Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the one (and only one) case where the zombie runner was warranted, why pitchers throw strikes to Aaron Judge (10:00), and MLB’s new Home Run Derby rules (21:11), then answer listener emails about how different baseball would be if runners didn’t have to tag up (34:49), the best arguments for full ABS over the challenge system (49:56), and what would happen if ejected players couldn’t be replaced (1:11:16), plus a few follow-ups (1:22:57).

Audio outro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Rockies-Sox game

Link to Doyle’s catch

Link to zone rate leaderboard

Link to Judge’s zone rates

Link to Petriello on Judge

Link to Judge’s 40-game streak

Link to Judge’s 50-game streak

Link to lineup-protection explainer

Link to new Derby rules

Link to Calcaterra on the HRD

Link to Levi on the HRD

Link to Judge’s Derby victory

Link to Strike Four

Link to Sheehan on ABS 1

Link to Sheehan on ABS 2

Link to strike zone changes

Link to Triple-A ABS change

Link to Ben on ABS

Link to Meg on the penalty box

Link to listener emails database

Link to John Poff’s fundraiser

Link to ballpark meetup forms

Link to meetup organizer form

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