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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Mets pitching prospect <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/ryan-lambert/sa3025613/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Ryan Lambert&#8217;</a>s consumption of copious quantities of raw eggs, then preview the 2026 Chicago Cubs (27:15) with <em>The Athletic&#8217;</em>s <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sahadevsharma.bsky.social" target="_blank">Sahadev Sharma</a>, and the 2026 Cleveland Guardians (1:17:46) with <em>The Athletic</em>&#8217;s <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/zackmeisel.bsky.social" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Zack Meisel</a>, plus a postscript.
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<p><strong>Audio&nbsp;intro</strong>: Grant Brisbee, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CJziS-LZMoyB13avq991af2-c9KaGfoU/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/ryan-lambert-100-mph-heat-raw-eggs" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Lambert article</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKRD0_6-2P8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to <em>Cool Hand Luke</em> scene</a>
<a href="https://www.gq.com/story/noah-syndergaard-wellness-interview" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Syndergaard &#8220;therapies&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/cut4/noah-syndergaard-reported-to-camp-15-pounds-stronger-c215814130" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Syndergaard velo story 1</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/02/sports/baseball/noah-syndegaard-mets-fastball-velocity.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Syndergaard velo story 2</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteurized_eggs" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to pasteurized eggs wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/egg-yolks-cholesterol-heart-disease" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to eggs and cholesterol link</a>
<a href="https://imgur.com/f1zdb3W" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben&#8217;s scrambled eggs pic</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrIeP798hiQ" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ron Swanson clip</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/breakdowns/payroll" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team payrolls page</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/cubs?transactiontype=&teamchange=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cubs offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/cubs" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cubs depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7062438/2026/02/22/cubs-spring-training-alex-bregman-technology-jaxon-wiggins-pitching/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sahadev on Bregman</a>
<a href="https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/march-2026/welcome-to-the-pca-show/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to PCA profile</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7046944/2026/02/15/cubs-pete-crow-armstrong-focus-consistency/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sahadev on PCA</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7034960/2026/02/10/three-burning-cubs-questions-as-spring-training-opens/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sahadev&#8217;s spring questions</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/matt-shaw-explains-absence-from-cubs-lineup" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Shaw absence article</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/sahadev-sharma/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sahadev&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://linktr.ee/NorthSideTerritory" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sahadev&#8217;s podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/guardians?teamchange=&transactiontype=" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Guardians offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/guardians" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Guardians depth chart</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&season=2025&month=0&season1=2025&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=&age=&filter=&players=0&sortcol=17&sortdir=default&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team wRC+</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&lg=all&qual=0&type=8&month=0&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&stats=rel&startdate=&enddate=&season1=2025&season=2025" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team RP WAR</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=SP" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team SP projections</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=fld&lg=all&type=1&season=2025&month=0&season1=2025&ind=0&sortcol=19&sortdir=default&qual=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to framing leaders</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/astros/news/astros-draft-shortstop-alex-bregman-no-2-overall/c-129359686" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bregman/Aiken article</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7057992/2026/02/19/guardians-steven-kwan-gold-glove-center-field/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Zack on Kwan in CF</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/stephen-vogt-wins-2025-al-manager-of-the-year-award" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Vogt MotY article</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/zack-meisel/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Zack&#8217;s author archive</a>
<a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/selbyisgodcast" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Zack&#8217;s podcast</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48036553/pirates-paul-skenes-had-golden-motivation-team-usa-wbc" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Skenes article 1</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/paul-skenes-expects-to-make-two-starts-in-2026-world-baseball-classic" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Skenes article 2</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2025/06/03/mlb/who-is-the-best-player-in-baseball-shohei-ohtani-or-aaron-judge" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani/Judge article</a></p>
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