Effectively Wild: A FanGraphs Baseball Podcast

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a mayoral Yankees/Mets cap and the history of politicians flubbing comments about baseball, tease their next playoff livestream, and discuss when it’s acceptable to call a game “winner take all,” the conclusion of the Division Series round, José Ramírez the motivator, the Tigers’ 2025 outlook, nobody believing in the Dodgers (supposedly), how Dave Roberts is doing, injury-compromised players, the first games of the NLCS and ALCS, the clutch hitting of Kiké Hernández, Giancarlo Stanton, and…Clayton Kershaw, misconceptions about one-knee-down catching, the 2025 Dodgers rotation, an uptick in October TV ratings, and the significance of the CS matchups.

Audio intro: Kite Person, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Adams cap article
Link to NYT on the Adams cap
Link to Adams Mets fandom
Link to Adams 9/11 comment
Link to Clinton story 1
Link to Clinton story 2
Link to Clinton story 3
Link to Clinton New Yorker cover
Link to Giuliani story
Link to de Blasio story
Link to Obama story 1
Link to Obama story 2
Link to politicians story
Link to “no cap” definition
Link to Ramírez report
Link to Ramírez and Mario Kart
Link to Trueblood tweet
Link to Muncy clip
Link to Muncy/Hernández quotes
Link to Curtis on doubters
Link to Roberts confession
Link to original Roberts quote
Link to Dodgers streak story
Link to updated playoff hitting data
Link to postseason hitters, min. 50 PA
Link to FG payroll page
Link to one-knee-down story
Link to PB/WP rates
Link to Cooper thread
Link to Swanson EW episode
Link to BP fielding data on Naylor
Link to FG fielding data on Naylor
Link to MLB.com on Kershaw
Link to MLBTR on Kershaw
Link to MLBTR on Stone
Link to Maldonado surgery story
Link to Raleigh surgery story
Link to Sheehan on second chances
Link to Jay on the Yankees’ pen
Link to Langs on slams
Link to “must-win” quote
Link to Trop update
Link to Strike Four

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about not sleeping on the less star-studded but still exciting AL Central Division Series, a David Fry prediction, the reliever familiarity effect, an abhorrent TV shot, the Yankees’ ALDS victory, when the Royals will return to October, the Braves firing a few coaches, the future of Tropicana Field, and how MLB will weather climate change. Then (1:00:24) Ben clears out a backlog of seven Stat Blasts, on: Jon Berti and starting at a position for the first time in the playoffs; Beau Brieske and equal counts of games started and finished; the evolution of position-player pitching; Aaron Judge and the most- and least-clutch hitters in the postseason relative to the regular season; Luis Tiant, Pete Rose, and the hitters and pitchers who played the longest at the same time without ever facing each other in the regular season; the Trajekt effect and a century of the times-through-the-order penalty; and the average length of playoff series; plus a postscript.

Audio intro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Fry prediction report
Link to observer effect wiki
Link to reliever familiarity effect info
Link to Trueblood on the effect
Link to TBS screenshot
Link to Defector on broadcasts
Link to Sheehan on Fry and K.C.
Link to FG preseason playoff odds
Link to article on Mahomes at ALDS
Link to best team offenses
Link to MLBTR on Atlanta firings
Link to Seitzer wiki
Link to The Athletic on the Trop
Link to ESPN on the Rays
Link to DRaysBay on ballparks
Link to Keyser on climate change
Link to story about Berti
Link to 2003 Cabrera article
Link to Cabrera 2003 RF game log
Link to GS=GF leaders
Link to Rob Mains on PPP 1
Link to Rob Mains on PPP 2
Link to Rob on PPP in September
Link to PPP velo by year
Link to Jeff on PPP BABIP
Link to PPP stats since 2008
Link to all pitchers stats since 2008
Link to PPP stats 2008-17
Link to all pitchers stats 2008-17
Link to PPP stats 2018-24
Link to all pitchers stats 2018-24
Link to FG postseason leaderboards
Link to postseason hitters, min. 50 PA
Link to postseason hitters data
Link to Ben on Reddick
Link to Ben on Yordan
Link to Tiant NYT obit
Link to Angell on Tiant
Link to Savannah Tiant hiring news
Link to Ben on Rose
Link to Mutombo obit
Link to no-matchup players
Link to no-matchup players, interleague
Link to ESPN on Trajekt
Link to EW Trajekt discussion
Link to Ben on pitching machines
Link to TTOP graph 1
Link to TTOP graph 2
Link to TTOP graph 3
Link to TTOP data 1
Link to TTOP data 2
Link to Mains on Smoltz
Link to Mains on past TTOP
Link to Mains on first-inning HFA
Link to all DS
Link to all LCS
Link to all WS
Link to Kenny Jackelen’s Twitter
Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter
Link to listener emails database
Link to Thomson and Thompson
Link to epenthesis wiki
Link to Wendy’s ad
Link to Lindbergh Burrito Method
Link to NJ/NY Gotham wiki
Link to NYCFC wiki
Link to first-night effect article

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the possibility of players predicting opponents’ home runs, the Mets’ NLDS victory, New York’s title drought, Padres-Dodgers Games 3 and 4, Walker Buehler’s “earned” runs, Manny Machado’s clever, controversial dash, ALDS updates, a green-screen response and broadcast nitpicks, the possibly impending sale of the Twins, whether the ’25 Angels can pull a ’24 Royals, TJ3 deets, and a drastic injury-prevention prescription, plus a postscript.

Audio intro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG playoff coverage
Link to NY title drought data
Link to “vintage Eric” quote
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to Emma’s Mets tweet
Link to Baker on the Mets
Link to Keyser on the Phillies
Link to Castellanos quote
Link to Grumkin wiki
Link to Padres-Dodgers Game 3 story
Link to skunk in the outfield
Link to Sheehan on Machado
Link to Calhoun play
Link to Judge play
Link to Judge play article
Link to Jazz boos story
Link to Jazz boos tweet
Link to Yankees travel tweet
Link to Trueblood on chaos
Link to Defector on radio issues
Link to Twins Daily on radio issues
Link to MLB/Audacy agreement
Link to Pohlad statement
Link to Twins Daily on Pohlads
Link to MLBTR on Pohlads
Link to Gleeman grilling
Link to Moreno story
Link to MLBTR on the Angels
Link to BaseRuns standings
Link to Ahmad interview
Link to Arthrex tape
Link to Arthrex kickback case
Link to Meister profile
Link to arm-stress article
Link to slider RPM/velo
Link to sweeper RPM/velo
Link to ZiPS odds
Link to foul strike rule
Link to Milton/Trop article
Link to Sterling call
Link to TBS screenshot
Link to standards of review info

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the latest home run predictions (by Carlos Estévez and Lawrence Butler), top closers blowing leads, the compelling, competitive postseason, highlights of recent games, broadcasters invoking momentum, replay controversies, and Padres-Dodgers bad blood, plus follow-ups on green screens (or the lack thereof) on baseball broadcasts, fun-fact qualifiers, and the Reds and the Selig Rule, and closing banter about the Brewers and Willy Adames.

Audio intro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG playoff coverage
Link to Estévez prediction piece
Link to his previous prediction
Link to Estévez prediction pod 1
Link to Estévez prediction pod 2
Link to Estévez prediction pod 3
Link to Butler interview clip
Link to story on Butler and Harris
Link to player predictions wiki
Link to Carpenter homer
Link to hardest-hit balls vs. Clase
Link to Clase 3-run HR fact
Link to Carpenter leaderboard 1
Link to Carpenter leaderboard 2
Link to Carpenter career platoon splits
Link to Rosen on Carpenter vs. Clase
Link to Clase pitch-type splits
Link to Sam on closer flops
Link to FG reliever projections
Link to SP cruising study 1
Link to SP cruising study 2
Link to momentum study 1
Link to momentum study 2
Link to momentum study 3
Link to momentum wiki
Link to Sam on the 2014 Royals
Link to Paine on 1-1 ties
Link to ZiPS odds
Link to Ben Clemens on weekend games
Link to Nate Silver post
Link to replay reviews breakdown
Link to MLB quotes about replay
Link to Dodgers-Padres Athletic recap
Link to Dodgers-Padres breakdown video
Link to Roberts quote
Link to Machado video 1
Link to Machado video 2
Link to Rosenthal on Machado
Link to dugout sides
Link to Simpsons clip
Link to Lux quote
Link to green screen photo
Link to Ortiz photo 1
Link to Ortiz photo 2
Link to virtual replacement ads info 1
Link to virtual replacement ads info 2
Link to virtual replacement ads info 3
Link to Alonso fun fact
Link to Carpenter fun fact
Link to Francona hiring article
Link to Heyman tweet
Link to Brewers postseason streak
Link to Gandalf book quote
Link to Gandalf movie quote
Link to triple crown question 1
Link to triple crown question 2
Link to triple crown question 3

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Pete Alonso’s huge homer off of Devin Williams, the chaos and colorful characters surrounding the Mets, the difficulty of counting the qualifiers in an Alonso fun fact, Alonso’s free agency, the compelling nature of the Division Series matchups, previews of each series, the front-office shake-ups of the Cardinals and Giants, the Reds hiring Terry Francona and the state of the Selig Rule, Triple Tommy John surgery, how uncertainty about broadcast deals could affect free agency, heartening MLB attendance, TV ratings, and fan age info, and the origins, evolution, and import of the pitching triple crown.

Audio intro: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG playoff coverage
Link to episode about Ben’s mom 1
Link to episode about Ben’s mom 2
Link to Alonso homer
Link to Alonso fun fact
Link to Howie Rose call
Link to Citi Field crowd reaction
Link to bar crowd reaction
Link to Bowling Alone wiki
Link to lowest career ERA-
Link to lowest career FIP-
Link to Williams injury article
Link to MLBTR on Alonso 1
Link to MLBTR on Alonso 2
Link to Ben on post-pennant turnover 1
Link to Ben on post-pennant turnover 2
Link to Winker/Adames video
Link to Winker helmet slam
Link to Austin Powers mole scene
Link to cWPA numbers
Link to Mets good-luck-charm explainer
Link to Mets and Hawk Tuah info
Link to Pitbull remix info
Link to info on Mendoza and Díaz
Link to Division Series projections
Link to Guardians-Tigers preview
Link to Yankees-Royals preview
Link to Phillies-Mets preview
Link to Dodgers-Padres preview
Link to MLBTR on Levine
Link to Woo on Cardinals PD problems
Link to Woo on Cardinals changes
Link to Baggarly on Posey
Link to MLBTR on Putila
Link to Ben on ex-player GMs
Link to Posey’s 2023 comments
Link to Johnson Selig Rule comment
Link to MLBTR on Francona
Link to Wilson Selig Rule episode
Link to MLB.com on the Selig Rule
Link to Taylor on manager diversity
Link to TJ3 introduction
Link to TJ3 comparison
Link to TJ3 tease tweet
Link to The Onion blades article
Link to ElAttrache New Yorker profile
Link to Diamond Sports Group article
Link to MLB attendance press release
Link to Skubal triple crown article
Link to triple crown wiki
Link to triple crown dictionary definition
Link to pitching triple crown article 1
Link to pitching triple crown article 2
Link to pitching triple crown article 3
Link to pitching triple crown article 4
Link to pitching triple crown article 5
Link to pitching triple crown article 6
Link to pitching triple crown article 7
Link to pitching triple crown article 8
Link to pitching triple crown article 9
Link to pitching triple crown article 10
Link to pitching triple crown article 11

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about distracting digital and between-pitch ads and ever-present win probability graphs on playoff broadcasts, the concept of controlling your own destiny, Orlando Arcia hugging Manny Machado, consternation about postseason small samples, Monday’s memorable Mets-Braves doubleheader, Carlos Mendoza’s Edwin Díaz decision, the most compelling postseason storylines, the early exits of the Orioles, Astros, and Braves, the futures of the Orioles and Tigers, MLB’s uniform fixes, Ken Kendrick’s comments about Jordan Montgomery, and the legacy of Pete Rose, plus a postscript (1:49:38).

Audio intro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to FG playoff coverage
Link to Arcia clip
Link to Arcia FB post
Link to Arcia tweets
Link to Ben on 2024 upsets
Link to Díaz quotes
Link to Harvey quotes
Link to September bullpen FIPs
Link to Ghiroli on the O’s
Link to Elias on the payroll
Link to bold preseason predictions
Link to Ben on Sale in 2018
Link to Hinch quote
Link to uniform news
Link to Kendrick/Hazen comments
Link to Just For Men ad
Link to Ben on Rose
Link to Jay on Rose
Link to Drellich on Rose statements
Link to Rose tributes
Link to Alonso fun fact
Link to Iglesias prediction
Link to d’Arnaud homer
Link to bouncing tweet 1
Link to bouncing tweet 2
Link to bouncing tweet 3
Link to bouncing tweet 4
Link to bouncing tweet 5
Link to baseball bouncing tweet
Link to mondegreen wiki
Link to eggcorn wiki
Link to eggcorn origin
Link to Zimmer on eggcorns
Link to eggcorn database

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In (dis)honor of the 2024 White Sox displacing the 1962 Mets atop the modern-era single-season losses leaderboard, Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, FanGraphs’ Ben Clemens, and Yahoo Sports’s Jordan Shusterman conduct a draft of facts and stats about this record-setting Sox season, scored by Sox Machine White Sox reporter James Fegan, who also describes covering the team’s disastrous play.

Audio intro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLB.com on loss 121
Link to Reinsdorf letter
Link to EW Episode 762
Link to EW Episode 1730
Link to Sox season preview pod
Link to worst team hitter WAR
Link to CBS on Sox stats
Link to ESPN on Sox stats
Link to FG payroll page
Link to list of worst records
Link to Sox splits
Link to Getz on Sox last year
Link to Getz on Sox this year
Link to Sox WAR leaderboard
Link to Sox booing 1
Link to Sox booing 2
Link to Sox booing 3
Link to BaseRuns standings
Link to losing streak fact
Link to 2023 FG Sox post
Link to Baumann on 121
Link to The Athletic deep dive
Link to ESPN deep dive
Link to qualified Sox hitters
Link to worst qualified hitters
Link to team OBP laggards
Link to team OBP+ laggards
Link to MLBTR on Zaidi/Posey
Link to MLBTR on Mozeliak/Bloom
Link to uniforms changes
Link to ESPN Rose obit
Link to Washington comments
Link to EW preseason predictions
Link to EW 2163 Stat Blast
Link to Ruiz save game
Link to GF w/o a save leaders

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the 50th anniversary of the first Tommy John surgery and how baseball would be different if the procedure had never been pioneered, then (15:14) preview the 2024 postseason by pinpointing the biggest strength and weakness of each AL (21:40) and NL (1:00:17) playoff team.

Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to TJ 50th anniversary info
Link to John anniversary interview
Link to risk compensation wiki
Link to FG WS odds
Link to Ben C.’s AL difference makers
Link to Ben C.’s NL difference makers
Link to long Judge video
Link to team SP projections
Link to team RP projections
Link to Ben L. on Sale in 2018
Link to Sports Night clip

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about MLB’s oddly extended YouTube highlight videos, the league’s handling of a crucial, rained-out Mets/Brave series, the zombie runner rearing its ugly head in games with playoff implications, teams that are well-positioned for an especially free-for-all October, Emmanuel Clase’s Cy case, the value of top position players vs. top pitchers, and the Pirates’ suspiciously timed ta-ta to Rowdy Tellez. Then (1:02:42) they talk to The Athletic’s Melissa Lockard about the Athletics’ last series in Oakland, the future of the franchise and its fans, the Coliseum’s charms, John Fisher’s inflammatory letter, and much more.

Audio intro: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLB YouTube videos
Link to MLB YouTube Shorts
Link to long triple play video
Link to short triple play vid 1
Link to short triple play vid 2
Link to long Ohtani video
Link to long Judge video
Link to Harris quote
Link to NY Post on postponed series
Link to MLB.com on postponed series
Link to Royals zombie-runner win
Link to team offense in September
Link to Dan S. on playoff predictions
Link to Dan’s post last year
Link to Dan on playoffs crapshoots
Link to Ben on playoffs crapshoots
Link to team pitching WAR leaders
Link to team bullpen WPA leaders
Link to lowest RP ERAs
Link to Cleveland’s clinch
Link to Tango on reliever voting
Link to Epstein on reliever voting
Link to single-season pitcher WPA leaders
Link to pitcher cWPA
Link to hitter cWPA
Link to Ben on Britton
Link to top hitter/pitcher data
Link to MLBTR on Tellez
Link to Shelton quote
Link to Cherington quote
Link to Tellez incentives
Link to Tellez splits
Link to best Pirates hitters since June
Link to Defector on Tellez
Link to MLBTR on A’s and Andrus
Link to Allen’s Oakland WAR ranking
Link to best MLB hitters since June
Link to A’s preview episode
Link to Melissa on the A’s
Link to Melissa on the Roots
Link to Rooker rendering
Link to Portland ballpark news
Link to EW Ballers interview
Link to Dan Moore on the Ballers
Link to Fisher letter
Link to Moore on the A’s
Link to Moore on A’s fans
Link to Carig on the A’s
Link to Keown on the A’s

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Meg’s return from vacation, Corbin Burnes’s cutter comeback, the demotion of CJ Abrams, the no-longer-dynamic duo of Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, the firing of Reds manager David Bell, the Tigers promoting Jackson Jobe, Shota Imanaga’s post-NPB performance, teams refusing to use injuries as an excuse, Charlie Blackmon’s career and home-road splits, Matt Chapman’s long, non-homer hits, and whether to discount Shohei Ohtani’s power-speed exploits for 2024’s scoring environment.

Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)”
Audio outro: Moon Hound, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Orr on Burnes
Link to Kostka on Burnes
Link to Burnes monthly splits
Link to Burnes at Brooks Baseball
Link to ESPN on Abrams
Link to Abrams monthly splits
Link to Verlander update
Link to Scherzer update
Link to 44/60 aging study
Link to MLBTR on Bell
Link to AP on Bell
Link to FG on Bell
Link to Bell ejections story
Link to 2023 BaseRuns records
Link to 2024 BaseRuns records
Link to Reds offseason review
Link to projected record changes
Link to MLB.com on Jobe
Link to BP on Jobe
Link to Jobe/Price story
Link to Sussman on Imanaga
Link to DeltaGraphs
Link to “no excuse” quote
Link to BP IL Ledger
Link to MLBTR on Blackmon
Link to Blackmon home/road splits
Link to biggest splits (OPS points)
Link to biggest splits (%)
Link to Coors hangover article 1
Link to Coors hangover article 2
Link to Coors hangover article 3
Link to Coors hangover article 4
Link to Coors hangover article 5
Link to Rockies road pre-2020
Link to Rockies home pre-2020
Link to Rockies road post-2020
Link to Rockies home post-2020
Link to non-Rockies road post-2020
Link to non-Rockies home post-2020
Link to Blackmon road pre-2020
Link to Blackmon home pre-2020
Link to Blackmon road post-2020
Link to Blackmon home post-2020
Link to Chapman homer
Link to Chapman game story
Link to non-HR distance leaderboard
Link to Jason Bernard’s Twitter
Link to latest HUAL
Link to highest one-game RE24
Link to RE24 glossary
Link to power-speed number wiki
Link to power-speed number by year
Link to adj. power-speed leaders 1
Link to adj. power-speed leaders 2
Link to adj. power-speed data 2
Link to adj. power-speed leaders 3
Link to adj. power-speed data 3
Link to Ken Williams history
Link to 1920s hitter WAR leaders
Link to Superman hair info
Link to EW on sliding
Link to SIS sliding story
Link to 2018 Angels sliding story
Link to Bud Black video

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Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs’ Ben Clemens dissect the glorious game in which Shohei Ohtani founded the 50-50 and 51-51 Clubs, Ohtani’s most awe-inspiring feats, and his future, followed (29:51) by banter about the state of defensive stats, the mystery of Salvador Perez’s swing decisions, questionable kudos for Bud Black, whether Victor Robles made the worst steal attempt of all time, and MLB’s Players of the Game. Then (1:19:55) Ben talks to trailblazing journalist Melissa Ludtke, author of Locker Room Talk: A Woman’s Struggle to Get Inside, about the landmark 1970s Ludtke v. Kuhn case that opened MLB team clubhouses to women.

Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes 2, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Ben C. on Ohtani
Link to Ohtani highlights
Link to Ohtani single-game stats
Link to Mookie quote
Link to study on exit velo
Link to Lebron tweet
Link to power/speed number wiki
Link to most Total Bases
Link to 50-homer seasons
Link to 70-steal seasons
Link to Sheehan on Shohei
Link to Ben C. on Ohtani odds
Link to various Ohtani fun facts
Link to OptaSTATS fun fact
Link to Terminator 2 quote
Link to Tango on defensive stats
Link to Judge on defensive stats
Link to BP DRP
Link to previous Salvy EW discussion
Link to Sarris on not swinging
Link to Choi on not swinging
Link to SEAGER explainer
Link to latest SEAGER article
Link to SEAGER leaderboards
Link to SwRV explainer
Link to more on SwRV
Link to PLV explainer
Link to PLV swing decisions
Link to Robert Orr’s Twitter
Link to Drew Haugen’s Twitter
Link to Kyle Bland’s Twitter
Link to Bud Black tweet
Link to Black’s manager page
Link to Rockies managers page
Link to Leyland Rockies wiki
Link to Ben on pitching coaches
Link to Julio/Arozarena play
Link to Julio/Arozarena article
Link to Andrews on Robles
Link to Baumann on Robles
Link to AP on Robles
Link to Robles video clip
Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter
Link to Ryan’s stealing-home data
Link to 2023 post on stealing home
Link to 2020 “steal”
Link to MLB Player of the Game
Link to FG Player of the Game
Link to Melissa and Cosell
Link to Locker Room Talk
Link to Constance Baker Motley wiki
Link to Constance Baker Motley book
Link to Ludtke v. Kuhn decision
Link to Angell’s New Yorker feature
Link to Angell centennial EW episode
Link to Emma at SI on Melissa
Link to Melissa on Melissa
Link to Melissa’s TEDx talk
Link to Melissa’s website

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In a bonus EW episode, Ben Lindbergh talks to screenwriter and former editor-in-chief of The Onion Robert Siegel about his classic Onion opinion piece, “In My Day, Ballplayers Were For Shit,” how The Onion used to approach sports coverage, the importance of headlines and stock photos, satirizing baseball vs. satirizing other sports, why The Onion hasn’t lost its fastball, and more, plus (55:53) a postscript.

Audio intro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to “In My Day” article
Link to “Take Me Out” song
Link to The Onion baseball archive
Link to Siegel’s IMDb
Link to Siegel’s wiki
Link to 2003 Yankees story
Link to Counsell story
Link to Brock AB story
Link to warehouse fire story
Link to “No Way to Prevent This”
Link to Congress/Capitol story
Link to Ripken story 1
Link to Ripken story 2
Link to Little Leaguer story
Link to T-ball headline
Link to Onion popularity story
Link to Our Dumb Century
Link to ODC archive
Link to “Heartbreaking” photo wiki
Link to Ben on Sloan
Link to Facebook favorites thread
Link to Reddit favorites thread
Link to NotGraphs favorites post
Link to Angell’s boyhood memories
Link to Ben on talent over time
Link to Ottavino claim
Link to Tungsten Arm article
Link to Dunne at Fanatics Fest
Link to Ben on Marvel stans
Link to Grantland on dying baseball
Link to SI on dying baseball
Link to Ohtani futures bet photo
Link to first-pitch injury
Link to Chourio prediction
Link to Holliday prediction
Link to Shania song
Link to Ryan’s Twitter thread
Link to CV wiki

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Ben Lindbergh and Joe Sheehan banter about high school, the persistent, befuddling allure of Craig Kimbrel, the Orioles’ recent struggles, the playoff-fumble potential of four teams that previously possessed 90-plus-percent playoff odds, their prediction philosophies, the potential for legislation to curb the excesses of sports betting, and what the surprise “retirement” of Adrian Wojnarowski says about the difference between baseball’s biggest newsbreakers and those of other sports, plus a postscript (1:16:30) about the history of hating intentional walks.

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Link to JUG explainer 1
Link to JUG explainer 2
Link to Regis JUG Night
Link to Joe Sheehan Newsletter
Link to MLBTR on Kimbrel
Link to Jaffe on Kimbrel
Link to McCann clip
Link to Ben C. on the odds 1
Link to Ben C. on the odds 2
Link to 538 predictions check
Link to Silver on randomness
Link to Birnbaum on randomness
Link to Ben on postseason sweeps
Link to Chass on “digital dandy”
Link to Dan on “digital dandy”
Link to MLBPA lawsuit
Link to SAFE Bet Act info 1
Link to SAFE Bet Act info 2
Link to Slow Boring on sports betting
Link to Premier League ad ban
Link to Wrigley sportsbook article
Link to UK celebrity ad ban
Link to Craggs on sports betting
Link to Woj retirement tweet
Link to ESPN Woj news
Link to The Ringer on Woj
Link to Schefter quote
Link to Ben on newsbreaking
Link to insider scandals
Link to Sharpe apology
Link to Schumaker clip
Link to Abe Simpson clip
Link to A Game of Inches
Link to Strike Four
Link to Game of Inches on the IBB
Link to Posnanski on the IBB

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Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs’ Dan Szymborski banter about Ben’s timing in respect to Declan Cronin’s homerless streak, the perils of podcasts, predictions, and regression to the mean, the White Sox cutting payroll and their projections for the rest of this season, next season, and beyond, Gerrit Cole’s ignominious intentional walk, Alex Cora’s seeming admission that the Red Sox threw at Aaron Judge, Farhan Zaidi’s future in San Francisco, Heliot Ramos’s historic splash hit, Mike Trout’s possible position change, the Dodgers’ injury-plagued pitching staff, and the breakout of Bowden Francis. Then (1:21:27) Ben talks to Tigers TV voice Jason Benetti about how Detroit has made a late run despite selling at the trade deadline, the franchise’s outlook, and Jason’s job change, plus a postscript (1:58:10).

Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Philip Bergman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Cronin on EW
Link to Wood’s homer
Link to text from Cronin
Link to Leo’s Declan post
Link to White Sox payroll report
Link to Sox payroll page
Link to MLB payrolls
Link to Getz quotes
Link to playoff odds page
Link to BaseRuns records
Link to thread on Sox simulations
Link to Dan on outlier teams
Link to Tango on outlier teams
Link to Sox losses update
Link to 1916 A’s page
Link to Cole IBB story
Link to Dubuque on Cole
Link to Bello ball 1 to Judge 1
Link to Bello ball 2 to Judge
Link to Cora comments
Link to Post report on Cora
Link to later Cora report
Link to The Athletic on Chapman deal
Link to The Chronicle on Chapman deal
Link to Rosenthal on Zaidi
Link to Ben on ex-player GMs
Link to splash hits list
Link to MLB.com on Ramos HR
Link to Ramos Savant page
Link to Sam on splash hits 1
Link to Sam on splash hits 2
Link to Trout quotes
Link to 2018 Trout workout
Link to full-time-DH penalty
Link to Rosenthal on the Dodgers
Link to TJS data
Link to pitcher injury totals
Link to Rhoads on Twitter
Link to Dodgers depth chart
Link to Friedman’s comments
Link to Daugherty’s tweet
Link to Dan on innings eating
Link to Ben on innings eating
Link to BP on Francis
Link to Francis fun fact
Link to Francis FIP-WAR leaderboard
Link to Francis RA9-WAR leaderboard
Link to Late Heavy Bombardment wiki
Link to Dan on the zombie runner
Link to Rocky IV montage
Link to Rocky IV quote
Link to team records since 7/1
Link to team records since 7/30
Link to team records since 8/1
Link to RP WAR since 8/1
Link to SP innings since 8/1
Link to “Gnomes” wiki
Link to Space Mountain wiki
Link to plane boarding article
Link to Tigers trade activity
Link to Tigers pitcher usage article
Link to McGwire’s comments
Link to Jason’s podcast
Link to framing/cheating post
Link to Tony the Tiger wiki
Link to The Ringer-Verse
Link to Hang Up and Listen

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Ben Lindbergh and R.J. Anderson of CBS Sports debate whether Jackson Holliday, Jackson Chourio, or Jackson Merrill will be the best player long term, discuss the addition of ads to batting helmets and continued MLB ad creep, and ponder the possibility of publicly owned ballclubs. Then (55:52) Ben talks to Mojo Hill about covering Derek Bender, the Twins minor league catcher who was released for telling opposing hitters which pitches were coming. Finally (1:27:09), Ben brings on Frequent Stat Blast Correspondent Ryan Nelson for Blasts about runs scoring on three consecutive wild pitches, players who faced the same opponent with the most teams in a single season, the most and least consistent start lengths, team games with the same number of hits, walks, and runs, and bad bullpen support.

Audio intro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Horny)”

Link to FG paywall post
Link to CBS Jacksons debate
Link to FG preseason top 100
Link to FG Trade Value ranking
Link to Dan S. on sophomore slumps
Link to Dubuque on sophomore slumps
Link to 21-and-under hitter WAR
Link to Jacksons projections
Link to Jacksons listener poll
Link to Ben on minors/majors gap
Link to new minors/majors gap story 1
Link to new minors/majors gap story 2
Link to MLB helmets release
Link to AP on the helmets
Link to Clemente Award release
Link to Craig’s ads thread
Link to Kepner on helmet ads
Link to sponsor revenue story
Link to jersey ad revenue
Link to patch revenue info
Link to R.J.’s public ownership feature
Link to previous public ownership story
Link to BP on Atlanta’s finances
Link to ESPN’s Bender report
Link to BA on Bender
Link to Cooper tweet about Bender
Link to McDaniel tweet about Bender
Link to Bull Durham clip
Link to Mojo’s Bender thread
Link to Mojo’s @UnfortunateMLB tweet
Link to Mojo’s Bender feature
Link to Mojo’s hiring announcement
Link to article on grooving pitches
Link to wild pitches list
Link to Baumann game log
Link to The Athletic on Hawk
Link to Skenes game log
Link to pitcher start length data
Link to Cooney SABR bio
Link to Stathead query 1
Link to Stathead query 2
Link to Stathead query 3
Link to Stathead query 4
Link to relief stats by starter data
Link to Episode 1852 Stat Blast wiki
Link to listener emails database
Link to Roberts interview clip
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Ben Lindbergh and FanGraphs’ Michael Baumann play a game of “College Baseball Player or Vuelta a España Stage Winner?”, discuss Kumar Rocker’s potential and path to the majors, and (17:38) meet major leaguers Tyler Jay and Richard Fitts, before talking (39:33) to *checks notes* Marlins reliever Big Mike Baumann about becoming the second major leaguer ever to play for five teams in one season. After that (1:05:10), Ben chats with Baumann’s teammate Declan Cronin about how he’s held hitters homerless all season, the high-BABIP blues, the latest trends in pitching development, player paperwork, and more. Then (1:39:52) Ben brings on writer Lakshmi Gandhi to discuss Rocker’s significance as the first MLB player of Indian descent, before finishing (1:55:39) with several follow-ups.

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Audio interstitial 2: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme”
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Link to Vuelta a España wiki
Link to Wheelysports
Link to Baumann on Rocker
Link to MLBTR on Rocker
Link to MLB on Rocker
Link to BP on Rocker
Link to Rocker/Leiter Vandy doc
Link to Rocker MiLB highlights
Link to MLB Pipeline Top 100
Link to B-Ref new debuts
Link to post-ASB team pitching WAR
Link to Fitts story 1
Link to Fitts story 2
Link to Fitts story 3
Link to Fitts interview
Link to Red Sox top prospects
Link to 2024 White Sox splits
Link to Baumann’s White Sox post
Link to The Athletic on Baumann
Link to Drake on EW
Link to MLBTR on Gose
Link to Suits: L.A. wiki
Link to first Cronin pod appearance
Link to FG RP WAR
Link to ERA-FIP leaders
Link to pitcher defensive support
Link to highest BABIP allowed
Link to post on homerless Cronin
Link to Tread Athletics
Link to MLBTR on Marlins moves
Link to Buck’s Big Mac call
Link to Laschmi’s 2021 article
Link to NPR’s 2021 article
Link to Texas South Asians site
Link to MLB on Rocker’s background
Link to Dallas News on Rocker
Link to Lakshmi’s website
Link to Rocker debut Ks
Link to Doris Day article 1
Link to Doris Day article 2
Link to 50-homer SB leaders
Link to The Athletic on Sacramento
Link to Chronicle on Sacramento
Link to BA MiLB park factors
Link to velo/K leaderboards
Link to EW Episode 2213
Link to updated Stat Blast spreadsheet
Link to EW listener emails database
Link to EW Episode 2215
Link to September 2021 screenshot
Link to zoomed-in screenshot
Link to ballpark meetup forms
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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss the solution to a Carlos Estévez prediction cold case, share a baseball-sicko experience prompted by the band Hinds’s new single, put actors on baseball-movie Mount Rushmore (in honor of the late, great, James Earl Jones), scrutinize two suggestions for HBP policing, assess the risks and history of ceremonial first pitches, Nora Ephron’s fandom, and the “first ball” in the movie My Blue Heaven, and banter about a White Sox ad for MLB.TV, the call-up of Jasson Domínguez, Gerrit Cole’s return to form, whether Corbin Burnes’s free agency could play out like Blake Snell’s and Jordan Montgomery’s, the Mets-Braves wild card race, Francisco Lindor, Trea Turner, and fan ovations, the unsung A’s offense, Jerry DiPOBO’s Seattle staying power, and more.

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Link to player predictions EW wiki
Link to Estévez story
Link to Estévez game
Link to Estévez radio call
Link to McMahon homer
Link to Aaron Muñoz Insta
Link to Dollar Dogs article 1
Link to Dollar Dogs article 2
Link to Dollar Dogs article 3
Link to “Boom Boom Back”
Link to Viva Hinds album
Link to Hinds wiki
Link to 1933 Elmer the Great nickname
Link to Boom-Boom Beck SABR bio
Link to Elmer, the Great wiki
Link to Time on Elmer, the Great
Link to NYT on Elmer, the Great
Link to JEJ NYT obit
Link to Joe E. Brown wiki
Link to Ken Medlock wiki
Link to Baseball: The Movie
Link to Gittell on EW
Link to The Sandlot scene
Link to Merrifield Athletic article 2
Link to FB ABS HBP post
Link to HBP replay review rules
Link to Bethune first pitch report
Link to Koike injury report
Link to Baylor injury report
Link to My Blue Heaven first ball clip
Link to My Blue Heaven Padres scene
Link to Sleepless in Seattle scene
Link to My Blue Heaven wiki
Link to info president pitches
Link to The Winning Team wiki
Link to first pitches wiki
Link to first pitch/ball history
Link to Ephron on Tekulve
Link to story on Robinson
Link to The Naked Gun clip
Link to White Sox ad
Link to MLBTR on Domínguez
Link to pitcher WAR since 8/1
Link to Ben C. on Braves-Mets
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to FG SP projections
Link to team SP WAR
Link to Megill velo story 1
Link to Megill velo story 2
Link to Megill velo story 3
Link to Lindor ovation story
Link to Turner doc story
Link to team batting post-ASB
Link to squandered GSc>= 50
Link to squandered GSc>= 60
Link to squandered GSc>= 65
Link to squandered GSc>= 75
Link to M’s starts of GSc>= 75
Link to MLBTR on Dipoto report
Link to BP on Dipoto
Link to Mariners playoff appearances
Link to Hyden’s five-albums test
Link to listener emails database
Link to Machado homer story
Link to Banda punch story
Link to Bird Bones song
Link to ballpark meetup forms
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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the impressiveness of a prediction by Carlos Estévez, how to say the score from the losing team’s perspective, and getting hit in the head by a hot dog. Then (23:13) they discuss getting hit in the head (or the hands) by a baseball: how often it happens, how dangerous it is, and whether (as Whit Merrifield argues) MLB must act to discourage it. Then (58:28) they brainstorm about visiting teams’ first-inning disadvantage and answer listener emails (1:08:42) about Triple-A teams as playoff warm-up acts, an obscure Rich Hill record, post-PitchCom performance in past sign-stealing situations, headfirst sliding vs. feet-first sliding (and whether running more can cause one to slump at the plate), the concept of a “natural position,” and the ethics of a UCL exclusivity deal.

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Link to Estévez story
Link to Estévez game
Link to Estévez game highlights
Link to McMahon homer
Link to Estévez game story
Link to 2022 Merrifield HBP
Link to Merrifield Athletic article 1
Link to Merrifield Athletic article 2
Link to Ben on HBP in 2021
Link to Mains on HBP in 2021
Link to Arthur on HBP and batters 1
Link to Arthur on HBP and batters 2
Link to FG on HBP in 2022
Link to HBP per PA by year
Link to HBP per pitch by year
Link to avg. HBP velo
Link to avg. FB HBP velo
Link to HBP FB% by year
Link to avg. HBP height
Link to avg. FB HBP height
Link to HBP in danger zones by year
Link to Shadow Zone HBP by year
Link to HBP in the strike zone by year
Link to BP Recovery Dashboard
Link to Rosenthal on command
Link to Sarris on command
Link to BP on hitter injuries
Link to Mains on HFA by inning
Link to Smith on first-inning HFA 1
Link to Smith on first-inning HFA 2
Link to Japanese baseball rules
Link to 2015 Japan Times column
Link to Ben C. on playoffs layoffs
Link to Hill Stathead query
Link to MLBTR on Hill’s DFA
Link to Hill’s 2024 game log
Link to B-Ref bases-occupied splits
Link to runner-on-second offense
Link to no-runner-on-second offense
Link to sliding mitts blog
Link to Mark Simon’s Twitter
Link to SIS Twitter
Link to injury rates on slides
Link to Andrews on Cruz
Link to Benz on Cruz
Link to info on lefty defenders
Link to Buck on butts
Link to mindset explainer
Link to listener emails database
Link to gunk story 1
Link to gunk story 2
Link to gunk story 3
Link to ballpark meetup forms
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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Giants extending Matt Chapman and Manny Machado’s pursuit of Nate Colbert’s Padres home run record, Stat Blast (20:42) about Luis Arraez’s extreme three-true-outcome avoidance, Ben Joyce’s potentially unprecedented pitch speeds, and whiff-averse flamethrowers, and then discuss (54:31) the Yankees’ left-field dilemma(?) involving Alex Verdugo and Jasson Domínguez, the Brewers’ expectations-surpassing success, and NPB’s suspicious power outage, before finishing with several follow-ups (1:33:35).

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Audio outro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to MLBTR on Chapman
Link to Rosenthal on Chapman/Boras
Link to Dan S. on Chapman in 2022
Link to 3B defense leaders
Link to Colbert Stat Blast
Link to Stat Blast song cover
Link to Levitt Arraez tweet
Link to Ben on Arraez
Link to Arraez batting title article
Link to FG + stats
Link to Arraez IBB game
Link to Madlock trivia
Link to TTO%+ sheet
Link to TTO% by season
Link to TTO% leaders
Link to MLB.com on Joyce
Link to ESPN on Joyce
Link to Joyce pitch-type splits
Link to Chapman pitch-type splits
Link to 2024 FAv leaders
Link to FBv and K%+ at FG
Link to Ben on Joyce in 2012
Link to velo sheet 1
Link to velo sheet w/xK%
Link to velo sheet (95+ mph)
Link to Jeff on Capps 1
Link to Jeff on Capps 2
Link to Verdugo/Domínguez article 1
Link to Verdugo/Domínguez article 2
Link to Verdugo/Domínguez article 3
Link to Verdugo/Domínguez article 4
Link to LF defense leaders
Link to BaseRuns/Pythag page
Link to Jeff on team depth
Link to NEIFI on team depth
Link to team Def Eff
Link to team defense at FG
Link to Petriello team projections
Link to Pacific League at B-Ref
Link to Central League at B-Ref
Link to MLB velo by year
Link to DeltaGraphs
Link to Ben on DeltaGraphs
Link to Jim Allen’s Twitter
Link to Jason Coskrey’s Twitter
Link to Jim on small ball
Link to Tony Adams tweet
Link to Swanson on EW
Link to WP+PB data
Link to 2013 NPB ball change
Link to 2B team offense
Link to monthly power/speed data
Link to EW wiki
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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr., and quantifying power/speed excellence and the White Sox somehow playing way worse under Grady Sizemore, follow up on hippos, A-Rod’s relationships, double plates/bases, 40-something hitters, player predictions, and one-pitch first strikeouts, and react to a new kind of bases-loaded walk and private equity’s incursion into youth sports. Then (52:12) they talk to Matthew DeSantis and Ramon Riesgo of the Bhutan Baseball & Softball Association about the origins, development, and future of baseball in Bhutan and the Hudson Valley Renegades’ recent Bhutan Night.

Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Daniel Leckie, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to power-speed number wiki
Link to EW Episode 2057
Link to MUTO wiki
Link to Cranston promo 1
Link to Cranston promo 2
Link to article on Angels and Ohtani
Link to Ohtani/Dekopin first pitch
Link to on-pace projections
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to Grant’s White Sox tweet
Link to hippo etymology
Link to quotes about A-Rod
Link to PA by 40+ hitters
Link to Chourio video
Link to Adames video
Link to Adames article
Link to Seitzer game account
Link to Seitzer game at Retrosheet
Link to Seitzer game at B-Ref
Link to MiLB IBB game
Link to IBB list
Link to Seager IBB details
Link to Bloomberg on youth sports
Link to EW Episode 2168
Link to Drellich on MiLB PE
Link to EW Episode 1860
Link to Renegades wiki
Link to 2023 MLB.com Bhutan story
Link to 2024 MLB.com Bhutan story
Link to Bhutan Baseball website
Link to Bhutan Night video
Link to more Bhutan Night video
Link to Yankee Stadium video
Link to Bhutan wiki
Link to country elevations
Link to Buddha statue wiki
Link to Baseball5 wiki
Link to Darwin’s finches wiki
Link to Angels Ohtani graphic
Link to Sox losing streak tweet
Link to Swanson quote
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Juan Soto’s free agency and Aaron Judge’s ego, follow up on in-season exhibition games, and (18:51) answer listener emails about the possibility of adding games to the baseball season, bullpen pitchers robbing a home run robbery, redrawing (or enforcing) coach’s boxes, pronouncing “wRC+,” programming ABS to help starters go deeper into games, Joey Votto vs. Lance Berkman, boycotting A’s games on the road, installing a second home plate (and/or double bases), replacing “bullets in the arm” with “throws of the dice,” using pitch counts instead of innings counts, and player development during suspensions.

Audio intro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”
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Link to Passan’s FA preview
Link to Judge/Soto story
Link to highest player AAVs
Link to longest contracts
Link to extension rejection story
Link to radio host on Judge
Link to laser pointers story
Link to Sosa 1998 exhibition
Link to new UEFA format
Link to story on shortening season
Link to Jankowski robbery
Link to Jankowski waiver news
Link to coach’s box wiki
Link to coach’s box rule
Link to MLB rules
Link to Yanks/Jays incident
Link to Yanks/Jays video
Link to Ben on the strike zone
Link to 1B JAWS
Link to LF JAWS
Link to double 1B story 1
Link to double 1B story 2
Link to double 1B story 3
Link to innings vs. pitches data
Link to Orelvis suspension
Link to suspended player rules
Link to rehab rules
Link to listener emails database
Link to MLBTR on Pasquantino
Link to Picollo quote
Link to hippos article 1
Link to hippos article 2
Link to hippos article 3
Link to hippos article 4
Link to hippos article 5
Link to hippos article 6
Link to hippos article 7
Link to hippos article 8
Link to hippos article 9
Link to hippos article 10
Link to hippos documentary
Link to hippogriff wiki
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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about ad proliferation on podcasts and make a sheepish plea for listener support, then discuss the reversal of offensive fortunes for first basemen and shortstops and Oneil Cruz’s move to center field before following up (35:33) on the Mariners’ managerial hiring and the Selig Rule, a Rich Hill record (and dueling Hill fun facts), the effect of equidistant fences, Carlos Santana’s milestone ball, single-organization Futures Games, and broadcaster BSing, and then Stat Blasting (1:11:40) about Félix Hernández and high HR:hit ratios by bad hitters, Ernie Clement and high-pitch homers, mid-plate-appearance big-league debuts, and small-sample, leaguewide scoring fluctuations (and also semi-meeting major leaguers Ryan Zeferjahn, Jeff Criswell, and Brady Feigl).

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Link to EW’s Patreon
Link to WSJ on pod ads
Link to Patreon iOS app news
Link to McCartney lyrics pod
Link to Ben on HUAL
Link to bonus Ben on HUAL
Link to Kirschner on 1B
Link to Sherman on 1B
Link to Epstein on 1B
Link to Verducci on 1B
Link to Jaffe on 1B
Link to Keyser on DHs
Link to 1B/SS data
Link to B-Ref positional splits
Link to Dan S. on awards voting
Link to Haywood clip
Link to Andrews on Cruz
Link to MLB.com on Cruz
Link to Benz on Cruz
Link to Cruz defensive stats
Link to tallest shortstops
Link to MLB.com on the Selig Rule
Link to Taylor on manager diversity
Link to Ben C. on the fences
Link to EW Episode 2201
Link to EW Episode 2030
Link to Becker’s Hill tweet
Link to Browne’s Hill tweet
Link to Ben on ex-player GMs
Link to MLB.com Santana story
Link to follow-up Santana report
Link to Futures at Fenway wiki
Link to Sox Prospects
Link to Royals-Chasers story
Link to Mays at Norfolk
Link to 2001 NYT story
Link to Tides-O’s exhibition
Link to Tides history
Link to Nats Futures Game news
Link to Nats Futures Game gamer
Link to Cruz fly ball
Link to Pirates radio clip
Link to Stat Blast song cover
Link to Félix slam video
Link to Félix Stathead query
Link to Gant article
Link to Gant/McDonald query
Link to high-pitch homers
Link to Kubel homer
Link to Higashioka homer
Link to Clement homer
Link to Zeferjahn debut clip
Link to Zeferjahn story 1
Link to Zeferjahn story 2
Link to Zeferjahn story 3
Link to Red Sox prospect rankings
Link to 1-pitch Ks
Link to EW Episode 2187
Link to Lovelace debut clip
Link to listener emails database
Link to official baseball rules
Link to Rule 9.16(h) 1
Link to Rule 9.16(h) 2
Link to at-bat rule
Link to MLBTR on Criswell
Link to Criswell game logs
Link to first Criswell game
Link to second Criswell game
Link to Rockies prospect ranking
Link to Feigl debut clip
Link to AP on Feigl’s debut
Link to Feigl wiki
Link to Lexington Legends wiki
Link to Legends rebranding story
Link to Legends re-rebranding story
Link to other Feigl retirement post
Link to Sheehan’s “Collapse” post
Link to offense fluctuations data
Link to latest six-day period
Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter
Link to Hill 2024 debut clip
Link to Rule 5.10(f)
Link to Rule 7.02(c) comment
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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Derek Jeter‘s (and Aaron Judge’s) championship-or-bust rhetoric, Alex Rodriguez’s date night, Judge’s home-run robberies, Judge’s offensive prowess compared to Babe Ruth and Barry Bonds, how clutchness (or the lack thereof) could affect the AL MVP race, Juan Soto’s defense, how the trajectory of Seattle’s season may have sealed Scott Servais’s fate, the Royals’ valuable durability, Michael Kopech as a Dodger, Dallas Keuchel’s latest destination, the new, old Jacob deGrom, and Jordan Montgomery’s and Blake Snell’s contrasting takes on Scott Boras. Then (1:14:39) they bring back Sports Reference software developer (and primary developer of Baseball-Reference.com) Kenny Jackelen to describe the work that went into ensuring that Danny Jansen’s unique two-teams-in-one-game performance didn’t break B-Ref.

