Effectively Wild Episode 1506: Season Preview Series: Athletics and Rockies by Ben Lindbergh February 25, 2020 Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Astros confiscating signs at spring training and Madison Bumgarner’s rodeo alter ego, Mason Saunders, then preview the 2020 Athletics (13:58) with the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser, and the 2020 Rockies (39:47) with The Athletic’s Nick Groke, plus a postscript on the implications of Luis Severino’s season-ending surgery (1:13:16). 2020 EW Season Preview Series ALBALCHWHOUBOSCLELAANYYDETOAKTBRKCRSEATORMINTEX NLATLCHCARIMIACINCOLNYMMILLADPHIPITSDPWSNSTLSFG Audio intro: Jonathan Coulton, "I’m a Mason Now" Audio interstitial 1: Johnny Cash, "Wreck of the Old 97" Audio interstitial 2: Willie Nelson and Ray Price, "This Cold War With You" Audio outro: Porcupine Tree, "Sever Tomorrow" Link to Morning Consult sign-stealing poll Link to Mason Saunders story Link to story on Monfort’s 94-wins quote Link to Ben on spring training elbow injuries Link to Astros response to cheating lawsuit 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/EffectivelyWildEpisode1506.mp3Podcast (effectively-wild): Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS