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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Shohei Ohtani’s career-year pace, how often his number of times on base has exceeded his times on base allowed in his two-way games, and his awards outlook, discuss Aaron Judge’s injury and the wide-open AL MVP race, and then (1:06:39) Stat Blast about the most former catchers in one game, Brayan Bello’s woes as a starter, clustering a team’s plate appearances in one inning, perfectly parallel pitch counts for piggybackers, long-lasting low-WAR players, where in the batting order teams tend to go back-to-back-to-belly, players with the longest streaks of having a teammate in the World Series, the most times striking out looking, the best duos drafted consecutively, and more.

Audio intro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG combined WAR leaderboard
Link to batting pace leaders
Link to pitching pace leaders
Link to Ohtani game story
Link to “true win” wiki
Link to “I’m the Greatest”
Link to Judge injury article
Link to Judge injury testing article
Link to article on Judge injury impact
Link to Judge quote
Link to Raiders scene
Link to story about Raiders scene
Link to Beer Barrel Man wiki
Link to Ben on Ohtani and Judge 1
Link to Ben on Ohtani and Judge 2
Link to Amtrak event
Link to Crizer on scoreless innings streaks
Link to The Miz on Pokémon
Link to Sánchez meal plan
Link to Red Sox vs. Guardians game
Link to Sox catchers tweet
Link to The Onion blades article
Link to Ben on Padres shortstops
Link to Russell on emergency catchers
Link to catchers Blast text
Link to catchers Blast data
Link to article on first-inning scoring
Link to info on first-inning scoring and HFA
Link to Bello Stathead query 1
Link to Bello Stathead query 2
Link to story on Bello being optioned
Link to MLBTR on Bello
Link to Yankees’ 13-run inning
Link to % of PA in one inning text
Link to % of PA in one inning data
Link to Miller-Castillo game
Link to parallel pitch counts text
Link to SABR on Allan Roth
Link to longest-lasting players
Link to consecutive-homers text
Link to consecutive-homers data
Link to The Human Centipede 3 wiki
Link to Jágr streak tweet
Link to Jágr streak post
Link to Jágr wiki
Link to The Rural Juror clip
Link to teammate WS streaks data
Link to looking-strikeouts text
Link to Beltrán K
Link to previous “Toothpick” Jones episode
Link to draft duos data
Link to harmonic mean wiki
Link to Brett-Schmidt draft round
Link to listener emails database
Link to Emil Gumbel wiki
Link to @ScoringChanges tweet 1
Link to @ScoringChanges tweet 2
Link to @ScoringChanges tweet 3
Link to loose bodies clip

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the duality of Jo Adell’s defense (after the FARTBAT low that followed his triple-robbery high), Spencer Arrighetti and MLB’s monthly player honors as the last bastion of old-school-stat-based awards, whether a team with a losing record could make the playoffs this season, Paul Goldschmidt’s pleasing platoon role, how much credit the Brewers deserve for Kyle Harrison’s success, Louis Varland’s value, the Tigers’ rapid plummet out of contention, the twilights of Nick Castellanos’s and Andrew McCutchen’s careers, and (1:15:01) whether the CBA negotiations merit horse race-style coverage.

Audio intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2”

Link to Adell’s FARTBAT
Link to Adell quote
Link to Adell’s three robberies
Link to dramatic robbery photo
Link to EW robbery discussion
Link to Adell’s 2020 FARTBAT
Link to Canseco FARTBAT
Link to May’s Pitchers of the Month
Link to Pereda nut shot
Link to Pennywise quote
Link to Desk Set wiki
Link to Player of the Month Award wiki
Link to past PotM winners
Link to THT article on the award
Link to pitcher WAR leaders in May
Link to Sportico on the unbalanced leagues
Link to MLB.com on the lower October bar
Link to Jay on the Tigers
Link to Skubal rehab update
Link to Rosenthal on Skubal
Link to lowest-win playoff teams
Link to Curt on Harrison
Link to Location+ leaders
Link to Brewers WAR leaders
Link to reliever WAR leaders
Link to four-seamer velo leaders
Link to MLBTR on McCutchen
Link to MLBTR on Castellanos
Link to Clemens on the opening offers
Link to Drellich on Meyer/Caplin quotes
Link to Drellich on Manfred quotes
Link to The Athletic on open books
Link to story on Sánchez’s streak

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Fernando Tatis Jr.’s first home run of the season, injuries to Munetaka Murakami and Craig Kimbrel, a crotch-related suspension precedent, the mystery of Julio Rodriguez’s defense, Roki Sasaki’s surge, the phenomenon of National Anthem standoffs, Carmen Mlodzinski’s brief relief revolt, whether Victor Wembanyama would be a good pitcher, Aaron Ashby’s weirdly winning ways, (1:04:19) whether the Brewers have somehow solved clutch hitting, and the possibility of a Craig Breslow “interpreter.”

