It’s full on pouring in here. Never seen anything like this in 21 years in these seats.

Some City Connects look rough in pictures and then I come around when I see them in a game.

The Wisco jerseys with everyone wearing salmon long sleeves underneath....are not that.

Christian Yelich on Willson Contreras: “We’ve seen that skit for the last 10 years. It’s nothing new.”

A screenshot from MLB Gameday saying "Aaron Ashby threw 41 pitches Saturday, a heavy workload heading into his outing today."

This doesn't make me feel better.

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🧵/1 Okay, EWStats sometimes could use some help scrounging up more esoteric info, so we're starting a new thing: the *STAT SIGNAL*. We're putting out the call to EW listeners to help us find the answers to burning questions from the podcast and it's competitions and/or 'prop bet' games.

Shohei Ohtani currently has:

The longest active on-base streak in MLB (38 games)

The longest active scoreless inning streak among SP in MLB (22 2/3 IP)

I like him fist-bumping the bat boy, then I remembered that they're probably like three years apart.

OK for fun: top funniest tweet ever? I am torn between "moon's haunted" and "Denise I was at your wedding."

Brewers, Cooper Pratt Reportedly Agree to Extension The Brewers and shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt are said to be close to a long-term extension. It’s an unusual, if understandable accord.

Brewers, Cooper Pratt Reportedly Agree to Extension blogs.fangraphs.com/brewers-coop...

Cooper Pratt, Brewers SS prospect, and the team are finalizing a $50.75M deal over 8 years plus 2 club options. Pratt, 21, is Milwaukee’s No. 2 prospect.

45 MINUTES LEFT TO SUBMIT YOUR BALLOTS THIS IS NOT A DRILL

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With a little more than 36 hours remaining, we have reached 900 ballots for the Preseason Predictions Game, halfway to our goal. We always get a ton of submissions on the final day, so this is still possible!

GET YOUR BALLOTS IN - ewstats.com

Some changes are coming to @ewpod.bsky.social, but don't worry! It's the same show, the same hosts, still no ads, and still three times a week. But as the show embarks on its 15th season, and its 10th year on Patreon, some changes are coming to how Effectively Wild funds itself. More here:

How Worried Should You Be About the 2027 MLB Season? A Labor-Battle FAQ. It’s almost MLB Opening Day … but what’s the baseball outlook for this time next year?

Don't worry, be happy
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As teased on the pod, and now revealing: The top three listeners in the Preseason Predictions Game will each receive a personalized trophy!

Get your ballots in - ewstats.com

Very fun fact for you, from @JJMichalski :

Ben Sheets' start was the day before Miz was born

!!!

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By popular demand: we have now added a feature to the EWStats website so that you can sort the predictions by podcast order and read along while you listen without jumping around.

(also go fill out the ballot, reminder no. 3 in a series of 2384571)

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Effectively Wild Episode 2455: The 2026 Preseason Predictions Game Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and FanGraphs authors Michael Baumann and Ben Clemens (accompanied by podcast scorekeeper Chris Hanel) play “College Baseball Player or Driver in a Formula 1 Support Series”...

Effectively Wild Episode 2455: The 2026 Preseason Predictions Game blogs.fangraphs.com/effectively-...

The Preseason Predictions Game is now LIVE! Go to ewstats.com and fill out your ballot while listening along!

The 2026 World Baseball Classic All-Tournament Team

It’s time to step up to the plate in MLB The Show 26 ⚾

Play with new college teams and enter the global stage with WBC today: play.st/472HFL7

My first thought was "Is that Ric Flair?"

This is why Brewers fans would be dumb to support a salary cap.

Developer Relations Activity Patterns – ReverentGeek Developer Relations Activity Patterns is now available. Reflections on publishing the book, collaborating with the author team, and creating the cover and chapter illustrations.

It's finally here! I think this is *the* book for anyone who wants to learn more about designing, implementing, and measuring an effective DevRel strategy. Of course, I had a lot of fun illustrating the cover and chapters 🤓
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The Brewers Played To Type This Offseason Milwaukee did what they always do: trade away their best pitcher a year before free agency. This time, they also traded away some position players.

The Brewers Played To Type This Offseason blogs.fangraphs.com/the-brewers-...

The fact that Cheng played for our local indy ball team is crazy to me.

This is 100% accurate and in no way just because of my personal biases.

MLB 26-and-under power rankings, Nos. 5-1: Brewers, Mariners, Pirates rise to the top behind ascendant superstars Also boosted by young stars, the Reds and Athletics round out the top five of the 2026 young talent rankings.

⭐️ 26-AND-UNDER POWER RANKINGS FINALE ⭐️

5. Reds
4. Athletics
3. Pirates
2. Mariners
1. Brewers

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I knew this was a @baumann.bsky.social joint before clicking the link (complimentary).