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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/players/shohei-ohtani/19755/stats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shohei Ohtani&#8217;</a>s surprise marriage announcement (5:15), and Portia of Ohtani fan account <a href="https://twitter.com/shoheisaveus" rel="noopener" target="_blank">@shoheisaveus</a> returns (18:13) to tell Ben how the news was received by the Shobae community. Then Ben and Meg Stat Blast (36:49) about the biggest year-to-year changes in WAR produced by different players who wore the same uniform number for the same team, preview the 2024 Philadelphia Phillies (44:20) with <em>The Athletic&#8217;</em>s <a href="https://twitter.com/mattgelb" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Matt Gelb</a>, and preview the 2024 Los Angeles Angels (1:21:51) with <em>The Athletic</em>&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/samblum3" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Sam Blum</a>.
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<p><strong>Audio&nbsp;intro</strong>: 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;
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<strong>Audio&nbsp;outro</strong>: Tom Rhoads, &#8220;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K07EyCA31NglTFT3h8Rdiiu0lpDyz9u_/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Effectively Wild Theme</a>&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.baseball-fever.com/forum/general-baseball/history-of-the-game/84951-did-the-streak-hurt-cal-ripken-s-stats" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to thread on Cal&#8217;s stats</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=neel/040803" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to anti-Streak take</a>
<a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39431143/cal-ripken-jr-grant-hill-group-agreed-buy-orioles" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to owner Cal article</a>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C37EWnlrGHj/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani&#8217;s Insta post</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2090-how-to-be-a-shobae/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Portia&#8217;s first appearance</a>
<a href="https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/mlb-star-shohei-ohtani-announces-marriage-japanese-woman-2024-02-29/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ohtani comments</a>
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/16/magazine/being-ichiro.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Ichiro dog secrecy</a>
<a href="https://archive.nytimes.com/bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/matsui-gets-married-and-tries-to-take-jeter-for-a-ride/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Matsui marriage</a>
<a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/hideki-matsui-retires-remembering-introduced-wife-world-175233543--mlb.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Matsui wife drawing</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/mrjeffu/status/1763536670429749534" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to &#8220;Ohtani loss&#8221; tweet</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Kms1ekABg" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to John on <em>Ed Sullivan</em></a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/SamBlum3/status/1762267769050120313" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Dozier tweet</a>
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zG0z4rCi1nKodgumru3yKV19k-vd3y1auSeSsnJgAwg/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stat Blast data</a>
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hFKp-VTiqfXbbwqCUu1UoUN3TA1sB7v2/view?usp=drive_link" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Stat Blast song cover</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/kennyjackelen" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Kenny Jackelen&#8217;s Twitter</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/phillies" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Phillies offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/phillies" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Phillies depth chart</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/author/matt-gelb/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Matt&#8217;s <em>Athletic</em> archive</a>
<a href="https://www.gq.com/story/philadelphia-phillies-himbos" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to himbo article 1</a>
<a href="https://www.inquirer.com/life/phillies-himbos-nick-castellanos-20231024.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to himbo article 2</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/849683/2019/03/04/the-craziest-phillies-offseason-ever-inside-the-winding-path-that-led-to-bryce-harper/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper offer report</a>
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/bryce-harper-wants-longer-deal-with-philadelphia-phillies-accepts-move-to-first-base/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Harper extension article</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5287706/2024/02/21/jt-realmuto-phillies-hitting-lab/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Matt on Realmuto</a>
<a href="http://tangotiger.com/index.php/site/comments/statcast-lab-introducing-catcher-lunges" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Tango on Realmuto&#8217;s framing</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/535244/2018/09/20/does-dave-dombrowski-have-a-bullpen-problem/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Eno on Dombrowski pens</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/sunday-notes-dave-dombrowski-is-building-a-deeper-than-detroit-bullpen-in-philly/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Laurila on Dombrowski pens</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5306377/2024/02/29/kris-bryant-cubs-rockies-contract-spotlight/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on Bryant</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5139257/2023/12/15/shohei-ohtani-angels-offer-decline-dodgers/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Moreno report</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/offseason-tracker/angels" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Angels offseason tracker</a>
<a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/roster-resource/depth-charts/angels" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Angels depth chart</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5061021/2023/11/14/troy-percival-angels-pitching/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on Percival</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5286090/2024/02/19/angels-anthony-rendon-priority-comments/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on Rendon</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2061-preseason-team-goals-revisited/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to EW on Rendon</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/author/sam-blum/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam&#8217;s <em>Athletic</em> archive</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-1959-a-tale-of-two-broadcasts/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on broadcasts</a>
<a href="https://theathletic.com/5279867/2024/02/16/nolan-schanuel-no-sitting-workout/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Sam on Schanuel</a>
<a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2024-top-100-prospects/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to FG top 100</a>
<a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/top100/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to MLB top 100</a>
<a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/prospects/article/87996/2024-prospects-organizational-prospect-rankings/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to <em>BP</em> farm rankings</a>
<a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/02/24/sports/sunday-baseball-notes-christian-vazquez-trade/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Link to Soto/Bradley report</a></p>
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