Audio intro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Tatis HR
Link to Tatis HR website
Link to Kimbrel injury news
Link to MLBTR on Murakami
Link to Murakami injury play
Link to BP on Gonzalez
Link to Elly injury news
Link to Pérez injury news
Link to gracilis muscle wiki
Link to Papelbon article 1
Link to Papelbon article 2
Link to Papelbon article 3
Link to Julio’s defense at Savant
Link to Julio’s defense at FG
Link to May leaders in pitcher WAR
Link to Wrobleski spreadies article
Link to standoff ejections article
Link to standoff ejections article
Link to Mlodzinski article 1
Link to Mlodzinski article 2
Link to Mlodzinski article 3
Link to team SP WAR
Link to team RP WAR
Link to Pirates pitcher WAR leaders
Link to Jaso EW wiki
Link to Jaso on EW
Link to Wemby baseball photo post
Link to Wemby baseball photo
Link to Shelob wiki
Link to Wemby’s Yankee Stadium visit
Link to Wemby’s first pitch video
Link to Wemby height article 1
Link to Wemby height article 2
Link to pitcher win leaders
Link to Ashby’s game log
Link to single-season RP leaders
Link to Face obit
Link to Sheehan on clutch
Link to Episode 2263 wiki
Link to Brewers clutch data
Link to 2026 tOPS+ w/RISP
Link to Brooklyn clutch streak
Link to New York clutch streak
Link to Philly clutch streak
Link to Gumbel distribution wiki
Link to Clay Davenport’s adjusted standings
Link to BaseRuns standings page
Link to Dan S. on the Brewers
Link to Brewers wOBA w/RISP
Link to Brewers wOBA w/no RISP
Link to Brewers xWOBA w/RISP
Link to Brewers xWOBA w/no RISP
Link to Brewers wOBA w/RISP at home
Link to Brewers wOBA w/RISP on the road
Link to Brewers BABIP w/RISP
Link to Brewers BABIP w/no RISP
Link to Brewers Whiff% w/RISP
Link to Brewers Whiff% w/no RISP
Link to Brewers Pull% w/RISP
Link to Brewers Pull% w/no RISP
Link to Super Saiyan wiki
Link to Marmol on Brewers sign-stealing
Link to Brewers sign-stealing rumor
Link to “man in white” story 1
Link to “man in white” story 2
Link to “man in white” story 3
EW sign-stealing history episode
Link to Healey on Breslow
Link to “anger translator” sketch
Link to Brown trade news
Link to Yankees scoring stat 1
Link to Yankees scoring stat 2
Link to Mlodzinski update 1
Link to Mlodzinski update 2

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Enhanced Games and whether they would watch a baseball league where PEDS were explicitly permitted, Abner Uribe’s crotch-chop suspension, and (34:40) the most disappointing and surprising (in a positive way) teams of 2026, then (55:37) answer emails about raising a girl who likes baseball, how a salary cap would affect prices for fans, home runs on the first pitch of the game, the Hall of Fame prospects of Kenley Jansen, Craig Kimbrel, and Aroldis Chapman, the most players appearing in a game against their former team, and how to evaluate whether a team’s player development was responsible for a player’s success or failure.

Audio intro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to “Let’s enhance” meme
Link to “Let’s enhance” montage
Link to Enhanced Games wiki
Link to Defector on the Enhanced Games
Link to The Conversation on the Enhanced Games
Link to NPR on the Enhanced Games
Link to nostalgia study
Link to Ben on the PED era
Link to McGwire Simpsons clip
Link to dinger distribution article 1
Link to dinger distribution article 2
Link to dinger distribution article 3
Link to Hill homer
Link to Uribe post
Link to MLB.com on Uribe
Link to AP on Uribe
Link to MLBTR on Uribe
Link to Uribe/Marmol video
Link to D-Generation X wiki
Link to DX chop compilation
Link to player names on Uribe
Link to playoff odds changes
Link to team wRC+
Link to SI on Rays hitting
Link to Posnanski on Rays hitting
Link to Garp quote
Link to Owen Meany quote
Link to Tatis HR website
Link to MLBTR on Pérez injury
Link to dynamic vs. static stretching
Link to Goodnight Baseball
Link to @dril tweet
Link to BP on payrolls and prices 1
Link to BP on payrolls and prices 1
Link to BP on payrolls and prices 3
Link to first-pitch homers
Link to Sam on first-pitch homers 1
Link to Sam on first-pitch homers 2
Link to Sam on first-pitch homers 3
Link to RP JAWS
Link to player development study 1
Link to player development study 2
Link to players vs. former teams data
Link to listener emails database

