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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether JR Ritchie should want to keep the ball that was hit for a homer on his first major league pitch, José Soriano’s season-starting hot streak, and the Yankees’ new alternate uniforms, plus follow-ups on accidental challenges, player pecks on the cheek, jersey numbers, and Nolan McLean’s apology, and a mini-Blast about the Rockies’ historically hot start (compared to last year). Then (50:36) they take a break from interviewing octagenarian former players to interview a youthful, quadragenarian former player: former All-Star Brad Lidge. An infamous manager once proclaimed, “The closer is the closer because he’s the closer.” But what if the closer becomes an archaeologist? Ben and Meg talk to Lidge at length about his post-playing pivot to archaeology: what drew him to the field, how he’s pursued a second profession (and how it differs from his first one), ancient Etruscans, misconceptions about archaeology, what he could learn from excavating a ballpark, discovering dice (note: not a gambling ad), discussing his career reinvention at cocktail parties, the pleasures and procedures of communing with the past, archaeology’s moneyball, and much more, followed by his thoughts on fellow fastball-slider artist Mason Miller.

Audio intro: PJ Harding, “Effectively Wild Theme”
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Link to The Only Rule closer line
Link to line’s EW wiki entry
Link to Lidge’s SABR bio
Link to postseason saves leaders
Link to best post-’88 RP seasons
Link to Pujols homer
Link to 2008 WS victory
Link to Episode 2323
Link to Wood’s HR
Link to Ritchie game story
Link to Yankees jerseys report 1
Link to Yankees jerseys report 2
Link to Yankees jerseys report 3
Link to jersey number history
Link to Gilbert “catch”
Link to Gilbert “catch” rules
Link to Vargas “accidental” challenge
Link to Gonzales “accidental” challenge
Link to Martin-Davis smooch
Link to Soriano’s six-start stretches
Link to Soriano’s 2025 stretch
Link to Soriano’s 2026 stretch
Link to exit velo responsibility
Link to Soriano article 1
Link to Betteridge’s law 1
Link to Soriano article 2
Link to follow-up McLean report
Link to fastest team improvements data
Link to 2018 archaeoLidgey article
Link to 2026 archaeoLidgey article
Link to Lidge Explorers Club
Link to Poggio Civitate wiki
Link to Under the Tuscan Sun wiki
Link to Etruscan civilization wiki
Link to Roman Empire meme
Link to Lidge’s publications
Link to Lidge’s dice paper
Link to North American dice article 1
Link to North American dice article 2
Link to Ben on Detectorists

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about vagueposting screenshots of Baseball Savant percentiles, a Ron Darling comment during the Mets’ 12th consecutive loss about why pitchers shouldn’t apologize to batters for throwing inside, team-level changes in pitch usage and results this season, why MLB partly escaped the NBA’s tanking epidemic, why relievers are struggling so far, baseball parallels to track’s quest to produce lighter shoes, and an EW listener meetup tool (password: EW2026), then Stat Blast (1:25:12) about player home run totals that outstripped team win totals, winning streaks built from other teams’ losing streaks, and batting orders with jersey numbers that matched lineup slots, plus (1:39:40) a postscript.

Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)”
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Link to vagueposting wiki
Link to Buxton/McLean matchup
Link to pitch before homer
Link to home run pitch
Link to Clemens on McLean
Link to Clemens on hard in, soft away
Link to Ben on the Pirates
Link to Sawchik on the Pirates
Link to THT on the Pirates
Link to Dan S. on the Mets
Link to SNY ritual clip
Link to MLB.com on SNY ritual
Link to Baumann on Lumineers curse
Link to Mr. Met/Lumineers post
Link to NYT on Mamdani curse
Link to Rosenberg Mr. Met story
Link to team pitching changes
Link to 2025 team FA%
Link to 2026 team FA%
Link to Senzatela pitch usage
Link to pitch-type usage by year
Link to 2025 team Stuff+
Link to 2026 team Stuff+
Link to 2025 team contact%
Link to 2026 team contact%
Link to 2025 team pitching WAR
Link to 2026 team pitching WAR
Link to Sportico on NBA tanking
Link to Gold Plan wiki
Link to Gilbert “catch”
Link to MLB.com on Legumina
Link to MLBTR on Legumina
Link to MLB SP stats
Link to MLB RP stats
Link to WSJ running shoes article
Link to Ben on MLB player improvements
Link to Cooper on fastball speed
Link to fastball speed joke graphic
Link to listener meetup tool (PW: EW2026)
Link to meetup tool Reddit post
Link to HR>wins spreadsheet
Link to losing streaks spreadsheet
Link to jersey=lineup slot data
Link to Kenny Jackelen
Link to listener emails database
Link to streak-snapping Mets gamer
Link to 1914 Federal League game
Link to 1991 Pirates-Cubs game
Link to 2011 Dodgers-Diamondbacks game
Link to 1952 Dodgers-Braves game
Link to 2017 Yankees-Rays game
Link to 1928 Cleveland-Detroit game
Link to 1923 Dodgers-Cardinals game
Link to 1934 Cardinals-Reds game
Link to 2004 Rangers-Tigers game
Link to 2019 Diamondbacks-Brewers game
Link to EW Episode 2405
Link to Nimmo/Semien comparison
Link to Murakami homers fun fact
Link to Clemens on Murakami
Link to Kruk in a suit
Link to Farley’s Matt Foley skit
Link to Farley’s Kruk skit
Link to Weaver post

