Effectively Wild Episode 1626: The All-Time-Great-Grandfather

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about MLB’s long-shot attempt to recoup COVID-related losses from its insurance providers, Tomoyuki Sugano getting posted, and why the Phillies’ rebuild has stalled, then (36:45) talk to Sean Gibson, the great-grandson of Hall of Famer and Negro Leagues great Josh Gibson and the executive director of the Josh Gibson Foundation, about his campaign to get MLB’s MVP award renamed after Gibson, how he learned about his great-grandfather’s life, why he decided to devote himself to honoring the legacy of his great-grandfather and the Negro Leagues, common misconceptions about Gibson, Gibson’s skill as a catcher, what-ifs about Gibson’s career, efforts to collect Negro Leagues stats, the centennial of the Negro Leagues, the Gibson Foundation’s programs, and more. Audio intro: The Mountain Goats, "Insurance Fraud #2" Audio interstitial: Dan Bern, "Josh Gibson" Audio outro: Neil Young, "Goodbye Dick" Link to AP story about MLB suing its insurance providers Link to Rob Mains on the MLB lawsuit Link to Craig Calcaterra on the MLB lawsuit Link to story about minor league lawsuit getting dismissed Link to FanGraphs international prospect rankings Link to Wheeler trade rumors Link to Jeff Passan on the Wheeler trade rumors Link to Sam Miller on the Phillies’ rebuild Link to Josh Gibson Foundation website Link to Sean Gibson’s article for The Undefeated Link to MVP petition Link to Pittsburgh Magazine article about Gibson Link to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about Gibson Link to Ben on MLB reclassifying Negro Leagues stats Link to Gibson’s Seamheads page Link to Shakeia Taylor on Dick Allen Link to Jay Jaffe on Allen  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Effectively Wild Wiki  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source