Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Vinnie Pasquantino’s new espresso machine, how the Phillies’ firing of Rob Thomson compares to Boston’s coaching overhaul and how Thomson’s dismissal both does and doesn’t make sense, Mason Miller’s “slump,” Shohei Ohtani’s WAR distribution, Max Scherzer’s major league last gasp, Travis Bazzana’s debut, and how the Mexican League’s Diablos Rojos have handled high altitude. Then (55:48) they talk to Jason Benetti, TV voice of the Tigers and new lead MLB broadcaster for Sunday Night Baseball on NBC, about how he got his new gig, juggling jobs and employers, teaming up with different broadcast partners (including a besuited John Kruk) every week, how NBC approaches baseball, the AL Central’s mediocrity, Kevin McGonigle’s precocious success, Jason’s full-circle Bob Costas story, and Mr. Monopoly vs. Mr. Peanut.

Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to espresso machine post

Link to Nespresso wiki

Link to Baumann on Thomson

Link to MLBTR on Thomson

Link to Paine on Thomson

Link to Phillies’ record under Thomson

Link to batter WAR under Thomson

Link to pitcher WAR under Thomson

Link to team defense

Link to team run differentials

Link to playoff odds changes

Link to Gelb on Thomson

Link to Cora report 1

Link to Cora report 2

Link to MLBTR on Crochet

Link to Miller story

Link to Soriano story

Link to combined WAR leaderboard

Link to MLBTR on Scherzer

Link to Scherzer’s daughter’s letter

Link to Baumann on Bazzana

Link to MLBTR on Bazzana

Link to 2026 FG top 100

Link to Bazzana at Prospect Savant

Link to list of debut IBBs

Link to The Devil Wears Prada 2

Link to Patrick Brammall wiki

Link to Song Sung Blue

Link to Tenet dialogue story 1

Link to Tenet dialogue story 2

Link to Nolan dialogue explanation

Link to sound mixing story

Link to MLBTR on Bazzana

Link to Mexican League elevations

Link to Octavio Hernández

Link to Coors hangover article 1

Link to Coors hangover article 2

Link to Coors hangover article 3

Link to Benetti at Saberseminar

Link to SBJ profile

Link to NBC Sundays schedule

Link to this Sunday’s schedule

Link to Jason’s broadcast partners

Link to Walton-Benetti story

Link to Kruk’s suit

Link to Curb “middling” scene

Link to Ben on Albert/Stockton

Link to interdivision records

Link to bat weight research

Link to Mr. Monopoly wiki

Link to Mr. Peanut wiki

Link to Mr. Peanut tweet

Link to Benetti’s podcast

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