Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners firing Scott Servais, the Angels not firing Perry Minasian, Joey Votto’s career and retirement, the continued collapse of Craig Kimbrel, NPB players pushing for a faster path to domestic and international free agency, and the NWSL abolishing its draft. Then (42:45) they’re joined by Patreon supporter Sam Horton to answer listener emails about active future Hall of Fame pitchers, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, major and minor leaguers swapping parks, a desperate outfield tactic, penalizing catcher glove movement, and the ethics of returning milestone homers to hitters, followed (1:48:30) by a postscript Stat Blast about scoring at least 11 unanswered runs.

Audio interstitial: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2”

Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)”

Link to MLBTR on Servais

Link to The Athletic on Servais

Link to MLBTR on Minasian

Link to MLBTR on Votto

Link to Dan S. on Votto

Link to C. Trent on Votto

Link to Votto’s retirement post

Link to McGrath on Votto

Link to Votto quotes

Link to Buchanan on Votto

Link to 2016 Votto story

Link to Votto in the booth

Link to Votto on media offers

Link to Baltimore Sun on Kimbrel

Link to post-ASB RP WAR

Link to post-ASB RP WPA

Link to RP WPA since 2019

Link to Drellich on NPB players

Link to NWSL news

Link to Sam on HoF players

Link to Petriello on HoF pitchers

Link to Jaffe on HoF pitchers

Link to SP JAWS

Link to highest career K rates

Link to EW Episode 282

Link to EW Episode 771

Link to EW Episode 867

Link to EW Episode 2159

Link to Kiermaier deke play

Link to Tango on glove movement 1

Link to Tango on glove movement 2

Link to Tango on glove movement 3

Link to story on Santana’s HR

Link to tweet about Santana’s HR

Link to listener emails database

Link to story on Ohtani HR ball

Link to Ohtani bobblehead

Link to MLBTR on Waldron

Link to Reds-Jays game

Link to Stephenson quote

Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter

Link to 2006 game

Link to 1922 game

Link to Stat Blast data 1

Link to Stat Blast data 2

Link to ballpark meetup forms

Link to meetup organizer form

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