Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the resolution of the Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy hearing, how declining broadcast revenue could lead to labor strife, and the Pirates’ reward offer for a baseball card that comes with a patch from Paul Skenes’s debut jersey, then (28:42) bring on Patreon supporter Craig Wingbermuehle to discuss his job and Effectively Wild origin story and then (38:25) answer listener emails about why we don’t talk more about postseason revenue, why extensions render players ineligible for Prospect Promotion Incentives, team mission statements, whether teams or the league should own home run balls, secretly promising a post-signing extension to an international free agent such as Roki Sasaki, Nick Martinez’s opt-out streak and contract progression, what constitutes a homestand and career year, and whether a player can be just 0-for-10.
Audio intro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio interstitial: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)”
Link to Drellich on DSGLink to ESPN on DSGLink to Sheehan on the RSN EraLink to Pirates reward offerLink to Dunne tweetLink to Fanatics jersey tweetLink to bean-faest wikiLink to postseason share rulesLink to more on playoff sharesLink to even more on sharesLink to Yankees playoff revenueLink to MLBTR on PPI/extensionsLink to PPI rulesLink to Rockies job postingLink to The Baseball Rule wikiLink to Ohtani ball on displayLink to homestand definitionLink to career year definitionLink to Vientos callLink to Vientos articleLink to listener emails databaseLink to The Miracle League siteLink to Miracle League donationsLink to Russell on the ’05 Cubs
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