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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley share their responses—and the baseball world&#8217;s response—to the events of this month in Minnesota. Then (17:26) they banter about deboned <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/carlos-rodon/16137/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Carlos Rodón</a>, the latest pseudoscientific pursuits of <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/bryce-harper/11579/stats/batting" target="_blank">Bryce Harper</a> (and <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mike-trout/10155/stats/batting" target="_blank">Mike Trout</a>?), and the Giants signing <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/harrison-bader/18030/stats/batting" target="_blank">Harrison Bader</a>, before (48:06) discussing <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jose-ramirez/13510/stats/batting" target="_blank">José Ramírez&#8217;</a>s new extension with the Guardians, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/andrew-mccutchen/9847/stats/batting" target="_blank">Andrew McCutchen</a>&#8217;s quarrel with the Pirates, and what teams and star players owe to each other, if anything. Finally (1:26:22), they bring on data scientist/writer <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/zachgozlan.bsky.social" target="_blank">Zach Gozlan</a> to Stat Blast about whether baseball is overrrepresented among sports clues on Jeopardy!
Audio&nbsp;intro: Jonathan Crymes, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u9uMDVhB3JbuuT3HQYDzXcl4cXc-mY4Z/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Justin Peters, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qjDTYA9tQlZDQBpZqZUEosHoKN8nMQxR/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1qnoxxn/kole_calhoun_this_dude_was_straight_murdered/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Calhoun info 1</a>
<a href="https://www.nj.com/sports/2026/01/ex-mlb-star-wont-stay-silent-anymore-after-alex-pretti-killing-this-is-wrong-wake-up.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Calhoun info 2</a>
<a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2026/01/27/diamondbacks-asu-player-kole-calhoun-blasts-ice-trump-for-alex-pretti-death/88369513007/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Calhoun info 3</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2018/08/09/mlb/kole-calhoun-los-angeles-angels-cold-start-hot-hitting" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Calhoun in 2018</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/steve-kerr-breanna-stewart-tyrese-haliburton-nbpa-minnesota-sports-teams-speak-out-after-ice-fatal-shooting-of-nurse-alex-pretti-211239298.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to other athlete statements</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6997426/2026/01/25/minneapolis-shooting-athlete-protests-tyrese-haliburton-breanna-stewart/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to more athlete statements</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/spurs-star-victor-wembanyama-condemns-murder-of-civilians-by-ice-agents-in-minnesota-im-horrified-205128958.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Wemby comments</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1qmqlpu/bailey_ober_becomes_the_first_mlb_player_to/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ober post</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/1qmr9p2/spencer_strider_joins_bailey_ober_in_speaking_out/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Strider post</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/jdkringle.bsky.social/post/3mdbgz4uf7k2l" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Woods Richardson post</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/bawfuls.bsky.social/post/3mddptun2hk2e" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Klein repost</a>
<a href="https://votehub.com/2026/01/20/the-political-lean-of-pro-sports/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to political affiliation data</a>
<a href="https://x.com/FoulTerritoryTV/status/2015215539665121311" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rodón interview clip</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/carlos-rodon-gives-update-on-elbow-rehab-at-ny-baseball-writers-gala" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rodón interview article</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/cptowers.bsky.social/post/3md7hzn2o3k2h" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper post summary</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/dsaraiya.bsky.social/post/3md5kezi2ac2b" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper clouds repost</a>
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@3ryceharper?lang=en" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper&#8217;s TikTok</a>
<a href="https://x.com/gerawaycar/status/2015509161639878883" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper&#8217;s mat post</a>
<a href="https://higherdose.com/products/infrared-pemf-mat?variant=42690208202923" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper&#8217;s mat</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6749605/2025/10/25/bryce-harper-phillies-dave-dombrowski-comments/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper and Dombrowski</a>
<a href="https://x.com/MikeTrout/status/2014699607419154879" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trout&#8217;s reply to Rooker</a>
<a href="https://x.com/MikeTrout/status/2014035830919070075" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trout&#8217;s sponsored post</a>
<a href="https://ammortal.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Trout&#8217;s &#8220;chamber&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/7/19/15988180/gwyneth-paltrow-goop-jade-egg-debunkers" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Goop article 1</a>
<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51312438" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Goop article 2</a>
<a href="https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/dr-mike/104004" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Goop article 3</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/harrison-bay-areader-signs-with-giants/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG post on Bader</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/104307/between-the-lines-a-giant-shadow/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to BP post on the Giants</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/jose-ramirez-is-a-forever-guardian/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG post on Ramírez</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jose-ramirez-reveals-shocking-long-001458228.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ramírez interview</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/jose-ramirez/13510/stats/batting#value" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ramírez&#8217;s FA value</a>
<a href="https://x.com/TheCUTCH22/status/2015280376088781216" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to McCutchen post</a>
<a href="https://x.com/AlexJStumpf/status/2015096457238290871" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cherington comments</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/andrew-mccutchen-wants-to-play-pirates-2026" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to McCutchen article 1</a>
<a href="https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/paul-zeise/2026/01/27/andrew-mccutchen-ben-cherington-mlb-free-agency/stories/202601270033" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to McCutchen article 2</a>
<a href="https://defector.com/are-jeopardy-contestants-really-that-bad-at-questions-about-sports?giftLink=3b0212432a604fad596ea3234d5ba89c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Defector article</a>
<a href="https://zachgozlan.info/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Zach&#8217;s website</a>
<a href="https://github.com/zachgozlan/jeopardy_data_project_2026/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Zach&#8217;s data</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2243-roki-of-the-year/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to baseball crosswords research</a>
<a href="https://effectivelywild.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_2243:_Roki_of_the_Year#Stat_Blast" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to crosswords wiki summary</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h33u2eeVqXo" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jeopardy! football questions</a>
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Mariners/comments/1pwh66i/what_is_big_dumper/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jeopardy! Big Dumper question</a>

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