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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/shohei-ohtani/19755/stats/batting" target="_blank">Shohei Ohtani&#8217;</a>s career-year pace, how often his number of times on base has exceeded his times on base allowed in his two-way games, and his awards outlook, discuss <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/aaron-judge/15640/stats/batting" target="_blank">Aaron Judge&#8217;</a>s injury and the wide-open AL MVP race, and then (1:06:39) Stat Blast about the most former catchers in one game, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/brayan-bello/23920/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Brayan Bello</a>&#8217;s woes as a starter, clustering a team&#8217;s plate appearances in one inning, perfectly parallel pitch counts for piggybackers, long-lasting low-WAR players, where in the batting order teams tend to go back-to-back-to-belly, players with the longest streaks of having a teammate in the World Series, the most times striking out looking, the best duos drafted consecutively, and more.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Tom Rhoads, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K07EyCA31NglTFT3h8Rdiiu0lpDyz9u_/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: El Warren, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ndTWsOUXceUIb7RGqCtQChfListDI3GP/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war?season=2026" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG combined WAR leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=onpacegpp&stats=bat&pos=&team=0&players=0&lg=all&z=1780727003&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to batting pace leaders</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/projections?type=onpacegpp&stats=pit&pos=&team=0&players=0&lg=all&z=1780727003&sortcol=&sortdir=desc&pageitems=30&statgroup=dashboard&fantasypreset=dashboard" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to pitching pace leaders</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-pitches-scoreless-gem-vs-d-backs" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani game story</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/True_win" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;true win&#8221; wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua5EAfAMYpM" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;I&#8217;m the Greatest&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-discusses-fractured-rib-move-to-injured-list" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Judge injury article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/aaron-judge-to-get-more-testing-on-injured-rib-cage" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Judge injury testing article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/5-ways-aaron-judge-injury-can-impact-yankees-american-league" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on Judge injury impact</a>
<a href="https://x.com/eboland11/status/2062989293405053384" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Judge quote</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQKrmDLvijo/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Raiders scene</a>
<a href="https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/iconic-scene-harrison-ford-regrets-shooting/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story about Raiders scene</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Barrel_Man" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Beer Barrel Man wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2022/10/06/mlb/american-league-mvp-2022-aaron-judge-shohei-ohtani" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Ohtani and Judge 1</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2025/06/03/mlb/who-is-the-best-player-in-baseball-shohei-ohtani-or-aaron-judge" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Ohtani and Judge 2</a>
<a href="https://media.amtrak.com/2026/05/amtrak-and-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-unveil-freedom250-train-in-celebration-of-americas-250th-anniversary/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Amtrak event</a>
<a href="https://bandwagon.ghost.io/the-scoreless-innings-record-is-in-play/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Crizer on scoreless innings streaks</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brewers-jacob-misiorowski-gives-pokemon-214927921.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Miz on Pokémon</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6235216/2025/03/28/cristopher-sanchez-phillies-breakout-diet-offseason/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sánchez meal plan</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/scores/box-score?date=2026-05-31&hometeamid=5&dh=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Red Sox vs. Guardians game</a>
<a href="https://x.com/SmittyOnMLB/status/2062246280718377333" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sox catchers tweet</a>
<a href="https://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Onion blades article</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2024/03/19/mlb/mlb-opening-day-games-2024-dodgers-padres-seoul-series-korea" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Padres shortstops</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/41722/baseball-therapy-position-players-catching/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Russell on emergency catchers</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mTz41VMTkX6jBbplZmm1PpY6u9JetTJELIrbtEhAh0Q/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to catchers Blast text</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kcEiz492nosNnXVuNM5GzzyCTk9LlWlMtdK8iSpfXYw/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to catchers Blast data</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/highest-scoring-inning-is-surprising" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on first-inning scoring</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/first-inning-home-field-advantage/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to info on first-inning scoring and HFA</a>
<a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/fEq5I" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bello Stathead query 1</a>
<a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/LSM6s" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bello Stathead query 2</a>
<a href="https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2026/06/red-sox-advice-to-optioned-brayan-bello-fall-in-love-with-baseball-all-over-again.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story on Bello being optioned</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/06/red-sox-to-option-brayan-bello-to-triple-a.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Bello</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-score-13-runs-in-third-inning-against-athletics" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Yankees&#8217; 13-run inning</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EaLfe-3Gy9k79OPL12Vd1NjUOkQWMhfUE1fqSN2hA7g/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to % of PA in one inning text</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dDNE_qfpeUQCIpsPFkux8jyezX9NlRJCto0CedMM7Ng/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to % of PA in one inning data</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA202605310.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Miller-Castillo game</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FfmIhbUDGlcvtUJfmflQY6l_ggRjuaKJGoyc1c0ZlSg/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to parallel pitch counts text</a>
<a href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/allan-roth/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to SABR on Allan Roth</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/leaders_most_seasons.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to longest-lasting players</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TZugqvFL-QIi6Crz0IWr4mR2fEFuqk2NLkBNYpWam5c/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to consecutive-homers text</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YgbAtruM9cjM214Cst9TuYAJDuP-7EJWIvgv35D7LVI/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to consecutive-homers data</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_Centipede_3_(Final_Sequence)" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Human Centipede 3 wiki</a>
<a href="https://x.com/ginohard_/status/2062257455661506819" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jágr streak tweet</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1kyc6uv/a_teammate_of_jaromir_jagrs_has_been_in_the/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jágr streak post</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarom%C3%ADr_J%C3%A1gr" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jágr wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kZBJs527-k" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Rural Juror clip</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gt9G8IwLUtX1_SNvmg3xA-JDZWxJMvU-cF-Y625Yqaw/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to teammate WS streaks data</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c3Oil6iITg0ex8d9dgBHax2zXDBoUSBAcMun3qJlKTs/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to looking-strikeouts text</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWNe6cMsdsI" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Beltrán K</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_1480:_What_We%E2%80%99ll_Remember_About_Baseball_in_2019" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to previous &#8220;Toothpick&#8221; Jones episode</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JR7zat4vRAbxlaeZU72WONuq2iV8_BBxhiMlOzHeYp4/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to draft duos data</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic_mean" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to harmonic mean wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/index.fcgi?year_ID=1971&draft_round=2&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Brett-Schmidt draft round</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/Emil_Julius_Gumbel" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Emil Gumbel wiki</a>
<a href="https://x.com/ScoringChanges/status/2062050995233026507" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to @ScoringChanges tweet 1</a>
<a href="https://x.com/ScoringChanges/status/2063098465492873602" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to @ScoringChanges tweet 2</a>
<a href="https://x.com/ScoringChanges/status/2063098468202344534" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to @ScoringChanges tweet 3</a>
<a href="https://x.com/ProFootballDoc/status/2062955112314867868" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to loose bodies clip</a>

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