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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the deepening monetary morass surrounding Mark Walter and whether it will eventually ensnare the Dodgers, the struggles of <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/edwin-diaz/14710/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Edwin Díaz</a> and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/kyle-tucker/18345/stats/batting" target="_blank">Kyle Tucker</a>, L.A.&#8217;s incentive to try for a bye, the Dodgers&#8217; and Mets&#8217; offseason oopsies, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/pete-crow-armstrong/27769/stats/batting" target="_blank">Pete Crow-Armstrong&#8217;</a>s heroics, the hot hitting of Denae Benites and the WPBL&#8217;s offensive environment, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/joshua-baez/29596/stats/batting" target="_blank">Joshua Báez</a> and MLB&#8217;s debutant ball, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/colt-emerson/33575/stats/batting" target="_blank">Colt Emerson</a>&#8217;s hidden hurt, the AL&#8217;s wild card mid-off, a four-team whirlwind for <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jake-rogers/19452/stats/batting" target="_blank">Jake Rogers</a>, the longest team trade droughts, and more. 
Audio&nbsp;intro: Jonathan Crymes, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u9uMDVhB3JbuuT3HQYDzXcl4cXc-mY4Z/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwE1yLYIymQe16tQBjqWkF9Tx8DNlZez/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Walter Mitty wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2025/06/19/nba/los-angeles-lakers-sale-mark-walter-10-billion" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Walter</a>
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-13/mark-walter-dangled-guggenheim-stake-to-quickly-secure-loans" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bloomberg on Walter</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/finance/walter-dodgers-lakers-investigation-3e114ef9" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to WSJ on Walter</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/08/13/nba/mark-walter-los-angeles-lakers-money-sold-federal-investigation-dodgers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baker on Walter</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-prosecutors-focus-four-businesses-tied-billionaire-mark-walter-wsj-reports-2026-08-17/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Reuters on Walter</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7508777/2026/08/12/dodgers-lakers-sale-shohei-ohtani-mark-walter/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Athletic on Walter</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7519895/2026/08/17/todd-boehly-mark-walter-chelsea-shares-sales/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Chelsea shares story</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7511597/2026/08/13/shohei-ohtani-dodgers-mark-walter-key-man-clause/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani clause story</a>
<a href="https://x.com/JoePompliano/status/2087970653295042996" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Walter tweet</a>
<a href="https://josimarfootball.com/2026/08/17/credit-in-the-straight-world-2/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to more on Walter</a>
<a href="https://x.com/MegMontemurro/status/2089572285111759088" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tucker/PCA tweet</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&season=2026&season1=2026&ind=0&type=8&month=1000&startdate=2026-08-17&enddate=2026-08-17&team=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to one-day WAR</a>
<a href="https://x.com/OptaSTATS/status/2089562907386184184" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Opta/PCA fun fact</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KC1/KC1195705070.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 1957 Power game</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG WAR leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/comments/1vqbn2t/lowlight_dodger_fans_make_their_frustrations/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tucker miss 1</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1vrd4go/kyle_tucker_drops_another_fly_ball/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tucker miss 2</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/kyle-tucker/18345/splits?position=NP&season=0&split=1.1&statgroup=2" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tucker home offense</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/kyle-tucker/18345/splits?position=NP&season=0&split=1.2&statgroup=2" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tucker road offense</a>
<a href="https://x.com/ChadMoriyama/status/2089570577183015385" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Karros comment</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/109539/kyle-tucker-is-unwell/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP on Tucker</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Dodgers/comments/1vrmdpm/kyle_tucker_seemed_to_have_a_hard_time_today_in/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tucker in the dugout</a>
<a href="https://x.com/4869_harutoathl/status/2088472389508284736" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tucker and Ohtani</a>
<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/kyle-tucker-booed-dodgers/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tucker summary</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7522281/2026/08/18/dodgers-edwin-diaz-injury-il/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Díaz IL story</a>
<a href="https://x.com/Buster_ESPN/status/2088594533819048352" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dodgers bye incentive</a>
<a href="https://www.joesheehan.com/2026/08/newsletter-excerpt-august-5-2026-third.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sheehan on Stearns</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sammillerbb.bsky.social/post/3mt3cfczre22h" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on Stearns</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/28/mlb/the-rebuilt-new-york-mets-are-bucking-baseball-history" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on the Mets</a>
<a href="https://www.womensprobaseballleague.com/stats/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to WPBL leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=b910b711" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to WPBL RA9</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2026-value-pitching.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB RA9</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/109544/in-graphical-detail-a-home-run-battle-brewing-in-springfield-wpbl-denae-benites-kelsie-whitmore-jamie-mackay/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP on WPBL offense</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denae_Benites" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Benites wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/109381/in-graphical-detail-denae-benites-the-catcher-that-cant-be-stopped/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP on Benites</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/fd3HH3y" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Benites MLB comps</a>