Audio intro: Philip Bergman, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Dave Armstrong and Mike Murray, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to Jeter quote
Link to 2019 Judge quote
Link to 2023 Judge quote
Link to 2023 Judge quote 2
Link to story on 2009 reunion
Link to duck tour incidents
Link to A-Rod date night 1
Link to A-Rod date night 2
Link to Babe Ruth Award wiki
Link to FG batting paces
Link to FG WAR leaderboard
Link to single-season wRC+ leaders
Link to single-season batting leaders
Link to hitting leaders since 5/1
Link to SIS Judge stat
Link to Judge robbery article
Link to “locked in” quote
Link to “locked in” quote 2
Link to Judge’s splits
Link to Tango on Judge’s clutchness
Link to FG Clutch leaderboard
Link to batting WPA leaders
Link to pitching WPA leaders
Link to batting cWPA leaders
Link to pitching cWPA leaders
Link to spring Soto play
Link to EW on Soto’s play
Link to Bradley/Soto article
Link to Soto’s defensive history
Link to Ben on Harper’s defense
Link to Selig Rule article
Link to Wilson wiki
Link to Sheehan on the Royals
Link to BP IL Ledger
Link to 2024 team batting age
Link to Jaffe on Kopech
Link to Sox Machine on Kopech
Link to Keuchel signing article
Link to Carmen Sandiego theme song
Link to deGrom rehab article 1
Link to deGrom rehab article 2
Link to deGrom rehab article 3
Link to Montgomery comments
Link to Snell comments
Link to MLBTR on Montgomery/Snell
Link to MLBTR on Montgomery’s agent
Link to Jaffe on the Boras Four
Link to @mattomic tweet
Link to Kenny’s first EW appearance
Link to Cora on Jansen
Link to B-Ref game page
Link to Jansen game log
Link to Forman tweet
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Mariners firing Scott Servais, the Angels not firing Perry Minasian, Joey Votto’s career and retirement, the continued collapse of Craig Kimbrel, NPB players pushing for a faster path to domestic and international free agency, and the NWSL abolishing its draft. Then (42:45) they’re joined by Patreon supporter Sam Horton to answer listener emails about active future Hall of Fame pitchers, Mike Trout and Bryce Harper, major and minor leaguers swapping parks, a desperate outfield tactic, penalizing catcher glove movement, and the ethics of returning milestone homers to hitters, followed (1:48:30) by a postscript Stat Blast about scoring at least 11 unanswered runs.

Audio intro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio interstitial: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2”
Audio outro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)”

Link to MLBTR on Servais
Link to The Athletic on Servais
Link to MLBTR on Minasian
Link to MLBTR on Votto
Link to Dan S. on Votto
Link to C. Trent on Votto
Link to Votto’s retirement post
Link to McGrath on Votto
Link to Votto quotes
Link to Buchanan on Votto
Link to 2016 Votto story
Link to Votto in the booth
Link to Votto on media offers
Link to Baltimore Sun on Kimbrel
Link to post-ASB RP WAR
Link to post-ASB RP WPA
Link to RP WPA since 2019
Link to Drellich on NPB players
Link to NWSL news
Link to Sam on HoF players
Link to Petriello on HoF pitchers
Link to Jaffe on HoF pitchers
Link to SP JAWS
Link to highest career K rates
Link to EW Episode 282
Link to EW Episode 771
Link to EW Episode 867
Link to EW Episode 2159
Link to Kiermaier deke play
Link to Tango on glove movement 1
Link to Tango on glove movement 2
Link to Tango on glove movement 3
Link to story on Santana’s HR
Link to tweet about Santana’s HR
Link to listener emails database
Link to story on Ohtani HR ball
Link to Ohtani bobblehead
Link to MLBTR on Waldron
Link to Reds-Jays game
Link to Stephenson quote
Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter
Link to 2006 game
Link to 1922 game
Link to Stat Blast data 1
Link to Stat Blast data 2
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form

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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the stretch run, the “championship season,” the surprising solidity of the playoff picture, and how the playoff field could change before the end of the season. They also discuss the turnarounds of Jeff McNeil and Corbin Carroll, the return on the Rangers’ pitching blueprint, and whether A’s fans should consider supporting other MLB teams. Then (1:02:30) they Stat Blast about hitters who hogged pitches in an inning, Kris Bryant’s Colorado decline, and a claim about catchers and infield hits, with diversions into whether HR-reliant lineups are inconsistent scorers, whether Bryant or Anthony Rendon has been the bigger disappointment, and why broadcasters say the darndest things.

Audio intro: Grant Brisbee, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to “championship season”
Link to FG playoff odds
Link to BaseRuns standings
Link to Baumann on the M’s
Link to O’s hydration station
Link to Clemens on Carroll
Link to JJH episode
Link to Stat Blast song cover
Link to Russell on HR reliance
Link to Ryan Nelson’s Twitter
Link to pitch-count % data
Link to Rockies/Bryant data
Link to Blum on Bryant
Link to FB Bryant/Rendon post
Link to Sam’s Bryant tweet
Link to Casali play
Link to Krukow clip
Link to Jason Bernard’s Twitter
Link to sprint speed table
Link to study on bad-team hitters
Link to Ben on hustle singles
Link to Ben on catcher fatigue
Link to Tim Kniker on catcher fatigue
Link to 2023 C IFH total
Link to all IFH% early
Link to all IFH% late
Link to C IFH% early
Link to C IFH% late
Link to non-C IFH% early
Link to non-C IFH% late
Link to Casali IFH% early
Link to Casali IFH% late
Link to ballpark meetup forms
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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether the custom-painted bats featured during Players’ Weekend should be usable all season, Alex Verdugo’s batting-glove allergy, Rich Hill’s predictable-yet-curious choice of team, where the Rookie of the Year races stand, how the Pirates should handle Paul Skenes down the stretch, the magnitude of the Skenes Day attendance boost, the active player who possibly best embodies replacement level, a (slightly) better proposal to promote pitcher’s duels, the unsung skills of Carlos Santana and José Soriano, the pros and cons of this season’s post-superteam standings, and more, plus a postscript.

Audio intro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme”
Audio outro: Cory Brent, “Effectively Wild Theme”

Link to custom bats roundup
Link to another bats roundup
Link to bat company article
Link to Players’ Weekend explainer
Link to Players’ Weekend wiki
Link to Verdugo article
Link to compression neuropathy
Link to Trumbo bathtub post
Link to Ringer on Caped Crusader
Link to MLBTR on Hill
Link to Episode 1780 Stat Blast
Link to rookie hitter WAR leaders
Link to rookie pitcher WAR leaders
Link to pitcher WAR since 5/11
Link to Dunne’s Skenes cosplay
Link to Rosenthal on Skenes
Link to Skubal usage info
Link to team SP WAR
Link to Ben on pitcher draws
Link to FG on Merrill
Link to MLBTR on McKinney
Link to Tango on Bloomquist
Link to Jeff on Bloomquist
Link to ESPN on six-inning starts
Link to Sheehan on six-inning starts
Link to Sheehan on pitcher’s duels
Link to Santana’s Savant page
Link to 1B OAA leaders
Link to end of end of Pujols SB streak
Link to projected team wins
Link to Neil’s Substack
Link to Passan’s tweet
Link to Jaffe on struggling top teams
Link to MLBTR on Freeman
Link to MLBTR on Riley
Link to prior plaque talk
Link to Beltré Rangers event
Link to Wade/Ward wiki
Link to ballpark meetup forms
Link to meetup organizer form