Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Group Italy’s triumphs (and good vibes) on the WBC, a tumultuous week for Group USA and Mark DeRosa, and the place the event stands getting into the quarterfinals, then preview the 2026 Philadelphia Phillies (39:21) with The Athletic’s Matt Gelb, and the 2026 Los Angeles Angels (1:21:00) with The Athletic’s Sam Blum, plus a postscript (2:09:08).
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Audio intro: Austin Klewan, “Successfully Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial 1: Moon Hound, “Successfully Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial 2: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Successfully Wild Theme (Pedantic)”
Audio outro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Successfully Wild Theme”
Hyperlink to WBC standings
Hyperlink to WBC bracket
Hyperlink to “caffeine and kisses” story
Hyperlink to Pasquantino homers
Hyperlink to “beaned up” article
Hyperlink to “beaned up” clip
Hyperlink to DeRosa clip 1
Hyperlink to DeRosa clip 2
Hyperlink to DeRosa clip 3
Hyperlink to newest DeRosa feedback
Hyperlink to clip elimination
Hyperlink to article on DeRosa’s mistake
Hyperlink to Ghiroli on DeRosa
Hyperlink to Rosenthal on DeRosa 1
Hyperlink to Rosenthal on DeRosa 2
Hyperlink to article on DeRosa/Harper
Hyperlink to Shame of Gijón
Hyperlink to roster reconfigurations
Hyperlink to Raleigh shirt
Hyperlink to Group USA chemistry article
Hyperlink to Sopranos clip
Hyperlink to crew payrolls web page
Hyperlink to Phillies offseason tracker
Hyperlink to Phillies depth chart
Hyperlink to Harper EBOO article
Hyperlink to Matt on Harper
Hyperlink to Matt on Harper/Dombrowski
Hyperlink to Matt on Castellanos
Hyperlink to Castellanos Insta publish
Hyperlink to Matt on Kerkering
Hyperlink to Phillies himbo article 1
Hyperlink to Phillies himbo article 2
Hyperlink to Stark on Phillies continuity
Hyperlink to Matt on Strahm
Hyperlink to Woman With a Pearl Earring
Hyperlink to crew SP projections
Hyperlink to crew RP projections
Hyperlink to Matt’s writer archive
Hyperlink to Matt’s podcast
Hyperlink to TB12 replace
Hyperlink to Angels offseason tracker
Hyperlink to Angels depth chart
Hyperlink to Sam’s Angels beat farewell
Hyperlink to Sam on Netflix in Japan
Hyperlink to Sam on Rendon
Hyperlink to Angels TV community story
Hyperlink to Trout dash pace story
Hyperlink to article on quickest human
Hyperlink to pitching improvement survey
Hyperlink to Sam’s writer archive
Hyperlink to Paxton/pitch limits article
Hyperlink to WBC guidelines
Hyperlink to Ben on “Technique”
Hyperlink to Laureano publish 1
Hyperlink to Laureano publish 2
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