Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the NL wild card race and Dodgers starting pitching, then (17:24) answer listener emails about league-sanctioned spies, the best second jobs for an MLB player, a clairvoyant catcher, celebrating obscure records, switch-hitters and pitchers with reverse splits, existential fandom crises, selective fun-fact framing, oddly aligned MLB logos on a Dairy Queen cup, and an incredibly durable but otherwise unremarkable player, plus Stat Blasts (1:22:00) about quantifying “compilers,” superlative power-speed seasons, and long streaks of different team WAR leaders, a Future Blast (1:41:48) from 2057, and follow-ups.Audio intro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to FG playoff oddsLink to story on Lawlar’s debutLink to MLBTR on Alcantara/SolerLink to MLBTR on BuehlerLink to Jay on Gonsolin and TJLink to report about UríasLink to Ben on MLB trade secretsLink to Cronin podcast interviewLink to Loutos podcast interviewLink to story on mound visitsLink to story on Stallings recordLink to story about Maddon and splitsLink to more on Maddon and splitsLink to THT on pitcher-split forecastsLink to FG info on splitsLink to Ben on matchup decisionsLink to Jay Cuda tweetLink to Dairy Queen photo 1Link to DQ photo 2Link to MLB/DQ partnershipLink to Votto’s tweetLink to Sam on Votto’s tweetLink to listener emails databaseLink to compilers spreadsheetLink to Kenny Jackelen on TwitterLink to power/speed spreadsheetLink to Power/Speed Number wikiLink to post on team WAR leadersLink to team WAR leaders sheetLink to Shantz EW interviewLink to Rick Wilber’s websiteLink to Future Blast wikiLink to Machado throw 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