Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley attempt to create a hierarchy of highlights, then (21:36) mark the midpoint of the regular season by reviewing the most salient storylines of the first half, the teams and players who’ve most underperformed or overperformed their preseason projections, and what they’re most looking forward to in the second half, plus a follow-up (1:12:25) on the evolution of official scoring and a Future Blast (1:23:00) from 2026.Audio intro: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Ramírez stealLink to Vierling slideLink to Naylor throwLink to Ben Clemens on those playsLink to Sam on HR highlightsLink to preseason player projectionsLink to projected-wins changesLink to Chris Gilligan on the second halfLink to Paine on payroll and winsLink to FG playoff oddsLink to FG combined WAR leaderboardLink to under/overperformers sheetLink to Ben on OhtaniLink to Robert Orr on AcuñaLink to story on Carroll’s shoulderLink to All-Star startersLink to Kimbrel violationsLink to violations leaderboardLink to MLB.com on first-half highlightsLink to Leitch on first-half surprisesLink to 2012 scoring appeals processLink to scoring changes websiteLink to listener emails databaseLink to Rick Wilber’s websiteLink to MLBTR on the Chapman tradeLink to info on new uniforms 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