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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the late Ted Turner&#8217;s explanation for firing Bobby Cox, how MVP-caliber <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mike-trout/10155/stats/batting" target="_blank">Mike Trout</a> returned and whether a Trout trade is too much to hope for, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/carlos-correa/14162/stats/batting" target="_blank">Carlos Correa</a>&#8217;s season-ending injury and the outlook for the Astros, the offseason&#8217;s influx of free-agent retreads from NPB and/or the KBO, and a transparent plunking by <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/framber-valdez/17295/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Framber Valdez</a>, then Stat Blast (1:25:43) about a Pirates scheduling quirk, an unlikely no. 9 batter, hitting-streak outliers, improbable power outages, identical beginnings to innings, and which events get starting pitchers pulled, plus reactions to the surprising starts of <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/ildemaro-vargas/13324/stats/batting" target="_blank">Ildemaro Vargas</a>, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/fernando-tatis-jr/19709/stats/batting" target="_blank">Fernando Tatis Jr.</a>, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/patrick-bailey/27478/stats/batting" target="_blank">Patrick Bailey</a>, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/austin-hedges/12976/stats/batting" target="_blank">Austin Hedges</a>, and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/adley-rutschman/26288/stats/batting" target="_blank">Adley Rutschman</a>.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Grant Brisbee, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CJziS-LZMoyB13avq991af2-c9KaGfoU/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Daniel Leckie, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MDiYT6nzp-be6mFJdJgEZtCfPxSRWERW/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tell-Tale_Heart" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;The Tell-Tale Heart&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://www.upi.com/Archives/1981/10/08/Braves-fire-manager-Cox/9274371361600/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to actual Turner quote</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7258181/2026/05/06/ted-turner-death-cnn-founder-tv/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to supposed Turner quote</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/business/media/ted-turner-dead.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to NYT Turner obit</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/ted-turner-dies-at-87" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB.com Turner obit</a>
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/baseball/ted-turner-managed-one-braves-game-forever-changed-professional-sports-rcna343897" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story on Turner the manager</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Turner" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Turner wiki</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Cox" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cox wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/16199/the-stats-go-marching-in-the-hidden-helpers-of-the-pitching-staff/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cox pitching impact study 1</a>
<a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Evaluating_Baseball_s_Managers/I_K8gplq24gC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bobby%20cox&pg=PA15&printsec=frontcover" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cox pitching impact study 2</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7247002/2026/05/04/mike-trout-angels-trade-possibility-resurgence/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Law on Trout</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48677767/mlb-2026-mike-trout-angels-changes-offseason-return-vintage-form" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Olney on Trout</a>
<a href="https://www.looper.com/1878953/spy-kids-thumb-thumbs-real-life-inspiration/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Spy Kids Thumb-Thumbs</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mike-trout-isn-t-looking-to-be-traded-right-now" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trout&#8217;s 2024 trade comments</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/prospects/farm-system-rankings" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG farm rankings</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?pos=all&stats=bat&type=onpacegpp" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG on-pace leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/mike-trout-545361?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trout&#8217;s Savant page</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2218-how-the-tigers-got-gr-r-reat/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW episode 2218</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2374-the-death-of-exsportise/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW episode 2374</a>
<a href="https://neilpaine.substack.com/p/we-should-appreciate-the-mike-trout" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Paine on Trout</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?lg=all&qual=0&season=2026&season1=2026&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=&filter=&players=0&type=8&month=1000&startdate=2026-03-01&enddate=2026-05-05" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team OF WAR</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2451-season-preview-series-phillies-and-angels/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2026 Angels preview</a>
<a href="https://baseballhall.org/discover/short-stops/ty-cobb-shoes" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cobb/Speaker article</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/carlos-correa-is-out-for-the-rest-of-the-season/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dan S. on Correa</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/can-the-struggling-astros-turn-their-season-around/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dan S. on the Astros</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/baseball-prospectus-injured-list-ledger/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP IL Ledger</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/mlb?date=2026-05-05&dateDelta=2026-03-25" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to playoff odds changes</a>
<a href="https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/tatsuya-imai-josh-hader-rehab-sugar-land-22242257.php" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Imai&#8217;a latest comments</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&type=8&season=2026&month=1000&season1=2026&ind=0&qual=0&players=24621%2C17969%2C20387%2C17920%2C15130%2C16432%2C37124&startdate=2026-03-01&enddate=2026-05-05&team=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to list of NPB/KBO imports</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/houston-astros-option-ryan-weiss-232116995.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Weiss demotion</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/players-to-have-mlb-success-after-playing-in-japan-or-korea" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to previous retread successes</a>
<a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3586001/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;joint mice&#8221; source 1</a>
<a href="https://austinoi.com/services/loose-bodies-joint-mice/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;joint mice&#8221; source 2</a>
<a href="https://x.com/JonHeyman/status/2052055477358342645" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Skubal report</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-GgTCUYjhw" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Witches scene</a>
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/aug/24/the-witches-roald-dahl-nicolas-roeg" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Witches retrospective</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/106747/box-score-banter-2026-i-have-decided-id-no-longer-like-to-work-tonight/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP on Framber</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/framber-valdez/17295/stats/pitching#pitch-type-velo" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Framber pitch usage</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/benches-clear-in-red-sox-tigers-game-after-hit-by-pitch" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Framber article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/05/mlb-issues-six-game-suspension-to-framber-valdez.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Framber&#8217;s suspension</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2436-season-preview-series-astros-and-diamondbacks/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to preview-pod Framber talk</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=8700ea00-e963-3d00-a504-d8a7bbe27cbf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Story HBP</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/sporty-videos?playId=a9cc1b2c-0132-383b-b17a-465de727c9db" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rafaela HBP</a>
<a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2026/05/06/was-framber-valdez-retaliating-for-red-sox-grip-stealing-video-says-yes/89958883007/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story about Hosmer</a>
<a href="https://x.com/TheRealHoz35/status/2051860560581378239" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hosmer&#8217;s video</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/austin-hedges/12976/graphs?position=NP&statArr=61&legend=1%2C2&split=base&time=game&ymin=&ymax=&start=2015&end=2026&rtype=mult&gt1=15&dStatArray=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hedges 15-game stretches</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/austin-hedges-improvement-as-hitter-in-2026" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on Hedges&#8217; hitting</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/COL/2026-batting-orders.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rockies batting orders</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/ildemaro-vargas-is-suddenly-a-hitting-machine/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jay on Vargas</a>
<a href="https://defector.com/its-ildemaro-vargas-time-in-major-league-baseball" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Roth on Vargas</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/ildemaro-vargas-extends-historic-hit-streak-with-d-backs" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Murphy quote about Vargas</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b4MJirJ3kV26ScrEm5700Y-wnJ5i9h_i3q42-FK-ujI/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to hitting-streaks data 1</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aKwAu3USP1crZpSTay4V89e7ZdL6m40h3_RC2-LZAQ4/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to hitting-streaks data 2</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XpvT8kU37W9dxkoeeXQTpf6F4SZLX3GwarnMCGjBVG0/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to PA before first HR data</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11GgzD9lARn5hf0QJDR2lwzZwENIpZSe02MZKwfWut6c/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to mid-inning-hook data</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/05/fernando-tatis-jr-s-power-outage.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Tatis</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-8lpspHQuR5GK7S_nNtGunLGrx60QnSa8XLG_wvRb4Q/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to listener emails database</a>

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