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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben&#8217;s daughter&#8217;s first MLB game, and Ben briefly interviews the four-year-old Sloan about her spectator experience. Then they discuss the MVP races (with an emphasis on <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/pete-crow-armstrong/27769/stats/batting" target="_blank">Pete Crow-Armstrong&#8217;</a>s status as the NL frontrunner over <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/shohei-ohtani/19755/stats/batting" target="_blank">Shohei Ohtani</a>), the Nationals and Red Sox swapping <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/curtis-mead/23986/stats/batting" target="_blank">Curtis Mead</a> and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/connelly-early/33666/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Connelly Early</a>, a <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/kerry-wood/304/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Kerry Wood</a> trick pitch, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/john-kruk/1007184/stats/batting" target="_blank">John Kruk</a>&#8217;s Sunday Night Baseball attire, teams&#8217; tendency to covet <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/tarik-skubal/22267/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Tarik Skubal</a> vs. their reluctance to trade top prospects for rental players, and the biggest pre-deadline positional strengths for non-contenders and positional weaknesses for contenders.
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: Jimmy Kramer, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OsA2tZMe8hrgFONo1iYv7od0ZFea8mpx/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN202607250.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dodgers vs. Mets game</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/If_Baseball_Were_Different" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;if baseball were different&#8221; wiki</a>
<a href="https://shop.capstonepub.com/Shop/s/product/detail/01t4z00000Ad1FGAAZ?srsltid=AfmBOorXvdUBkXZIovkC674lTAfw02nlD4kYuBl6vIjPmbvcK4Yv1Fiq" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Goodnight Baseball</a>
<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/decoysavesopeningday" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Decoy Saves Opening Day</a>
<a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/moana-box-office-bomb-disney-live-action-remakes-1236810179/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Moana box office</a>
<a href="https://thetab.com/filmshrine/2026/07/10/the-rock-has-addressed-the-very-strange-debate-over-mauis-missing-nipples-in-live-action-moana/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Maui&#8217;s nipples article 1</a>
<a href="https://www.justjared.com/2026/07/10/moana-director-explains-dwayne-johnsons-maui-wig-missing-nipples/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Maui&#8217;s nipples article 2</a>
<a href="https://haveamagicalday.tumblr.com/post/81138010587/so-how-come-some-disney-men-have-nipples-but" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Disney nipples history</a>
<a href="https://slate.com/technology/2017/09/marios-nipples-are-not-what-they-seem.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mario nipples article</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war?teamid=&lg=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG WAR leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WAR_top_ten.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to B-Ref WAR leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://x.com/JonHeyman/status/2081128901091209590" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Roberts on MVP Ohtani</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-cancels-bullpen-session-amid-left-knee-injury" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani pen session news</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=nl&type=8&season=2026&month=1000&season1=2026&ind=0&sortcol=18&sortdir=default&qual=0&startdate=2026-03-01&enddate=2026-07-26&team=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to top baserunners</a>
<a href="https://neilpaine.substack.com/p/pete-crow-armstrong-is-the-key-to" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Paine on PCA</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/bobby-witt-jr-to-injured-list-with-lower-back-tightness" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Witt injury article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/07/red-sox-trade-connelly-early-to-nationals-for-curtis-mead.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on the Nats-Sox trade</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/mead-for-early-its-a-challenge-trade/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG on the Nats-Sox trade</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&type=8&season=2026&month=1000&season1=2026&ind=0&team=3&qual=0&sortcol=4&sortdir=default&startdate=2026-03-01&enddate=2026-07-26" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Red Sox HR leaders</a>
<a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2026/07/craig-breslow-explains-why-red-sox-made-incredibly-uncomfortable-connelly-early-curtis-mead-trade.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Breslow quote</a>
<a href="https://x.com/ByMcCullough/status/806277985535922176" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Friedman quote</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winner%27s_curse" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to winner&#8217;s curse wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=SP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team SP projections</a>
<a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2026/07/red-sox-trade-addition-curtis-mead-removed-from-his-first-game-with-team-after-hbp.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mead injury article</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1v6rsde/kerry_wood_returns_to_wrigley_for_the_first_time/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Wood Reddit post</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CodifyBaseball/status/2081182644126236806" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Wood tweet</a>
<a href="https://x.com/MikeIsaac/status/2006039159195197921" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;what kind of move&#8221; tweet</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/megrowler.fangraphs.com/post/3mrljzt7f3c2x" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Meg&#8217;s Kruk post</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/john-kruk-makes-nbc-booth-laugh-during-sunday-night-baseball" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on Kruk broadcast</a>
<a href="https://www.joesheehan.com/2026/07/newsletter-excerpt-july-27-2026-rentals.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sheehan on rentals</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/how-often-do-prospects-traded-at-the-deadline-become-successful-mlb-players/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cooper on traded prospects</a>
<a href="https://neilpaine.substack.com/p/we-love-the-mlb-trade-deadline-but" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Paine on deadline deals</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/yes-pennants-can-be-lost-in-april/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dan S. on deadline importance</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irresistible_force_paradox" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to irresistible force paradox</a>
<a href="https://knowyourmeme.com/sensitive/memes/im-the-juggernaut-bitch" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Juggernaut meme</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-2026-replacement-level-killers-introduction-catcher/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to replacement-level killers series</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/mlb?date=2026-07-27" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG playoff odds</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/projections/playing-time/totals" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to projected positional WAR</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WC2I3TLp9xlQ2KqrQoBVEYJ5G9HCKYPjYUSMS0sZPds/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben&#8217;s color-coded spreadsheet</a>

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