It's Effectively Wild.

It's Effectively Wild.

When land back in Bag rally.

Hello and welcome to episode 2506 of Effectively Wild, a Fangraphs baseball podcast brought to you by our Patreon supporters.

I'm Meg Rowley of Fangraphs, and I am joined today by Craig Goldstein of Baseball Perspectus, editor-in-chief of baseball prospectus.

Craig, how are you?

I'm doing well.

How are you?

I'm doing well. I are you? I'm doing well.

I have a bit of hotel-related banter for you.

We are going to talk about the All-Star proceedings, some.

And then we're going to look ahead to the second half, not technically a half of season, but the second

half as it is colloquially known and some things that we are intrigued by, looking forward to,

perhaps dreading. You are very gamely subbing for Ben Lindberg, who hopefully is not being

selected to serve on a jury as we speak. Have you ever served on a jury?

I not only have never served on a jury.

I have never been called to sit on a jury.

Like, I have never had to even go in.

I've never even had to get a, like, I've never had to get a phone call or called in, in D.C. At least, when I lived there, which is, it's shocking to me.

I didn't get this because it's not the biggest population.

Right.

Actually living in the city.

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