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Ben Lindbergh and The Ringer&#8217;s <a href="https://x.com/VanLathan" target="_blank">Van Lathan</a> banter about Van&#8217;s love of baseball, his origin story as a fan, how he got back into the sport, MLB&#8217;s resurgence in popularity, advanced stats questions, why the percentage of Black players in MLB fell, how average sports fans perceive MLB&#8217;s labor battle, and much more (warning: language). Then (1:25:38) Ben talks to Thomas Gilbert, author of Death in the Strike Zone: The Mystery of America’s First Baseball Hero, about how Jim Creighton revolutionized pitching and reshaped the game, and how Gilbert investigated the many unknowns and misperceptions surrounding the right-hander&#8217;s life and death. 
Audio&nbsp;intro: Gabriel-Ernest, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RRfThaYTS3pNyN08OEGLJLdhXRb-wIUZ/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Guy Russo, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/18ypilLuC54vxaDVVNtUuHSx9gP2ZcLug/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.theringer.com/creator/van-lathan" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Van&#8217;s Ringer archive</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/prOkxBy" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Van&#8217;s baseball outfit</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DXSg9sREuuy/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Van&#8217;s dad story</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HK_lBOkli8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Chico Escuela clip</a>
<a href="https://grantland.com/the-triangle/adam-dunn-juan-pierre-why-we-need-wins-above-replacement-stat/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Dunn and Pierre</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/WAR_career.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to B-Ref career WAR leaders</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/glossary/advanced-stats/weighted-on-base-average" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to wOBA glossary entry</a>
<a href="https://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechfieldofdreams.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Field of Dreams scene</a>
<a href="https://parade.com/culture/derek-jeter-girlfriends-dating-lineup" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jeter&#8217;s dating history</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we-c6uhEpnE" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Simpsons scene</a>
<a href="https://godine.com/products/death-in-the-strike-zone" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Death in the Strike Zone</a>
<a href="https://godine.com/products/how-baseball-happened" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to How Baseball Happened</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Creighton" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Creighton wiki</a>
<a href="https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/jim-creighton-cc770fcaa470" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Thorn on Creighton 1</a>
<a href="https://ourgame.mlblogs.com/jim-creighton-b49741376fc7" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Thorn on Creighton 2</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1302-no-true-outcomes/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW on pesäpallo</a>
<a href="https://www.nyrb.com/products/the-universal-baseball-association-inc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Universal Baseball Association</a>
<a href="https://defector.com/the-universal-baseball-association-inc-j-henry-waugh-prop-drab" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Defector on Coover&#8217;s book</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/blog-roll?category=Only%20a%20Woman:%20Ella%20Black" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ella Black series</a>

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