Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Vinnie Pasquantino’s new espresso machine, how the Phillies’ firing of Rob Thomson compares to Boston’s coaching overhaul and how Thomson’s dismissal both does and doesn’t make sense, Mason Miller’s “slump,” Shohei Ohtani’s WAR distribution, Max Scherzer’s major league last gasp, Travis Bazzana’s debut, and how the Mexican League’s Diablos Rojos have handled high altitude. Then (55:48) they talk to Jason Benetti, TV voice of the Tigers and new lead MLB broadcaster for Sunday Night Baseball on NBC, about how he got his new gig, juggling jobs and employers, teaming up with different broadcast partners (including a besuited John Kruk) every week, how NBC approaches baseball, the AL Central’s mediocrity, Kevin McGonigle’s precocious success, Jason’s full-circle Bob Costas story, and Mr. Monopoly vs. Mr. Peanut.
Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to espresso machine postLink to Nespresso wikiLink to Baumann on ThomsonLink to MLBTR on ThomsonLink to Paine on ThomsonLink to Phillies’ record under ThomsonLink to batter WAR under ThomsonLink to pitcher WAR under ThomsonLink to team defenseLink to team run differentialsLink to playoff odds changesLink to Gelb on ThomsonLink to Cora report 1Link to Cora report 2Link to MLBTR on CrochetLink to Miller storyLink to Soriano storyLink to combined WAR leaderboardLink to MLBTR on ScherzerLink to Scherzer’s daughter’s letterLink to Baumann on BazzanaLink to MLBTR on BazzanaLink to 2026 FG top 100Link to Bazzana at Prospect SavantLink to list of debut IBBsLink to The Devil Wears Prada 2Link to Patrick Brammall wikiLink to Song Sung BlueLink to Tenet dialogue story 1Link to Tenet dialogue story 2Link to Nolan dialogue explanationLink to sound mixing storyLink to MLBTR on BazzanaLink to Mexican League elevationsLink to Octavio HernándezLink to Coors hangover article 1Link to Coors hangover article 2Link to Coors hangover article 3Link to Benetti at SaberseminarLink to SBJ profileLink to NBC Sundays scheduleLink to this Sunday’s scheduleLink to Jason’s broadcast partnersLink to Walton-Benetti storyLink to Kruk’s suitLink to Curb “middling” sceneLink to Ben on Albert/StocktonLink to interdivision recordsLink to bat weight researchLink to Mr. Monopoly wikiLink to Mr. Peanut wikiLink to Mr. Peanut tweetLink to Benetti’s podcast
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