Effectively Wild Episode 1812: The Metaverse of Madness

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s embarrassing use of a definite article, the latest non-developments in the MLB-MLBPA CBA discussions, the career and retirement of Ryan Zimmerman , a rejected extension offer to the new Nationals franchise player, Juan Soto , a digital recreation of Truist Park and what “the metaverse” means, the outcome of the Erik Kay trial, MLB aiming to downsize the minor leagues more, a baseball rule proposal known as “The Scramble,” and a listener email about what an eccentric billionaire would have to pay a player to retire. Audio intro : Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, “ The Year 1812 Solemn Overture, Op. 49 ” Audio outro : Albert Lortzing, “ Zar und Zimmermann, Holzschuhtanz ” Link to latest report about bargaining Link to Zimmerman’s walk-off homer Link to story about Zimmerman and spring Link to more on Zimmerman and spring Link to Zimmerman’s announcement Link to report about Soto Link to BP piece about the Nationals Link to Truist press release Link to Truist SBJ story Link to Snow Crash on the metaverse Link to WaPo on the metaverse Link to The Ringer on the metaverse Link to ESPN on the Kay verdict Link to ESPN Daily episode on Kay Link to 2019 JDA update Link to Passan story on minor leaguers Link to HUAL “Scramble” episode Link to episode with NPB hypothetical iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source