Does baseball look the same to you as it does to me?

When we look at baseball, how much do we see?

Well, the curve falls bend and the home runs fly

More to the game than meets the eye

To get the stats compiled and stories files

Fans on the internet might get riled

But we can break it down on effective wild

Hello and welcome to episode 1990 of Effectively Wild

A baseball podcast from fan graphs presented by our Patreon supporters

I am Ben Lindbergh of the Ringer, rejoined by Meg Rally of Fancrafts

Hello, Meg welcome back.

Hello.

So I've had a great run at the Ringer, but I think it may be time to move on

I have discovered a potentially greener pasture because I know what this is

You had me going for a second

Well, I mean am I serious? Am I joking? I don't know

But I was browsing MLB trade rumors this morning as one does

And what did I see? But a headline about a job listing that called out to me

MLBTR seeking a show heo-tani focused writer

I don't know that I've ever felt more seen and desired than when I saw this

I mean what am I if not a show heo-tani focused writer show heo-tani focused podcaster I suppose

But there's definitely a show heo-tani focus of some sort

...