Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the firing of Perry Minasian and the Angels’ outlook under John Mozeliak, Molly Jolly, and Arte Moreno, how MLB is using official channels to publicly promote its position in labor bargaining, whether the Mets’ disappointing season will influence other teams’ approaches to roster construction, the popularity (or lack thereof) of Josh Naylor, Jacob Misiorowski and the imprecise nature of pitch-speed records, and the delightful debut of the Diamondbacks’ Mitch Bratt, plus a postscript about MLB’s ball-drag statement.

Audio outro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Blum on Minasian

Link to Blum on Minasian 2

Link to Dubuque on Minasian

Link to Rosenthal on Mozeliak

Link to Nightengale’s Angels report

Link to Jolly article

Link to MLB labor videos

Link to MLB Instagram labor post

Link to Ozempic ad 1

Link to Ozempic ad 2

Link to MLB.com column 1

Link to MLB.com column 2

Link to Baumann on draft prospect opinions

Link to bully pulpit wiki

Link to 2026 Mets clubhouse story

Link to 2025 Mets clubhouse story

Link to 2023 Mets clubhouse story

Link to Stearns clip

Link to Meisel on Naylor

Link to Hedges clip

Link to Garrett comment

Link to Naylor on Pawol

Link to Miz 105.5 mph story

Link to Miz postgame comment

Link to Miz postgame clip

Link to 105+ MPH pitches

Link to 107+ perceived MPH pitches

Link to Pitch Info website

Link to Chapman max MPH at BB

Link to Hicks max MPH at BB

Link to Joyce max MPH at BB

Link to Miz max MPH at BB

Link to PITCHf/x calibration article 1

Link to PITCHf/x calibration article 2

Link to PITCHf/x calibration article 3

Link to PITCHf/x calibration article 4

Link to PITCHf/x calibration article 5

Link to Bratt delivery 1

Link to Bratt delivery 2

Link to Bratt last year

Link to Walden/Capps story

Link to Seinfeld clip

Link to Bratt extension rank

Link to “fall on my ass” tweet

Link to Savant drag dashboard

Link to MLB statement to Ben

Link to Acuña comparing balls

Link to MLB trademark application

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