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Scott Boras talking turkey, a heartwarming player-fan interaction, two more unintentional challenges, the depths of the Mets’ predicament after their 11-game losing streak, whether Munetaka Murakami can keep up his hot, extreme start, whether hitters should stop swinging against Mason Miller, whether government regulation can improve sports streaming, and the nature of on-base streaks, then Stat Blast (1:32:34) about NL and AL Central standings oddities, the longest periods out of first place, and scoring coming all in one inning, plus (1:44:34) several follow-ups and bonus blasts.

Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Boras quote
Link to Geese controversy
Link to brother-sister embrace
Link to Mangum comments
Link to Lorenzen clip
Link to Lorenzen quote
Link to accidental challenge story
Link to Mets streak story
Link to MLB.com on the Mets
Link to Perry on the Mets
Link to Sheehan on the Mets
Link to Szymborski on slow starters
Link to Ben on high-turnover teams
Link to team run differentials
Link to preseason playoff odds
Link to updated playoff odds
Link to “Kokomo” curse story
Link to “Kokomo” wiki
Link to “Kokomo” video
Link to Spanish-language “Kokomo”
Link to Mets borough mascots
Link to Peraza pitch image
Link to Peraza pitch clip
Link to swing/zone rate data
Link to Miller’s stats as a Padre
Link to Miller’s Stuff+ stats
Link to Murakami’s grand slam
Link to Murakami’s Savant page
Link to Longenhagen on Murakami
Link to Baumann on Murakami
Link to Murakami projections story
Link to PECOTA hitter projections
Link to NPB analyst on Murakami
Link to Kruk in a suit
Link to Farley skit
Link to Bloomberg on NFL streaming
Link to Bloomberg on MLB streaming
Link to story on Baldwin’s bill
Link to Live Nation verdict story
Link to story on Ohtani’s on-base streak
Link to times on base wiki
Link to info on DiMaggio streak scoring
Link to upside-down NL Central
Link to previous upside-down standings
Link to 4/11 AL Central
Link to 2006 NL West
Link to 2011 AL West
Link to 2022 AL East
Link to Orioles-Guardians game
Link to 2003 Phillies-Reds game
Link to 1972 Braves-Astros game
Link to 1933 Yankees-A’s game
Link to 1928 Pirates-Giants game
Link to new Rockies celebration story
Link to Rushing’s “fishy” comments
Link to Rockies celebration images
Link to Rockies celebration clips
Link to Cronenworth HBP story
Link to listener emails database
Link to new switch-hitters data
Link to name matches spreadsheet
Link to Takatsu on Murakami
Link to “Does Bat Day Make Cents?”
Link to other promotions/giveaways info

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about another accidental challenge and listener-suggested alternatives to the head/helmet tap, the implications of the Padres’ reported sale for a record price, Mike Trout’s resurgence and Jordan Walker’s surge, a Stat Blast about one-man lineups, stoic responses to getting drilled by line drives, loud stadium noise, listener emails about extensions and the next CBA, tuning in to no-hitter attempts in progress, and “anti-framing,” and more.

Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to latest challenge
Link to other review signals
Link to soccer review signal
Link to cricket review signal
Link to skeuomorph wiki
Link to HPB/CI challenge sequence
Link to WSJ Padres sale story
Link to ESPN Padres sale story
Link to S&P info 1
Link to S&P info 2
Link to S&P info 3
Link to Chelsea protest story
Link to Chelsea money loss story
Link to Trout series fun facts
Link to Trout six-game streaks
Link to Trout four-game streaks
Link to Trout’s Savant page
Link to Trout hypotheticals
Link to Trout’s five homers
Link to Walker analysis
Link to FG WAR leaders
Link to Mets-Dodgers game
Link to Jay on the Mets
Link to Stat Blast spreadsheet
Link to 1969 Williams game
Link to 1991 Boston game
Link to 1950 Vollmer game
Link to 1978 Expos game
Link to Freeland vs. Myers hit
Link to Ben on sick players
Link to sick Sale start
Link to Greene game
Link to Greene game article
Link to 2025 stadium noise article
Link to 2026 stadium noise article
Link to Collins HoF induction article
Link to Messick article
Link to “anti-framing” article
Link to “anti-framing” clip
Link to listener emails database

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Kevin McGonigle’s new contract and whether pre-arbitration extensions are still team-friendly, Tatsuya Imai’s adjustment period, MLB’s average four-seam fastball velo nearing 95 mph, a new frontier in catcher’s interference calls, and whether a new challenge signal should replace the head/helmet tap, then (1:21:02) Stat Blast about a historic scoring day, games in which the score most often matched the inning, homering against all other teams while playing for one team (and the most homers without going deep twice against the same team), opposing pitchers catching pop-ups in the same game, driving in oneself and no one else, and season-starting streaks of games with a lead.

Audio intro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLBTR on McGonigle
Link to Paine on extensions 1
Link to Paine on extensions 2
Link to Ball on extensions
Link to Nightengale on extensions
Link to Rome on Imai
Link to Imai synopsis
Link to Rome on interpreters
Link to story on Duran incident
Link to Statcast velo by year
Link to Pitch Info velo by year
Link to Pitch Info info
Link to righty Statcast velo by year
Link to all-pitches velo by year
Link to Woodrum on velo
Link to Sam on flames
Link to EW on flames 1
Link to EW on flames 2
Link to Trueblood on fastball counts
Link to EW on CI
Link to 2024 CI totals
Link to 2025 CI totals
Link to Sam on the Meidroth CI
Link to Sam on the Cubs CI attempt
Link to Sam on swings and the CI
Link to Ohtani accidental challenge
Link to Chandler accidental challenge
Link to Rice accidental challenge
Link to 2025 Lee incident
Link to challenge rules
Link to volleyball challenge rules
Link to NHL officials wiki
Link to Crawford rehab update
Link to April 13 scores
Link to April 13 offense
Link to MLB batting stats pre-4/13
Link to MLB batting stats post-4/13
Link to Trout-Judge gamer
Link to score matching inning info
Link to homers vs. teams spreadsheet
Link to homers vs. distinct teams data
Link to pitcher pop-ups spreadsheet
Link to O’Neill’s OD HR streak
Link to team leads spreadsheet
Link to Sam on win expectancy
Link to listener emails database

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners actually sort of sacrificing Humpy, the historically compressed standings at the start of the season, top prospects (and veteran relievers) pushing for promotions, the solution to a Kutter Crawford mystery, a faux-froyo con, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s rules confusion, Cade Winquest’s quest, and more. Then (57:18) they talk to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick about Jackie Robinson Day, the importance of telling stories about Black baseball in an anti-diversity climate, Bob’s work on MLB The Show, the MLB pipeline for African American players, showcasing the surviving Negro Leagues ballparks, the NLBM’s expansion plans, baseball in Kansas City, Ichiro Suzuki’s visits to the Museum, and more.

Audio intro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to “Jack Robinson” idiom
Link to Humpy clip
Link to Humpy plushy
Link to MLBTR on Imai
Link to standings data
Link to leaguewide offensive stats
Link to baseball drag graph
Link to previous Crawford banter
Link to 2025 Crawford story
Link to new Crawford scoop
Link to “hose” baseball slang
Link to FG top prospects
Link to Parker collision story
Link to froyo feature
Link to Jazz story
Link to Jazz clip
Link to Jazz play
Link to Boone story
Link to Kobayashi Maru wiki
Link to Brebbia post
Link to MLBTR on Kimbrel
Link to Yankees/Mets losses stat
Link to Emanski drills video
Link to frequency illusion wiki
Link to MLBTR on Winquest
Link to phantom ballplayer wiki
Link to Jackie Robinson Day wiki
Link to Robinson story removal
Link to MLB “diversity” story
Link to new MLB The Show mode
Link to MLB at Rickwood Field wiki
Link to surviving ballparks story
Link to East-West Classic news
Link to % of Black players data
Link to NLBM expansion page
Link to sportswriters/Marriott story
Link to Chiefs stadium story
Link to Royals stadium story
Link to John Donaldson EW episode
Link to donate to the NLBM
Link to Swanson quote
Link to Episode 305 wiki
Link to Lorenzen note
Link to MLBTR on Pham

