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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Scott Boras talking turkey, a heartwarming player-fan interaction, two more unintentional challenges, the depths of the Mets&#8217; predicament after their 11-game losing streak, whether <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/munetaka-murakami/37120/stats/batting" target="_blank">Munetaka Murakami</a> can keep up his hot, extreme start, whether hitters should stop swinging against <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/mason-miller/31757/stats/pitching" target="_blank">Mason Miller</a>, whether government regulation can improve sports streaming, and the nature of on-base streaks, then Stat Blast (1:32:34) about NL and AL Central standings oddities, the longest periods out of first place, and scoring coming all in one inning, plus (1:44:34) several follow-ups and bonus blasts.
Audio&nbsp;intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C85Waxu-ubj5VEkl5qCROdNaEAdUbcl4/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
Audio&nbsp;outro: Austin Klewan, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19KwOxp2kpN60CdFDMpP6Za73FHrfwofC/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;

<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7206098/2026/04/17/san-diego-padres-sale-reactions/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Boras quote</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6guagmhjwdanmotimn45j3pq/post/3mjuuo4glf22t" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to brother-sister embrace</a>
<a href="https://www.audacy.com/937thefan/sports/pittsburgh-pirates/pirates-jake-mangum-describes-viral-moment-with-young-fan" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mangum comments</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/patrickdlyons.bsky.social/post/3mjveroosa22p" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Lorenzen clip</a>
<a href="https://www.justbaseball.com/mlb/colorado-rockies-early-feedback-on-abs-challenge-system/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Lorenzen quote</a>
<a href="https://roxpile.com/rockies-veteran-inadvertently-challenged-two-pitches-vs-dodgers-michael-lorenzen" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to accidental challenge story</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48534611/mets-losing-streak-reaches-11-games-longest-2004" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mets streak story</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/what-mets-losing-streak-means-for-2026-playoff-hopes" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB.com on the Mets</a>
<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mets-losing-streak-reasons-for-hope-soto-lindor-bichette-playoff-odds/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Perry on the Mets</a>
<a href="https://www.joesheehan.com/2026/04/newsletter-excerpt-april-20-2026-step.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sheehan on the Mets</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/yes-pennants-can-be-lost-in-april/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Szymborski on slow starters</a>
<a href="https://www.theringer.com/2026/01/28/mlb/the-rebuilt-new-york-mets-are-bucking-baseball-history" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ben on high-turnover teams</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/pythagorean-baseruns" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to team run differentials</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/mlb?date=2026-03-25" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to preseason playoff odds</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds/fg/mlb?date=2026-04-20" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to updated playoff odds</a>
<a href="https://parade.com/news/1988-no-1-beach-boys-hit-song-blamed-for-cursing-new-york-mets" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Kokomo&#8221; curse story</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kokomo_(song)" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Kokomo&#8221; wiki</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke1Us_3qfkg" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Kokomo&#8221; video</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiVaIoCRNYM" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Spanish-language &#8220;Kokomo&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mets-introduce-five-borough-race-mascots" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Mets borough mascots</a>
<a href="https://x.com/CodifyBaseball/status/2045721870469886302" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Peraza pitch image</a>
<a href="https://x.com/itainthamzawi/status/2045737424769487326" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Peraza pitch clip</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&type=83&season=2026&month=1000&season1=2026&ind=0&sortcol=5&sortdir=default&qual=10&pageitems=200&startdate=2026-03-01&enddate=2026-04-19&team=0" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to swing/zone rate data</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&stats=pit&lg=all&type=8&season=2026&month=1000&season1=2026&ind=0&startdate=2025-08-01&enddate=2026-04-19&team=0&sortcol=18&sortdir=asc&qual=30&pagenum=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Miller&#8217;s stats as a Padre</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a5yrzxyiufeqxf24sda5sebx/post/3mjqjoecewv2v" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Murakami&#8217;s grand slam</a>
<a href="https://baseballsavant.mlb.com/savant-player/munetaka-murakami-808959?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Murakami&#8217;s Savant page</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/lets-scout-the-players-coming-over-from-asia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Longenhagen on Murakami</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/phenomenal-cosmic-power-itty-bitty-contact-rate-white-sox-sign-murakami/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Baumann on Murakami</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/creating-a-projection-for-munetaka-murakami/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Murakami projections story</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/leaderboards/pecota/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to PECOTA hitter projections</a>
<a href="https://1point02.jp/op/gnav/column/bs/column.aspx?cid=54068" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to NPB analyst on Murakami</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/megrowler.fangraphs.com/post/3mjv4qp4mn224" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kruk in a suit</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv2VIEY9-A8" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Farley skit</a>
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-09/doj-opens-probe-into-nfl-s-sports-tv-deals" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bloomberg on NFL streaming</a>
<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-16/baseball-streaming-rights-also-draw-federal-antitrust-scrutiny" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Bloomberg on MLB streaming</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7196339/2026/04/15/tammy-baldwin-senator-sports-tv-amazon/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story on Baldwin&#8217;s bill</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-extends-on-base-streak-to-51-with-rbi-double" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to story on Ohtani&#8217;s on-base streak</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_on_base" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to times on base wiki</a>
<a href="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/70117f7e29064e68418377637/files/16054_Fifty_Six.01.pdf" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to info on DiMaggio streak scoring</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/standings/?date=2026-04-18" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to upside-down NL Central</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QlW0koifzJ2BQZvcc7pU2kk9ccijWXSC_zxjabGHc-0/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to previous upside-down standings</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/standings/?date=2026-04-11" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 4/11 AL Central</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/standings/2006?date=2006-08-04" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2006 NL West</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/standings/2011?date=2011-05-07" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2011 AL West</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/standings/2022?date=2022-04-23" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2022 AL East</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE202604170.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Orioles-Guardians game</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN200304130.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 2003 Phillies-Reds game</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197209200.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 1972 Braves-Astros game</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA193306030.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 1933 Yankees-A&#8217;s game</a>
<a href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NY1/NY1192807260.shtml" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to 1928 Pirates-Giants game</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rockies-breaks-celebration-dalton-rushing-113006340.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to new Rockies celebration story</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7210251/2026/04/19/dodgers-rockies-dalton-rushing-first-pitch-comments/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rushing&#8217;s &#8220;fishy&#8221; comments</a>
<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/cptowers.bsky.social/post/3mjvhthqmjk2v" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rockies celebration images</a>
<a href="https://x.com/coors_merchant/status/2046003265867858396" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Rockies celebration clips</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/jake-cronenworth-hit-in-the-face-with-pitch-in-padres-angels-game" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Cronenworth HBP story</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://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ruRZ-spxjEJ6j5FNSWn6lSsKBdE6tw3nI9f3cK21FsU/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to new switch-hitters data</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RLZAOSKZVCw-sbjMafTfR7JMumhLVoR1MqRQf03n0V8/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to name matches spreadsheet</a>
<a href="https://southsideshowdown.com/shingo-takatsu-s-wild-munetaka-murakami-prediction-will-leave-white-sox-fans-giddy" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Takatsu on Murakami</a>
<a href="https://repository.usfca.edu/ess/1/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Does Bat Day Make Cents?&#8221;</a>
<a href="https://clutejournals.com/index.php/JABR/article/view/1337" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to other promotions/giveaways info</a>

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