Effectively Wild Episode 1675: Season Preview Series: Dodgers and Orioles

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March 31, 2021

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the completion of the season preview series and the Marlins renaming Marlins Park “loanDepot park,” do a draft of current corporate-sponsored MLB ballpark names from least to most objectionable, and then preview the 2021 Dodgers (24:20) with Pedro Moura of the The Athletic and the 2021 Orioles (1:09:03) with Joe Trezza of MLB.com.

2021 EW Season Preview Series

Audio intro: Toto, "We Made It"
Audio interstitial 1: Kiwi Jr., "Dodger"
Audio interstitial 2: Matthew Sweet, "Baltimore"
Audio outro: Gene Clark, "Opening Day"

Link to Ben on the Dodgers
Link to Andy McCullough on the Dodgers as champs
Link to Pedro on Lux
Link to Pedro on Bellinger
Link to Pedro on Seager
Link to Pedro on Bauer
Link to Pedro and Dennis Lin on Dodgers-Padres
Link to Zach Kram on the Dodgers-Padres race
Link to Joe on Mancini
Link to Joe on Santander
Link to Joe on the Orioles’ new Dominican facility
Link to Ben on Jannis and the knuckleball
Link to Ben on the Brennameme
Link to Ben on the new baseball

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ackbar7Member since 2020
4 years ago

Were Wrigley and Busch not eligible for this draft?

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Ben LindberghFanGraphs Staff
4 years ago
Reply to  ackbar7

Busch was drafted. Wrigley wasn’t eligible–it was named after the owner, not the company, and there’s no naming rights deal.

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/6/20/21297343/wrigley-field-named-after-cubs-owner-not-the-gum-company-proof

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ackbar7Member since 2020
4 years ago
Reply to  Ben Lindbergh

I did reply before I finished listening to the draft, but I could not believe that Coors got drafted before Busch.
But thanks for the link on Wrigley, I had no idea.

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