Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the NL wild card race and Dodgers starting pitching, then (17:24) answer listener emails about league-sanctioned spies, the best second jobs for an MLB player, a clairvoyant catcher, celebrating obscure records, switch-hitters and pitchers with reverse splits, existential fandom crises, selective fun-fact framing, oddly aligned MLB logos on a Dairy Queen cup, and an incredibly durable but otherwise unremarkable player, plus Stat Blasts (1:22:00) about quantifying “compilers,” superlative power-speed seasons, and long streaks of different team WAR leaders, a Future Blast (1:41:48) from 2057, and follow-ups.

Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG playoff odds

Link to story on Lawlar’s debut

Link to MLBTR on Alcantara/Soler

Link to MLBTR on Buehler

Link to Jay on Gonsolin and TJ

Link to report about Urías

Link to Ben on MLB trade secrets

Link to Cronin podcast interview

Link to Loutos podcast interview

Link to story on mound visits

Link to story on Stallings record

Link to story about Maddon and splits

Link to more on Maddon and splits

Link to THT on pitcher-split forecasts

Link to FG info on splits

Link to Ben on matchup decisions

Link to Jay Cuda tweet

Link to Dairy Queen photo 1

Link to DQ photo 2

Link to MLB/DQ partnership

Link to Votto’s tweet

Link to Sam on Votto’s tweet

Link to listener emails database

Link to compilers spreadsheet

Link to Kenny Jackelen on Twitter

Link to power/speed spreadsheet

Link to Power/Speed Number wiki

Link to post on team WAR leaders

Link to team WAR leaders sheet

Link to Shantz EW interview

Link to Rick Wilber’s website

Link to Future Blast wiki

Link to Machado throw

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