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Ben and Meg banter about Magic Johnson&#8217;s Game 5 preview, Game 4 observations, belated Game 2 takes on <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/yoshinobu-yamamoto/33825/stats?position=P" target="_blank">Yoshinobu Yamamoto</a> and the Jonas Brothers, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/addison-barger/24598/stats?position=3B/OF" target="_blank">Addison Barger&#8217;</a>s sleepovers and doppelgangers, David Popkins&#8217; impact on the Jays, another <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/cal-raleigh/21534/stats?position=C" target="_blank">Cal Raleigh</a> award win, <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/bryce-harper/11579/stats?position=OF" target="_blank">Bryce Harper</a>&#8217;s hurt feelings, and more.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Luke Lillard, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IdOM-zb7R8ln39HiJsfTKpQCOdvTF7fd/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Jimmy Kramer, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OsA2tZMe8hrgFONo1iYv7od0ZFea8mpx/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://x.com/MagicJohnson/status/1983583303421849827" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Magic tweet</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/high-school/baseball/video/clip?id=46756390" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stephen A. clip</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catbird_seat" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;catbird seat&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://neilpaine.substack.com/p/what-weve-learned-so-far-from-the" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Paine&#8217;s research</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&qual=0&type=0&season=2025&month=0&season1=2025&ind=0&team=0%2Cts&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&sortcol=20&sortdir=desc&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team IBB</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/effect-of-postseason-intentional-walks" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to postseason IBB story</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jonas-brothers-play-at-world-series-stand-up-to-cancer-moment" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB.com Jonas Bros story</a>
<a href="https://www.mastercard.com/us/en/news-and-trends/press/2025/july/mastercard-su2c-jonas-brothers.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mastercard Jonas Bros release</a>
<a href="https://people.com/why-nick-jonas-thinks-jonas-brothers-catalog-aged-very-well-ahead-of-tour-marking-20th-anniversary-exclusive-11771917" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to People Jonas Bros story</a>
<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/joe-jonas-responds-backlash-jonas-brothers-world-series/story?id=126895216" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jonas Bros backlash story</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUgcvr4yTxI" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jonas Bros performance</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/46715629/toronto-blue-jays-world-series-win-addison-barger-jeff-passan" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Barger/Schneider story</a>
<a href="https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/2025/10/blue-jays-internal-development/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Jays internal dev story</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6738907/2025/10/22/blue-jays-dodgers-hitting-coach-david-popkins/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Popkins story 1</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6744356/2025/10/24/blue-jays-vladimir-guerrero-jr-bat-speed/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Popkins story 2</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/explaining-the-historic-blue-jays-alds-offense" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Popkins story 3</a>
<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-cal-raleigh-wins-sporting-news-mlb-player-of-the-year-award/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cal award win 1</a>
<a href="https://www.mlbplayers.com/post/cal-raleigh-brent-suter-take-top-honors-in-2025-players-choice-awards" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cal award win 2</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6723940/2025/10/16/phillies-offseason-signings-trades-2026-roster/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper story</a>

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