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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the backlash to MLB&#8217;s initial statement about the Giants&#8217; objectors to Pride Night, the league&#8217;s subsequent expanded statement, and the facts about the policies and punishments (or the lack thereof) pertaining to uniform alterations. Then (37:10) they banter about the Blue Jays&#8217; ballot dominance in early All-Star voting, the history of teams being overrepresented on All-Star rosters, the Mariners&#8217; piggyback pitching plan, and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/curtis-washington/sa3019803/stats/batting" target="_blank">Curtis Washington Jr.</a> as the ultimate phantom ballplayer, answer emails (1:19:28) about where the next two-way player might come from and whether <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/pete-crow-armstrong/27769/stats/batting" target="_blank">Pete Crow-Armstrong</a>&#8217;s defensive value is underrated, and Stat Blast (1:31:56) about where franchise scoring records tend to be set, the biggest run differentials in games with equivalent times on base, days when one team outscored many other teams combined, Boston&#8217;s lack of late comebacks, and teams whose win totals did or didn&#8217;t match their WAR totals.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Austin Klewan, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19KwOxp2kpN60CdFDMpP6Za73FHrfwofC/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Andy Ellison, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-zryFrA5vGf46iu7jSvWSrkrDXTfJ3zY/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.hmoralsurgery.com/blog/the-fascinating-history-behind-the-name-wisdom-teeth/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to wisdom teeth etymology</a>
<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-jasson-dominguez-not-in-tuesdays-lineup-1009391/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Domínguez tooth news</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/news/shohei-ohtani-allows-season-high-four-runs-vs-rays" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani gamer</a>
<a href="https://www.outsports.com/2026/6/15/24136606/san-francisco-giants-pride-night-cap-bible-verse-mlb-response/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB&#8217;s initial statement</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z1deKSS5IqhYJeGmRW3aP089HXtPpk81TGIyNPQItVI/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to assorted bad tweets</a>
<a href="https://x.com/EvanDrellich/status/2066907085858910353" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB&#8217;s second statement</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7364268/2026/06/15/sf-giants-pride-night-caps-bible-verses-mlb-warning/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story about statements</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7368250/2026/06/17/josh-hawley-giants-pride-night-bible-verses-letter-rob-manfred/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hawley letter story</a>
<a href="https://www.outsports.com/2026/6/16/24136778/giants-fans-homophobic-gay-pride-night-caps-lgbtq-clay-travis-josh-hawley/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story about backlash</a>
<a href="https://registrationz.mlbpa.org/pdf/MLB%20Basic%20Agreement%202022-26.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to CBA</a>
<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/josh-hawley-seen-fleeing-trump-mob-riled-newly-released-jan-6-footage-rcna39490" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Josh Hawley fleeing footage</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Hawley" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Noah Hawley wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/dodgers-bullpen-wears-hat-tribute-to-alex-vesia" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Vesia tribute story</a>
<a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/17/sports/san-francisco-giants-pitchers-defend-bible-verse-protest-on-pride-night-after-backlash/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to California Post story</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/2026-mlb-all-star-ballot-first-update" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to All-Star vote totals</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?lg=al&season=2026&season1=2026&ind=0&team=0&qual=0&type=8&month=37" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to AL 2B WAR leaders</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/blue-jays-fans-over-star-193812236.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Blue Jays voting story 1</a>
<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/bluejays/onsi/blue-jays-all-star-vote-success-raising-eyebrows" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Blue Jays voting story 2</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war?lg=&teamid=14" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Blue Jays WAR leaders</a>
<a href="https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/mlb/news/most-mlb-all-star-players-one-team-braves-rangers-2023/degzi9fh83ku1xfzzw9pjmuw" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team All-Star records</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/13093905/why-kansas-city-royals-dominating-mlb-all-star-game-voting" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2015 Royals voting story</a>
<a href="https://www.royalsreview.com/2019/7/22/20698606/where-are-the-2015-royals-all-stars-now" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2015 Royals All-Stars</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2026-misc.shtml#all_attendance" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2026 YoY attendance</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2015-misc.shtml#all_attendance" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2015 YoY attendance</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/braves-send-eight-representatives-to-all-star-game-in-seattle" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2023 Braves All-Stars story</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mariners-revist-piggyback-rotation-before-all-star-break" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mariners piggyback plan</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2018/08/20/mlb/1993-oakland-athletics-tony-la-russa-opener-experiment" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on the &#8217;93 A&#8217;s</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/press-release/mariners-select-of-curtis-washington-jr-from-high-a-everett-x8720" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Washington call-up story 1</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/mariners-minor-leaguer-gets-big-league-call-up-despite-hitting-190-at-high-a-030251326.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Washington call-up story 2</a>
<a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/mariners/onsi/why-randy-arozarena-s-injury-forced-mariners-into-bizarre-curtis-washington-jr-call-up" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Washington call-up story 3</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/curtis-washington-jr-made-good-010305190.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Washington demotion story</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/107924/when-40-isnt-enough/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rob Mains on roster limits</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2017/04/13/mlb/2017-mlb-san-diego-padres-tanking-aj-preller-rule-five-players-2a5d7a640c3d" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Padres Rule 5 guys</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_ballplayer" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to phantom ballplayers wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2021/07/12/mlb/shohei-ohtani-first-two-way-season-nippon-ham-fighters" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Ohtani&#8217;s origin story</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/numbers-las-vegas-series-show-120914650.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Las Vegas stats</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/rockies-score-franchise-record-23-runs-in-win-vs-a-s-in-las-vegas" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rockies record score</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZdmQh2pjICnoP2nHjWv7eI-0GxOIE5FYHtT4wGS9Ugc/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to scoring differentials data</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/index.fcgi?year=2001&month=09&day=2" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 9/2/01 scoreboard</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/tools/split_stats_lg.cgi?full=1&params=innng%7C9th%20inning%7CML%7C2026%7Cbat%7CAB%7C" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ninth-inning scoring splits</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-weekly-mailbag-june-13-2026/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG mailbag answer</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11E0CKXsmX0E6LjnR6hsz-XYXv12o-UVshLm9wv5Eii4/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team WAR/wins data</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>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7371335/2026/06/17/mlb-home-run-derby-format-change-sources-all-star/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to HRD format report</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Run_Derby#History" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to HRD format history</a>

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