Effectively Wild Episode 2161: The State of Stadium Funding

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Riley Greene’s newest pants-related wardrobe malfunction, the Padres-Marlins Luis Arraez commerce, the continued scuffling of Vladimir Guerrero Jr., a C.B. Bucknor bit, and extra. Then (52:30) they’re joined by Neil deMause, writer of Subject of Schemes, and J.C. Bradbury, writer, stadium-funding researcher, and professor of economics, finance, and quantitative evaluation at Kennesaw Sports activities College, to debate the newest wave of makes an attempt by groups to acquire public funding for ballpark initiatives and whether or not the general public is belatedly pushing again, plus a follow-up postscript (1:28:29)

Audio intro: Ian H., “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)”

Link to first Greene pants tear
Link to latest pants tear
Link to Greene’s mom’s quote
Link to uniforms press release
Link to Other Ben on Arraez trade
Link to DotF on the trade
Link to Rosenthal on the trade
Link to KLaw on the trade
Link to pulled prospect story
Link to Bendix on the trade
Link to Ben on Arraez
Link to Bucknor call/story
Link to EW on ump decisions
Link to Stroman and strikes story
Link to Manfred comments
Link to Neil’s first appearance
Link to Neil on Manfred’s comments
Link to Field of Schemes blog
Link to Field of Schemes book
Link to J.C.’s professor page
Link to J.C.’s social channels
Link to J.C.’s books
Link to J.C.’s research
Link to ProPublica story
Link to Guardians team shop story
Link to EW Episode 2160
Link to Ben’s House of R appearance
Link to Button Mash episodes
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form