Effectively Wild Episode 2245: Diamond Sports Group in the Rough

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the resolution of the Diamond Sports Group bankruptcy hearing, how declining broadcast revenue could lead to labor strife, and the Pirates’ reward offer for a baseball card that comes with a patch from Paul Skenes’ s debut jersey, then (28:42) bring on Patreon supporter Craig Wingbermuehle to discuss his job and Effectively Wild origin story and then (38:25) answer listener emails about why we don’t talk more about postseason revenue, why extensions render players ineligible for Prospect Promotion Incentives, team mission statements, whether teams or the league should own home run balls, secretly promising a post-signing extension to an international free agent such as Roki Sasaki , Nick Martinez ’s opt-out streak and contract progression, what constitutes a homestand and career year, and whether a player can be just 0-for-10. Audio intro : Xavier LeBlanc, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio interstitial : Austin Klewan, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “ Effectively Wild Theme (Horny) ” Link to Drellich on DSG Link to ESPN on DSG Link to Sheehan on the RSN Era Link to Pirates reward offer Link to Dunne tweet Link to Fanatics jersey tweet Link to bean-feast wiki Link to postseason share rules Link to more on playoff shares Link to even more on shares Link to Yankees playoff revenue Link to MLBTR on PPI/extensions Link to PPI rules Link to Rockies job posting Link to The Baseball Rule wiki Link to Ohtani ball on display Link to homestand definition Link to career year definition Link to Vientos call Link to Vientos article Link to listener emails database Link to The Miracle League site Link to Miracle League donations Link to Russell on the ’05 Cubs Sponsor Us on Patreon Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Spotify Feed Facebook Group Twitter Account Bluesky Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source