Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the continued Yandy Díaz breakout and listeners’ suggestions for his new beef-related nickname, the greatness of post-peak Clayton Kershaw and the end of Diamondbacks Madison Bumgarner, the Oakland A’s (almost) officially leaving for Las Vegas, a Scott Boras metaphor about Juan Soto, Max Scherzer’s sticky suspension, the return of Fernando Tatis Jr., Rob Manfred’s comments about contract-length limitations, the Marlins walking back a Bartman promotion, the existence of Hoby Milner, the usage of batted-ball exit speeds on broadcasts, and the many twists and turns of the Jarred Kelenic, Edwin Díaz, and Robinson Canó trade, plus a Past Blast (1:24:00) from 1996.Audio intro: Nate Emerson, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Ivan Julian, “Sticky”Link to 2017 Kershaw articleLink to Ben on Kershaw in 2018Link to Baumann on KershawLink to Baumann on the Trash PandasLink to Soviet posterLink to Ben on Kershaw in 2019Link to Kershaw K streakLink to MLBTR on BumgarnerLink to Bumgarner-Contreras videoLink to MLBTR on the A’sLink to Las Vegas reportLink to Boras baking metaphorLink to Boras/Cuzzi commentsLink to suspension explanationLink to Scherzer videoLink to Manfred’s contract commentsLink to Bartman promo storyLink to Bartman’s 2016 commentsLink to Escobar/Fogo storyLink to Jeff on the Kelenic tradeLink to 1996 Past Blast sourceLink to 1996 NYT sourceLink to FG on the zone and paceLink to Jon Roegele on the zoneLink to Ben on the zone and KsLink to Dune kid clipLink to David Lewis’s TwitterLink to David Lewis’s SubstackLink to Atlantic League experiments 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