Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about EW’s Ella Black series and catch up on topics they missed during the week away from regular episodes, including: some struggling teams (including the Orioles and Braves), Cal Raleigh’s (and David Rubenstein’s) bobbleheads, an Atlanta kerfuffle involving Brian Snitker, Ronald Acuña Jr., and Jarred Kelenic, recent pitcher injuries, Pete Alonso’s slugging and running, Juan Soto’s lineup protection, a Dodgers trade rumor, hitters tapping their helmets, Mike Trout’s fan-interference epiphany and odd batting line, Patrick Corbin’s venomous encounter, MLB’s approach to Jackie Robinson Day, Aaron Judge’s WBC captaincy, a talent differential between leagues, and more, plus Shohei Ohtani the dad, the Comerica keyhole, and other postscript updates.

Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Ella Black series

Link to Ella Black event details

Link to Hoffman report

Link to Elias quote

Link to playoff odds changes

Link to bobbleheads database

Link to Raleigh bobblehead

Link to tweet about Diaz

Link to Elias quote

Link to Snitker article

Link to MLBTR on Steele

Link to Strider story

Link to McKenzie story

Link to 2024 Cortes story

Link to Cortes update

Link to MLBTR on Siri

Link to Soto on lineup protection

Link to FG on Soto’s comments

Link to Alonso running

Link to Roberts rumor

Link to Bohm helmet tap

Link to Lee exchange article

Link to Trout on fan interference

Link to Corbin news

Link to latest Jackie release

Link to Jackie language changes

Link to Jackie language story

Link to Trump/Manfred story

Link to Judge/WBC story

Link to Olney leagues tweet

Link to AL logo

Link to NL logo

Link to Ohtani birth announcement

Link to Ward call-up

Link to Canadiens story

Link to “burn the ships” wiki

Link to keyhole story

Link to The Clubhouse precedents

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