Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a possible Rays franchise sale, the latest on Elly De La Cruz, Oneil Cruz, Sandy Alcantara, and Aaron Judge, Andrew Benintendi as the current face of replacement level, Nats manager Dave Martinez’s comments about coaches, and Clayton Kershaw’s cap on Pride Night. Then (56:10) Ben brings back former guest, podcast host, and major leaguer Ross Stripling for an exit interview about his big league career, covering his greatest regrets and accomplishments, his historic debut, the evolution of the league, his swingman exploits, his future, and much more, followed by (2:04:11) a postscript.
Audio intro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2”
Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)”
Link to bold preseason predictions
Link to MLBTR on the Rays sale
Link to Sportico on the sale
Link to Pope’s baseball cap
Link to NYT on tax change
Link to Hang Up on tax change
Link to info on public land sales
Link to Forbes franchise valuations
Link to Sportico franchise valuations
Link to Davy on Cruz
Link to Judge slump stats
Link to BP on Judge vs. Crochet
Link to Posnanski on Judge vs. Crochet
Link to Judge vs. Crochet video
Link to 2023-25 hitter WAR
Link to Tango on Bloomquist
Link to Rockies HR record
Link to Martinez quotes
Link to Martinez video
Link to later Martinez quotes
Link to The Bandwagon on Martinez
Link to Rizzo on Martinez
Link to Kershaw cap story
Link to Bible verse
Link to 2023 Kershaw comments
Link to AP on Supreme Court decision
Link to NYT on the hotline
Link to L.A. Times on Dodgers silence
Link to Kiké Insta post
Link to story on Lakers sale
Link to EW Episode 859
Link to EW Episode 1397
Link to EW Episode 1997
Link to Stripling’s debut game
Link to Stripling’s debut game video
Link to swingman spreadsheet
Link to Ross’s podcast
Link to Ross’s “retirement” post
Link to Adrian Peterson story
Link to Stripling pitch usage
Link to story on Stripling and data
Link to Stripling’s salaries
Link to Stripling vs. batters
Link to Kiké crotch bump
Link to Stripling’s sprint
Link to Stripling on investing 1
Link to Stripling on investing 2
Link to Stripling on investing 3
Link to Stripling’s steal
Link to AP story on hustle
Link to Triple-A walk-off video
Link to Triple-A walk-off details
Link to Hill update
Link to Trevor Project info
Link to Trevor Project website
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