Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether a remedy for former Yankees slugger Moose Skowron might help current Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton, Cody Bellinger’s rebound and ovation violation, Domingo Germán’s sticky start, Juan Soto’s pitch-clock problem, Bryce Harper, hitting machines, and the future of minor-league rehab stints, whether Yandy Díaz’s “Ground Beef” nickname no longer applies, the reduced drag of the baseball and the overall offensive environment this season, the Atlantic League’s new experimental rules, the rules about rundowns on third pickoff attempts, a few injuries, extensions, and call-ups, the Marlins’ mediocrity despite their trades for top pitchers, Anthony Bass’s viral popcorn complaint, and more. Then (1:29:19) they do a Meet a Major Leaguer segment on Hobie Harris and Hogan Harris, check in on the Sean Murphy/Esteury Ruiz/William Contreras trade, and close with a Past Blast (1:50:06) from 1995 and a few follow-ups. Audio intro: Gabriel-Ernest, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Monk Turner, “Beef Release”Link to article on SkowronLink to Stanton’s yoga videosLink to article on Skowron’s swimmingLink to more on Skowron’s swimmingLink to FG post on StantonLink to research on static stretchingLink to EW Bellinger roundtableLink to Voros’s LawLink to Bellinger ovationLink to Germán articleLink to Beck tweet about GermánLink to Beck EW episodeLink to Soto pitch-clock tweetLink to article on Harper’s rehabLink to Ben on pitching machinesLink to Emma on rehab unisLink to BP on DíazLink to Rob on baseball dragLink to Baseball Savant drag valuesLink to 2023 MiLB experimentsLink to Atlantic League experimentsLink to info on courtesy runnersLink to article on double-hook DHLink to Ben on pitcher limitsLink to Harrison’s pickle expertiseLink to Sam Blum on NetoLink to article on Arraez and LópezLink to Baumann on ArraezLink to FG post on López extensionLink to FG post on Webb extensionLink to FG post on Woodruff injuryLink to Sam Blum on NetoLink to Bass tweetLink to Bois on the Bass tweetLink to article about Bass tweetLink to Meet a Major Leaguer wikiLink to B-Ref new debuts pageLink to Emma’s Battenfield tweetLink to article on Hobie’s nameLink to Landrith obitLink to Harris scouting reportLink to Mets-A’s box scoreLink to Mets-A’s gamerLink to possum storyLink to worst debut ERAsLink to worst team ERA startsLink to FG post on A’s pitchingLink to framing leaderboardLink to Contreras defense articleLink to more on ContrerasLink to article on Brewers framingLink to 1995 Past Blast sourceLink to 1995 Past Blast source, cont’d.Link to pensions articleLink to more info on pensionsLink to 2020 pensions columnLink to Teasley episode wikiLink to David Lewis’s TwitterLink to David Lewis’s SubstackLink to new Correa quoteLink to “Dior store” quoteLink to Wade/Ward wikiLink to Sam’s 512 intro 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