Effectively Wild Episode 1499: Season Preview Series: Angels and Cardinals by Ben Lindbergh February 14, 2020 Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about why the Astros sign-stealing scandal won’t go away, and the reception to the team’s first attempts to apologize. Then they preview the 2020 Angels (28:13) with The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya, and the 2020 Cardinals (1:03:49) with MLB.com’s Will Leitch. Lastly (1:37:15), Ben talks to FanGraphs’ Craig Edwards about Boston’s Mookie Betts Competitive Balance Tax myth, MLB’s reported 14-team playoff format idea, and the new three-batter-minimum rule (plus a postscript about the Mets’ new big-leaguers-only clubhouse). 2020 EW Season Preview Series ALBALCHWHOUBOSCLELAANYYDETOAKTBRKCRSEATORMINTEX NLATLCHCARIMIACINCOLNYMMILLADPHIPITSDPWSNSTLSFG Audio intro: Queen, "Scandal" Audio interstitial 1: Teenage Fanclub, "Ain’t That Enough" Audio interstitial 2: The Association, "Standing Still" Audio interstitial 3: The Delgados, "Ballad of Accounting" Audio outro: Isotopes, "Poison in the Clubhouse" Link to story on Astros apologies Link to The Athletic story on 2017 Astros clubhouse Link to latest WSJ story on the Astros’ sign stealing Link to Washington Post story on sign-stealing suspicions Link to Bauer’s story on sign stealing Link to Craig on Boston’s savings Link to Zach Kram on Boston’s savings Link to Rob Arthur on payroll flexibility Link to story about MLB’s proposed playoff format Link to Ben Clemens on the playoff format Link to Cliff Corcoran on the three-batter minimum Link to order The MVP Machine iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com https://media.blubrry.com/effectively_wild/p/cdn-podcasts.fangraphs.com/EffectivelyWildEpisode1499.mp3Podcast (effectively-wild): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS