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Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Effectively Wild Episode 529: Do Fans Know Better Than Major League Baseball?

Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley

Baseball, Sports

4.72.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2014

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Ben and Sam banter about September call-ups and game length, then discuss whether MLB and its owners are acting in the long-term interests of the sport.

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0:00.0

Let's go!

0:25.8

Good morning and welcome to episode 529 of Effectively Wild.

0:29.6

The Daily Podcasts from Baseball Prospectus presented by the BaseballReferts.com.

0:33.8

Play index.

0:34.8

I am Ben Lindbergh of Greatland.com.

0:37.2

Join us by the same miller of BaseballPerspectus.com.

0:40.5

Hello.

0:41.5

Hello.

0:42.5

How are you?

0:44.5

Don't forget, Ben.

0:45.5

There's a cup of tea next to you.

0:47.0

Don't forget to drink it.

0:48.0

That's true.

0:49.0

I remember the 25th tea, Ben.

0:52.0

I've already started sipping on this one.

0:53.8

I pre-sipped this tea.

0:57.2

Anything you'd like to discuss?

0:59.1

Your tea.

1:00.1

Okay.

1:01.1

So, I have an update or some answers on something we talked about on this week's listener.

1:07.1

Email show.

1:08.1

We were speculating about how many players per year get a September call-up and then

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