It seemed strange at first, but you got used to it.

To find yourself a guest of honor, any place you said.

I did what I could, you gave what you give.

I cannot believe we have so much life left to live.

Did you believe what you said about love?

Tell me again, it worked best for us.

Streets of crowd in happy food.

If you ever come and find me baby, you'd be right beside me to you.

Hello and welcome to episode 1928.

To the Effectively Wild, a baseball podcast from Fangrafts presented by our Patreon supporters.

I am Ben Lindbergh of The Ringer.

Well, it's been a busy week in Lake Wobegon.

Scott Boris Pundh, Williams Osteadyo Departed, crypto crashed, Twitter imploded,

democracy survived, and Meg is missing today's episode.

As mentioned, she has an off day today, so I am flying solo, but not for long.

I will be joined by three great guests today.

I kind of keep a mental list, hey if I ever need to fill an episode, if I need someone to join me,

here's some interesting people I'd really like to talk to.

Feeling in for the really interesting co-host, I always get to talk to, so Meg will be back next time.

I will at the end of the episode give you a little baseball news brief and also, as always, the past blast.

So I will timestamp everything in this episode, all the guest segments, the outro, etc.

You can pick and choose or listen straight through, treat it like an all-you-can-eat buffet, or listen selectively, choose your own adventure.

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