Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about which slow-starting 2023 pennant winner (Diamondbacks or Rangers) is more likely to get back on track to return to October, explain (9:37) the saga of Dick Windbigler, the rare pitcher who actually hurt himself by pausing mid-delivery (featuring an appearance by Dick’s widow, Melba Windbigler), then (30:04) answer listener emails about the requirements for claiming to have seen a game played in every MLB ballpark, the funniest MVP chant alternatives, changing the penalty for shift violations, and clustering hits and outs, meet major leaguers (1:01:44) Ryan Loutos and Jacob Hurtubise, and Stat Blast (1:14:50) about the least productive hitting streaks and more (plus a postscript).

Audio outro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to playoff odds changes

Link to 1973 Windbigler article

Link to Windbigler HoF page

Link to induction story

Link to obit

Link to UT Martin baseball alumni

Link to delayed Mets game

Link to phantom players wiki

Link to Sam on NoPAPH

Link to EW on obscure awards

Link to shift violation

Link to interference call play

Link to Close Call Sports post

Link to Rogers tweet

Link to story on MLB response

Link to listener emails database

Link to B-Ref new debuts

Link to WashU baseball alumni

Link to Loutos on FGA

Link to MLB.com on Loutos

Link to MLBTR on Loutos

Link to Student Life on Loutos

Link to BA on Loutos

Link to West Point baseball alumni

Link to Hurtubise FG interview

Link to Hurtubise article 1

Link to Hurtubise article 2

Link to Hurtubise article 3

Link to Hurtubise article 4

Link to Hurtubise article 5

Link to Cards prospect list

Link to Reds prospect list

Link to Kyle Cripps Stat Blast cover

Link to lowest-OPS hitting streaks

Link to Kenny Jackelen’s Twitter

Link to triples-only games

Link to longest walk-less streaks

Link to longest ND streaks

Link to longest BB + ND streaks

Link to Verdugo clip 1

Link to Verdugo clip 2

Link to Verdugo clip 3

Link to Elly clip

Link to Adolis clip

Link to one-team-players post

Link to one-team-players data

Link to Paine on revolving-door teams

Link to TCU highlight

Link to Ben on mid-PA changes

Link to ballpark meetup forms

Link to meetup organizer form

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