Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley review all of the action from the historic, eventful fourth and fifth games of the World Series, banter about a fan heckling Rob Manfred, and share multiple Past Blasts (33:22) from 1925 (plus a throwback, Philly-centric Past Blast from 1868). Then (50:08) they talk to Baseball Prospectus writer Michael Ajeto about Astros starter Cristian Javier’s unicorn fastball, the value of vertical approach angle, and the state of pitching analysis, plus a postscript.Audio intro: The Cribs, “Different Angle”Audio interstitial: Dawes, “From the Right Angle”Audio outro: Ringo Starr, “Vertical Man”Link to Baumann on Game 4Link to Baumann on Game 5Link to Ben Clemens on PeñaLink to xBA figures from Game 4Link to Walsh misplayLink to Hoskins misplayLink to Mancini playLink to McCormick playLink to Manfred letterLink to Manfred Reddit threadLink to Manfred heckling videoLink to 1925 story sourceLink to Ban Johnson SABR bioLink to SABR on O’Connell and DolanLink to Jacob Pomrenke’s websiteLink to Jacob Pomrenke on TwitterLink to 1868 story sourceLink to @OldBaseballNews on CoolidgeLink to Coolidge article sourceLink to collected “boner” articlesLink to “boner” etymologyLink to Michael on JavierLink to Passan on JavierLink to Michael on GallenLink to Matt Lentzner on pitch angleLink to Ethan Moore on VAALink to Alex Chamberlain on VAALink to Chamberlain on VAA againLink to VAA primer on YouTubeLink to Ben Clemens on the GiantsLink to Robert Orr on the GiantsLink to Bregman on hitting spinLink to Jackalopes name changeLink to Ben on pitcher deceptionLink to Michael’s podcast 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