Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley bring on FanGraphs associate editor Matt Martell to discuss the scenes at Citi Field that kicked off the Mets’ Jorge López saga, the resulting DFA and fallout, and what this silly/sad sequence of events suggests about the potential for player intent to be lost in translation, how off-the-field issues can manifest on the field, and the line between LOLMets and more serious situations. Then (42:00) Ben and Meg are joined by Trout-tier Patreon supporter Andrew Simard to explore the podcast as a sleep aid and answer listener emails about a jack-of-all-trades team vs. a specialist team, learning baseball lingo and the “double out,” the need for a nickname for Kyle Tucker, Anthony Rizzo and batter’s-box mobility, strike-zone multipliers, and spending surplus wins on playoff power-ups.Audio intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio interstitial: The Gagnés, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Xavier LeBlanc, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to López commentsLink to López glove throwLink to Matt’s threadLink to DiComo tweetLink to DiComo threadLink to Beverley ball throwLink to Beverley pod incidentLink to Mintz López columnLink to López Insta StoryLink to López Insta postLink to MLBTR on LópezLink to MLBTR on DíazLink to 2023 López IL stintLink to Mets Reddit threadLink to Mrs. Met storyLink to Hechavarría videoLink to Hechavarría storyLink to Becker on the MetsLink to Baseball Sleep RadioLink to Sleep Baseball host on EWLink to lineup makeup researchLink to Ben on Trial By ContentLink to Ben on House of RLink to Tucker HR robberyLink to King Tuck’s Court videoLink to King Tuck’s Court TwitterLink to King Felix’s CourtLink to recent EW on TuckerLink to darts “double out”Link to B-Ref career WAR leadersLink to new Rizzo adjustmentLink to previous Rizzo adjustmentLink to Ben on moving the moundLink to HBP penalty emailLink to Golden Batter ruleLink to Cosmic Baseball storyLink to listener emails databaseLink to Ben on Button MashLink 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