Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the fate of the Orioles’ minor league sweep, Oneil Cruz’s disparity between upper-class tools and pedestrian production, the strength of the Phillies’ schedule, Steven Okert and how to honor the bullpen driver, U -Kyle Hendricks and the decline of the 2016 Cubs’ core, and more Shohei Ohtani real estate news. Then (47:14) they talk to Athletic senior writer Evan Drellich on Rob Manfred’s Thursday press conference, the uncertainty surrounding the future of MLB broadcasting/broadcasting, the possibilities (and potential consequences) of privatizing sports franchises, private equity takeovers of the minor leagues, and more, plus ( 1: 27:57) several tracings of the background text.
Introduction to audio: Philip Bergman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Sound interstitial: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2”
Audio Outro: Ted O., “A Successful Wild Theme”
Connect to O’s sweep story
Link to group records during succession
Link to Cruz in tweet 1
Link to Cruz tweet 2
Link to Cruz on tweet 3
Link to Cruz’s Savant page
Link to ESPN SoS
Link to A rebel in SoS
Link to proposed FG for SoS
Link to Okert’s article 1
Link to Okert 2 article
Connect to MLBTR on Hendricks
Link 2016 team betting year
Connect the team year 2016
Link to Russell’s article 1
Link to Russell’s article 2
Link to LA Ohtani house
Link to LA house 2
Link to Hawaii Ohtani house
Link to Hawaii House 2
Link to Evan in Manfred’s comments
Link to ickos meme
Connect with Evan on national TV
Link to stream/stream breakdown
Link to an article about churn
Link with Evan at Diamond Sports
Link to Evan on another Diamond
Link to Steinbrenner’s comments
Link Sheehan to Steinbrenner
Link to Winning Fixes Everything
Link with Manfred for freelancing
Link to the first Ballers win
Link to the EW Ballers episode
Connect to GF w/o save leaders
Link with Ben during PA changes
Connect to Shieldt game
Connect to MLBTR on the Baumann trade
Link to WDJDD song
Link to Phiten tweet
Connect to ballpark meeting forms
Link to the meeting planner form
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