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Meg Rowley shares her euphoric reaction to the Seahawks&#8217; Super Bowl win, while Ben Lindbergh largely listens and occasionally interjects with bits of baseball commentary. Then (29:14) they discuss <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/buck-martinez/1008156/stats/batting" target="_blank">Buck Martinez&#8217;</a>s retirement, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/terrance-gore/13658/stats/batting" target="_blank">Terrance Gore&#8217;</a>s untimely death, and a purported catching super-prospect, before previewing the 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates (44:23) with Roundtable Sports&#8217; <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jperrotto.bsky.social" target="_blank">John Perrotto</a>, and the 2026 Minnesota Twins (1:25:07) with <em>The Athletic</em>&#8217;s <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/aarongleeman.bsky.social" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Aaron Gleeman</a>.
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<p><strong>Audio&nbsp;intro</strong>: Cory Brent, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pt4d-z71jiJ_H4Zb23Kos4vuP__tzf8t/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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<strong>Audio&nbsp;outro</strong>: Luke Lillard, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IdOM-zb7R8ln39HiJsfTKpQCOdvTF7fd/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/hang-up-and-listen/2026/02/the-seahawks-stunned-the-patriots-at-the-super-bowl" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to HUAL Super Bowl episode</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/ronald-acuna-jr-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Acuña Jr. at the halftime show</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_(2026_film)" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to <em>Mercy</em> wiki</a>
<a href="https://people.com/2026-super-bowl-chris-pratt-gets-help-from-son-jack-to-announce-seattle-seahawks-11902366" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pratt article</a>
<a href="https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/bad-bunny-world-baseball-classic-21341448.php" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bad Bunny insurance article</a>
<a href="https://grantland.com/the-triangle/2014-mlb-playoffs-exploiting-kansas-city-royals-ultimate-outfield-jarrod-dyson-alex-gordon-lorenzo-cain/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on the KC OF</a>
<a href="https://www.rogerssportsandmedia.com/the-latest/legendary-blue-jays-broadcaster-buck-martinez-announces-retirement/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Buck announcement</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-SkdFOhzfg" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Buck saying Schlittler</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7029497/2026/02/07/terrance-gore-death-mlb-career-world-series-champion/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Andy on Gore</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/103046/in-graphical-detail-the-heir-to-terrance-gore/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Woodrum on Gore</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1306-terrance-gore-is-going/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Gore on EW</a>
<a href="https://x.com/wilberdata/status/2020280076382667056" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to catching prospect video</a>
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170523023756/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/216971522/cuban-luis-robert-top-international-prospect/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to scout quote about Robert</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&season=2025&month=0&season1=2025&ind=0&sortcol=18&sortdir=default&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to baserunning leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/payroll" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team payrolls</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/pirates?teamchange=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pirates offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/pirates" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pirates depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/div" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG playoff odds</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/business/media/pittsburgh-post-gazette-closing.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to <em>Post-Gazette</em> closure</a>
<a href="https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/layoffs-john-denton-alex-stumpf-spring-training.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB.com layoffs</a>
<a href="https://roundtable.io/sports/mlb/pirates/author/john-perrotto" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to John&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/twins?teamchange=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Twins offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/twins" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Twins depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/103404/old-dog-new-swings/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trueblood on Bell</a>
<a href="https://www.twinkietown.com/general/50920/tom-pohlad-nonanswer-ice-invasion-minneapolis-renee-nicole-good-alex-pretti-remember" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pohlad political comments</a>
<a href="https://www.minnpost.com/sports/2026/01/stand-with-minnesota-pro-athletes-speak-out-on-ice-killings-of-renee-good-alex-pretti/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to player political comments</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/aaron-gleeman/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Aaron&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://gleemangeek.libsyn.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Aaron&#8217;s podcast</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/scottspratt.bsky.social/post/3mehjokekm22u" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Witherspoon post 1</a>
<a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/devon-witherspoon-patriots-offensive-linemen-had-a-tell-seahawks-knew-what-was-coming" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Witherspoon post 2</a>
<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ron-teasley-pioneering-baseball-player-and-one-of-two-surviving-negro-league-veterans-dies-at-99-180988158/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Teasley obit</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1887-there-used-to-be-a-ballpark-and-its-still-there/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Teasley on EW</a></p>
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