Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the 30th anniversary of the 1994 strike and how nice it is not to have the season end in August, the unusual extension of Victor Robles, Tanner Rainey, Patrick Corbin, and the remnants of the 2019 Nationals, Will Wagner and whether the debuts of sons of big leaguers make us feel old partly because big leaguers have kids earlier than average, how MLB could accommodate the 2028 Olympics, changes in BBWAA awards voting patterns and the suddenly competitive MVP races, the return of Mookie Betts, whether the end of pitcher hitting affects pitcher pitching, Seth Lugo vs. Tarik Skubal, Jarren Duran’s suspension, his heckler, and how well one could hit a baseball with a tennis racket, and listener-suggested additions to the Hierarchy of Versatility.

Audio intro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio outro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Craig C. on the strike
Link to Rosenthal on Robles
Link to MLBTR on Robles
Link to Robles mic’d up
Link to FG on Rainey
Link to Sam on Corbin
Link to Wagner debut video
Link to Craig on Wagner
Link to MLB father/son data
Link to story on eldest sons
Link to dad age 1
Link to dad age 2
Link to dad age 3
Link to dad age 4
Link to dad age 5
Link to dad age 6
Link to dad age 7
Link to dad age 8
Link to ESPN on the Olympics
Link to Passan tweet
Link to WNBA break
Link to NHL break
Link to World Cup of Hockey
Link to Olympics transportation
Link to Ben on the WBC
Link to Mookie HR
Link to Dan S. on MVP races
Link to FIP-based WAR leaderboard
Link to RA/9-based WAR leaderboard
Link to Lugo comments
Link to DH and HBP research
Link to Duran story
Link to more on Duran
Link to heckle
Link to Heart & Hustle Award
Link to tennis racket question
Link to tennis baseball video
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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