Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s recent resurgence, then answer listener emails about what a dynastic team could do to avoid being widely hated, a mid-plate-appearance batting change, widening the foul lines to increase offense, whether reducing pitcher injuries would be worth bringing back pitcher hitting, the popularity of a perfect ump, the fairness of unintentional foul tips, and which Mario Kart power-up would be best in baseball, plus additional banter about the Angels’ surprisingly small post-Ohtani attendance drop and ((1:09:51) a Stat Blast (with Michael Mountain) about championship win probability MVPs, combining regular-season and postseason stats, and more.Audio intro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Josh Busman, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Vlad leaderboardLink to Ben on the DodgersLink to Paine on the GiantsLink to Ben on mid-PA changesLink to PH penalty postLink to foul lines article 1Link to foul lines article 2Link to foul lines article 3Link to foul lines article 4Link to foul lines article 5Link to foul lines article 6Link to foul lines article 7Link to Ben on pitcher hitting 1Link to Ben on pitcher hitting 2Link to Hoberg EW segmentLink to Mario Kart itemsLink to previous Mario questionLink to Caldwell article 1Link to Caldwell article 2Link to listener emails databaseLink to Sam’s Angels tweetsLink to team attendance changesLink to ESPN strength of scheduleLink to Michael’s Stat Blast coverLink to Sam on postseason statsLink to Michael’s cWPA spreadsheetLink to yearly cWPA leadersLink to Kiner and Rickey articleLink to Ben on BrittonLink to Ben on pitch-clock historyLink to 1970 GCL battingLink to 1970 GCL PiratesLink to Andino headshotsLink to Curse of the AndinoLink to Sam on single-play WARLink 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