Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Enhanced Games and whether they would watch a baseball league where PEDS were explicitly permitted, Abner Uribe's crotch-chop suspension, and (34:40) the most disappointing and surprising (in a positive way) teams of 2026, then (55:37) answer emails about raising a girl who likes baseball, how a salary cap would affect prices for fans, home runs on the first pitch of the game, the Hall of Fame prospects of Kenley Jansen, Craig Kimbrel, and Aroldis Chapman, the most players appearing in a game against their former team, and how to evaluate whether a team's player development was responsible for a player's success or failure.
Audio intro: The Shirey Brothers, "Effectively Wild Theme"Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, "Effectively Wild Theme"Link to "Let's enhance" memeLink to "Let's enhance" montageLink to Enhanced Games wikiLink to Defector on the Enhanced GamesLink to The Conversation on the Enhanced GamesLink to NPR on the Enhanced GamesLink to nostalgia studyLink to Ben on the PED eraLink to McGwire Simpsons clipLink to dinger distribution article 1Link to dinger distribution article 2Link to dinger distribution article 3Link to Hill homerLink to Uribe postLink to MLB.com on UribeLink to AP on UribeLink to MLBTR on UribeLink to Uribe/Marmol videoLink to D-Generation X wikiLink to DX chop compilationLink to player names on UribeLink to playoff odds changesLink to team wRC+Link to SI on Rays hittingLink to Posnanski on Rays hittingLink to Garp quoteLink to Owen Meany quoteLink to Tatis HR websiteLink to MLBTR on Pérez injuryLink to dynamic vs. static stretchingLink to Goodnight BaseballLink to @dril tweetLink to BP on payrolls and prices 1Link to BP on payrolls and prices 1Link to BP on payrolls and prices 3Link to first-pitch homersLink to Sam on first-pitch homers 1Link to Sam on first-pitch homers 2Link to Sam on first-pitch homers 3Link to RP JAWSLink to player development study 1Link to player development study 2Link to players vs. former teams dataLink to listener emails database
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