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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about recent headline-generating comments by <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mike-trout/10155/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Trout</a> and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/anthony-rendon/12861/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Anthony Rendon</a>, a Padres position change, and the possibility of another <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/ronald-acuna-jr/18401/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ronald Acuña Jr.</a> extension. Then (34:11) they bring on Patreon supporter <a href="https://twitter.com/scsaxe" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sean Saxe</a> and answer listener emails (40:13) about the best substitute for <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/babe-ruth/1011327/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Babe Ruth</a> in a remake of The Sandlot, the expression &#8220;right down the dick,&#8221; elevated decibel levels at games, F1-style advance free-agent commitments for MLB players, and a leaguewide conspiracy to inflate one player&#8217;s performance, and then Stat Blast (1:17:14) about baseball teams in Midwestern cities, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/corey-kluber/2429/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Corey Kluber</a> and Opening Day starts in a pitcher&#8217;s final season, and whether switch-hitters and players who bat and throw from opposite sides age better than others.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwE1yLYIymQe16tQBjqWkF9Tx8DNlZez/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Ian Phillips, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WrPfzMAqjbs7sudd3ufBF9DQ6CUJQBgI/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;


<a href="https://theathletic.com/5285956/2024/02/19/mike-trout-comments-angels-future/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trout comments</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2024/02/trout-asking-for-trade-is-easy-way-out.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLBTR on Trout</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5286090/2024/02/19/angels-anthony-rendon-priority-comments/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rendon comments</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2061-preseason-team-goals-revisited/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to previous Rendon pod</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39540820/padres-shift-xander-bogaerts-2b-tab-ha-seong-kim-ss" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Padres switch</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5273963/2024/02/13/padres-prospect-jackson-merrill-outfield/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Merrill position article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/ronald-acuna-jr-wants-to-be-a-brave-for-life" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Acuña article</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sal-perez-and-awarding-contract-extensions-out-of-fairness/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG on Sal Perez extension</a>
<a href="https://austin.culturemap.com/news/sports/04-04-12-23-36-astros-or-rangers-your-home-team" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on Austin loyalties</a>
<a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Dickson_Baseball_Dictionary_Third_Ed/ceeU7xSLw5kC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22down%20the%20cock%22&pg=PA272&printsec=frontcover" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dickson definition</a>
<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=dick,cock&hl=en" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Google Trends data</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/sports/basketball/stoking-fans-excitement-arenas-pump-up-the-volume.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to NYT on loudness</a>
<a href="https://www.sportsvideo.org/2014/04/02/loud-sports-venues-challenge-pa-systems-ability-to-keep-up/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to more on loudness</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/cut4/the-complete-history-of-the-walk-up-song" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Clair on walk-up songs</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/68163799" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Lewis Hamilton news</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://uimiddle.wordpress.com/2023/10/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Middle West survey 1</a>
<a href="https://uimiddle.wordpress.com/2024/02/09/middle-west-review-releases-results-of-new-poll/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Middle West survey 2</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/midwest-u-s-survey-west-geography-97c18794" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to WSJ article</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/3yHGjmj" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Midwest map graphic</a>
<a href="https://github.com/simplicio10/Midwest-Baseball-Teams---Survey-Data" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tex&#8217;s GitHub</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1StO3OP47b4RNlifa7Yq2uIdqEjcoremDotsq22aNDPA/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tex&#8217;s Google Sheet</a>
<a href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2023/10/23/colorado-midwest-state-survey" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on Midwest Colorado</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/19/us/politics/how-do-you-say-nevada.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Nevada pronunciation article</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/corey-kluber-will-start-opening-day-2023-for-red-sox" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on Kluber&#8217;s start</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1EbPQQCVF6Qp45oj9Aokw6GmL9A3gA1yTPioioscOVns/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Opening Day starts data</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/rsnelson23" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ryan Nelson&#8217;s Twitter</a>
<a href="https://www.thenewstribune.com/sports/mlb/seattle-mariners/article210566659.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2018 Ohtani article</a>
<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-you-can-learn-from-marcus-stromans-intense-mlb-workouts-11594461600" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stroman workout article</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/59972/the-delta-method-revisited/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Judge on aging curves</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/bachlaw" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Judge on Twitter</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/a/gnaEsVh" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to aging curve 1</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/a/ed3tMSq" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to aging curve 2</a>

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