Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about whether the plight of running backs in the NFL is analogous to any data-driven developments in MLB, the benefits and drawbacks of more or fewer off days during postseason series (and the problem with pluralizing “series”), the White Sox going 0-11 in games when they’ve struck out 14 or more opposing batters, Cody Bellinger and the surging Cubs, the flailing Diamondbacks and how the sequencing of slumps and hot streaks affects the perception of seasons, and more. Then (1:16:05) they meet major leaguers Slade Cecconi and Davis Schneider, followed by (1:36:45) a Future Blast from 2044.Audio intro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Neil Paine on running backsLink to HUaL on running backsLink to Ben on the SP protagonistLink to Rob on pitching and payrollsLink to story on reliever awardsLink to Ben C. on the postseason scheduleLink to story on reliever familiarityLink to story on SP familiarityLink to tweet about the SoxLink to losing 14+ K Sox gamesLink to worst record in 14+ K gamesLink to 2023 teams w/most such gamesLink to MaML wikiLink to MLBTR on CecconiLink to Cecconi call-up storyLink to video of first KLink to Davy Andrews FG postLink to Cecconi prospect rankingLink to postgame quotesLink to tweet about SchneiderLink to other tweet about SchneiderLink to article on Schneider’s gloveLink to other story on SchneiderLink to BaseRuns standingsLink to Paine on the unlucky PadresLink to FG playoff oddsLink to Rick Wilber’s websiteLink to Future Blast wikiLink to Ben C. on LorenzenLink to Lorenzen’s last inningLink to tweet about Lorenzen post-ASBLink to Fullerton fun factLink to fun fact replyLink to Verducci on the Rays 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