Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether any of the teams that sold at the trade deadline can make an improbable playoff run, whether the Dodgers’ position in the playoff race refutes or confirms preseason fears about their advantages, and the accelerating splintering of sports broadcasts (MLB on the Poob tube!), then answer emails (41:40) about Roman Anthony’s OBP, driving/batting in runs with walks, and Juan Soto vs. players traded for him, before (1:03:34) talking to FanGraphs founder David Appelman about the site’s 20th anniversary.
Audio intro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to divisional comebacks story
Link to Paine on bad/expensive teams
Link to burgers story
Link to BP IL Ledger
Link to baseball streaming story
Link to streaming meme
Link to more on the meme
Link to streaming expenses story
Link to Bois on Bonds
Link to listener emails database
Link to previous Appelman appearance
Link to Appelman’s birthday appearance
Link to death of dial-up
Link to Crawford conversation
Link to Speier post
Link to podcast-description stats
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