Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about recent headline-generating comments by Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon, a Padres position change, and the possibility of another Ronald Acuña Jr. extension. Then (34:11) they bring on Patreon supporter Sean Saxe and answer listener emails (40:13) about the best substitute for Babe Ruth in a remake of The Sandlot, the expression “right down the dick,” elevated decibel levels at games, F1-style advance free-agent commitments for MLB players, and a leaguewide conspiracy to inflate one player’s performance, and then Stat Blast (1:17:14) about baseball teams in Midwestern cities, Corey Kluber and Opening Day starts in a pitcher’s final season, and whether switch-hitters and players who bat and throw from opposite sides age better than others.

Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Trout comments

Link to MLBTR on Trout

Link to Rendon comments

Link to previous Rendon pod

Link to Padres switch

Link to Merrill position article

Link to Acuña article

Link to FG on Sal Perez extension

Link to article on Austin loyalties

Link to Dickson definition

Link to Google Trends data

Link to NYT on loudness

Link to more on loudness

Link to Clair on walk-up songs

Link to Lewis Hamilton news

Link to listener emails database

Link to Middle West survey 1

Link to Middle West survey 2

Link to WSJ article

Link to Midwest map graphic

Link to Tex’s GitHub

Link to Tex’s Google Sheet

Link to article on Midwest Colorado

Link to Nevada pronunciation article

Link to article on Kluber’s start

Link to Opening Day starts data

Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter

Link to 2018 Ohtani article

Link to Stroman workout article

Link to Judge on aging curves

Link to Judge on Twitter

Link to aging curve 1

Link to aging curve 2

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