Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s efforts to get the brand new dictionary definition for “ghost runner” modified, how you can watch the playoffs when one has lower the twine, Meg’s Rookie of the 12 months voting deliberations, the underrated Jeff McNeil, the 2 groups whose per-game attendance declined this season, MLB’s downside playing PSAs, a DraftKings advert, and extra, plus Stat Blasts (56:12) concerning the worst finest gamers on a staff, the change within the percentages of gamers who make the playoffs and the World Sequence of their careers, and Mike Trout’s emoji and exclamation level use on Twitter, adopted by a Previous Blast (1:28:25) from 1912.
Audio intro: XTC, “Your Dictionary”
Audio outro: Ty Segall, “It’s Over”
Link to “ghost runner” definition
Link to playoff broadcasting schedule
Link to McNeil Stathead query
Link to team attendance page
Link to article on Ohtani qualifying
Link to article on Trout’s game
Link to MLB press release
Link to DraftKings ad
Link to article on Ohtani grand slam
Link to Stathead
Link to worst team WAR leaders
Link to playoff/WS appearance data
Link to Trout’s first airplane tweet
Link to Trout’s latest airplane tweet
Link to Trout tweet data
Link to 1912 story source
Link to SABR on Cubs ownership history
Link to Chance SABR bio
Link to new book about Murphy
Link to Posey ownership story
Link to Hornsby story
Link to Jacob Pomrenke’s website
Link to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter
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