Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about recent headline-generating comments by Mike Trout and Anthony Rendon, a Padres position change, and the possibility of another Ronald Acuña Jr. extension. Then (34:11) they bring on Patreon supporter Sean Saxe and answer listener emails (40:13) about the best substitute for Babe Ruth in a remake of The Sandlot, the expression “right down the dick,” elevated decibel levels at games, F1-style advance free-agent commitments for MLB players, and a leaguewide conspiracy to inflate one player’s performance, and then Stat Blast (1:17:14) about baseball teams in Midwestern cities, Corey Kluber and Opening Day starts in a pitcher’s final season, and whether switch-hitters and players who bat and throw from opposite sides age better than others.Audio intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Ian Phillips, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Trout commentsLink to MLBTR on TroutLink to Rendon commentsLink to previous Rendon podLink to Padres switchLink to Merrill position articleLink to Acuña articleLink to FG on Sal Perez extensionLink to article on Austin loyaltiesLink to Dickson definitionLink to Google Trends dataLink to NYT on loudnessLink to more on loudnessLink to Clair on walk-up songsLink to Lewis Hamilton newsLink to listener emails databaseLink to Middle West survey 1Link to Middle West survey 2Link to WSJ articleLink to Midwest map graphicLink to Tex’s GitHubLink to Tex’s Google SheetLink to article on Midwest ColoradoLink to Nevada pronunciation articleLink to article on Kluber’s startLink to Opening Day starts dataLink to Ryan Nelson’s TwitterLink to 2018 Ohtani articleLink to Stroman workout articleLink to Judge on aging curvesLink to Judge on TwitterLink to aging curve 1Link to aging curve 2 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