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Ben and Meg banter about Based Boras vs. Borscht Belt Boras and a few corny quips they overlooked, then discuss end-of-season awards (<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/aaron-judge/15640/stats?position=OF" target="_blank">Aaron Judge</a> vs. <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/cal-raleigh/21534/stats?position=C" target="_blank">Cal Raleigh</a>, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/paul-skenes/33677/stats?position=P" target="_blank">Paul Skenes</a> vs. <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/cristopher-sanchez/20778/stats?position=P" target="_blank">Cristopher Sánchez</a>, Skenes as a paid pitchman, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jose-ramirez/13510/stats?position=3B" target="_blank">José Ramírez</a> MVP shares, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/shohei-ohtani/19755/stats?position=DH" target="_blank">Shohei Ohtani</a>&#8217;s dog vs. Judge&#8217;s dogs, repetition among award winners, groupthink among voters, WAR preference, bringing back old-school awards, and more) before touching on the news that Padres ownership is exploring a sale. Then (1:13:43) Michael Mountain joins Ben to Stat Blast about team rivalries.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Josh Busman, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SggB_cBRUvlpFnxY6mZRh4wXQ4AHj91K/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.nytimes.com/athletic/6803140/2025/11/13/mlb-execs-pitch-betting-scheme-ortiz-clase/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Boras/exec comments</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/102896/off-the-rubber-ranking-borscht-belt-boras-quips/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP Boras quip ranking</a>
<a href="https://bbwaa.com/25-al-mvp/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to AL MVP results</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2025/09/29/mlb/cal-raleigh-aaron-judge-al-mvp-race-most-entertaining-player-mariners-yankees" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Judge and Raleigh</a>
<a href="https://bbwaa.com/25-nl-mvp/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to NL MVP results</a>
<a href="https://bbwaa.com/25-al-cy/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to AL Cy results</a>
<a href="https://bbwaa.com/25-nl-cy/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to NL Cy results</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1ovng5o/a_little_bit_more_of_an_enthusiastic_reaction/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Skenes reaction</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/paul-skenes-wins-2025-nl-cy-young-award" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Skenes reaction article</a>
<a href="https://www.ispot.tv/ad/BW7w/raising-canes-gary-sinese-foundation-honoring-and-uplifting-featuring-paul-skenes" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Skenes Raising Cane&#8217;s spot</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2297-shocked-and-a-paul/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Skenes on EW</a>
<a href="https://www.joeposnanski.com/p/the-pure-joy-of-gut-awards" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Posnanski on retro awards</a>
<a href="https://x.com/MLB/status/1989134153644908947" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani dog video</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aZqFz73fmsM" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Judge dog video</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/did-war-ruin-the-mvp-conversation/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on voting and WAR</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Award_share" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to award share wiki</a>
<a href="https://x.com/HalToHell/status/1989135892133605653" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ramírez award share</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6802486/2025/11/12/cleveland-guardians-scandal-emmanuel-clase/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to pitch-fixing fallout article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/11/padres-rumors-john-seidler-sale-franchise.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on the Padres sale</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFz3H6v7sXQ" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to CTV Barger video</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/hunter-mense-joins-giants-coaching-staff" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mense hiring</a>
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