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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/chris-sale/10603/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Chris Sale</a> vs. <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jacob-misiorowski/31623/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Jacob Misiorowski</a> matchup and how often anticipated pitching duels live up to the hype, a controversial fair/foul call and ball-tracking tech in baseball compared to other sports, and what stadium decibel levels say about whom baseball belongs to, then (57:26) answer listener emails about the AL MVP race, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/brayan-bello/23920/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Brayan Bello</a>&#8217;s bullpen turnaround, the highest-scoring game in which each run was driven in by a different batter, the potential downside of a closer entrance spectacle, the oldest player who could go yard in a home run derby, the value of freezing time on the field, a game between players dressed as their teams&#8217; mascots, and what makes players fun.
Audio&nbsp;intro: PJ Harding, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GaXmQoPFfbQdNZTyMqkTGmuPIRdlG22G/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Nate Emerson, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EquxhP2rk11C79uLJ6UGylakDUOcbvzY/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/jacob-misiorowski-faces-chris-sale-as-brewers-host-braves" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sale vs. Miz article</a>
<a href="https://www.brooksbaseball.net/outcome.php?player=694819&b_hand=-1&gFilt=regular&pFilt=FA&time=month&minmax=ci&var=pcount&s_type=12&startDate=01/01/2026&endDate=01/01/2027" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Miz zone rate by month</a>
<a href="https://www.brooksbaseball.net/velo.php?player=694819&b_hand=-1&gFilt=regular&pFilt=FA&time=month&minmax=ci&var=mph&s_type=2&startDate=01/01/2026&endDate=01/01/2027" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Miz velo by month</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7352073/2026/06/12/jacob-misiorowski-cristopher-sanchez-brewers-phillies-series/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Miz/Sánchez close call</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/brewers/news/jacob-misiorowski-arm-fatigue-scratched-from-sunday-s-start" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Miz/Skenes close call</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&type=8&season=2026&month=1000&season1=2026&ind=0&startdate=2026-04-12&enddate=2026-08-19&team=0&qual=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to pitching leaders since 4/12</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/chris-sale-apologizes-but-stands-by-decision-to-cut-up-jerseys-040233454.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sale jersey article</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2018/10/05/mlb/alds-red-sox-yankees-chris-sale-game-1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Sale in 2018</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2445000/2021/03/15/it-was-kind-of-nuts-5-years-later-former-white-sox-reflect-on-the-adam-laroche-saga/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to LaRoche retrospective</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49666131/orioles-bash-mlb-technology-alonso-blast-ruled-foul" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Alonso call article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/yankees-booth-reacts-to-pete-alonso-s-foul-ball" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Yankees booth&#8217;s reaction</a>
<a href="https://x.com/mike_petriello/status/2090476607186108824" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Petriello tweet</a>
<a href="https://x.com/tangotiger/status/2090492601451389164" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tango tweet 1</a>
<a href="https://x.com/tangotiger/status/2090655194451226644" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tango tweet 2</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Baseball_exceptionalism" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to baseball exceptionalism wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6637577/2025/09/18/mlb-baseball-lifespan-pitches-phillies-yankees/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kepner on baseball usage</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6658485/2025/09/26/nfl-virtual-measurement-chain-gang-weather/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to NFL measurement tech</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal-line_technology" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to goal-line tech wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/nhl-goal-line-technology-challenging-to-implement-bill-daly-says/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to hockey tech article</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FoxTrax" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FoxTrax wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49249828/one-free-throw-rule-embedded-ball-tech-test-set-summer-league" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to NBA tech article 1</a>
<a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/108863-nba-considers-adopting-smart-balls-track-shots.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to NBA tech article 2</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7518728/2026/08/17/premier-league-connected-ball-chip/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to soccer connected ball info</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DfNM_LQolo" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Miller/Grogu video</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2211-hip-hippo-hooray/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to hippo talk episode</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49601952/2026-mlb-ballpark-noise-volume-music-yankee-stadium-dodger-stadium-aaron-judge-max-scherzer" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to latest loudness article</a>
<a href="https://frontofficesports.com/mlb-ballparks-loud-sound-systems/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to loudness article 2</a>
<a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/2026/04/17/yankees-fans-are-begging-stop-the-incessant-stadium-sounds/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to loudness article 3</a>
<a href="https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/06/yes-its-much-louder-inside-yankee-stadium-heres-what-aaron-judge-teammates-say-klapisch.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to loudness article 4</a>
<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/07/sports-stadiums-loud-baseball/687875/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to loudness article 5</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bwd.bsky.social/post/3mr5y6yanok2e" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to loudness prompt</a>
<a href="https://www.milb.com/news/annual-lake-elsinore-storm-promo-a-whole-lot-of-nothing-284516520" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Nothing Night&#8221; origin</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG WAR leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=bellobr01&year=2026&t=p#all_4766331503" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bello SP/RP split</a>
<a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/sharing/o4l2o" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to biggest SP/RP splits</a>
<a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/sharing/1DMtl" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 1-RBI-guys games</a>
<a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/17893-urinalysis" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to urinalysis info</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/stefen-romero-wins-mariners-alumni-home-run-derby" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mariners derby article</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1vkn50b/ichiro_was_swinging_it_at_the_mariners_alumni/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ichiro derby video</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/luke-appling-hit-a-home-run-at-75-years-old" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Clair on Appling</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2016/07/28/mlb/should-ichiro-have-hit-homers-c96633a61262" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Ichiro homers</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_mascots" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to list of MLB mascots</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-andrew-mccutchen-summons-the-power-of-anthrocon" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to McCutchen &#8220;furries&#8221; lore</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://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/08/mariners-to-promote-kade-anderson.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Anderson</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&month=0&ind=0&team=0%2Css&startdate=&enddate=&season1=1998&season=2026&sortcol=2&sortdir=default&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to leaguewide games per year</a>
<a href="https://www.theverge.com/games/979689/2k-sports-franchise-small-axe-studios-soccer" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Small Axe Studios news</a>
<a href="https://www.dc.com/comics/batman-superman-worlds-finest-2022/batman-superman-worlds-finest-2022-54" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Batman/Superman comic</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/c6eQZbi" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to comic heroes roster</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mets-intrigued-by-carson-benge-two-way-player" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Benge article 1</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/carson-benge-throws-out-two-padres-runners-in-the-same-inning" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Benge article 2</a>

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