Hello and welcome to episode 1812 of Defected New Wild, a Fedegraph's baseball podcast

brought to you by our Patreon supporters. I'm a rally of Fedegraph's and I'm joined

as always by Ben Lumberger of the Ringer. Ben, how are you?

Well, I'm afraid I have to issue an apology. You are listeners. It's a serious matter that

I just have to own up to and you know how we have an official podcast position or certainly

my position about saying the MLB as opposed to just MLB without the article because of

course it's already Major League Baseball. You don't need to say the Major League Baseball.

We understand why people do because they're used to saying the NBA and the NFL and the NHL

are a matter of time. We know that everyone understands what you mean and this is just hour or

my inner prescriptivist coming out and yet we have railed against it in the past. And

so I have to own up to a failure of my own. This was pointed out by listener Raymond Chen

who is a frequent effectively wild wiki contributor. A few episodes ago we started out by talking

about Matt Schumacher whom I selected in the minor league free agent draft and who subsequently

seemingly signed or is close to signing with the Yomuri Giants. And when I said that I

said Matt Schumacher had reportedly signed with the Yomuri Giants of the NPB. Oh no,

Ben. I went back and listened. I actually said it. I just have to follow up my sword here.

Of course, NPB, Nippon professional baseball. Yeah. Don't have to say the the for that either.

So I have been hoisted I suppose on my petard. I have made the mistake that I have lambasted

and I'll accept any penalty that the audience thinks is appropriate. If I have to resign,

if I have to step down for a while, you know, step back, maybe just let this blow over.

It takes I want to be accountable for my mistake. Well, you can't do that because then I have

to host the podcast alone again. But I think that it is important in in moments when we are

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