Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the difficulty of watching Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the Japan Series, the last time an MLB pitcher threw as many as 138 pitches in a game, their hopes for Joey Votto’s next act, and the Brewers trading Mark Canha to the Tigers, then (32:13) answer listener emails about Silver Slugging Gold Glovers, pitching a perfect game in a time loop, whether the Rockies will win a championship before one of the next expansion teams does, a playoff lottery system, and how players could convince owners to let them hold trophies first, plus Stat Blasts (1:22:25) about Jose Altuve and the best pound-for-pound (and inch-for-inch) players and Frank Howard-esque all-offense players.Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Yamamoto game storyLink to Yamamoto K montageLink to info on Japan Series streamingLink to info on the Curse of the ColonelLink to EW on the Curse of the ColonelLink to Jack Moore’s tweetLink to 138-pitch regular-season startsLink to 138-pitch postseason startsLink to MLBTR on VottoLink to 2016 Votto quoteLink to 2023 Votto profileLink to MLBTR on CanhaLink to MLBTR on RodriguezLink to Silver Slugger/Gold Glove listLink to Silver Slugger/Gold Glove sheetLink to Chris Gilligan’s FG postLink to Sam on expansion teamsLink to Manfred on expansionLink to story on owners and trophiesLink to Commissioner’s Trophy wikiLink to Topps NowLink to Altuve/Bregman photoLink to heights/weights sheetLink to Frank Howard obitLink to Howard +200/-200 clubLink to listener emails database 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