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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley answer listener emails about Kyle Schwarber batting leadoff, teams paying their players not to do in-game, on-field interviews, the phrase “potential World Series preview,” a team purchasing and privatizing a valuable public baseball website, a player who can’t hit anything except grand slams, a player who homers in every game he plays but is usually injured, Justin Verlander’s Hall of Fame plaque cap, and what constitutes a “teammate” (plus a real-time reaction to the Astros releasing José Abreu). Then (1:06:33) Ben meets major leaguers Daniel Schneemann and Jamie Westbrook and (1:17:58) briefly reacts to news about MLB disciplining “perfect” umpire Pat Hoberg for gambling.Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Jake on SchwarberLink to MLB.com on SchwarberLink to NBCS on SchwarberLink to Inquirer on SchwarberLink to Reddit on SchwarberLink to Phillies batting ordersLink to Schwarber splitsLink to most HR since 2022Link to 2023 P/PA leaderboardLink to 2024 P/PA leaderboardLink to Ben on interviewsLink to mic’d-up MaldonadoLink to FG WS oddsLink to MLBTR on RamírezLink to CapFriendlyLink to Sportico on CapFriendlyLink to RMNB on CapFriendlyLink to Athletic on CapFriendlyLink to ESPN on CapFriendlyLink to THN on CapFriendlyLink to PuckPediaLink to Texas LeaguersLink to Hit TrackerLink to Chamberlain’s statsLink to Orr’s statsLink to Christopher bookLink to Posnanski on ChristopherLink to bases-loaded splitsLink to Tabler StatheadLink to SI on TablerLink to NYT on TablerLink to Tabler blog postLink to McCartney clipLink to MLBTR on AbreuLink to Verlander option infoLink to A-Rod/Judge postLink to listener emails databaseLink to B-Ref new debutsLink to MLBTR on SchneemannLink to Forbes on SchneemannLink to MLB.com on SchneemannLink to Deseret on SchneemannLink to Triple-A wRC+ leadersrLink to Triple-A xWOBA leadersLink to Guardians prospects listLink to Elias statLink to MLBTR on WestbrookLink to MLB.com on WestbrookLink to MLB.com on Westbrook 2Link to Westbrook’s InstaLink to Constellation Energy LeagueLink to Athletic on HobergLink to ESPN on HobergLink to MLBTR on HobergLink to EW episode on HobergLink to Ump Scorecards rankingLink to perfect game tweetLink to ballpark meetup formsLink to meetup organizer form 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