Effectively Wild Episode 2472: Jason B. on NBC

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Vinnie Pasquantino’ s new espresso machine, how the Phillies’ firing of Rob Thomson compares to Boston’s coaching overhaul and how Thomson’s dismissal both does and doesn’t make sense, Mason Miller’ s “slump,” Shohei Ohtani’ s WAR distribution, Max Scherzer’ s major league last gasp, Travis Bazzana’ s debut, and how the Mexican League’s Diablos Rojos have handled high altitude. Then (55:48) they talk to Jason Benetti , TV voice of the Tigers and new lead MLB broadcaster for Sunday Night Baseball on NBC, about how he got his new gig, juggling jobs and employers, teaming up with different broadcast partners (including a besuited John Kruk) every week, how NBC approaches baseball, the AL Central’s mediocrity, Kevin McGonigle ’s precocious success, Jason’s full-circle Bob Costas story, and Mr. Monopoly vs. Mr. Peanut. Audio intro : Jonathan Crymes, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Audio outro : Nate Emerson, “ Effectively Wild Theme ” Link to espresso machine post Link to Nespresso wiki Link to Baumann on Thomson Link to MLBTR on Thomson Link to Paine on Thomson Link to Phillies’ record under Thomson Link to batter WAR under Thomson Link to pitcher WAR under Thomson Link to team defense Link to team run differentials Link to playoff odds changes Link to Gelb on Thomson Link to Cora report 1 Link to Cora report 2 Link to MLBTR on Crochet Link to Miller story Link to Soriano story Link to combined WAR leaderboard Link to MLBTR on Scherzer Link to Scherzer’s daughter’s letter Link to Baumann on Bazzana Link to MLBTR on Bazzana Link to 2026 FG top 100 Link to Bazzana at Prospect Savant Link to list of debut IBBs Link to The Devil Wears Prada 2 Link to Patrick Brammall wiki Link to Song Sung Blue Link to Tenet dialogue story 1 Link to Tenet dialogue story 2 Link to Nolan dialogue explanation Link to sound mixing story Link to MLBTR on Bazzana Link to Mexican League elevations Link to Octavio Hernández Link to Coors hangover article 1 Link to Coors hangover article 2 Link to Coors hangover article 3 Link to Benetti at Saberseminar Link to SBJ profile Link to NBC Sundays schedule Link to this Sunday’s schedule Link to Jason’s broadcast partners Link to Walton-Benetti story Link to Kruk’s suit Link to Curb “middling” scene Link to Ben on Albert/Stockton Link to interdivision records Link to bat weight research Link to Mr. Monopoly wiki Link to Mr. Peanut wiki Link to Mr. Peanut tweet Link to Benetti’s podcast Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch! var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source

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Effectively Wild Episode 2472: Jason B. on NBC is an episode from Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast by Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley.

This episode is 1:54:28 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2026.

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