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With Meg Rowley on vacation, Ben Lindbergh continues his quest to (temporarily) resurrect a few dearly departed baseball podcasts. Next Up: The Baseball Show With Rany and Joe, featuring Ben, <a href="https://x.com/jazayerli" target="_blank">Rany Jazayerli</a>, and <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sheehannewsletter.bsky.social" target="_blank">Joe Sheehan</a> of the <a href="https://www.joesheehan.com/" target="_blank">Joe Sheehan Newsletter</a>. With two weeks remaining in the regular season, Ben, Rany, and Joe talk about what&#8217;s worth watching the rest of the way: playoff races, awards chases, roster reshuffling, and more. They also examine some big-picture trends pertaining to MLB&#8217;s low-average offense, pitcher usage, expansion, and popularity.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Garrett Krohn, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nbHRnaQDaxK16uyU1-5qqUZhEg6cqBWJ/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: 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;

<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-baseball-show-with-rany-and-joe/id423737550" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to The Baseball Show podcast archive</a>
<a href="https://www.joesheehan.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to the Joe Sheehan Newsletter</a>
<a href="https://cskinderm.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rany&#8217;s medical practice</a>
<a href="http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rany on the Royals</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/148/pitcher-abuse-points-a-new-way-to-measure-pitcher-abuse/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rany on Pitcher Abuse Points</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2024/10/18/mlb/mlb-playoffs-rosters-player-usage-october-regular-season" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on postseason usage</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/which-teams-are-built-to-be-the-most-dangerous-in-the-playoffs/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dan S. on 2026 playoff rosters</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/yes-the-playoffs-are-still-a-crapshoot/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dan S. on the postseason crapshoot</a>
<a href="https://statsbylopez.netlify.app/post/part-ii-randomness-of-series/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to playoff randomness by sport</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Kiger" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kiger wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/josue-de-paula-crushes-three-run-homer-for-first-career-hit" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to De Paula homer</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPxEMljutAM" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2023 Cranston promo</a>
<a href="https://frontofficesports.com/article/mlb-season-attendance-fourth-consecutive-increase/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to attendance-boost story</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/vladimir-guerrero-jr-hits-first-home-run-at-rogers-centre-in-2026" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on Vlad&#8217;s homer</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-prospect-andrew-fischer-hits-48th-home-run-of-season" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to article on Fischer&#8217;s homer</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-well-timed-teoscar-hernandez-revival/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to the Teoscar resurgence</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/players-view-is-the-decline-of-starter-innings-bad-for-baseball/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Laurila on SP usage</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/49863028/mlb-expansion-favorites-candidates-salt-lake-city-nashville-montreal-raleigh" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Passan on expansion</a>
<a href="https://entertainment.substack.com/p/just-how-high-can-nba-team-prices" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to NBA franchise values</a>
<a href="https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/25/24676/kc-to-spend-extra-7m-a-year-on-paying-off-royals-bonds-just-to-avoid-public-vote/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to KC ballpark update</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veblen_good" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Veblen good wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6233715/2025/03/27/pitches-mlb-pitchers-sinkers-cutters-splitters/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sarris on sinkers</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/expanded-playoffs-discourage-greatness/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben C. on expanded playoffs</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/lets-try-to-make-expanded-playoffs-not-stink/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dan S. on expanded playoffs</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG combined WAR leaderboard</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7591299/2026/09/14/cam-schlittler-yankees-mvp-cy-young-awards/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Schlittler MVP article</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&month=0&ind=0&team=0%2Css&startdate=&enddate=&sortcol=9&sortdir=asc&season1=2017&season=2026" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to leaguewide K rates</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?stats=bat&lg=all&qual=y&type=8&month=0&ind=0&team=0%2Css&startdate=&enddate=&sortcol=9&sortdir=asc&season1=2017&season=2026&pos=np" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to leaguewide non-pitcher K rates</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2017/06/23/mlb/2017-mlb-rising-strikeout-and-home-run-rate-concern-misguided-39af8fd764c1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on Ks in 2017</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2022/05/02/mlb/pitcher-roster-rules-limit" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on pitcher limits</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2024/07/18/mlb/the-case-for-wider-mlb-foul-lines-rule-changes-strikeouts-batting-average" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on improved defense</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/podcasts/button-mash/2026/08/21/gta-leaks-copycat-clones-and-how-to-get-back-into-gaming" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rany on Ben&#8217;s gaming pod</a>

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