Effectively Wild Episode 1818: Smile, You’re on Manfred Camera

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley are joined by Evan Drellich, senior writer for The Athletic, to talk about the benefits and drawbacks of reporting from the scene of the CBA negotiations, the proper composition of photos of executives walking to meetings, not getting hoodwinked by sources, whether there really was optimism about a deal leading up to the MLB-imposed deadline for delaying the start of the season, whether MLB tried to sneak proposals past players overnight, whether the owners are trying to break the union, whether the owners and players are united internally, what still separates the two sides (and how much money it’s worth), Rob Manfred’s job security, the changing tone of national coverage of the labor negotiations, what could end the lockout, the prospect of on-field changes, and more. Audio intro: Guided By Voices, “Cohesive Scoops” Audio outro: Atomic Rooster, “People You Can’t Trust” Link to Evan’s first Manfred video Link to another Manfred video Link to well-composed Manfred video Link to MLB exec video Link to Twitter pooping exchange Link to thread on where talks stand Link to Evan’s latest report Link to Evan’s weekend column Link to MLBPA statement Link to Stripling quote Link to Martino report Link to article on Ohtani’s service time Link to Clemens on the financial gap Link to Evan on EW in November Link to Ghiroli on the talks Link to Rosenthal on the talks Link to McCullough on the talks Link to Passan on the talks Link to Ben on Lords of the Realm  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