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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about their coming deliverance from a slow baseball news period, spring training as a spectator experience, and how the prelude to Opening Day has changed, then (12:43) answer emails about the many meanings of &#8220;back end&#8221; in baseball, an outfielder who repels batted balls, whether all rule violations constitute cheating, a playoff team composed of spoilers, and which positions the members of the Fellowship of the Ring would play, followed (1:16:01) by a Stat Blast about the Mets&#8217; roster reconstruction and the history of high turnover.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Liz Panella, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wNnie0fLF2HVQsb4d-w5OqxMzyqfvImV/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Jonathan Crymes, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17xCKWhVd_jYCsHmnzYS21kpPsWJ2zj73/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme 2</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/dictionary-term.php?term=back%20end" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to back end definitions</a>
<a href="https://characters-and-their-super-powers.fandom.com/wiki/Magneto" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Magneto wiki</a>
<a href="https://x-men.fandom.com/wiki/Magnetokinesis" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Magnetokinesis wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.cbr.com/chris-claremont-x-men-history-baseball-marvel/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to X-Men baseball history</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&#8217;s Mets article</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eSWFMCc9RGa8MPZYMFjCWORo3aoyhii92q0Jo4M2mR0/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stat Blast data 1</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oGxdZpDJQAilENfLpvUJdgzS7nc7NqkR6z-yeds2Y3k/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stat Blast data 2</a>
<a href="https://amp.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/has-trend-toward-extensions-reduced-rate-of-roster-turnover" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on turnover history</a>
<a href="https://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2009/11/economic_theory.php" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to more on turnover history</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-mets-are-having-a-swell-offseason/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Clemens on the Mets</a>
<a href="https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/sports/inside-mets-star-studded-overhaul-that-comes-with-historical-caveat/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sherman on the Mets</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/mets?teamchange=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mets offseason history</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/mets" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mets depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=fangraphsdc&stats=pit&pos=all&team=25&players=0&lg=&z=1769312672&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=standard&fantasypreset=dashboard" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to projected pitcher playing time</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=fangraphsdc&stats=bat&pos=all&team=25&players=0&lg=&z=1769312672&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=standard&fantasypreset=dashboard" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to projected hitter playing time</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=Team" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to projected team WAR</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2019/03/20/mlb/red-sox-opening-day-lineup-bullpen-projections-world-series-winner" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on team complacency</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=BaseRuns" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BaseRuns records</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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_seeding" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to cloud seeding wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.iflscience.com/the-weekend-effect-of-weather-is-it-rainier-on-saturdays-and-sundays-80086" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to weekend weather info</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxPGzj2L3n0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;And my axe!&#8221; clip</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctCwI9-mbPc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;One does not&#8221; clip</a>

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