Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley react to Shohei Ohtani signing a titanic 10-year, $700 million deal with the Dodgers, covering every aspect of the news. Then (57:07) they recount the even-funnier-in-retrospect rumor-related frothing on Friday, when it briefly looked like Ohtani was en route to Toronto to become a Blue Jay.Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)”Link to Ohtani’s Insta postLink to Dodgers payroll pageLink to MLB payroll pageLink to Dodgers depth chartLink to Dan S. on OhtaniLink to Baumann on OhtaniLink to Ben on OhtaniLink to LHB park factorsLink to Angels mural photoLink to The Athletic on OhtaniLink to Passan on the dollar valueLink to Becker on the dollar valueLink to article on endorsementsLink to article on Japanese mediaLink to Mintz’s Friday recapLink to Morosi’s morning tweetLink to N616RH shirtLink to opera singer tweetLink to reply to singerLink to story on DrakeLink to Bowden tweet 1Link to Bowden tweet 2Link to Bowden tweet 3Link to Bowden “Ralph” storyLink to Domi tweetLink to Dodgers Nation reportLink to Bemboom tweetLink to flight tweetLink to Morosi plane tweetLink to Nightengale tweetLink to Herjavec photoLink 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