Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a fresh wave of “breakout candidate” crimes, Jerry Dipoto’s latest Meg-maddening comments, the rise of the “kick change,” how ball/strike calls differ from other boundary calls, Barry Bonds’s comments about Shohei Ohtani, and more. Then they preview the 2025 Atlanta Braves (50:56) with 92.9 The Game’s Grant McAuley, and the 2025 Miami Marlins (1:35:27) with Fish on First’s Kevin Barral.

2025 EW Season Preview Series

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Audio interstitial 2: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio outro: Tom Rhoads, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Passan article

Link to breakout screenshot 1

Link to breakout screenshot 2

Link to breakout screenshot 3

Link to Dipoto article

Link to kick change info 1

Link to kick change info 2

Link to kick change info 3

Link to kick change info 4

Link to kick change info 5

Link to “new hotness” tweet

Link to Naquin article

Link to Ishbia article

Link to MASN update

Link to Jay on Iglesias

Link to Hang Up and Listen

Link to James quote

Link to latest Bonds comments

Link to earlier Bonds comments

Link to Bonds armor

Link to Sam on retaliation

Link to Rob on retaliation

Link to offseason spending

Link to FG payrolls page

Link to Braves depth chart

Link to Braves offseason tracker

Link to Baumann on Braves SP

Link to team SP projections

Link to team RP projections

Link to Grant’s author archive

Link to Grant’s podcast

Link to Marlins depth chart

Link to Marlins offseason tracker

Link to Sherman article

Link to Sheehan on breakouts

Link to 2024 attendance

Link to grievance article

Link to Kevin’s author archive

Link to Kevin’s podcast

Link to EW gift subscriptions

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