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Meg Rowley shares her euphoric reaction to the Seahawks’ Super Bowl win, while Ben Lindbergh largely listens and occasionally interjects with bits of baseball commentary. Then (29:14) they discuss Buck Martinez’s retirement, Terrance Gore’s untimely death, and a purported catching super-prospect, before previewing the 2026 Pittsburgh Pirates (44:23) with Roundtable Sports’ John Perrotto, and the 2026 Minnesota Twins (1:25:07) with The Athletic’s Aaron Gleeman. 2026 EW Season Preview Series ALBALCHWATHBOSCLEHOUNYYDETLAATBRKCRSEATORMINTEX NLATLCHCARIMIACINCOLNYMMILLADPHIPITSDPWSNSTLSFG .intro-team, .intro-team td { font-family: lato, Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; } .intro-team .intro-header { /*display: none;*/ text-align: center; } .team-lg { text-align: center; width: 100%; } /* [class^="team-box-"] > div { display: inline-block; width: 48%; } [class^="team-box-"] > div table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; } [class^="team-box-"] > div td { background-color: #efefef; border: 1px solid #ccc; line-height: 2; text-align: center; cursor: default; } [class^="team-box-"] > div a { color: #000; text-decoration: none; display: block; width: 100% } [class^="team-box-"] > div a:hover { color: #50ae26; } [class^="team-box-"] > div a.link-inactive { color: #aaa; } */ Audio intro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial 1: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio interstitial 2: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme” Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme” Link to HUAL Super Bowl episode Link to Acuña Jr. at the halftime show Link to Mercy wiki Link to Pratt article Link to Bad Bunny insurance article Link to Ben on the KC OF Link to Buck announcement Link to Buck saying Schlittler Link to Andy on Gore Link to Woodrum on Gore Link to Gore on EW Link to catching prospect video Link to scout quote about Robert Link to baserunning leaderboard Link to team payrolls Link to Pirates offseason tracker Link to Pirates depth chart Link to FG playoff odds Link to Post-Gazette closure Link to MLB.com layoffs Link to John’s author archive Link to Twins offseason tracker Link to Twins depth chart Link to Trueblood on Bell Link to Pohlad political comments Link to player political comments Link to Aaron’s author archive Link to Aaron’s podcast Link to Witherspoon post 1 Link to Witherspoon post 2 Link to Teasley obit Link to Teasley on EW 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
Kevin Seifert stays for more Vikings (Kwesi) conversation before Aaron Gleeman joins in-studio for the first time in a while and spends the first segment giving his thoughts on the Mike Conley trade news and what the Wolves might do before the trade deadline later this week.
Aaron Gleeman stays in-studio to get to some Twins talk and give his reaction to the Derek Falvey "mutual decision" before Lou Nanne makes his weekly appearance to talk a lot about the 1980 Miracle documentary and give an Olympic preview before talking some about the Wild at the end.
Kevin Seifert stays for more Vikings (Kwesi) conversation before Aaron Gleeman joins in-studio for the first time in a while and spends the first segment giving his thoughts on the Mike Conley trade news and what the Wolves might do before the trade deadline later this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron Gleeman stays in-studio to get to some Twins talk and give his reaction to the Derek Falvey "mutual decision" before Lou Nanne makes his weekly appearance to talk a lot about the 1980 Miracle documentary and give an Olympic preview before talking some about the Wild at the end. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kevin Seifert stays for more Vikings (Kwesi) conversation before Aaron Gleeman joins in-studio for the first time in a while and spends the first segment giving his thoughts on the Mike Conley trade news and what the Wolves might do before the trade deadline later this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron Gleeman stays in-studio to get to some Twins talk and give his reaction to the Derek Falvey "mutual decision" before Lou Nanne makes his weekly appearance to talk a lot about the 1980 Miracle documentary and give an Olympic preview before talking some about the Wild at the end. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sweet Lou, Comrade Cody, and Ol Gregg give offseason grades for the Twins pitchers and hitters. Is it an F or an F-? Lou attempts to provide structure as Gregg complains about folk music and Cody names his favorite world leaders. Royce says the Darnedest Things, and so does Aaron Gleeman.
Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with the new Major League Soccer schedule format, which will have major implications for Minnesota United starting in 2027. 8:00: Baseball writer and podcaster Aaron Gleeman joins Rand for an offseason Twins primer. What do we think of the Derek Shelton hire? Why are the Twins being so evasive about payroll? How likely is it that Joe Ryan, Pablo Lopez and/or Byron Buxton are traded? What are reasons for hope? 49:00: It's going to be a very busy weekend after a slow week.
Dan is joined by Aaron Gleeman for an exit interview of sorts on the Twins lost season. Always great stuff when Gleeman stops by!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dan is joined by Aaron Gleeman for an exit interview of sorts on the Twins lost season. Always great stuff when Gleeman stops by!
Dan is joined by Aaron Gleeman for an exit interview of sorts on the Twins lost season. Always great stuff when Gleeman stops by!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dan is joined by Aaron Gleeman for an exit interview of sorts on the Twins lost season. Always great stuff when Gleeman stops by!
