Effectively Wild Episode 1817: Opening Delay

In the hours immediately following MLB’s decision to cancel the first two series of the regular season, Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley are joined by Ben’s colleagues from The Ringer and The Ringer MLB Show , Michael Baumann and Zach Kram , to recap the negotiations leading up to this week’s MLB-imposed deadlines, lament and lambast the owners’ self-interested stewardship of the sport, explain the queasy sensation of simultaneously rooting for and against baseball being played, and forecast how and when the lockout could end, while touching on a number of other topics including the prospect of MLB players suiting up overseas, Derek Jeter’s resignation as CEO of the Marlins, Tony Clark’s striking beard, and much more. Audio intro : Murder by Death, “ Raw Deal ” Audio outro : Bettye Swann, “ (My Heart Is) Closed for the Season ” Link to MLBPA statement Link to Manfred’s letter Link to Baumann’s column Link to Jaffe’s column Link to Passan on the talks Link to Rosenthal on the talks Link to McCullough on the talks Link to Ghiroli on the talks Link to Harper’s Instagram post Link to Rosenthal on Jeter Link to Sherman on Jeter Link to Rojas tweet Link to article about lockout photos Link to Ringer Baseball podcast feed Link to Dan Devine on Ja Morant Link to EW episode on lockout effects Link to Stripling quote Link to The Simpsons video clip 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