Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s 500th EW episode, the architectural concept of the “Thomasson,” a forthcoming HBO documentary about Barry Bonds, the rebound of Juan Soto, common misconceptions about WAR, the declines of Noah Syndergaard and Kris Bryant, the NL West, MLB broadcasting Padres games, an MLB-MLBPA ad deal, a rules update, Francisco Álvarez’s defense, the return of Jordan Walker, Shohei Ohtani’s bat grip, a slowdown in injuries, and a D-III team that wins with HBPs, plus a Past Blast from 2014 (1:32:52), player responses to the Dodgers’ Pride Night, and follow-ups.Audio intro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Thomasson threadLink to Thomasson wikiLink to Thomasson at B-Ref BullpenLink to Thomasson podcast episodeLink to Bonds doc infoLink to A-Rod doc storyLink to A-Rod gum disease segmentLink to Trout/Griffey FB threadLink to FG’s WAR explainerLink to Syndergaard quoteLink to Syndergaard hypnosis storyLink to December Syndergaard storyLink to FG on Syndergaard’s 2022Link to Rumpelstiltskin wikiLink to MLBTR on BryantLink to Ben C. on MLB/DSGLink to Sheehan on MLB/DSGLink to Ginny Searle on MLB/DSGLink to MLB-MLBPA partnershipLink to more info on partnershipLink to Ben C. on new rulesLink to Sheehan on new rulesLink to Jay on ÁlvarezLink to MLBTR on WalkerLink to Ohtani tweetLink to injuries tweetLink to Jake on MisericordiaLink to 2014 Past Blast sourceLink to other 2014 sourceLink to David Lewis’s TwitterLink to David Lewis’s SubstackLink to story about Pride NightLink to story about player commentsLink to Buckley columnLink to “allies” lineupLink to Abreu/Acton tweetLink to hot mic video Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Twitter Account EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.comvar SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {});Source