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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a baseball flub in medical procedural The Pitt, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/lawrence-butler/22542/stats" target="_blank">Lawrence Butler&#8217;</a>s extension, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/vladimir-guerrero-jr/19611/stats" target="_blank">Vladimir Guerrero Jr.</a>&#8217;s lofty contract target, how the ball moves differently in the Cactus League, and the value of variety in pitch selection, followed by Stat Blasts (49:20) about the WAR values of letters in player names, the best one-and-done pitcher/batter seasons in each franchise&#8217;s history, and the longest-tenured groups of players on pennant winners. Then (1:08:20) they talk to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lund_carson/" target="_blank">Carson Lund</a>, director and co-writer of newly debuted baseball movie Eephus, about his celebrated contribution to the beleaguered genre.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Moon Hound, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nUFPNuHpOrpem0flIdJO-zbMml2BaR_a/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: The Gagnes, &#8220;<a href="The Gagnés" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;


<a href="https://pitchlogic.com/blogs/slider-101-everything-you-need-to-know-to-master-the-pitch" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to slider explainer</a>
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32561857/?ref_=ttep_ep_10" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Pitt episode</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Ckh80mLlQ" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Inglourious Basterds scene</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/joelskeetsos.bsky.social/post/3ljqxfpchdc2s" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bluesky post</a>
<a href="https://x.com/JeffPassan/status/1897865010346406368" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Passan tweet about Butler</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/03/as-lawrence-butler-agree-to-seven-year-extension.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Butler</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44143628/vladimir-guerrero-jr-says-final-offer-600-million-blue-jays-extension-talk" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Vlad contract info</a>
<a href="https://www.yardbarker.com/mlb/articles/red_sox_legend_david_ortiz_seemingly_leaks_vladimir_guerrero_jrs_asking_price/s1_17638_41786929" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ortiz comments</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-jay-of-reckoning-is-upon-us/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on Vlad</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/what-would-a-vladito-contract-look-like/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dan S. on Vlad</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/matrueblood.bsky.social/post/3lihpcwzhm22r" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trueblood on Vlad</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-baseball-moves-differently-in-the-cactus-league/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rosen on movement</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/youll-never-guess-what-spencer-schwellenbach-will-do-next/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rosen on variety</a>
<a href="https://downonthefarm.substack.com/p/how-variety-and-repetition-impact" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Down on the Farm study</a>
<a href="https://x.com/oysteranalytics" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Oyster Analytics</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uX87UJQzKlbJXCqpau_UJ_IEmngfXYugiME2h44_KDg/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stat Blast 1 spreadsheet</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca%C3%ADna_Garc%C3%ADa" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cocaína García wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/effectivelywild/comments/1izj1zn/statblast_request_best_individual_performance_by/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stat Blast 2 request</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y816uqXwYRCR4KPlx8e8QRFtTeVnRvWfDAywOFhYE3U/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stat Blast 2 spreadsheet</a>
<a href="https://x.com/IffyTheDopester/status/1896278634345926936" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stat Blast 3 request</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11-4K2yIP1gioaXY5f0tU8AeZbaFFp-qMU3hi1KOyIsI/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stat Blast 3 spreadsheet</a>
<a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3985497/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Carson&#8217;s IMDb</a>
<a href="https://www.eephusfilm.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Eephus website</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g-bxQwmU0s" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Eephus trailer</a>
<a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eephus" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Eephus Rotten Tomatoes</a>
<a href="https://apnews.com/article/eephus-movie-review-baseball-706970009047d0d0cec3bc2f0f5b739e" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Eephus AP review</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_baseball_films" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to list of baseball movies</a>
<a href="https://filmmakermagazine.com/126076-eephus-carson-lund/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Filmmaker Magazine</a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/43514-whoever-wants-to-know-the-heart-and-mind-of-america" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jacques Barzun quote</a>
<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1954/02/america-at-play/640407/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Barzun essay</a>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/DouglasHistoricalSociety/posts/did-you-know-that-the-red-sox-played-the-yankees-at-soldiers-field-in-douglas-th/1134805146571596/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Soldiers Field game</a>
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