Effectively Wild Episode 2172: No LOLMetsing Matter
Episode Date: June 1, 2024Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley bring on FanGraphs associate editor Matt Martell to discuss the scenes at Citi Field that kicked off the Mets’ Jorge Lópe...
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2192 episodes transcribedBen Lindbergh and Meg Rowley bring on FanGraphs associate editor Matt Martell to discuss the scenes at Citi Field that kicked off the Mets’ Jorge Lópe...
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