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the bad omen of a broken bat on an Ichiro Suzuki statue, whether Mason Miller is, at this moment, the best pitcher ever on a batter-per-batter basis, and how to label atypical pitches, then Stat Blast (30:00) about team promotional giveaways, age and debut gaps among MLB brothers, and switch-hitters who hit higher in the lineup from one side. Then (47:58) Ben talks to 88-year-old All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher Dolly “Lippy” Vanderlip about growing up as the lone girl in games against boys, joining the AAGPBL at age 15, playing for manager Jimmie Foxx, life on and off the field, the end of the league, how A League of Their Own revitalized interest in the AAGPBL, the impending launch of the Women’s Pro Baseball League, and more.

Audio intro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to broken statue video
Link to broken statue image
Link to Mariners joke tweet
Link to statue being fixed
Link to statue story summary
Link to Mariners wRC+ ranking
Link to three arms episode
Link to Wicker Man post
Link to highest K% for RP
Link to lowest FIP for RP
Link to Miller pitch-type splits
Link to Miller’s stats as a Padre
Link to Sheehan on Miller
Link to Padres-Rockies game story
Link to MLB SP stats
Link to MLB RP stats
Link to team RP stats
Link to Crizer on Imai
Link to MLB.com on Imai
Link to MLBN on Imai
Link to Imai’s Savant arsenal
Link to shuuto wiki
Link to 2025 promotions data
Link to team giveaway rates
Link to Sox giveaway expansion
Link to MLB brothers data
Link to Ben on Guerrero birthdates
Link to Art Fowler SABR bio
Link to switch-hitters info
Link to switch-hitters data
Link to “Hello, Dolly!” wiki
Link to Dolly’s wiki
Link to Dolly’s AAGPBL player page
Link to AAGPBL wiki
Link to WPBL wiki
Link to AAGPBL queer history
Link to Blair article 1
Link to Blair article 2
Link to Ball on extensions
Link to Paine on extensions 1
Link to Paine on extensions 2
Link to First Pitch site
Link to Grounds Crew Baseball site
Link to Mariners Stathead

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Jorge Soler charging the mound against Reynaldo López and whether a team could dupe an opposing ace into getting ejected, Konnor Griffin’s extension becoming official, whether Jose Altuve is benefiting from the reshaped strike zone, a wave of MLB injuries, teams whose playoff odds have changed the most in the first two weeks of the season, Tony Vitello’s PR performance, the debut of brimless hats, a few follow-ups, and more.

Audio intro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Cease vs. Ohtani game
Link to brawl story
Link to suspensions story
Link to Soler vs. López stats
Link to Bois database
Link to Bois spreadsheet
Link to “aggro” wiki
Link to Armadillidiidae wiki
Link to Dan S. on Griffin
Link to MLBTR on Griffin
Link to Olney’s deleted tweet
Link to Rosenthal on Griffin
Link to marriage/divorce stats
Link to Woodrum on the strike zone
Link to Seidler on Altuve
Link to wRC+ leaderboard
Link to batter challenges leaderboard
Link to Altuve called-strike rate
Link to Judge called-strike rate
Link to Altuve mistake-strike rate
Link to Judge mistake-strike rate
Link to five-year out-of-zone-strike rate
Link to five-year in-zone-ball rate
Link to Petriello on height 1
Link to Petriello on height 2
Link to banging-scheme player data
Link to report on Altuve’s sign-stealing
Link to FG post on recent injuries
Link to Dan S. on slow starts
Link to demure/mindful meme
Link to playoff odds changes
Link to Red Sox panic
Link to Breslow quote
Link to Ben on ex-player GMs
Link to most consecutive one-run losses
Link to Ben on dugout game-calling
Link to Vitello article 1
Link to Vitello article 2
Link to Vitello article 3
Link to Vitello article 4
Link to Vitello article 5
Link to Chapman/Schmitt clip
Link to Alcantara/McCullough story
Link to Rockies start story
Link to Sheehan on Caissie
Link to Walker’s hot start
Link to new City Connects
Link to White Sox giveaway hat
Link to mitre wiki
Link to Baumann post
Link to Rangers statue post
Link to Jake hat photo
Link to Jordan hat photo
Link to “Yankee with no brim” clip
Link to 2025 Jensen article
Link to new Jensen celly
Link to Jensen celly video
Link to May sunglasses clip
Link to Igawa post
Link to “sled dog” post
Link to Jackson photo 1
Link to Jackson photo 2
Link to 2025 Jackson HR
Link to MLBTR on Davitt
Link to Davitt on EW
Link to date blast image 1
Link to date blast image 2
Link to date blast image 3
Link to date blast image 4

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Carter Jensen’s several (inadequate) alarms and why big leaguers don’t oversleep more often, Artemis II, Daniel Susac as the sequel to Andrew Susac, the timing of Konnor Griffin’s call-up, the many ways to marvel at (and value) Jo Adell’s home-run-robbery spree, Patrick Corbin the Blue Jay, a quintessentially 2026 half-inning, and follow-up emails, plus (1:40:47) a postscript featuring an Afterball by Ben about national announcer stats.

