Effectively Wild Episode 2505: Game Recognize (All-Star) Game

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about all aspects of the Home Run Derby spectator experience, both in the ballpark and from afar: the new format, the Netflix broadcast, the Philly fans, Jordan Walker&#8217;s win, and more. Then (49:12) they discuss how All-Star selections increasingly reflect same-season performance, Bruce Meyer&#8217;s and Rob Manfred&#8217;s comments to the MLBPA, negotiations over MLB players&#8217; participation in the 2028 Olympics, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Ceddanne Rafaela&#8217;s mutual lovefest, and the ice-cold A&#8217;s and red-hot Red Sox. Audio&nbsp;intro: Jonathan Crymes, &#8220;Effectively Wild Theme 2&#8221; Audio&nbsp;outro: Moon Hound, &#8220;Effectively Wild Theme&#8221; Link to FG HRD recap Link to LHB-heavy preview Link to MLB HRD notes Link to LHB park factors Link to RHB park factors Link to &#8220;Year of the LHH&#8221; post Link to MLB.com on Walker Link to list of youngest HRD winners Link to Walker on inspirational value Link to historical HRD results Link to McGwire Simpsons scene Link to Marchand on Netflix Link to Sam on the Derby&#8217;s future Link to HRD X wiki Link to Meg&#8217;s Arozarena photo Link to Posnanski on the HRD Link to Philly Drew/batteries incident Link to Philly Santa Claus incident Link to Paine on All-Star selections <a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-wild-episode-2189-dont-sell-umpires-shorts/" rel="noopener" target="_b