When we were younger, when we were strong,

We got a lot better,

The things that we told,

Now it's just a dream,

It feels to believe,

My mom has taken my time,

Think that's what we need.

Do you want to take the long cut?

We'll get there eventually.

Good morning and welcome to episode 931 of Effectively Wild,

Daily Podcast from Baseball Perspectus,

Brought to you by the Play Index, baseball reference, and our Patreon supporters.

I'm Sam Miller, along with Ben Lindbergh of The Ringer, Hi Ben, how are you?

I'm alright, alright.

Lots going on in baseball at the moment.

Do you have any,

Any sort of more frivolous banter before we probably get into the more substantial banter?

I have one piece of very frivolous banter, the baseball hall of fame revamped the Veterans Committee,

Divided the game into a few different eras, I think, what, four different eras,

And there are going to be different frequencies of voting for each eras candidate,

So that more recent candidates, guys who didn't get in on the BBWA ballot,

Can have more chances to get elected by the Veterans Committee.

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