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It&#8217;s a baseball-book bonanza! Ben Lindbergh rounds up the authors of three new baseball books for conversations about their work and our relationships with the past. First he talks to <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jmjournalist.bsky.social" target="_blank">John W. Miller</a> about his biography of Earl Weaver, <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Last-Manager/John-W-Miller/9781668030929" target="_blank">The Last Manager</a>, Weaver&#8217;s wiring and sabermetric intuition, and the diminished role and reputation of managers. Then (48:16) he brings on <a href="https://x.com/WBardenwerper" target="_blank">Will Bardenwerper</a> to discuss his book, <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719997/homestand-by-will-bardenwerper/" target="_blank">Homestand</a>, the contraction of the minor leagues, and baseball as a social bond. Finally (1:29:52), <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mcarthurmooney.bsky.social" target="_blank">Jacob McArthur Mooney</a> joins to explore his new novel, <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Northern/Jacob-McArthur-Mooney/9781770417823" target="_blank">the Northern</a>, the baseball card wars, and road/coming-of-age stories.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Guy Russo, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ypilLuC54vxaDVVNtUuHSx9gP2ZcLug/view" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;interstitial 1: Harold Walker, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_u1OHC8kumMkTfl2QWSo4FRlkFWvOcHB/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;interstitial 2: The Gagnés, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jVOMAuZop-4BhxnZ1JQaULw7FlW2XJD_/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Philip Bergman, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r_SutdDwCAJtoMBaw5CjiM-mhsRmG6ii/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1876-overbooked/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2022 books episode</a>
<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/05/08/pope-leo-xiv-is-a-sox-fan-despite-early-cub-fan-reports/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pope article 1</a>
<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/religion/2025/05/08/pope-leo-xiv-robert-prevost-st-rita-high-school-chicago" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Pope article 2</a>
<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Last-Manager/John-W-Miller/9781668030929" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Last Manager</a>
<a href="https://tht.fangraphs.com/on-weaver-on-strategy/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Weaver on Strategy article</a>
<a href="https://sabr.org/journal/article/hall-of-fame-managers-hall-of-fame-nicknames/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to SABR on manager nicknames</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/phillies-manager-rob-thomson-has-many-nicknames" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Thompson nicknames</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/05/pirates-fire-derek-shelton-manager.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Shelton</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Oa0P8Dbdb0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Muckdogs video</a>
<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719997/homestand-by-will-bardenwerper/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Homestand</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/redrawing-the-milb-map-visualizing-the-2021-landscape/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Meg on MiLB contraction</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia,_New_York" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Batavia wiki</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York%E2%80%93Penn_League" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to New York–Penn League wiki</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_Muckdogs" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Muckdogs wiki</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonoma_Stompers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stompers wiki</a>
<a href="http://www.davejamieson.com/mintcondition.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mint Condition</a>
<a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Northern/Jacob-McArthur-Mooney/9781770417823" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Northern</a>
<a href="https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/canadian-minor-league-baseball/?srsltid=AfmBOooSu-StB6WJxAB9M8AK4VJxLt_lPdT4CmImAsdhe3U1szpHBxxY" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Canadian Minor League Baseball</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1514-the-fictional-game-goes-on/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Cactus League interview</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUFJ1yVhJ6g" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;2319&#8221; scene</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/05/orioles-acquire-luis-f-castillo-from-mariners.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Castillo</a>

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