Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the “tarps off” fan-shirtlessness trend sweeping MLB ballparks, early grand slams, inside-the-park home runs, and “little league home runs,” more sources of baseball embarrassment, Blake Snell’s bone spurs (and the Dodgers’ perennial pitcher-injury issues), Gerrit Cole’s return to the Yankees, Gio Urshela and other players who excelled for one team but struggled for others, updates on early-season sensation Joey Wiemer, John Brebbia, and this season’s class of rookie hitters, and the league’s trend toward catcher challenges.
Audio intro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Philip Bergman, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to shirtless Rockies fansLink to Rockies fan photosLink to shirtless Cardinals fansLink to shirtless Mariners fansLink to shirtlessness trendpieceLink to AP piece on the trendLink to latest Giants thrustLink to Snell surgery updateLink to MLBTR on ColeLink to MLBTR on FriedLink to MLBTR on WestburgLink to MLBTR on BerríosLink to Wiemer option newsLink to Brebbia updateLink to MLB rookie offenseLink to FG post on Padres timelinessLink to Arenado grand slamLink to Arenado game play logLink to previous Slam BlastLink to Wood ITPGSLink to Lee’s ITPHRLink to Clemens LLHRLink to Ohtani LLHRLink to Sam on the LLHRLink to “Yakety Sax”Link to “Yakety Sax” wikiLink to Urshela retirement postLink to Urshela wRC statsLink to Small retrospectiveLink to Chavez Stat BlastLink to Mariners game storyLink to Wilson pinch-hitting complaintsLink to Sheehan on ABSLink to Sheehan Bluesky postLink to Trueblood on ABSLink to Tap to ChallengeLink to MLBTR on CrawfordLink to 2025 Cortes articleLink to Kimbrough wikiLink to Kimbrough SABR bioLink to Kimbrough book excerpt 1Link to Kimbrough book excerpt 2
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