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the initial CBA proposals by the MLBPA and MLB: some specific points of departure and alignment, whether we really learned anything about what each side wants or the likelihood of lost games, and what the rhetoric and rebuttals say about the PR battle to come. Then (50:08) they banter about whether baseball broadcasts could ever get good enough to endanger attendance, why ABS challenge rates haven’t closely correlated with batter quality, a difference between what fans and neutral spectators tend to enjoy about teams, whether ace-type starting-pitcher seasons are making a partial comeback, a threat to baserunners and bat-dog employment, and a mid-start stretching-related mishap.

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

Link to Drellich on franchise values
Link to MLBPA proposals
Link to Drellich on the MLBPA proposals
Link to Normandin on the MLBPA proposals
Link to Mains on the MLBPA proposals
Link to Drellich on the MLB proposals
Link to Meyer statement
Link to Caplin statement
Link to CBA math post 1
Link to CBA math post 2
Link to Episode 1542
Link to Passan’s CBA proposals breakdown
Link to Ben’s bargaining primer
Link to Hershberger’s 1876 post
Link to Sam on challenge rates
Link to challenge leaderboard
Link to Andrews on Wood’s challenges
Link to pitcher-pace leaderboard
Link to batter-pace leaderboard
Link to George injury article
Link to bat-dog suspension article 1
Link to bat-dog suspension article 2
Link to “Pups in the Park” page
Link to 2025 bat-dog call-up
Link to Pérez injury article
Link to Reddit comment about Ben
Link to MLBTR on Brebbia
Link to MLBTR on Jones

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Craig Kimbrel’s new home, Colton Cowser’s walk-offs, Chris Taylor’s rapid retirement, unretirement, and re-retirement, whether the Mets should sell (and whom they could deal), the relative improvement of MLB’s worst teams, the Blue Jays’ (and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s) punchless contact, the historic hitting of this season’s MLB debutants, Gage Jump and the best-ever early returns for a draft class, whether the Athletics’ and Pirates’ production has been as lopsided as expected, an Oneil Cruz update, a trio of teams that has benefited from stable rotations, the Astros’ combined no-hitter, the Cubs’ extreme streakiness (and nondescript roster), more Giants innovations in thrusting, and Bryce Harper’s toothpaste/toothbrush technique, plus postscript updates.

Audio intro: Sean .P, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLBTR on Kimbrel
Link to post on Kimbrel’s destinations
Link to team RP over prior 14 days
Link to team RP over prior 30 days
Link to Diekman predictions pod
Link to final Diekman stats update
Link to Cowser post
Link to Cowser gamer
Link to MLB.com on Taylor
Link to MLBTR on Taylor
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to Mets impending free agents
Link to article about 2025 Blue Jays hitting
Link to 2026 team wRC+
Link to 2025 team ISO and K%
Link to 2026 team ISO and K%
Link to 2025 team Barrels/BBE%
Link to 2026 team Barrels/BBE%
Link to 2025 team hard-hit %
Link to 2026 team hard-hit %
Link to MLB debutants spreadsheet
Link to B-Ref’s new debuts
Link to Nishida debut story
Link to MLB rookie offense
Link to Passan on Jump
Link to 2024 first round
Link to MLBTR on Jump
Link to draft-class data
Link to Ben on the Pirates and A’s
Link to team hitter WAR
Link to team pitcher WAR
Link to on-pace leaderboard
Link to single-season strikeouts leaders
Link to combined no-hitter gamer
Link to FG post on the no-hitter
Link to BP post on the no-hitter
Link to Bumpus SABR bio
Link to SABR Bumpus no-no story
Link to Langs on Bumpus/Santa
Link to 2026 MLB RP stats
Link to 2026 MLB SP stats
Link to team SP leaderboard
Link to Cubs WAR leaders
Link to Sam on the 2016 Giants
Link to streaky teams spreadsheet
Link to McCringleberry sketch
Link to McCringleberry homage 1
Link to McCringleberry homage 2
Link to Harper’s TikTok
Link to Lindbergh burrito method
Link to Nishida throw 1
Link to Nishida throw 2
Link to Cubs streak fact 1
Link to Cubs streak fact 2
Link to Rangers’ revenge stat
Link to Sox scoring stat 1
Link to Sox scoring stat 2
Link to Marlins/Cardinals/Twins candidates
Link to list of ballpark claimants

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mason Miller’s recent “struggles,” whether the Tigers will trade Tarik Skubal, and how different baseball would be if the Angels had traded Shohei Ohtani, plus (44:05) more than a dozen Stat Blasts.

