With Ben Lindbergh in Sweden on Ringer enterprise, FanGraphs’ Ben Clemens joins Meg Rowley for a flip within the co-host chair. Ben and Meg start (1:40) by discussing the disturbing allegations made towards Rays shortstop Wander Franco over the weekend. They then banter (5:00) in regards to the expertise of watching baseball whereas on trip, earlier than turning their consideration to Ben’s 5 Issues collection, the sneaky delights of mid-sized Midwestern cities, the Braves scoring huge towards Danny Mendick, chalk preseason predictions (and Ben’s beef with Different Ben’s prognostication decisions), which groups’ World Collection odds could be too gentle (or too heavy), a milestone Juan Soto stroll, gamers being over and underrated, announcers’ refusal to debate no-hitters, the enjoyment of native commercials on baseball broadcasts, the Cardinals’ and Pirates’ current runs of relative success and futility, and who may shake up the standings down the stretch. They shut with a Future Blast from 2046 (55:20) and an invite to play Magic: The Gathering, in the event you’re into that type of factor.
Audio intro: Alex Ferrin, “Successfully Wild Theme”Audio outro: Ted O., “Successfully Wild Theme”
Hyperlink to Evan Drellich and Brittany Ghiroli on the possible subsequent steps in MLB’s investigation into FrancoLink to Ben’s 5 Issues I Favored (And Didn’t Like) ArchiveLink to 21-3 Braves/Mets Field ScoreLink to the FanGraphs Playoff OddsLink to the FanGraphs 2023 employees predictionsLink to Chris Gilligan on shifting playoff oddsLink to Ben’s piece on Michael Lorenzen’s no-hitterLink to Ben’s (newest) Lars Nootbaar pieceLink to Rick Wilber’s websiteLink to Future Blast wiki
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