Effectively Wild Episode 2527: Feels Like the First Time

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about duplicate episode titles and the Angels being slightly less bad than previously indicated, Stat Blast about extended team droughts between multi-hit MLB debuts, and discuss the arrival and role of Padres prospect Ethan Salas, a (deep breath) Cubs-produced, TikTok-based, baseball-themed, microdrama rom-com, whether they have any interest in VR baseball broadcasts, and an apparent change in Minor League Baseball’s ball, followed by additional Blasting about a Jordan Walker fact that may or may not be fun, catcher hot-swaps, center fielders on the mound, and all-win/loss days for divisions.

Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to duplicate episode titles
Link to Episode 1240
Link to Episode 1573
Link to Paine on Moreno/Kroenke
Link to Kroenke’s land ownership
Link to Langs post 1
Link to Langs post 2
Link to debutant dingers article
Link to gaps between debuts
Link to Close Encounters scene
Link to Montes debut article
Link to Ichiro rookie hits record
Link to Ichiro video
Link to Montes video
Link to Ben on debutant batters
Link to proj. strength of schedule
Link to M’s rookie batting WAR
Link to BP on Jenkins
Link to BP on Salas
Link to ESPN on Salas
Link to New Yorker on microdramas
Link to Quibi wiki
Link to Variety on Nine Innings to Love
Link to Nine Innings to Love trailer
Link to The Notebook scene
Link to VR broadcasts article
Link to Jake/Jordan broadcast info
Link to Ben’s plot hole video
Link to Cooper on the MiLB ball
Link to Cooper on college homers
Link to Ben on the MiLB-to-MLB gap
Link to Clay on the MiLB-to-MLB gap
Link to FG on MiLB ball construction
Link to Walker alleged fun fact
Link to ITYSL meme
Link to Williams vs. Wood post
Link to catchers data
Link to The Onion on Gillette
Link to wild 1902 game
Link to Garver EW episode
Link to all-loss division days
Link to all-win division days
Link to listener emails database

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