Effectively Wild Episode 2028: Baseball Band

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about All-Star-roster minimums and maximums, what the Aroldis Chapman commerce tells us concerning the how groups worth prospects, Jake Diekman’s exploits with the Rays, Evan Longoria’s late-career contributions, and the same-named siblings of Carlos Pérez, Carlos Pérez, Wilmer Flores, Wilmer Flores, Wander Franco, Wander Franco, and Wander Franco. Then (45:59) they discuss to Steve Wynn and Linda Pitmon of The Baseball Project concerning the band’s origins and longevity, its new album, the inspiration for its songs, its songwriting and recording course of, its historic accuracy, making certain that a number of eras are represented, being musical super-utility gamers, the band’s viewers and place in its members’ musical careers, the musicians they’d need to recruit, and extra, plus a Future Blast (1:35:36) from 2028.

Audio intro: The Baseball Project, “New Oh in Town”
Audio interstitial: The Baseball Project, “The All or Nothings”
Audio outro: The Baseball Project, “Screwball”

Link to All-Star rosters
Link to All-Star-selection enjoyable info
Link to Jay Jaffe on the Chapman commerce
Link to Sheehan on the Chapman commerce
Link to Meg on Chapman in 2015
Link to FG’s 2016 Chapman breakdown
Link to Diekman projection episode
Link to Ben on Longoria in 2015
Link to 2021-23 3B offense leaderboard
Link to Octavio Hernández Pernía
Link to FG name-linker pop-up
Link to story on Flores brothers
Link to Franco household photograph
Link to Franco profile
Link to different Franco profile
Link to story on Pérez brothers
Link to Foreman quote
Link to stream Grand Salami Time!
Link to purchase Grand Salami Time!
Link to The Baseball Project web site
Link to imminent tour dates
Link to Steve Wynn’s web site
Link to Spin musician baseball preview
Link to The Dream Syndicate reissue
Link to Rick Wilber’s web site
Link to Ellis LSD no-no video
Link to Emma B. on Ohtani’s June
Link to Dan S. on Ohtani projections

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