ads thread
Link to Kepner on helmet ads
Link to sponsor revenue story
Link to jersey ad revenue
Link to patch revenue info
Link to R.J.’s public ownership feature
Link to previous public ownership story
Link to BP on Atlanta’s finances
Link to ESPN’s Bender report
Link to BA on Bender
Link to Cooper tweet about Bender
Link to McDaniel tweet about Bender
Link to Bull Durham clip
Link to Mojo’s Bender thread
Link to Mojo’s @UnfortunateMLB tweet
Link to Mojo’s Bender feature
Link to Mojo’s hiring announcement
Link to article on grooving pitches
Link to wild pitches list
Link to Baumann game log
Link to The Athletic on Hawk
Link to Skenes game log
Link to pitcher start length data
Link to Cooney SABR bio
Link to Stathead query 1
Link to Stathead query 2
Link to Stathead query 3
Link to Stathead query 4
Link to relief stats by starter data
Link to Episode 1852 Stat Blast wiki
Link to listener emails database
Link to Roberts interview clip
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs’ Michael Baumann play a game of “College Baseball Player or Vuelta a España Stage Winner?”, discuss Kumar Rocker’s potential and path to the majors, and (17:38) meet major leaguers Tyler Jay and Richard Fitts, before talking (39:33) to *checks notes* Marlins reliever Big Mike Baumann about becoming the second major leaguer ever to play for five teams in one season. After that (1:05:10), Ben chats with Baumann’s teammate Declan Cronin about how he’s held hitters homerless all season, the high-BABIP blues, the latest trends in pitching development, player paperwork, and more. Then (1:39:52) Ben brings on writer Lakshmi Gandhi to discuss Rocker’s significance as the first MLB player of Indian descent, before finishing (1:55:39) with several follow-ups.

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Audio interstitial 1: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial 2: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial 3: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Vuelta a España wiki
Link to Wheelysports
Link to Baumann on Rocker
Link to MLBTR on Rocker
Link to MLB on Rocker
Link to BP on Rocker
Link to Rocker/Leiter Vandy doc
Link to Rocker MiLB highlights
Link to MLB Pipeline Top 100
Link to B-Ref new debuts
Link to post-ASB team pitching WAR
Link to Fitts story 1
Link to Fitts story 2
Link to Fitts story 3
Link to Fitts interview
Link to Red Sox top prospects
Link to 2024 White Sox splits
Link to Baumann’s White Sox post
Link to The Athletic on Baumann
Link to Drake on EW
Link to MLBTR on Gose
Link to Suits: L.A. wiki
Link to first Cronin pod appearance
Link to FG RP WAR
Link to ERA-FIP leaders
Link to pitcher defensive support
Link to highest BABIP allowed
Link to post on homerless Cronin
Link to Tread Athletics
Link to MLBTR on Marlins moves
Link to Buck’s Big Mac call
Link to Laschmi’s 2021 article
Link to NPR’s 2021 article
Link to Texas South Asians site
Link to MLB on Rocker’s background
Link to Dallas News on Rocker
Link to Lakshmi’s website
Link to Rocker debut Ks
Link to Doris Day article 1
Link to Doris Day article 2
Link to 50-homer SB leaders
Link to The Athletic on Sacramento
Link to Chronicle on Sacramento
Link to BA MiLB park factors
Link to velo/K leaderboards
Link to EW Episode 2213
Link to updated Stat Blast spreadsheet
Link to EW listener emails database
Link to EW Episode 2215
Link to September 2021 screenshot
Link to zoomed-in screenshot
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the solution to a Carlos Estévez prediction cold case, share a baseball-sicko experience prompted by the band Hinds’s new single, put actors on baseball-movie Mount Rushmore (in honor of the late, great, James Earl Jones), scrutinize two suggestions for HBP policing, assess the risks and history of ceremonial first pitches, Nora Ephron’s fandom, and the “first ball” in the movie My Blue Heaven, and banter about a White Sox ad for MLB.TV, the call-up of Jasson Domínguez, Gerrit Cole’s return to form, whether Corbin Burnes’s free agency could play out like Blake Snell’s and Jordan Montgomery’s, the Mets-Braves wild card race, Francisco Lindor, Trea Turner, and fan ovations, the unsung A’s offense, Jerry DiPOBO’s Seattle staying power, and more.

