Date
August 22, 2017
Summary
Ben Lindbergh, Jeff Sullivan, and a special guest conduct a nighttime, roundtable discussion (around a rectangular table) in Jeff’s living room about the Effectively Wild eclipse event and Sam Miller’s listener-inspired ESPN article about the longest play in baseball history.
Topics
Intro
The Rolling Stones, "Sing This All Together"
Outro
Belle and Sebastian, "The Power of Three"
Banter
Total Solar Eclipse - August 21, 2017
Reactions:
Jeff: "Happy shiver."
Ben: "More impressed than I was expecting."
Sam: "It was rad."
The Best Place to Watch the Eclipse Was a Minor League Baseball Game in Oregon - Ben's article on the eclipse event that he attended with Jeff & Sam, mentioned in the show wrap-up
Notes
Skunk in the Outfield 'Memorabilia'
- "It started with an Effectively Wild listener's email..."
- The response to the email, and a prophecy.
- 'Trick Play Guide' cover
- Radio Call of the play - 2:59 - 1540 WADK Newport
- 'Unlikely Avenger rally forces a third game' - EG Pendulum, 6/22/06
- Video of the Play - "Skunk" (Pedrotty) visible from 0:24-0:25.5
- Postgame Interview w/ Portsmouth manager Dave Ulmschneider
Other topics
- Eddie Stanky, The "Stanky" Play (0:34:06)
- "Barking Dog" trick play (basketball) (0:36:55)
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