Episode Details

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley attempt to create a hierarchy of highlights, then (21:36) mark the midpoint of the regular season by reviewing the most salient storylines of the first half, the teams and players who’ve most underperformed or overperformed their preseason projections, and what they’re most looking forward to in the second half, plus a follow-up (1:12:25) on the evolution of official scoring and a Future Blast (1:23:00) from 2026.

Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Ramírez steal
Link to Vierling slide
Link to Naylor throw
Link to Ben Clemens on those plays
Link to Sam on HR highlights
Link to preseason player projections
Link to projected-wins changes
Link to Chris Gilligan on the second half
Link to Paine on payroll and wins
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to FG combined WAR leaderboard
Link to under/overperformers sheet
Link to Ben on Ohtani
Link to Robert Orr on Acuña
Link to story on Carroll’s shoulder
Link to All-Star starters
Link to Kimbrel violations