Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about which slow-starting 2023 pennant winner (Diamondbacks or Rangers) is more likely to get back on track to return to October, explain (9:37) the saga of Dick Windbigler, the rare pitcher who actually hurt himself by pausing mid-delivery (featuring an appearance by Dick’s widow, Melba Windbigler), then (30:04) answer listener emails about the requirements for claiming to have seen a game played in every MLB ballpark, the funniest MVP chant alternatives, changing the penalty for shift violations, and clustering hits and outs, meet major leaguers (1:01:44) Ryan Loutos and Jacob Hurtubise, and Stat Blast (1:14:50) about the least productive hitting streaks and more (plus a postscript).Audio intro: Benny and a Million Shetland Ponies, “Effectively Wild Theme (Pedantic)”Audio outro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to playoff odds changesLink to 1973 Windbigler articleLink to Windbigler HoF pageLink to induction storyLink to obitLink to UT Martin baseball alumniLink to delayed Mets gameLink to phantom players wikiLink to Sam on NoPAPHLink to EW on obscure awardsLink to shift violationLink to interference call playLink to Close Call Sports postLink to Rogers tweetLink to story on MLB responseLink to listener emails databaseLink to B-Ref new debutsLink to WashU baseball alumniLink to Loutos on FGALink to MLB.com on LoutosLink to MLBTR on LoutosLink to Student Life on LoutosLink to BA on LoutosLink to West Point baseball alumniLink to Hurtubise FG interviewLink to Hurtubise article 1Link to Hurtubise article 2Link to Hurtubise article 3Link to Hurtubise article 4Link to Hurtubise article 5Link to Cards prospect listLink to Reds prospect listLink to Kyle Cripps Stat Blast coverLink to lowest-OPS hitting streaksLink to Kenny Jackelen’s TwitterLink to triples-only gamesLink to longest walk-less streaksLink to longest ND streaksLink to longest BB + ND streaksLink to Verdugo clip 1Link to Verdugo clip 2Link to Verdugo clip 3Link to Elly clipLink to Adolis clipLink to one-team-players postLink to one-team-players dataLink to Paine on revolving-door teamsLink to TCU highlightLink to Ben on mid-PA changesLink 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