Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Tommy Kahnle’s postgame shaving ritual, Hunter Bigge’s close call and danger from foul balls, Padres vs. Dodgers as baseball’s best rivalry, and a lost opportunity for a Tarik Skubal vs. Paul Skenes matchup, then (58:23) answer listener emails about the most influential owner of the century, the definition of an inside pitch, full-count pickoff attempts with two outs, a possible sliding-mitt drawback, and real baseball with fantasy scoring.

Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to WhatIfSports offer page

Link to “Tommy Can You Hear Me?”

Link to new Kahnle article

Link to tweet about Kahnle

Link to 2023 Kahnle article

Link to lowest pitcher ERAs

Link to Emma tweet

Link to Bigge article 1

Link to Bigge article 2

Link to on-deck-hitter fouls

Link to Sam on helmets

Link to Dodgers-Padres article 1

Link to Dodgers-Padres article 2

Link to Dodgers-Padres video

Link to Ohtani video

Link to Jazz article 1

Link to Jazz article 2

Link to Jazz article 3

Link to Jazz article 4

Link to staggered aces article 1

Link to staggered aces article 2

Link to staggered aces article 3

Link to Halvorsen throw

Link to Volpe slide article

Link to Volpe slide video

Link to listener emails database

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