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Blake Murphy opens the show recapping some MLB action from last night, before briefly teeing up this weekend's series in Colorado. Hitting leadoff is the Athletic’s Kaitlyn McGrath, who joins Blake to discuss the Jays’ indifference during Thursday’s waiver hunt, the anticipated September call-ups on both the offensive and defensive sides, and realistic expectations for the team down the stretch. Next up, Blake is joined by prospect writer Doug Fox, who explores the composition of the newly expanded roster. He shares insights on players like Spencer Horowitz and Mason McCoy, discusses Rickey Tiedemann's recent performance, and outlines the developmental plan for him in the short term (31:46). Later on, Suzie Hunter from DNVR Sports joins the show for a comprehensive review of the Rockies' season, before sharing DNVR's list of the greatest Colorado athletes, and a preview of the upcoming weekend series (50:00). Finishing in the cleanup spot for today's show is Meg Rowley of FanGraphs, who discusses the Mariners' meteoric rise in the second half, its impact on the A.L. Wild Card race, and her West Coast perspective of the 2023 Blue Jays (01:10:53).

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It’s third down and goal to go for a trivia touchdown on Go Fact Yourself!

Meg Rowley is managing editor of Fangraphs, and a host of the baseball podcast “Effectively Wild.” She’s endeared herself as an authority on all things baseball, from analytics to the bodily functions of the players. In addition to America’s pastime, she’ll tell us more about why she thinks Arizona is a very underrated state. 

Wajahat Ali is a columnist for The Daily Beast. He’s just released a new book Go Back to Where You Came From (And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American). He’ll tell us about how the book was inspired by some of the less helpful recommendations he’s gotten over the years. Plus, he’ll explain why being a lawyer isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. 

Our guests will talk about ball games both on the field and on the diamond.

What’s the Difference: Knot Again!

What’s the difference, when sailing, between a knot and a nautical mile?

What’s the difference between Recurring and Reoccurring?

Areas of Expertise:

Meg: The 2013 Seattle Seahawks football team, The 1999 version of the movie The Mummy, and Nora Ephron.

Wajahat: The 2021 San Francisco 49ers football team, 1980s and 90s Stand-up comedians, and Famous brown people.

Appearing in this episode:

J. Keith van Straaten

Moujan Zolfaghari

Meg Rowley

Wajahat Ali

With guest experts:

Jon Ryan, member of the Super Bowl-winning 2013 Seattle Seahawks football team.

Paula Poundstone, award-winning comedian, best-selling author, and host of the podcast, “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone.”

Go Fact Yourself was devised and produced by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, in collaboration with Maximum Fun. 

Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.

Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

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Christopher Crawford (@crawford_milb) has Fangraphs managing editor Meg Rowley (@megrowler) on the podcast to talk about her favorite advanced stats, a look at the Starling Marte trade, and where she'd like to see players like Trevor Story and Max Scherzer land before the trade deadline.