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

Link to previous Miller banter 1
Link to previous Miller banter 2
Link to Miller sample 1
Link to Miller sample 2
Link to article about Grogu promo
Link to Grogu promo
Link to Triton Ballpark wiki
Link to Yaddle at Wookieepedia
Link to Ben on The Mandalorian and Grogu
Link to Kimbrel blog post
Link to MLBTR on Kimbrel
Link to Heyman on a Skubal trade
Link to Murray on a Skubal trade
Link to Olney on a Skubal trade
Link to Skubal bullpen sessions article
Link to trade deadline date article
Link to playoff odds
Link to Clark quote about “the pant”
Link to Rosenthal on 2023 Ohtani talks
Link to Rosenthal on 2022 Ohtani talks
Link to Seidler wiki
Link to MLBTR on Boras/Seidler/Soto
Link to Blum post about Johnson
Link to team pitcher development rankings
Link to “If baseball were different” wiki
Link to Mains on regular-season splits
Link to reverse records
Link to post about three-team combos
Link to Marlins/Cardinals/Twins candidates
Link to Marlins/Cardinals players
Link to Marlins/Twins players
Link to Cardinals/Twins players
Link to 2025 Sánchez game
Link to 2003 Clement game
Link to 2023 Thompson game
Link to 1968 Roseboro game
Link to all-hits-after-oh-fers list
Link to McGwire Simpsons clip
Link to Hill homer
Link to Hill PED admission
Link to Hill transactions
Link to post-trade improvers
Link to 2024 Ray slam game
Link to 2025 NL Cy voting
Link to 2021 AL Cy voting
Link to 2011 NL Cy voting
Link to 1986 NL Cy voting
Link to 1971 O’s rotation article
Link to Maxwell defensive game
Link to Sandberg defensive game
Link to McAuliffe defensive game
Link to team run differentials
Link to team runs scored
Link to team runs allowed
Link to Mets extra-innings game
Link to most blown saves in game
Link to 2021 blown-saves game
Link to 1995 blown-saves game
Link to 1983 Rangers-A’s game
Link to 1901 Bernhard game
Link to Bernhard’s 1901 game log
Link to Bernhard’s 1901 opponent splits
Link to 2025 Pressly game
Link to most hits by sub
Link to 1902 Danny Murphy game
Link to Murphy game info 1
Link to Murphy game info 2
Link to Murphy game info 3
Link to Clerks quote
Link to listener emails database
Link to 1991 Phillies game
Link to Griffin video board fun fact
Link to list of ballpark claimants
Link to “Fever” song wiki
Link to article about White Sox collision
Link to article about Hawk’s call
Link to video of collision/call
Link to photo of collision
Link to comment about Boone’s signals
Link to Boone’s flapping signal

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the “tarps off” fan-shirtlessness trend sweeping MLB ballparks, early grand slams, inside-the-park home runs, and “little league home runs,” more sources of baseball embarrassment, Blake Snell’s bone spurs (and the Dodgers’ perennial pitcher-injury issues), Gerrit Cole’s return to the Yankees, Gio Urshela and other players who excelled for one team but struggled for others, updates on early-season sensation Joey Wiemer, John Brebbia, and this season’s class of rookie hitters, and the league’s trend toward catcher challenges.

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

Link to shirtless Rockies fans
Link to Rockies fan photos
Link to shirtless Cardinals fans
Link to shirtless Mariners fans
Link to shirtlessness trendpiece
Link to AP piece on the trend
Link to latest Giants thrust
Link to Snell surgery update
Link to MLBTR on Cole
Link to MLBTR on Fried
Link to MLBTR on Westburg
Link to MLBTR on Berríos
Link to Wiemer option news
Link to Brebbia update
Link to MLB rookie offense
Link to FG post on Padres timeliness
Link to Arenado grand slam
Link to Arenado game play log
Link to previous Slam Blast
Link to Wood ITPGS
Link to Lee’s ITPHR
Link to Clemens LLHR
Link to Ohtani LLHR
Link to Sam on the LLHR
Link to “Yakety Sax”
Link to “Yakety Sax” wiki
Link to Urshela retirement post
Link to Urshela wRC stats
Link to Small retrospective
Link to Chavez Stat Blast
Link to Mariners game story
Link to Wilson pinch-hitting complaints
Link to Sheehan on ABS
Link to Sheehan Bluesky post
Link to Trueblood on ABS
Link to Tap to Challenge
Link to MLBTR on Crawford
Link to 2025 Cortes article
Link to Kimbrough wiki
Link to Kimbrough SABR bio
Link to Kimbrough book excerpt 1
Link to Kimbrough book excerpt 2

