Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about corporate naming rights of spring training ballparks vs. MLB parks, and potential unwritten rules surrounding the challenge system, then (47:03) preview the World Baseball Classic with MLB.com’s Michael Clair, touching on the big and unsung stories of the WBC, whether the interest level will increase again, how often the WBC should be held, and more, as well as Michael’s WBC-inspired book, We Sacrifice Everything to Baseball.

Audio interstitial: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Audio outro: Garrett Krohn, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to list of spring training parks

Link to list of MLB parks

Link to Abreu challenge

Link to Michael’s book

Link to electrician vs. Ohtani

Link to Michael’s pools preview

Link to Michael on possible surprise teams

Link to Michael on must-watch games

Link to Michael on who will win

Link to Kershaw clip

Link to Ben on WBC injuries

Link to Ben on demanding more WBCs

Link to Ben on Team USA

Link to UNP editor on EW

Link to denied visa story

Link to “yips” quote

Link to politician baseball expressions

 Sponsor Us on Patreon

 Give a Gift Subscription

 Email Us: [email protected]

 Effectively Wild Wiki

 Get Our Merch!