Audio intro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Sean .P, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to “It’s Been Awhile”
Link to Jensen oversleeping story
Link to Pasquantino quote
Link to Jensen TikTok clip
Link to Russell on young baseball brains
Link to overview effect wiki
Link to Yankees/Marlins Artemis story
Link to Artemis wholesomeness
Link to Apollo and baseball story
Link to Susac’s nephew
Link to Baumann on Griffin
Link to MLBTR on Griffin
Link to Olney’s deleted tweet
Link to info on extensions and PPI
Link to Adell catch 1
Link to Adell catch 2
Link to Adell catch 3
Link to 2026 OF FRV laggardboard
Link to Adell’s DRS
Link to SIS on HR robberies
Link to Ben on HR robberies
Link to Ben on Trout’s 2011
Link to Ben on pre-WAR valuations
Link to Adell’s 2020 FARTBAT
Link to FARTBAT naming
Link to Angels-M’s box score
Link to FG post on Adell
Link to win probability tweet
Link to Tango on wall balls
Link to Tango on catch probability
Link to Adell photo
Link to article about Adell catch
Link to Trout’s Twitter reply
Link to Hunter on Adell
Link to “wallowing” wiki
Link to MLBTR on Corbin
Link to Jays SP projections
Link to Jays RR depth chart
Link to BP on Corbin
Link to BP on ATL-AZ inning
Link to Albies challenge
Link to 2016 Young quotes
Link to Grifol on the eclipse
Link to Theo “trade”
Link to Stokes-Lyon match
Link to Snicko wiki
Link to EW Episode 1875
Link to Calcaterra on Dirks
Link to Dirks Pull%
Link to Dirks HR spray chart
Link to HUAL episode
Link to USR broadcast database

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about rookie batters’ blistering start to the season, then Stat Blast (10:15) about how long it typically takes for there to be no remaining teams that are winless or undefeated (or both), the latest a team won or lost by a margin that matched its record, and the seasons that featured the most Hall of Famers (at all, and in their primes). Then they talk to three listeners who created brand-new apps/sites that enhance the experience of following the season: Tristan Rodman of Baseball Scores (28:00), Zach Gines of First Pitch (46:45), and Ezra Thompson of Play-O-Graph (1:09:30), followed by assorted updates (1:26:58).

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

Link to freemium model announcement
Link to written explanation
Link to checksum explainer
Link to seasonal rookie batting lines
Link to 2026 rookie batting line
Link to 2026 rookie pitching line
Link to Baumann on Painter
Link to Kepner on the rookies
Link to aging curve research 1
Link to aging curve research 2
Link to Ben on 2015 rookies
Link to Ben on 2015 youth
Link to Fernandez debut game
Link to two-homer-debuts query
Link to winless/undefeated teams data
Link to 1894 game
Link to 1911 game
Link to 1986 game
Link to 1993 game
Link to 1996 game
Link to 2000 game 1
Link to 2000 game 2
Link to HoFers data
Link to HoFers graph
Link to Frisch VC info
Link to listener emails database
Link to Baseball Scores site
Link to Tristan’s site
Link to The Gagnés theme 1
Link to The Gagnés theme 2
Link to @dril tweet
Link to Angell quote
Link to First Pitch site
Link to NERD scores
Link to B-Ref Stream Finder
Link to Skubal-Gallen gamer
Link to Play-O-Graph site
Link to playograph wiki
Link to FotMob
Link to Moneyball clip
Link to Grounds Crew Baseball site
Link to The Number Wall site
Link to “meme” origins
Link to Yates press conference
Link to Orioles tap-off
Link to Crawford walk-off story
Link to pre-Artemis II batted balls
Link to Artemis II launch story
Link to xkcd comic
Link to Bucknor play story
Link to Bucknor play video
Link to Bucknor injury story
Link to Ben on forgotten counts
Link to Bois on forgotten counts
Link to Retrosheet forgotten counts
Link to video of Smith PA
Link to Smith PA on Gameday
Link to Alvarez PA on Gameday
Link to Chris’s Reddit post

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