Audio intro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to player predictions EW wiki
Link to Estévez story
Link to Estévez game
Link to Estévez radio call
Link to McMahon homer
Link to Aaron Muñoz Insta
Link to Dollar Dogs article 1
Link to Dollar Dogs article 2
Link to Dollar Dogs article 3
Link to “Boom Boom Back”
Link to Viva Hinds album
Link to Hinds wiki
Link to 1933 Elmer the Great nickname
Link to Boom-Boom Beck SABR bio
Link to Elmer, the Great wiki
Link to Time on Elmer, the Great
Link to NYT on Elmer, the Great
Link to JEJ NYT obit
Link to Joe E. Brown wiki
Link to Ken Medlock wiki
Link to Baseball: The Movie
Link to Gittell on EW
Link to The Sandlot scene
Link to Merrifield Athletic article 2
Link to FB ABS HBP post
Link to HBP replay review rules
Link to Bethune first pitch report
Link to Koike injury report
Link to Baylor injury report
Link to My Blue Heaven first ball clip
Link to My Blue Heaven Padres scene
Link to Sleepless in Seattle scene
Link to My Blue Heaven wiki
Link to info president pitches
Link to The Winning Team wiki
Link to first pitches wiki
Link to first pitch/ball history
Link to Ephron on Tekulve
Link to story on Robinson
Link to The Naked Gun clip
Link to White Sox ad
Link to MLBTR on Domínguez
Link to pitcher WAR since 8/1
Link to Ben C. on Braves-Mets
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to FG SP projections
Link to team SP WAR
Link to Megill velo story 1
Link to Megill velo story 2
Link to Megill velo story 3
Link to Lindor ovation story
Link to Turner doc story
Link to team batting post-ASB
Link to squandered GSc>= 50
Link to squandered GSc>= 60
Link to squandered GSc>= 65
Link to squandered GSc>= 75
Link to M’s starts of GSc>= 75
Link to MLBTR on Dipoto report
Link to BP on Dipoto
Link to Mariners playoff appearances
Link to Hyden’s five-albums test
Link to listener emails database
Link to Machado homer story
Link to Banda punch story
Link to Bird Bones song
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the impressiveness of a prediction by Carlos Estévez, how to say the score from the losing team’s perspective, and getting hit in the head by a hot dog. Then (23:13) they discuss getting hit in the head (or the hands) by a baseball: how often it happens, how dangerous it is, and whether (as Whit Merrifield argues) MLB must act to discourage it. Then (58:28) they brainstorm about visiting teams’ first-inning disadvantage and answer listener emails (1:08:42) about Triple-A teams as playoff warm-up acts, an obscure Rich Hill record, post-PitchCom performance in past sign-stealing situations, headfirst sliding vs. feet-first sliding (and whether running more can cause one to slump at the plate), the concept of a “natural position,” and the ethics of a UCL exclusivity deal.

Audio intro: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Estévez story
Link to Estévez game
Link to Estévez game highlights
Link to McMahon homer
Link to Estévez game story
Link to 2022 Merrifield HBP
Link to Merrifield Athletic article 1
Link to Merrifield Athletic article 2
Link to Ben on HBP in 2021
Link to Mains on HBP in 2021
Link to Arthur on HBP and batters 1
Link to Arthur on HBP and batters 2
Link to FG on HBP in 2022
Link to HBP per PA by year
Link to HBP per pitch by year
Link to avg. HBP velo
Link to avg. FB HBP velo
Link to HBP FB% by year
Link to avg. HBP height
Link to avg. FB HBP height
Link to HBP in danger zones by year
Link to Shadow Zone HBP by year
Link to HBP in the strike zone by year
Link to BP Recovery Dashboard
Link to Rosenthal on command
Link to Sarris on command
Link to BP on hitter injuries
Link to Mains on HFA by inning
Link to Smith on first-inning HFA 1
Link to Smith on first-inning HFA 2
Link to Japanese baseball rules
Link to 2015 Japan Times column
Link to Ben C. on playoffs layoffs
Link to Hill Stathead query
Link to MLBTR on Hill’s DFA
Link to Hill’s 2024 game log
Link to B-Ref bases-occupied splits
Link to runner-on-second offense
Link to no-runner-on-second offense
Link to sliding mitts blog
Link to Mark Simon’s Twitter
Link to SIS Twitter
Link to injury rates on slides
Link to Andrews on Cruz
Link to Benz on Cruz
Link to info on lefty defenders
Link to Buck on butts
Link to mindset explainer
Link to listener emails database
Link to gunk story 1
Link to gunk story 2
Link to gunk story 3
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Giants extending Matt Chapman and Manny Machado’s pursuit of Nate Colbert’s Padres home run record, Stat Blast (20:42) about Luis Arraez’s extreme three-true-outcome avoidance, Ben Joyce’s potentially unprecedented pitch speeds, and whiff-averse flamethrowers, and then discuss (54:31) the Yankees’ left-field dilemma(?) involving Alex Verdugo and Jasson Domínguez, the Brewers’ expectations-surpassing success, and NPB’s suspicious power outage, before finishing with several follow-ups (1:33:35).

