Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter concerning the finish of the Yankees’ beard ban, the potential finish of MLB’s enterprise relationship with ESPN, and whether or not the World Baseball Basic ought to imitate the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off. Then they preview the 2025 Texas Rangers (50:07) with MLB.com’s Kennedi Landry, and the 2025 Pittsburgh Pirates (1:27:23) with Pittsburgh Baseball Now’s John Perrotto, plus a postscript (2:03:57) about Ben’s rising affection for Tigers righty John Brebbia.
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Audio intro: Ian Phillips, “Successfully Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial 1: Austin Klewan, “Successfully Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial 2: Alex Ferrin, “Successfully Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Successfully Wild Theme”
Hyperlink to Yankees announcement
Hyperlink to story on coverage change
Hyperlink to story on coverage origins
Hyperlink to Simpsons clip
Hyperlink to Gleyber picture
Hyperlink to Castillo hair story
Hyperlink to Castro hair story
Hyperlink to McCutchen hair story
Hyperlink to Vlad/Yankees story
Hyperlink to Williams response
Hyperlink to ESPN opt-out story 1
Hyperlink to ESPN opt-out story 2
Hyperlink to Ben on the WBC
Hyperlink to Ben on Grasp Up
Hyperlink to offseason spending
Hyperlink to FG payrolls web page
Hyperlink to Rangers depth chart
Hyperlink to Rangers offseason tracker
Hyperlink to Kennedi’s writer archive
Hyperlink to Pirates depth chart
Hyperlink to Pirates offseason tracker
Hyperlink to John’s writer archive
Hyperlink to Brebbia hyperlinks
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