Effectively Wild Episode 1629: One Hundred Years of Gratitude
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about secret baseball-playing robots and non-secret baseball-rooting robots, how coverage of NFL scoring changes compares to coverage of MLB scoring changes, and Meg’s research about changes in access to minor league games, follow up on the Mets signing James McCann, the Phillies hiring Dave Dombrowski, and the significance of those moves for the Mets, the Phillies, and the free-agent market, and discuss the Cleveland baseball team’s intention to change its name (eventually). Then (1:00:26) they welcome oldest living former big leaguer Eddie Robinson back to the show to discuss his 100th birthday, his new podcast, weathering the pandemic, serving in World War II, his memories of Larry Doby, Whitey Ford, Joe Morgan, Dick Allen, Ned Garver, and Charley Pride, and—with an assist from his wife Bette—the secret to 65 years of marriage.
Audio intro: Charley Pride, "A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About"
Audio interstitial: Florence + The Machine, "100 Years"
Audio outro: Simon & Garfunkel, "Mrs. Robinson"
Link to rooting robots video
Link to NFL scoring info
Link to Craig Edwards on McCann
Link to LeMahieu rumor
Link to Rob Arthur on the slow offseason
Link to Matt Gelb on Dombrowski
Link to Evan Drellich on minor league owners
Link to Meg and Ben Clemens on the minor leagues
Link to New York Times report about Cleveland
Link to Paul Dolan interview
Link to Jeff Passan on Cleveland’s name change
Link to Joe Posnanski on the old name’s origins
Link to Eddie’s podcast
Link to first EW interview episode with Eddie
Link to EW sign-stealing episode with Eddie
Link to EW interview episode with Garver
Link to SI on Charley Pride and baseball
Link to Eddie and Bette at the 1955 World Series
Link to video of Eddie and Bobby Brown
Link to MLB.com on Eddie’s 100th birthday
Link to BP on Eddie’s 100th birthday
Link to Craig Wright on Eddie’s 100th birthday
Link to Pages from Baseball’s Past
Link to Eddie’s autobiography
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