Effectively Wild Episode 2492: Pride Goeth Before Baseball

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June 16, 2026

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about baseball’s time to shine after the NBA/NHL seasons and a structural difference between basketball and baseball, Jacob Misiorowski achieving escape velocity and entering the deGrom Zone (and a change he’s made that may matter more than his increased speed), the impending posting of red-hot Teruaki Sato, the losers and losers of the Rafael Devers deal one year later, what the trade deadline will look like in this topsy-turvy season, and (42:55) what MLB should do to avoid a repeat of the Giants’ Pride Night debacle, plus (1:25:45) closing banter about games starting/ending too early for night owls.

Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to 82-0
Link to 162-0
Link to Jimmy John’s wiki
Link to Misiorowski game
Link to Misiorowski fun fact
Link to The Miz max speed by game
Link to The Miz zone rate by game
Link to Skubal game-ending pitch
Link to Skubal comeback
Link to “Just Dropped In”
Link to The Miz on Pokémon 1
Link to The Miz on Pokémon 2
Link to Charmander wiki
Link to Charizard wiki
Link to Mega Charizard X wiki
Link to Ground type Pokémon wiki
Link to Ben on the Brewers’ clutchness
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to FG post on the White Sox
Link to Passan’s deadline preview
Link to FG post on Ramírez injury
Link to The Athletic on the Devers trade
Link to Rosenthal on the Giants’ deadline
Link to MLBTR on Sato
Link to SFGate on the Giants
Link to McCovey Chronicles on the Giants
Link to Katie on the Giants
Link to Grant on the Giants
Link to Outsports on the Giants
Link to SF Chronicle on the Giants
Link to SF Chronicle on the Giants 2
Link to Webb quote
Link to Bates story
Link to info on Dodgers caps
Link to Outsports on Dodgers caps
Link to Dodgers’ Burke/Bean memorial
Link to 2022 Rays story
Link to NHL Pride story 1
Link to NHL Pride story 2
Link to NHL Pride story 3
Link to Outsports on Strider
Link to Outsports on MLB warning
Link to The Athletic on MLB warning
Link to uniform rules
Link to Outsports on Affeldt
Link to Picard scene
Link to SBJ on start times
Link to year-over-year attendance

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