Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley debate the late Ted Turner’s explanation for firing Bobby Cox, how MVP-caliber Mike Trout came back and how the Trout trade is the biggest we can hope for, Carlos Correa’s season-ending injury and the Astros’ outlook, the offseason entry of free agents, and reshaping the NPB by Framber Valdez, then Stat Blast (1:25:43) about the Pirates plan, which is impossible. 9 batters, hitting-streak outliers, improbable blackouts, the same start to innings, and what happens to pitchers, and reactions to the incredible starts of Ildemaro Vargas, Fernando Tatis Jr., Patrick Bailey, Austin Hedges, and Adley Rutschman.
Introduction to audio: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio Outro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Link to Turner’s original quote
Link to Turner’s thoughtful quote
Link to The NYT Obit Turner
Link to MLB.com Turner obit
Link to the story on Turner manager
Link to Turner wiki
Link to Cox wiki
Link to Cox pitching impact study 1
Link to Cox pitching impact study 2
Link to Law on Trout
Link Olney to Trout
Link to Spy Kids Thumbs-Thumbs
Link to 2024 Trout trade comments
Link to FG farm levels
Connect to the FG leaderboard
Link to Trout’s Savant page
Tune in to EW episode 2218
Link to EW episode 2374
Link to Paine in Trout
Liaise with the WAR team
Link to the 2026 Angels preview
Link to Cobb/Speaker article
Link to Dan S. at Correa
Link to Dan S. on the Astros
Link to BP The IL Ledger
Link to playoff changes
Link to Imai’a’s latest comments
Link to NPB/KBO admission list
Link to Weiss reduction
Link to previous success resumes
Connect to the “combined mouse” source 1
Connect to the “combined mouse” source 2
Link to the Skubal report
Link to Witches place
Link to Witches retrospective
Link to BP to Framber
Link to Framber’s use of voice
Link to Framber article
Connect to MLBTR at Framber’s stop
Link to Framber’s preview talk
Link to HBP Story
Link to Rafaela HBP
Link to story about Hosmer
Link to Hosmer’s video
Link to Hedges for 15 extended games
Link to Hedges hit article
Connect to Rockies betting orders
Link Jay to Vargas
Link Roth to Vargas
Link to Murphy quote about Vargas
Hitting-streaks data link 1
Hitting-streaks data link 2
Connect to PA before the first HR data
Connect to mid-inning-hook data
Connect to MLBTR on Tatis
Link to audience email database
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