Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the initial CBA proposals by the MLBPA and MLB: some specific points of departure and alignment, whether we really learned anything about what each side wants or the likelihood of lost games, and what the rhetoric and rebuttals say about the PR battle to come. Then (50:08) they banter about whether baseball broadcasts could ever get good enough to endanger attendance, why ABS challenge rates haven’t closely correlated with batter quality, a difference between what fans and neutral spectators tend to enjoy about teams, whether ace-type starting-pitcher seasons are making a partial comeback, a threat to baserunners and bat-dog employment, and a mid-start stretching-related mishap.
Audio intro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Drellich on franchise valuesLink to MLBPA proposalsLink to Drellich on the MLBPA proposalsLink to Normandin on the MLBPA proposalsLink to Mains on the MLBPA proposalsLink to Drellich on the MLB proposalsLink to Meyer statementLink to Caplin statementLink to CBA math post 1Link to CBA math post 2Link to Episode 1542Link to Passan’s CBA proposals breakdownLink to Ben’s bargaining primerLink to Hershberger’s 1876 postLink to Sam on challenge ratesLink to challenge leaderboardLink to Andrews on Wood’s challengesLink to pitcher-pace leaderboardLink to batter-pace leaderboardLink to George injury articleLink to bat-dog suspension article 1Link to bat-dog suspension article 2Link to “Pups in the Park” pageLink to 2025 bat-dog call-upLink to Pérez injury articleLink to Reddit comment about BenLink to MLBTR on BrebbiaLink to MLBTR on Jones
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