Effectively Wild Episode 2192: Both Sides Now?

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July 19, 2024

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the highlights of the All-Star Game, a hypothetical Evan Longoria unretirement scenario, the newly announced 2025 regular-season schedule (featuring Tokyo contests and a “Rivalry Weekend”), a baseball movie-mention conspiracy theory, players possessed by Gameday 3D, the timing of Martín Maldonado’s DFA, and the potential effect of moving the foul lines. Then (36:54) they bring on FanGraphs lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen to break down the standout trends, teams, and players of the amateur draft, the demographics of amateur baseball, trading draft picks, and more.

Audio intro: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)”
Audio outro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Skenes ASG highlights
Link to Ohtani ASG highlights
Link to 2025 schedule
Link to featured rivalries
Link to Cubs promo video
Link to Longoria quote
Link to Superman news
Link to Caught Stealing
Link to Ben on movie sequels
Link to Gittell on EW
Link to Gittell’s book
Link to A Quiet Place scene
Link to Gameday 3D explainer
Link to possessed player clip 1
Link to possessed player clip 2
Link to Maldonado leaderboard
Link to MLBTR on Maldonado
Link to Ben on the foul lines
Link to Eric’s Day 1 recap
Link to Eric’s Day 2 recap
Link to Condor HR record
Link to college offense article 1
Link to college offense article 2
Link to Nightengale tweet
Link to ESPN top 100 athletes
Link to Manfred on draft picks
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Make WAR Not LoveMember since 2022
1 year ago

The Cubs promo video link goes to the same article as the Evan Longoria quote below it.

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Ben LindberghFanGraphs Staff
1 year ago
Reply to  Make WAR Not Love

Thanks, fixed.

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