Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the rise and fall of Ildemaro Vargas, the Mets’ and Cubs’ David Peterson swap, Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s refusal to wear a cup, the Giants’ response to Pride Night fallout, and the owners’ CBA strategy. Then (56:41) Ben brings back John Brebbia to discuss the Rockies reliever’s return to the majors, how he’s handling the journeyman phase of his career, when to opt out of a contract, Colorado’s player-dev improvements, Triple-A attitudes, how the minors have changed, the greatest major league luxury, dugout pitch-calling, challenging, his entrance song, how he and other players are following the labor talks, and more.
Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio interstitial: The Spaghettis, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)”Link to Lennon songLink to MLFADLink to “Train Daddy” articleLink to “Railroad Daddy” articleLink to Brebbia’s first appearanceLink to Vargas hot streakLink to Vargas cold streakLink to Voros’s LawLink to gambler’s fallacyLink to Vargas collisionLink to Flowers for Algernon adaptationsLink to CharlyLink to TV movieLink to AwakeningsLink to “Snakes alive” sloganLink to Nora Morse wikiLink to FG post on the CubsLink to MLBTR on PetersonLink to Gary Cohen quoteLink to Mets’ six errorsLink to Chisholm clipLink to Chisholm storyLink to Mariners testicle injury threadLink to Haniger storyLink to risk compensation wikiLink to catcher helmets interviewLink to lollipop storyLink to Davitt interviewLink to Posey clipLink to SF Chronicle on the GiantsLink to The Athletic on the GiantsLink to KNBR interview storyLink to Devers apology storyLink to Vitello’s The Town referenceLink to Manfred letterLink to The Athletic on MLB’s proposalsLink to MLBTR on MLB’s proposalsLink to Play Sun Smart initiativeLink to Rockies team attitude storyLink to Senzatela pitch mixLink to Bull Durham sceneLink to Collins quoteLink to dugout pitch-calling storyLink to dugout pitch-calling story 2Link to Ben on dugout pitch-callingLink to Wham! songLink to story about Brebbia’s songLink to Zoolander sceneLink to Meyer quote
Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: [email protected] Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch!