Ben and Sam discuss how they came to know that Melky Cabrera was about to be suspended for a positive PED test before the news broke, and how they decided what to do about it.
Effectively Wild Episode 22: "Why BP Didn't Break the Melky Cabrera Suspension"
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00:10: With an unofficial count of 20 consecutive "way"s, Sam Miller sets an Effectively Wild record for word repetition.
02:00: Melky Cabrera's suspension is the focus of this episode. Ben Lindbergh assesses the Giants' revised playoff chances here.
05:45: If Jim Breen's breaking the Royals-Brewers Zack Greinke trade wasn't as notable to you as it was to Ben, you can take a walk down memory lane here or listen to Kevin Goldstein and Jason Parks interview him about the experience on Episode 30 of Up and In. Of course, Baseball Prospectus covered the trade in detail—here's Christina Kahrl's writeup.
Compiled by Dave Pease
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BP also interviewed Jim Breen, or rather Kevin and Jason did, during Episode 30 of Up and In.
Yes, they did, and it was an interesting interview. I'll add a link to that episode above.