Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Phillies re-signing Aaron Nola, the Braves signing Reynaldo López, trading for Aaron Bummer, and rearranging their roster, the Cardinals signing Lance Lynn and Kyle Gibson, the Padres hiring Mike Shildt, Shohei Ohtani swearing teams to secrecy about his free-agent visits, and NHK’s Ohtani documentaries. Then (53:16) they talk to Vanessa Ivy Rose, host of six-part podcast Reclaimed: The Forgotten League and author of Hall of Fame DNA: The Legacy of Norman “Turkey” Stearnes, about the underappreciated greatness of her grandfather, Turkey Stearnes, telling the story of the Negro Leagues, and the past, present, and future of Black baseball.Audio intro: Guy Russo, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to InstaGraphs post on NolaLink to FG post on NolaLink to FG post on LópezLink to FG post on the Bummer tradeLink to FG post on the Wright tradeLink to team 40-man countsLink to FG post on LynnLink to MLBTR on three Cards startersLink to Mozeliak’s strikeouts quoteLink to defensive efficiency rankingLink to MLBTR on Shildt’s firingLink to MLBTR on Shildt’s hiringLink to Passan’s Ohtani reportLink to Ohtani dog infoLink to dog breed detailsLink to 2018 NHK docLink to 2021 NHK docLink to 2021 NHK doc (alt link)Link to EW on youth baseballLink to Teasley EW episodeLink to Nettie Stearnes clipsLink to The Forgotten League feed 1Link to The Forgotten League feed 2Link to Vanessa’s websiteLink to Turkey historyLink to more Turkey historyLink to Vanessa on TurkeyLink to Turkey photoLink to info on Turkey plaqueLink to FG Negro Leagues leaderboardLink to Hall of Stats rankingLink to B-Ref Negro Leagues statsLink to Turkey at SeamheadsLink to Turkey at the NLBMLink to HR/3B leadersLink to The Athletic on stat integrationLink to MLB.com on stat integrationLink to MLB The Show modeLink to Secret Santa sign-up sheet 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