Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the showdowns between Paul Skenes and Shohei Ohtani, Skenes’s strengths and weaknesses as a pitcher and an entertainer, the least and most exciting types of strikes, and more. They then discuss the improbable longevity of Aroldis Chapman’s triple-digit pitch speeds, whether the risk of losing the most games ever should stop the White Sox from selling, whether outfield positioning is suppressing offense more than the shift ever did, the less lively but far-from-dead ball, the end of Atlanta’s shutout streak, Adam Duvall’s beer-cup throw as proof of concept for a skills competition, MLB’s latest curious sponsor, an unsightly London Series shirt, and a potential Kyle Tucker nickname. They also assess bears, sharks, pterodactyls, and other natural predators.

Audio outro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Ohtani-Skenes video

Link to “Paulk” Skenes video

Link to Sam on Skenes

Link to Bonds vs. Gagne

Link to R.J. on Skenes

Link to Skenes postgame interview

Link to Skenes HR reaction

Link to Ohtani-Skenes-Chapman game

Link to Skenes Baseball Savant page

Link to Heart zone data

Link to Chase zone data

Link to article on Skenes fastball

Link to info on foul-ball rates

Link to Longenhagen on Skenes

Link to Woodward on Skenes

Link to Chapman max speeds

Link to Cooper on Chapman

Link to Chapman Instagram story

Link to EW Episode 1

Link to MLBTR on the Sox

Link to Passan on the Sox

Link to FG playoff odds

Link to BaseRuns standings

Link to Russell on OF defense

Link to Rob on playing deeper

Link to Rob on OF defense

Link to Episode 1907 wiki

Link to 1907 Unglaub arc article

Link to Ben on moving the mound

Link to EW on time-traveling GM

Link to Teoscar batted ball tweet

Link to Chapman reaction

Link to longest no-shutout streaks

Link to Duvall video

Link to Paine on Duvall

Link to buildsubmarines.com

Link to buildsubmarines.com release

Link to Good Sam Club release

Link to Camping World release

Link to Doosan release

Link to EW on beer/cerveza

Link to beer/cerveza follow-up

Link to London shirt tweet

Link to London shirt tweet 2

Link to Reed tweet

Link to split scarves tweet

Link to Reed/shirt post

Link to Dan Flashes meme

Link to mother is mothering meme

Link to shark-punching article

Link to lowest team OBPs

Link to lowest team wRC+

Link to ballpark meetup forms

Link to meetup organizer form

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