Audio intro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLBTR on Chapman
Link to Rosenthal on Chapman/Boras
Link to Dan S. on Chapman in 2022
Link to 3B defense leaders
Link to Colbert Stat Blast
Link to Stat Blast song cover
Link to Levitt Arraez tweet
Link to Ben on Arraez
Link to Arraez batting title article
Link to FG + stats
Link to Arraez IBB game
Link to Madlock trivia
Link to TTO%+ sheet
Link to TTO% by season
Link to TTO% leaders
Link to MLB.com on Joyce
Link to ESPN on Joyce
Link to Joyce pitch-type splits
Link to Chapman pitch-type splits
Link to 2024 FAv leaders
Link to FBv and K%+ at FG
Link to Ben on Joyce in 2012
Link to velo sheet 1
Link to velo sheet w/xK%
Link to velo sheet (95+ mph)
Link to Jeff on Capps 1
Link to Jeff on Capps 2
Link to Verdugo/Domínguez article 1
Link to Verdugo/Domínguez article 2
Link to Verdugo/Domínguez article 3
Link to Verdugo/Domínguez article 4
Link to LF defense leaders
Link to BaseRuns/Pythag page
Link to Jeff on team depth
Link to NEIFI on team depth
Link to team Def Eff
Link to team defense at FG
Link to Petriello team projections
Link to Pacific League at B-Ref
Link to Central League at B-Ref
Link to MLB velo by year
Link to DeltaGraphs
Link to Ben on DeltaGraphs
Link to Jim Allen’s Twitter
Link to Jason Coskrey’s Twitter
Link to Jim on small ball
Link to Tony Adams tweet
Link to Swanson on EW
Link to WP+PB data
Link to 2013 NPB ball change
Link to 2B team offense
Link to monthly power/speed data
Link to EW wiki
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr., and quantifying power/speed excellence and the White Sox somehow playing way worse under Grady Sizemore, follow up on hippos, A-Rod’s relationships, double plates/bases, 40-something hitters, player predictions, and one-pitch first strikeouts, and react to a new kind of bases-loaded walk and private equity’s incursion into youth sports. Then (52:12) they talk to Matthew DeSantis and Ramon Riesgo of the Bhutan Baseball & Softball Association about the origins, development, and future of baseball in Bhutan and the Hudson Valley Renegades’ recent Bhutan Night.

Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to power-speed number wiki
Link to EW Episode 2057
Link to MUTO wiki
Link to Cranston promo 1
Link to Cranston promo 2
Link to article on Angels and Ohtani
Link to Ohtani/Dekopin first pitch
Link to on-pace projections
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to Grant’s White Sox tweet
Link to hippo etymology
Link to quotes about A-Rod
Link to PA by 40+ hitters
Link to Chourio video
Link to Adames video
Link to Adames article
Link to Seitzer game account
Link to Seitzer game at Retrosheet
Link to Seitzer game at B-Ref
Link to MiLB IBB game
Link to IBB list
Link to Seager IBB details
Link to Bloomberg on youth sports
Link to EW Episode 2168
Link to Drellich on MiLB PE
Link to EW Episode 1860
Link to Renegades wiki
Link to 2023 MLB.com Bhutan story
Link to 2024 MLB.com Bhutan story
Link to Bhutan Baseball website
Link to Bhutan Night video
Link to more Bhutan Night video
Link to Yankee Stadium video
Link to Bhutan wiki
Link to country elevations
Link to Buddha statue wiki
Link to Baseball5 wiki
Link to Darwin’s finches wiki
Link to Angels Ohtani graphic
Link to Sox losing streak tweet
Link to Swanson quote
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Juan Soto’s free agency and Aaron Judge’s ego, follow up on in-season exhibition games, and (18:51) answer listener emails about the possibility of adding games to the baseball season, bullpen pitchers robbing a home run robbery, redrawing (or enforcing) coach’s boxes, pronouncing “wRC+,” programming ABS to help starters go deeper into games, Joey Votto vs. Lance Berkman, boycotting A’s games on the road, installing a second home plate (and/or double bases), replacing “bullets in the arm” with “throws of the dice,” using pitch counts instead of innings counts, and player development during suspensions.

Audio intro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Passan’s FA preview
Link to Judge/Soto story
Link to highest player AAVs
Link to longest contracts
Link to extension rejection story
Link to radio host on Judge
Link to laser pointers story
Link to Sosa 1998 exhibition
Link to new UEFA format
Link to story on shortening season
Link to Jankowski robbery
Link to Jankowski waiver news
Link to coach’s box wiki
Link to coach’s box rule
Link to MLB rules
Link to Yanks/Jays incident
Link to Yanks/Jays video
Link to Ben on the strike zone
Link to 1B JAWS
Link to LF JAWS
Link to double 1B story 1
Link to double 1B story 2
Link to double 1B story 3
Link to innings vs. pitches data
Link to Orelvis suspension
Link to suspended player rules
Link to rehab rules
Link to listener emails database
Link to MLBTR on Pasquantino
Link to Picollo quote
Link to hippos article 1
Link to hippos article 2
Link to hippos article 3
Link to hippos article 4
Link to hippos article 5
Link to hippos article 6
Link to hippos article 7
Link to hippos article 8
Link to hippos article 9
Link to hippos article 10
Link to hippos documentary
Link to hippogriff wiki
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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