Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Patreon supporter Jordan Smith banter about Jordan’s baseball background, the Tigers’ 2025 hopes, the Dodgers signing Hyeseong Kim, and more, then (30:48) answer listener emails about per-game stats, “advanced” stats, televised arbitration cases, an owner playing in games, pit stops on the basepaths, assorted variations on the Golden Batter (and the Golden Batter vs. the zombie runner), relaxing substitution rules, defining “changeup,” and $ per HR.
Audio intro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to Seinfeld episode Link to Seinfeld clip Link to MLBTR on Kim Link to Ted Turner story Link to player/owner story Link to player/owner post Link to Ben on arbitration Link to Sam on lineup resetting Link to Sam on pits Link to listener emails database Link to EW gift subscriptions
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