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether the Phillies’ surge would have happened the same way if Rob Thomson hadn’t been fired, discuss streaks that were snapped for the Mets and Rico Garcia, delight and dismay in John Kruk repeating a podcast talking point, try to determine the most embarrassing failure a player can suffer on the field, bemoan a missed opportunity for an ambidextrous pitching appearance, mark the promotion of Mariners prospect Colt Emerson, and then discuss which of this season’s most over- or underperforming teams will regress.

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

Link to team records since 4/28
Link to team run differentials since 4/28
Link to team records since 4/26
Link to Dan S. on managerial firings
Link to Neil P. on managerial firings
Link to Mets comeback game story
Link to past Mets streak discussion
Link to Holmes injury story
Link to Davis call story
Link to Garcia hit
Link to .000 BABIP streaks
Link to mound-charge strategy discussion
Link to Kruk clip 1
Link to Kruk clip 2
Link to Phillies vs. Pirates game
Link to Adolis arms
Link to Reds walk streak
Link to Cortes pitching play log
Link to Cortes profile
Link to 2025 Cortes switch-throwing game
Link to Venditte glove article
Link to Cortes pitching tweet
Link to FG post on Emerson
Link to MLBTR on Emerson
Link to Crawford fielding stats
Link to preseason playoff odds
Link to BaseRuns standings
Link to team performance vs. projections
Link to Sheehan on the Rays
Link to Sheehan on the Cardinals
Link to Ben on playoff velo
Link to updated PR pickoff data
Link to team positioning runs
Link to MLB.com Walls article

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether Ben cursed Shohei Ohtani’s bat by predicting that Ohtani would win the Cy Young award but not the MVP award, whether Bobby Witt Jr. could win his first MVP award this season, the defensive transformation of Luis Arraez, and more, then (33:16) further interrogate what homoerotic celebrations say about baseball culture, discuss the latest ABS challenge mishaps, answer listener emails (54:30) about an ABS double-or-nothing idea, trading challenges for runs, purchasing challenges midgame, an upside of umpire rotation, boosting offense with double-barreled batters, and a baseball equivalent to the Kelce brothers, plus Stat Blasts (1:28:21) about players with the most inning-ending at-bats in a game, swing rates in debut plate appearances, grand-slam merchants, teams with many MVP vote-getters, and picked-off pinch runners.

Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to preseason predictions episode
Link to Ohtani slump story 1
Link to Ohtani slump story 2
Link to Ohtani slump story 3
Link to Ohtani slump story 4
Link to Ohtani slump story 5
Link to FG WAR leaders
Link to B-Ref WAR leaders
Link to FG post on Arraez
Link to MLB.com on Arraez
Link to FRV leaders
Link to Outsports post 1
Link to Outsports post 2
Link to Outsports post 3
Link to homosociality wiki
Link to Ross memoir
Link to Valentine/Baty incident
Link to Torres challenge denials
Link to Heim play
Link to Ben on accidental challenges
Link to Jake on accidental challenges
Link to Gausman quote
Link to batter challenge leaders
Link to Rumsfeld quote wiki
Link to catcher challenge leaders
Link to team challenge leaders
Link to Clemens on FA $/WAR
Link to Ortiz ump injury
Link to double-barreled BP article 1
Link to double-barreled BP article 2
Link to HUAL segment
Link to ex-athlete pods article 1
Link to ex-athlete pods article 2
Link to Tkachuks pod
Link to Harrisburg vs. Erie game
Link to 1977 Jays-Yanks game
Link to five-inning-ending players
Link to 2003 NL MVP voting
Link to teams with 8+ MVP vote-getters
Link to SABR on WAR and awards
Link to Baumann on WAR and awards
Link to Sam on downballot MVP votes
Link to debut-PA swing rates data
Link to innings 1-3 swing rate
Link to innings 4+ swing rate
Link to grand slams data
Link to listener emails database
Link to highest PR pickoff rates data
Link to Haggerty pickoff game
Link to SABR on PR specialists
Link to Wright on PR specialists 1
Link to Wright on PR specialists 2
Link to Langs Bell fun fact

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