Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s strategies for coping with record heat in Phoenix, revisit an earlier conversation about whether the pitch clock has boosted MLB attendance (and reminisce about when the cause of increased game times was still considered unclear), celebrate their recent wish about camera angles on broadcasts coming true, discuss the resurgences of Jason Heyward and Cody Bellinger, marvel at Mickey Moniak’s continued resistance to regression and the Orioles overtaking the Rays in the AL East, use Jarred Kelenic’s fractured foot to advocate for padded dugout surfaces, and try to determine whether Albert Pujols or Miguel Cabrera had the more surprising steep decline. Then (1:11:46) they answer listener emails about burnishing Shohei Ohtani’s legacy (and his likely career path), letting All-Star starters return to the game after being removed, Elly De La Cruz if he had to attempt steals, and the distance to bullpens, plus a Future Blast (1:42:20) from 2035 and a postscript on old-timer home run derbies.
Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to info on Phoenix heatLink to Russell on attendanceLink to earlier attendance convoLink to Grant on game timesLink to attendance statsLink to Ben on predictable timesLink to info on ticket-buyer ageLink to Rangers relay broadcastLink to earlier episode on broadcastsLink to Dodgers preview episodeLink to article on Heyward’s swingLink to FG post about BellingerLink to Jay Jaffe on MoniakLink to earlier Moniak convoLink to info on Moniak’s nameLink to Moniak’s rolling zone rateLink to ESPN RPILink to FG playoff oddsLink to Kelenic fracture articleLink to Cabrera’s hitLink to FG post on AndersonLink to Sam on Ruth and OhtaniLink to Elly’s throwLink to Elly throwing statsLink to Elly’s earlier record throwLink to Vroom Vroom Guy wikiLink to info on Angels hammerLink to Harper homer articleLink to Emma on bullpens/brawlsLink to EW emails databaseLink to Rick Wilber’s websiteLink to Draper/Roberts hockey fightLink to Twins charity derby infoLink to ex-Twins pickup hockey articleLink to 2003 derby article
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