In a grab-bag episode, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the low league BABIP early in the season, the most interesting standings developments so far (with emphases on the Dodgers, Padres, Braves, and AL Central), Atlanta re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-acquiring Jesse Chavez, early attendance issues for the A’s, (team-friendly?) extensions for Jackson Merrill, Kristian Campbell, and Ketel Marte, Dennis Santana’s sartorial innovation, the end of Comerica Park’s dirt strip, players being told not to tap their helmets, a mid-plate-appearance pitching change, a 12-6 slider, the Dodgers’ new, Ohtani-related celebration, ESPN’s annual executives/scouts survey, being “on gear” in climbing, and Carshield baseball ads.

Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to early season BABIPs

Link to Ben on 2020 BABIP

Link to Ben on lower league BABIPs

Link to playoff odds changes

Link to Baumann on the Braves

Link to Chavez transactions page

Link to Hill Stat Blast

Link to Chavez Stat Blast

Link to Clemens on Mookie

Link to 2002 NL East

Link to Castillo fun fact

Link to FG on Merrill

Link to Union-Tribune on Merrill

Link to FG on Campbell

Link to Campbell on “friends”

Link to FG on Marte

Link to The Bandwagon on Marte

Link to MLBTR on Marte

Link to A’s attendance article

Link to ESPN survey

Link to Goold tweet

Link to EW on “strategy” in 2024

Link to Ben on “strategy”

Link to Harper quote

Link to EW on The Pitt

Link to new 12-6 slider

Link to Santana clip

Link to Comerica change

Link to Ben on pickoff moves

Link to ballpark homogenization

Link to Ohtani celly 1

Link to Ohtani celly 2

Link to Freeman injury info

Link to Vlad report

Link to Shapiro quote

Link to Curb clip

Link to Ghiroli article

Link to Carshield EW episode

Link to FTC press release

Link to FTC complaint

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