Show notes
Ben Lindbergh talks to Rays pitcher Zack Littell (4:33) about his expectation-surpassing conversion from relieving to starting and his affinity for cruise ships. Then (23:33) Ben brings on author and film critic Noah Gittell to discuss his new book about baseball movies and American culture, Baseball: The Movie, followed by six Stat Blasts with frequent Stat Blast correspondent Ryan Nelson (1:16:14).Audio intro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Jonathan Crymes, “Effectively Wild Theme 2”Link to Ben Clemens on LittellLink to MLBTR on LittellLink to underrated-Rays postLink to Rays WAR leadersLink to Littell pitch usageLink to Littell cruises articleLink to Rays pitcher dev infoLink to more on Rays pitcher devLink to even more on Rays devLink to down-the-middle pitchingLink to Rays catching techniqueLink to Orioles catching techniqueLink to Royals catching techniqueLink to Little Big League sceneLink to Little Big League wikiLink to Baseball: The MovieLink to Noah’s websiteLink to Noah’s SubstackLink to Brad Lesley tweetLink to Passion baseball articleLink to more Ben on baseball moviesLink to Guy Russo’s Stat Blast coverLink to ballpark cycles sheetLink to 1-0 losses sheetLink to Mets perspective gamerLink to Pirates perspective gamerLink to Breslin’s Mets bookLink to Ks plus ER sheetLink to post on Feller startLink to Ryan Nelson on TwitterLink to cLI explainerLink to cLI sheetLink to Kenny Jackelen on TwitterLink to first hits allowed sheetLink to Cox MLB.com storyLink to Cox post 1Link to Cox post 2Link to Blanco statLink to Michael Eisen on TwitterLink to listener emails databaseLink to ballpark meetup formsLink to meetup organizer form 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