Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the 30th anniversary of the 1994 strike and how nice it is not to have the season end in August, the unusual extension of Victor Robles, Tanner Rainey, Patrick Corbin, and the remnants of the 2019 Nationals, Will Wagner and whether the debuts of sons of big leaguers make us feel old partly because big leaguers have kids earlier than average, how MLB could accommodate the 2028 Olympics, changes in BBWAA awards voting patterns and the suddenly competitive MVP races, the return of Mookie Betts, whether the end of pitcher hitting affects pitcher pitching, Seth Lugo vs. Tarik Skubal, Jarren Duran’s suspension, his heckler, and how well one could hit a baseball with a tennis racket, and listener-suggested additions to the Hierarchy of Versatility.

Audio outro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Craig C. on the strike

Link to Rosenthal on Robles

Link to MLBTR on Robles

Link to Robles mic’d up

Link to FG on Rainey

Link to Sam on Corbin

Link to Wagner debut video

Link to Craig on Wagner

Link to MLB father/son data

Link to story on eldest sons

Link to dad age 1

Link to dad age 2

Link to dad age 3

Link to dad age 4

Link to dad age 5

Link to dad age 6

Link to dad age 7

Link to dad age 8

Link to ESPN on the Olympics

Link to Passan tweet

Link to WNBA break

Link to NHL break

Link to World Cup of Hockey

Link to Olympics transportation

Link to Ben on the WBC

Link to Mookie HR

Link to Dan S. on MVP races

Link to FIP-based WAR leaderboard

Link to RA/9-based WAR leaderboard

Link to Lugo comments

Link to DH and HBP research

Link to Duran story

Link to more on Duran

Link to heckle

Link to Heart & Hustle Award

Link to tennis racket question

Link to tennis baseball video

Link to ballpark meetup forms

Link to meetup organizer form

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