<a href="https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Cade_Skywalker" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cade Skywalker</a>
<a href="https://sodomojo.com/bill-simmons-is-the-biggest-cheerleader-for-the-only-mariners-cause-left-to-root-for" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Simmons Mariners tweets</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/colt-emerson-placed-on-injured-list-wrist-inflammation" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Emerson story 1</a>
<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/colt-emerson-lands-on-injured-list-brock-rodden-takes-roster-spot-mariners-notebook/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Emerson story 2</a>
<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2026/08/16/mlb-rumors-manager-hot-seat-mattingly/91322287007/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Nightengale on Wilson</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/sean-murphy-right-hip-surgery-miss-rest-of-2025-regular-season" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Murphy&#8217;s hidden injury</a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/870108-the-photograph-is-in-my-hand-it-is-the-photograph" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Watchmen quote</a>
<a href="https://imgflip.com/memegenerator/392020536/Doctor-Manhattan-it-is-1985" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Watchmen meme template</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/08/17/mlb/brand-new-batters-are-making-the-majors-look-easy-mlb-debuts-joshua-baez" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on debutant batters</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VUobgcIpq6N1C4zw670NlsAVxvSF3C5fAm5Qsvy4KRk/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to debutants spreadsheet</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QJdGWANMdU" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB Báez video</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3gVACCqgsw" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to ESPN Báez video</a>
<a href="https://x.com/tigers/status/2089052352548311426" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Callahan triple video</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/brett-callahan-2-run-triple-first-pitch-mlb-debut" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Callahan triple story</a>
<a href="https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/may-18-1912-major-league-baseballs-first-strike/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cobb/Irwin article</a>
<a href="https://neilpaine.substack.com/p/mlbs-trade-deadline-somehow-made" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Paine on post-deadline confusion</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/mlb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG playoff odds</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/mlb?date=2026-08-17&dateDelta=2026-08-03" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to post-deadline odds changes</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/standings/wild-card#" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to wild card standings</a>
<a href="https://bandwagon.ghost.io/mlb-al-postseason-race-is-chaotic-and-contrived/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Crizer on the AL standings</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1vq2s8b/since_july_25_jake_rogers_has_played_for_detroit/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rogers fun fact</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7517765/2026/08/17/jake-rogers-record-teams-white-sox-tigers/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rogers feature</a>
<a href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2025/12/17/tigers-jake-rogers-wife-wedding/87815602007/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rogers wedding story</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-teams-longest-trade-droughts" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to trade droughts article</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=ATL&franch_ID_2=PHI" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Atlanta-Philly trades</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=CLE&franch_ID_2=KCR" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cleveland-KC trades</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=LAD&franch_ID_2=DET" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dodgers-Tigers trades</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/friv/trade-partners.cgi?franch_ID_1=BOS&franch_ID_2=NYY" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Red Sox-Yankees trades</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_out" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to fourth out wiki</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/tommy-john-1943-2026-crafty-lefty-and-first-recipient-of-a-game-changing-surgery" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jaffe on John</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_1580:_Meet_Me_Halfway#Stat_Blast" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Episode 1580 Stat Blast</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN202608140.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cubs-Cardinals game</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/WAS/WAS202608130.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cubs-Nationals game</a>
<a href="https://x.com/PaulHembo/status/2088316061615612032" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hembekides clip</a>
<a href="https://x.com/PaulHembo/status/2088619410089013580" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Hembekides graph</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49587533/overturn-helps-ss-wilson-push-errorless-run-113-games" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Wilson overturn</a>
<a href="https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status/2088773488584904947" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Yan tweet 1</a>
<a href="https://x.com/spencernusbaum_/status/2088760844964241906" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Yan tweet 2</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=burgora01&t=p&year=2026" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Burgos gamelogs</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/red-sox-drop-series-finale-225956290.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Burgos post</a>

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