Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley evaluate probably the most disappointing groups of 2023, in the end anointing one staff as probably the most disappointing and making an attempt to establish which of the contenders for the “most disappointing” title is most definitely to show issues round by the tip of the season. Then (32:21) they talk about A’s followers’ reverse boycott, the seemingly sealed deal for the A’s to maneuver to Las Vegas, the viability of Vegas as an MLB market, commissioner Rob Manfred’s maddening feedback about all the above, the twentieth anniversary of Moneyball coinciding with the A’s ugly exit from Oakland, the legacy of the guide, and extra, plus a Past Blast (1:17:56) from 2020.
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Audio outro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Link to preseason playoff odds
Link to preseason playoff odds adjustments
Link to Sheehan’s run differential tweet
Link to Sheehan on the Jays
Link to MLBTR on Nevada votes
Link to FG on the reverse boycott
Link to The Athletic on the reverse boycott
Link to BP on the reverse boycott
Link to Manfred’s feedback
Link to Oakland mayor’s response
Link to Tim Kawakami on Manfred
Link to Defector on Las Vegas
Link to Sheehan on Las Vegas
Link to Ken/Evan on front-office spending
Link to Sam Schultz thread
Link to Sam Schultz EW episode
Link to R.J. on entrance workplace unionization
Link to Ben/Rob’s 2016 research
Link to 2020 follow-up research
Link to Moneyball Act information
Link to Michael Lewis on SABRcast
Link to 2020 Past Blast supply
Link to David Lewis’s Twitter
Link to David Lewis’s Substack
Link to MLBTR on the governor signing
Link to Manfred’s Pride Night feedback
Link to SABRcast guide episode
Link to Ringer-Verse gaming episode
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