Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s efforts to get the new dictionary definition for “ghost runner” changed, how to watch the playoffs when one has cut the cord, Meg’s Rookie of the Year voting deliberations, the underrated Jeff McNeil, the two teams whose per-game attendance declined this season, MLB’s problem gambling PSAs, a DraftKings ad, and more, plus Stat Blasts (56:12) about the worst best players on a team, the change in the percentages of players who make the playoffs and the World Series in their careers, and Mike Trout’s emoji and exclamation point use on Twitter, followed by a Past Blast (1:28:25) from 1912.Audio intro: XTC, “Your Dictionary”Audio outro: Ty Segall, “It’s Over”Link to “ghost runner” definitionLink to playoff broadcasting scheduleLink to McNeil Stathead queryLink to team attendance pageLink to article on Ohtani qualifyingLink to article on Trout’s gameLink to MLB press releaseLink to DraftKings adLink to article on Ohtani grand slamLink to StatheadLink to Ryan Nelson on TwitterLink to worst team WAR leadersLink to playoff/WS appearance dataLink to Trout’s first airplane tweetLink to Trout’s latest airplane tweetLink to Trout tweet dataLink to 1912 story sourceLink to SABR on Cubs ownership historyLink to Chance SABR bioLink to new book about MurphyLink to Posey ownership storyLink to Hornsby storyLink to Jacob Pomrenke’s websiteLink to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter Sponsor Us on PatreonSubscribe to Stathead (Code: WILD20) Facebook Group Twitter Account EW Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.comvar SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {});Source