Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners actually sort of sacrificing Humpy, the historically compressed standings at the start of the season, top prospects (and veteran relievers) pushing for promotions, the solution to a Kutter Crawford mystery, a faux-froyo con, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s rules confusion, Cade Winquest’s quest, and more. Then (57:18) they talk to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum president Bob Kendrick about Jackie Robinson Day, the importance of telling stories about Black baseball in an anti-diversity climate, Bob’s work on MLB The Show, the MLB pipeline for African American players, showcasing the surviving Negro Leagues ballparks, the NLBM’s expansion plans, baseball in Kansas City, Ichiro Suzuki’s visits to the Museum, and more.
Audio intro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio interstitial: Austin Klewan, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to “Jack Robinson” idiomLink to Humpy clipLink to Humpy plushyLink to MLBTR on ImaiLink to standings dataLink to leaguewide offensive statsLink to baseball drag graphLink to previous Crawford banterLink to 2025 Crawford storyLink to new Crawford scoopLink to “hose” baseball slangLink to FG top prospectsLink to Parker collision storyLink to froyo featureLink to Jazz storyLink to Jazz clipLink to Jazz playLink to Boone storyLink to Kobayashi Maru wikiLink to Brebbia postLink to MLBTR on KimbrelLink to Yankees/Mets losses statLink to Emanski drills videoLink to frequency illusion wikiLink to MLBTR on WinquestLink to phantom ballplayer wikiLink to Jackie Robinson Day wikiLink to Robinson story removalLink to MLB “diversity” storyLink to new MLB The Show modeLink to MLB at Rickwood Field wikiLink to surviving ballparks storyLink to East-West Classic newsLink to % of Black players dataLink to NLBM expansion pageLink to sportswriters/Marriott storyLink to Chiefs stadium storyLink to Royals stadium storyLink to John Donaldson EW episodeLink to donate to the NLBMLink to Swanson quoteLink to Episode 305 wikiLink to Lorenzen noteLink to MLBTR on Pham
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