Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley review the most disappointing teams of 2023, ultimately anointing one team as the most disappointing and trying to identify which of the contenders for the “most disappointing” title is most likely to turn things around by the end of the season. Then (32:21) they discuss A’s fans’ reverse boycott, the seemingly sealed deal for the A’s to move to Las Vegas, the viability of Vegas as an MLB market, commissioner Rob Manfred’s maddening comments about all of the above, the 20th anniversary of Moneyball coinciding with the A’s ugly exit from Oakland, the legacy of the book, and more, plus a Past Blast (1:17:56) from 2020.Audio intro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Beatwriter, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to preseason playoff oddsLink to preseason playoff odds changesLink to Sheehan’s run differential tweetLink to Sheehan on the JaysLink to Petriello on KiermaierLink to A’s winning streak storyLink to MLBTR on Nevada votesLink to FG on the reverse boycottLink to The Athletic on the reverse boycottLink to BP on the reverse boycottLink to Manfred’s commentsLink to Oakland mayor’s responseLink to Tim Kawakami on ManfredLink to Defector on Las VegasLink to Sheehan on Las VegasLink to Ken/Evan on front-office spendingLink to Sam Schultz threadLink to Sam Schultz EW episodeLink to R.J. on front office unionizationLink to Ben/Rob’s 2016 studyLink to 2020 follow-up studyLink to Moneyball Act infoLink to info on Kotick cameoLink to Michael Lewis on SABRcastLink to 2020 Past Blast sourceLink to David Lewis’s TwitterLink to David Lewis’s SubstackLink to MLBTR on the governor signingLink to Manfred’s Pride Night commentsLink to SABRcast book episodeLink to Ringer-Verse gaming episode 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