Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss MLB owners unanimously approving the Athletics’ move to Las Vegas, new time-saving measures slated for 2024, the respective salaries of David Stearns and Craig Counsell, and private flights as a potential perk to entice MLB free agents, then examine an upstart Dubai-based baseball league called Baseball United (55:07) and bring on Washington Post sportswriter Rick Maese (1:05:46) to explain how the league is the latest reflection of a massive Middle Eastern infusion of funds that’s reshaping global sports.Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Drellich on the owners’ voteLink to Keown on the owners’ voteLink to Nightengale on the owners’ voteLink to Nightengale againLink to Sheehan on Fisher/SeidlerLink to ESPN on the clockLink to % of pitches with runners onLink to The Athletic on the clockLink to Stearns salary storyLink to Epstein salary storyLink to Counsell salary storyLink to Pollis on executive payLink to Boras on Soto’s flightLink to Lester-deal detailsLink to story about Brown’s dealLink to Plaschke on BrownLink to Brown luxury tax infoLink to Ohtani jet infoLink to Tanaka jet infoLink to article on private-jet emissionsLink to Swift’s responseLink to info on sports and climateLink to story on MLB emissionsLink to more on MLB emissionsLink to Baseball United siteLink to Baseball United infoLink to Baseball United draftLink to Pujols interviewLink to Sandoval promoLink to thread of WaPo storiesLink to WaPo story 1Link to WaPo story 2Link to WaPo story 3Link to WaPo story 4Link to MLB sportswashing postLink to story on Trujillo’s teamLink to story on Mexican LeagueLink to story about fossil-fuel lobbyLink to Secret Santa sign-up sheet 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