Effectively Wild Episode 2046: These Segments Are Underrated

With Ben Lindbergh in Sweden on Ringer enterprise, FanGraphs’ Ben Clemens joins Meg Rowley for a flip within the co-host chair. Ben and Meg start (1:40) by discussing the disturbing allegations made in opposition to Rays shortstop Wander Franco over the weekend. They then banter (5:00) concerning the expertise of watching baseball whereas on trip, earlier than turning their consideration to Ben’s Five Things sequence, the sneaky delights of mid-sized Midwestern cities, the Braves scoring massive in opposition to Danny Mendick, chalk preseason predictions (and Ben’s beef with Other Ben’s prognostication selections), which groups’ World Series odds is likely to be too gentle (or too heavy), a milestone Juan Soto stroll, gamers being over and underrated, announcers’ refusal to debate no-hitters, the enjoyment of native commercials on baseball broadcasts, the Cardinals’ and Pirates’ current runs of relative success and futility, and who would possibly shake up the standings down the stretch. They shut with a Future Blast from 2046 (55:20) and an invite to play Magic: The Gathering, in case you’re into that form of factor.