Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a Nolan Arenado rumor, then (5:15) answer listener emails about fandoms that are overrepresented in baseball media, Formula 1-style “pay players” in MLB, whether players should be paid overtime for the postseason, whether MLB will ever classify foreign leagues as “major,” a Disney Channel baseball scene, fan-elected baseball executives, and (1:14:13) a player (Earl Pruess) with a mysterious nickname, followed by a bonus Stat Blast (1:24:02) about the typical tenures of sports leagues commissioners and Supreme Court justices.

Audio outro: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLBTR on Arenado

Link to Arenado Athletic report

Link to Dave’s USSM letter

Link to MLBTR on the letter

Link to “pay drivers” article

Link to NBA prize money

Link to Dodgers postseason pool

Link to Ben on league reclassification 1

Link to Ben on league reclassification 2

Link to Suite Life scene

Link to Suite Life episode

Link to spectator interference rule

Link to Veeck’s fanagers

Link to “Gibby” nicknames

Link to Pruess post

Link to Pruess TSN card

Link to Pruess signing article

Link to Pruess gambling article

Link to Pruess documents

Link to Pruess autograph 1

Link to Pruess autograph 2

Link to Pruess autograph 3

Link to Pruess obit

Link to younger Pruess obit

Link to listener emails database

Link to EW commissioners discussion

Link to Stat Blast spreadsheet

Link to latest HUAL episode

Link to EW gift subscriptions

Link to Secret Santa sign-up form

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