About this episode

In this episode, the hosts and guests draft various things they like about baseball as part of a recurring tradition.

In the fifth incarnation of a time-honored tradition that recurs every 500-ish episodes, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley are joined by ex-co-host Sam Miller and The Athletic ’s Grant Brisbee to draft assorted things that they like about baseball. Audio intro : Sam Miller, “ Effectively Wild Theme (Ken Maeda’s Nice ‘n’ Easy Remix) ” Audio outro : Grant Brisbee, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to EW wiki page for things drafts Link to Episode 500 wiki Link to Episode 996 wiki Link to Episode 1500 wiki Link to Episode 2000 wiki Link to U.S. semiquincentennial wiki Link to Pebble Hunting Link to Grant at The Athletic Link to Ben on pre-WAR value estimates Link to spaghetti policy research Link to article on spaghetti research Link to Devil Rays food policy article Link to The Roundtable cancellation Link to O’Neil on bat cracks clip Link to O’Neil on Bo article 1 Link to O’Neil on Bo article 2 Link to Tracy quote about Harris Link to Kershaw on McKinstry Link to Tito Translator post Link to Murphy on Vargas Link to Space Jam sound clip Link to Space Jam video clip Link to Space Jam quote 2 Link to Space Jam clip 2…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley

Guests: Sam Miller, Grant Brisbee

Topics covered

• baseball
• draft
• tradition
• sports
• things we like

Keywords

• baseball
• draft
• tradition
• Effectively Wild
• Ben Lindbergh
• Meg Rowley
• Sam Miller
• Grant Brisbee

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Athletic

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