Effectively Wild Episode 2523: Upon Further Review

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about takeaways from ESPN’s 30 for 30 podcast on Shohei Ohtani and Ippei Mizuhara, disappointing parity (46:41), the latest public-funding ballpark boondoggles in Kansas City and Tampa (52:22), and which AL wild card contender most deserves to squeak into October (1:12:58).

Audio intro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to The Betrayal of Shohei Ohtani
Link to Passan video on the Dodgers
Link to Passan tweets on the Dodgers
Link to EW episode on Ippei
Link to criminal complaint
Link to Starz show update
Link to deMause/Bradbury EW episode
Link to KC ballpark update
Link to Tampa ballpark update
Link to more on Tampa ballpark
Link to Field of Schemes book
Link to Field of Schemes post 1
Link to Field of Schemes post 2
Link to Field of Schemes post 3
Link to TIF wiki
Link to This One Will Be Different
Link to deMause Bluesky post
Link to Hurtak Bluesky post
Link to Nippon Ham wiki
Link to Fighters wiki
Link to fruit of the poisonous tree
Link to Chinese wall wiki
Link to national debt news
Link to Alou brothers game
Link to all-Alou-outfield article

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