Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter euphorically about the unbelievable ending of the World Baseball Classic, from Japan’s semifinal game against Mexico, to the climactic showdown between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout in the USA-Japan final, to what made the whole WBC such a success. Then (52:02) they close the book on meeting major leaguers from 2022 by talking to James Bailey, author of Major League Debuts: 2023 Edition, about his new series of annual books about every player who makes the majors, his process for researching rookies, whether there are too many major leaguers, and 2022 debutants Jason Delay, Ben DeLuzio, and Donny Sands, followed by a Stat Blast (1:24:15) about Ichiro Cano and the highest-WAR combined baseball names, plus a Past Blast (1:33:14) from 1984.Audio intro: Liz Panella, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: The Sun, “In Perfect Time”Link to Zach Kram on the WBCLink to Ben on the WBCLink to Ohtani pitch grade statLink to Trout-Ohtani videoLink to Japanese broadcast callLink to 120 percent quoteLink to more than 100 percent wikiLink to Arozarena trash talkLink to Ohtani trash talkLink to Ohtani’s speechLink to Arozarena HR robberyLink to Arozarena autographingLink to Randy autographing againLink to Sasaki candy storyLink to Yoshida homerLink to Murakami walkoffLink to Ohtani doubleLink to WBC press releaseLink to All-Tournament TeamLink to Meet a Major Leaguer wikiLink to book websiteLink to buy the bookLink to B-Ref’s new debuts pageLink to Ichiro Cano postLink to Ryan Nelson’s TwitterLink to Stat Blast dataLink to 1984 Past Blast sourceLink to 1984 Past Blast source, cont’dLink to EW on Florida baseball booksLink to David Lewis’s TwitterLink to David Lewis’s SubstackLink to EW on RSNsLink to local-revenue article 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