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.

Audio intro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to preseason playoff oddsLink to preseason playoff odds adjustmentsLink to Sheehan’s run differential tweetLink to Sheehan on the JaysLink to MLBTR on Nevada votesLink to FG on the reverse boycottLink to The Athletic on the reverse boycottLink to BP on the reverse boycottLink to Manfred’s feedbackLink to Oakland mayor’s responseLink to Tim Kawakami on ManfredLink to Defector on Las VegasLink to Sheehan on Las VegasLink to Ken/Evan on front-office spendingLink to Sam Schultz threadLink to Sam Schultz EW episodeLink to R.J. on entrance workplace unionizationLink to Ben/Rob’s 2016 researchLink to 2020 follow-up researchLink to Moneyball Act informationLink to Michael Lewis on SABRcastLink to 2020 Past Blast supplyLink to David Lewis’s TwitterLink to David Lewis’s SubstackLink to MLBTR on the governor signingLink to Manfred’s Pride Night feedbackLink to SABRcast guide episodeLink to Ringer-Verse gaming episode

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