Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the listener response to their conversation with Adrian Chiles, newly minted major leaguer LuJames Groover, and a big Giants comeback (in defiance of the team's historically walk-averse ways), then (21:25) answer listener emails about how long-term team outlooks factor into present-day disappointment levels, spectacle vs. analysis in closer-entrance pageantry, whether umps should be able to challenge themselves, how future sub-Ohtani two-way players will be perceived, the entertainment value of human managers and hypothetical robo-managers, a pre-playoffs rest period, and stats used as verbs, plus Stat Blasts (1:27:23) about teams that turned deficits into large leads, Paul Skenes and glad-to-see-him-go games, and the Angels' used-to-be-good guys.
Audio intro: Josh Busman, "Effectively Wild Theme"Audio outro: Harold Walker, "Effectively Wild Theme"Link to Episode 2489Link to Groover debut storyLink to 2025 Groover storyLink to 2025 Groover clipLink to Groover shirt storyLink to Eldridge game storyLink to Eldridge game box scoreLink to ultimate slams storyLink to Giants BB%+Link to Krukow/Kuiper clipLink to Knicks comeback storyLink to Ben on Larry DavidLink to Burnes setback storyLink to Crochet setback storyLink to Crochet setback confusionLink to Michael's BOOG introLink to BOOG pod appearanceLink to Jay on the White SoxLink to Duran entrance videoLink to story about ballpark loudnessLink to call on ContrerasLink to Miller hot-mic moment 1Link to Miller hot-mic moment 2Link to Miller hot-mic moments articleLink to Sam on the Umpire ManualLink to info on umps and HFALink to Sam on the two-way balanceLink to two-way draft prospects storyLink to "obligate" definitionLink to Grandstand Managers NightLink to Ballers' AI managerLink to Twitch Plays PokémonLink to moonwalking robotLink to running robotLink to kicking robotLink to Laws of RoboticsLink to Deep Thought wikiLink to Marvin robotLink to Grant on mascot pantsLink to NBA CupLink to Paine on the NBA CupLink to more Paine on the NBA CupLink to Knicks banner newsLink to Schlittler quoteLink to Shakespeare usage shiftsLink to Bulls vs. Tides storyLink to big comebacks dataLink to harmonic mean wikiLink to listener emails databaseLink to Skenes game storyLink to more on Skenes gameLink to bullpen blowups dataLink to Mancini comeback storyLink to past Angels BlastsLink to used-to-be-good guys dataLink to Boog/Mancini survival story
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