Aaron Gleeman stays in studio for the first two segments of the second hour discussing where the Twins can possibly go from here after trading away almost half the roster.
Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the latest example of the WNBA struggling to figure out what it wants to be before our friend Aaron Gleeman joins in-studio for extensive Twins aftermath discussion.
Aaron Gleeman stays in studio for the first two segments of the second hour discussing where the Twins can possibly go from here after trading away almost half the roster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the latest example of the WNBA struggling to figure out what it wants to be before our friend Aaron Gleeman joins in-studio for extensive Twins aftermath discussion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron Gleeman stays in studio for the first two segments of the second hour discussing where the Twins can possibly go from here after trading away almost half the roster. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the latest example of the WNBA struggling to figure out what it wants to be before our friend Aaron Gleeman joins in-studio for extensive Twins aftermath discussion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron Gleeman stays in studio for the first two segments of the second hour discussing where the Twins can possibly go from here after trading away almost half the roster.
Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the latest example of the WNBA struggling to figure out what it wants to be before our friend Aaron Gleeman joins in-studio for extensive Twins aftermath discussion.
Bumper to Bumper with Dan Barreiro!
Bumper to Bumper with Dan Barreiro!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bumper to Bumper with Dan Barreiro!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bumper to Bumper with Dan Barreiro!
Aaron Gleeman joins Dan for another outstanding hour of Twins discussion now that the team has returned home off of the big winning streak.
Aaron Gleeman joins Dan for another outstanding hour of Twins discussion now that the team has returned home off of the big winning streak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron Gleeman joins Dan for another outstanding hour of Twins discussion now that the team has returned home off of the big winning streak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron Gleeman sticks around in-studio for more discussion about the Wolves, the Twins current stretch of play and the ongoing attendance issues at Target Field.
Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the Wolves knocking the Lakers out in 5 games last night and what the lessons of the series were before Aaron Gleeman joins in-studio for some Wolves and Twins talk.
Aaron Gleeman sticks around in-studio for more discussion about the Wolves, the Twins current stretch of play and the ongoing attendance issues at Target Field. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the Wolves knocking the Lakers out in 5 games last night and what the lessons of the series were before Aaron Gleeman joins in-studio for some Wolves and Twins talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron Gleeman sticks around in-studio for more discussion about the Wolves, the Twins current stretch of play and the ongoing attendance issues at Target Field. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the Wolves knocking the Lakers out in 5 games last night and what the lessons of the series were before Aaron Gleeman joins in-studio for some Wolves and Twins talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron Gleeman sticks around for the start of the hour continuing the Twins talk before Lou Nanne makes his weekly appearance to talk college hockey and Minnesota Wild. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
New Gopher Basketball Coach Niko Medved joins Dan for his first extended interview as coach before Aaron Gleeman makes a return in-studio for a great hour of Twins talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
New Gopher Basketball Coach Niko Medved joins Dan for his first extended interview as coach before Aaron Gleeman makes a return in-studio for a great hour of Twins talk.
Aaron Gleeman sticks around for the start of the hour continuing the Twins talk before Lou Nanne makes his weekly appearance to talk college hockey and Minnesota Wild.
New Gopher Basketball Coach Niko Medved joins Dan for his first extended interview as coach before Aaron Gleeman makes a return in-studio for a great hour of Twins talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aaron Gleeman sticks around for the start of the hour continuing the Twins talk before Lou Nanne makes his weekly appearance to talk college hockey and Minnesota Wild. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our friend Aaron Gleeman came in-studio for a terrific year-end conversation about the Twins season, the Joe Pohlad comments this week and where the team goes from here.
Our friend Aaron Gleeman came in-studio for a terrific year-end conversation about the Twins season, the Joe Pohlad comments this week and where the team goes from here.
Our friend Aaron Gleeman came in-studio for a terrific year-end conversation about the Twins season, the Joe Pohlad comments this week and where the team goes from here.
Offseason payroll chopping and a poor start to the season leads to depressed Twins fans. The Athletic's Aaron Gleeman guides us through issues that include injured stars, a lineup that is flailing at spin and a velo drop from Pablo Lopez.OK, hold up. The team finally cracks a playoff series win and they tank their payroll??? Gleeman perfectly explains why the fan morale pendulum has swung so far down.NEW ITEM ALERT! FT SHOP has trucker hats!!!Hosts: AJ, Kratz, Braun
Aaron Gleeman in studio on the Wolves/World Series, then Charch checks in to share his thoughts on Kirk Cousins, the team moving forward and the trade deadline.
The Athletic's Aaron Gleeman in studio for the entire hour on the Twins, MLB Playoffs, some hoops and more with PA!
Aaron Gleeman in studio for most of the final hour on the Twins and the final week of MLB's regular season before the playoffs begin!
No. 8 Tom Pelissero, No. 11 Aaron Gleeman, No. 20 John Bonnes, No. 35 Tommy Olson and No. 38 Elizabeth Ries go to battle in the fourth quarterfinal in the 2023 Initials Invitational presented by St. Paul Federal Credit Union!