Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Ben’s latest former major leaguer Facebook friend recommendation and an important update (3:49) to the dictionary.com definition of “ghost runner,” then follow up (17:00) on a previous rumination on free-agent tours by touching on a Carlos Correa comment about playing in Minnesota, Eduardo Escobar’s deep-seated affection for Fogo de Chão, and the research the Red Sox did on Carl Crawford, before discussing (41:58) the most notable ways in which baseball is unique among sports (including a comparison of the number of balls used per contest), MLBPA leader Tony Clark’s reputation restoration (57:12), the latest Disney windfall for MLB owners, and Ben’s conditional desire to play more recreational sports (1:11:42), followed by a Stat Blast (1:27:05) on Shelby Miller-like career arcs and a Past Blast (1:41:15) from 1936.Audio intro: Fleetwood Mac, “Think About Me”Audio outro: David Schwartz, “Balls in the Air”Link to Bush’s bookLink to old “ghost runner” pageLink to new “ghost runner” pageLink to “automatic runner” pageLink to “imaginary runner” pageLink to 2018 automatic runner storyLink to other 2018 storyLink to 2008 automatic runner storyLink to Correa clipLink to 2018 Escobar storyLink to 2019 Fogo studyLink to Fogo videoLink to Milwaukee Fogo storyLink to 2022 Fogo storyLink to DiComo Fogo tweetLink to Fogo locationsLink to 2011 Crawford storyLink to Crawford on Boston in 2014Link to Crawford on Boston in 2017Link to Crawford’s wikiLink to story about soccer ballsLink to story about baseballsLink to story about foul ballsLink to Chiarella storyLink to other Chiarella storyLink to story on golf ballsLink to Evan on ClarkLink to Evan on the subcommitteeLink to story about ScherzerLink to CBA tick-tockLink to Marc on ClarkLink to story about Latino playersLink to thread on BAMTech dealLink to story on BAMTech dealLink to Seinfeld clipLink to Stat Blast dataLink to Eno’s Stuff+ tweetLink to Donohue SABR bioLink to Campbell SABR bioLink to Kirby SABR bioLink to Ryan Nelson on TwitterLink to 1936 story sourceLink to SABR on ShaughnessyLink to 1933 Buffalo articleLink to 1933 Decatur articleLink to 1933 Allentown articleLink to 1933 IL standingsLink to Shaughnessy Playoffs pageLink to Jacob Pomrenke’s websiteLink to Jacob Pomrenke on Twitter Sponsor Us on Patreon 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