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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about rookie batters&#8217; blistering start to the season, then Stat Blast (10:15) about how long it typically takes for there to be no remaining teams that are winless or undefeated (or both), the latest a team won or lost by a margin that matched its record, and the seasons that featured the most Hall of Famers (at all, and in their primes). Then they talk to three listeners who created brand-new apps/sites that enhance the experience of following the season: Tristan Rodman of <a href="https://www.baseballscores.io/" target="_blank">Baseball Scores</a> (28:00), Zach Gines of <a href="https://firstpitch.streamlit.app/" target="_blank">First Pitch</a> (46:45), and Ezra Thompson of <a href="https://www.play-o-graph.com/" target="_blank">Play-O-Graph</a> (1:09:30), followed by assorted updates (1:26:58).
Audio&nbsp;intro: Beatwriter, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VtGnSCg2jHV4rEAyhuDuD1WHJrnluwXp/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Ted O., &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gbPLdUli8iCoR0VI_Een0wsDnkm_n8i2/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-is-going-freemium/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to freemium model announcement</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c3ZJ21_5CSpH6fPsG-BNNahj2xmWSwxgMsJFXbnbgho/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to written explanation</a>
<a href="https://medium.com/@minosahu31/what-is-a-checksum-a-complete-guide-for-developers-e33145de9bb6" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to checksum explainer</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&month=0&ind=2&rost=&age=&filter=&players=0&team=0%2Css&startdate=&enddate=&season1=1871&season=2026&sortcol=17&sortdir=default&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to seasonal rookie batting lines</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2026&season1=2026&ind=2&rost=&age=&filter=&players=0&team=0%2Css&month=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2026 rookie batting line</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2026&season1=2026&ind=2&rost=&age=&filter=&players=0&team=0%2Css&month=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2026 rookie pitching line</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7159361/2026/03/30/mlb-rookies-wetherholt-delauter-stewart-benge-murakami/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kepner on the rookies</a>
<a href="https://tht.fangraphs.com/aging-curves-revisited-damn-strikeouts/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to aging curve research 1</a>
<a href="https://medium.com/@matan_k/no-sport-for-old-men-baseballs-changing-aging-curve-5158f09ca4d3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to aging curve research 2</a>
<a href="https://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-prospect-onslaught-carlos-correa-kris-bryant-noah-syndergaard/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on 2015 rookies</a>
<a href="https://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-mike-trout-bryce-harper-young-mvps/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on 2015 youth</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jose-fernandez-homers-twice-in-mlb-debut-as-d-backs-beat-tigers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Fernandez debut game</a>
<a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/sharing/oeAJf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to two-homer-debuts query</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cp6OX0UH12NlvTOzmWoBbbhyXGpSijZCYjwpmyLjsH8/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to winless/undefeated teams data</a>
<a href="https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/game/5-30-1894-cin-at-bsn-14297" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 1894 game</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BSN/BSN191105120.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 1911 game</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CAL/CAL198604200.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 1986 game</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN199304250.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 1993 game</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL199604300.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 1996 game</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN200004290.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2000 game 1</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/COL/COL200004300.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2000 game 2</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KI6aOUGA5iQTYGs5i4zJPut_rZmmEp26SoEIXy8Yw98/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to HoFers data</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/QYzXH7V" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to HoFers graph</a>
<a href="https://cooperstownexpert.com/2017/01/frankie-frischs-vets-committee-selections-defined-damaged-hall/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Frisch VC info</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.baseballscores.io/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baseball Scores site</a>
<a href="https://www.tristanfriedbergrodman.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tristan&#8217;s site</a>
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jVOMAuZop-4BhxnZ1JQaULw7FlW2XJD_/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Gagnés theme 1</a>
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RfWSunUgqlpqIEFR2LYWjwsb3nNYyBWx/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Gagnés theme 2</a>
<a href="https://x.com/dril/status/1008896576876670977" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to @dril tweet</a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7426143-since-baseball-time-is-measured-only-in-outs-all-you" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Angell quote</a>
<a href="https://firstpitch.streamlit.app/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to First Pitch site</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/nerd-scores-return-with-something-not-unlike-a-vengeance/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to NERD scores</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/stream-finder.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to B-Ref Stream Finder</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/zac-gallen-pitches-six-scoreless-innings-vs-tigers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Skubal-Gallen gamer</a>
<a href="https://www.play-o-graph.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Play-O-Graph site</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playograph" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to playograph wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.fotmob.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FotMob</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viUiDANtRJc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Moneyball clip</a>
<a href="https://groundscrewbaseball.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Grounds Crew Baseball site</a>
<a href="https://thenumberwall.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Number Wall site</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme#Early_formulations" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;meme&#8221; origins</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNZEeJN83Sc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Yates press conference</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/first-mlb-game-ending-abs-challenge-is-a-win-for-orioles" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Orioles tap-off</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/justin-crawford-first-career-walk-off-hit-caps-phillies-comeback" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Crawford walk-off story</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/statcast_search?hfPT=&hfAB=&hfGT=R%7C&hfPR=&hfZ=&hfStadium=&hfBBL=&hfNewZones=&hfPull=&hfC=&hfSea=2026%7C&hfSit=&player_type=batter&hfOuts=&home_road=&pitcher_throws=&batter_stands=&hfSA=&hfEventOuts=&hfEventRuns=&game_date_gt=&game_date_lt=2026-04-01&hfMo=&hfTeam=&hfOpponent=&hfRO=&position=&hfInfield=&hfOutfield=&hfInn=&hfBBT=&hfFlag=is%5C.%5C.bunt%5C.%5C.not%7C&metric_1=api_h_launch_speed&metric_1_gt=110&metric_1_lt=&group_by=name&min_pitches=0&min_results=0&min_pas=0&sort_col=launch_speed&player_event_sort=api_p_release_speed&sort_order=desc&chk_stats_launch_speed=on#results" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to pre-Artemis II batted balls</a>
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/01/science/live-news/artemis-2-nasa-launch" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Artemis II launch story</a>
<a href="https://xkcd.com/2501/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to xkcd comic</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/umpire-cb-bucknors-bad-week-continues-with-blown-call-that-leaves-brewers-and-rays-managers-laughing-021557488.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bucknor play story</a>
<a href="https://x.com/JomboyMedia/status/2039158471313018918" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bucknor play video</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48371126/umpire-bucknor-leaves-rays-brewers-foul-tip-hits-mask" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bucknor injury story</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2018/05/08/mlb/four-ball-non-walk-ian-kinsler" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on forgotten counts</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qKWMgs4HG4" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bois on forgotten counts</a>
<a href="https://retrosheet.org/PitchCountMistakes.htm" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Retrosheet forgotten counts</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/MOjLzDSsFB" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to video of Smith PA</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-astros/2026/03/31/824212/play/42" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Smith PA on Gameday</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-astros/2022/08/03/662725/play/20" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Alvarez PA on Gameday</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/s/1Htwa51AEG" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Chris&#8217;s Reddit post</a>

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