Senior Editor at The Ringer. Co-host of Effectively Wild, Button Mash (The Ringer-Verse), + Hang Up and Listen. Co-author of The MVP Machine and The Only Rule Is It Has to Work. Ex-FiveThirtyEight, Grantland, Baseball Prospectus.https://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mv6vpqdwgk2vA very busy Button Mash! @matt-james.bsky.social, @marioprime.bsky.social, and I unsheathe adamantium takes on: •Nintendo's double Directs and the Ocarina remake •Wolverine—our reviews and the wider reception •The Blood of Dawnwalker and the best vampire video games https://open.spotify.com/episode/15w4sCVuj0SVxhTwY32MMV10 Sep 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6vpqdwgk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mv6vpqdwgk2vA very busy Button Mash! @matt-james.bsky.social, @marioprime.bsky.social, and I unsheathe adamantium takes on: •Nintendo's double Directs and the Ocarina remake •Wolverine—our reviews and the wider reception •The Blood of Dawnwalker and the best vampire video games https://open.spotify.com/episode/15w4sCVuj0SVxhTwY32MMV10 Sep 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6vpqdwgk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3muhseupqqc2kOn a new installment of the Plot Hole or Not Hole video series at The Ringer, I talked to Ocean's Eleven screenwriter Ted Griffin about whether there's an explanation for the movie's infamous decoy duffel bags full of flyers. How did they get into the Bellagio vault? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0j7REk7kKo01 Sep 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhseupqqc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3muhseupqqc2kOn a new installment of the Plot Hole or Not Hole video series at The Ringer, I talked to Ocean's Eleven screenwriter Ted Griffin about whether there's an explanation for the movie's infamous decoy duffel bags full of flyers. How did they get into the Bellagio vault? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0j7REk7kKo01 Sep 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhseupqqc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mu3yk5nwbc2dWasn't sure anyone else would be talking about GTA today, so I asked @netw3rk.bsky.social and @jomiadeniran.bsky.social to join me for a Button Mash breakdown of the extended look: • What we thought! • What we learned • What we're still wondering • The Cyberleek saga https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Z1oPn4uxYTHxXKXgn7YrA27 Aug 2026 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3yk5nwbc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mtypqkm4422mAn in-depth, spoiler-free Star Wars Zero Company review, with @matt-james.bsky.social and @steveahlman.bsky.social: •How it compares to the best Star Wars games and stories •Star Wars games vs. Star Wars TV/movies •Untapped genres for Star Wars gaming •Kabb Uppercut https://open.spotify.com/episode/7yyn3ov2Hgf667ptQ1n7PO26 Aug 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtypqkm4422mhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mtmagfr57k2pNew Button Mash! • @matt-james.bsky.social on The Duskbloods, GTA leaks, Sony live-service losers, Kratos recasting, Kingdom Hearts • @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social on game cloning and vibecoded copycats • @jazayerli.bsky.social on giving up and getting back into games https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NTXcH7qntMhD68awirmkf21 Aug 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmagfr57k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mtmagfr57k2pNew Button Mash! • @matt-james.bsky.social on The Duskbloods, GTA leaks, Sony live-service losers, Kratos recasting, Kingdom Hearts • @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social on game cloning and vibecoded copycats • @jazayerli.bsky.social on giving up and getting back into games https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NTXcH7qntMhD68awirmkf21 Aug 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmagfr57k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3msjlxes6hk27New Button Mash, with @matt-james.bsky.social & @steveahlman.bsky.social: •A PS5 Pro confession •Big Walk rocks •Are we too washed for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls? •Koo is a good boy, but what about the rest of Beast of Reincarnation? •All-time top 5 gaming glow-ups https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HxV79inre9Bq8LcZeRE4p07 Aug 2026 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msjlxes6hk27https://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mrllufi7uk2zIt turns out that the guy who got slapped for sitting during the National Anthem at the Cubs game last week is an EW listener, so we spoke to him about what that viral video didn't show. Also: We bantered about Caballero's battle with MLB, and I talked to Kenny Lofton about his Hall of Fame case. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrllufi7uk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mrllufi7uk2zIt turns out that the guy who got slapped for sitting during the National Anthem at the Cubs game last week is an EW listener, so we spoke to him about what that viral video didn't show. Also: We bantered about Caballero's battle with MLB, and I talked to Kenny Lofton about his Hall of Fame case. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrllufi7uk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mrg5xemtxs25Probably the biggest sports story of the day https://www.theringer.com/2026/07/24/mlb/baseball-hall-of-fame-steroid-era-redo-bbwaa-ballot-kenny-lofton24 Jul 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrg5xemtxs25https://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mqckv5wb6c22New Button Mash with @marioprime.bsky.social and @oliwelsh.bsky.social on first-half highlights and second-half hopes/hype: •Games industry is bad; games are good •Our top 10 games of the year so far •Wide-open GOTY race •Our big questions about the rest of the year https://open.spotify.com/episode/4HE91IhDA2Kp1c9ylFbj1610 Jul 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqckv5wb6c22https://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mqckv5wb6c22New Button Mash with @marioprime.bsky.social and @oliwelsh.bsky.social on first-half highlights and second-half hopes/hype: •Games industry is bad; games are good •Our top 10 games of the year so far •Wide-open GOTY race •Our big questions about the rest of the year https://open.spotify.com/episode/4HE91IhDA2Kp1c9ylFbj1610 Jul 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqckv5wb6c22https://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mq5kmmzirk2lNoted gamer @seanfennessey.bsky.social makes his Button Mash debut to compare/contrast/lament the state of physical media in movies vs. video games. Then @matt-james.bsky.social and I talk Xbox layoffs, AC Black Flag Resynced, and our all-time top 5 pirate games. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7gngf3cGrugfb5QUgQqhwN08 Jul 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5kmmzirk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mq5kmmzirk2lNoted gamer @seanfennessey.bsky.social makes his Button Mash debut to compare/contrast/lament the state of physical media in movies vs. video games. Then @matt-james.bsky.social and I talk Xbox layoffs, AC Black Flag Resynced, and our all-time top 5 pirate games. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7gngf3cGrugfb5QUgQqhwN08 Jul 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5kmmzirk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mpk3q334jk2kAsked MLB about the recent variability in the drag and carry of the baseball. Here's the league's response: [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk3q334jk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mpk3q334jk2kAsked MLB about the recent variability in the drag and carry of the baseball. Here's the league's response: [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jun 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpk3q334jk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/benlindbergh.bsky.social/post/3mnsmrsbpf22cDid a big Beatles ranking. I've got blisters on my fingers. https://www.theringer.com/2026/06/08/music/a-complete-ranking-of-post-breakup-beatles-collabs-john-paul-george-ringo08 Jun 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:baxqubvha5dstg2vaec73sl4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsmrsbpf22c