Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the one (and only one) case where the zombie runner was warranted, why pitchers throw strikes to Aaron Judge (10:00), and MLB’s new Home Run Derby rules (21:11), then answer listener emails about how different baseball would be if runners didn’t have to tag up (34:49), the best arguments for full ABS over the challenge system (49:56), and what would happen if ejected players couldn’t be replaced (1:11:16), plus a few follow-ups (1:22:57).Audio intro: Jimmy Kramer, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Harold Walker, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Rockies-Sox gameLink to Doyle’s catchLink to zone rate leaderboardLink to Judge’s zone ratesLink to Petriello on JudgeLink to Judge’s 40-game streakLink to Judge’s 50-game streakLink to lineup-protection explainerLink to new Derby rulesLink to Calcaterra on the HRDLink to Levi on the HRDLink to Judge’s Derby victoryLink to Strike FourLink to Sheehan on ABS 1Link to Sheehan on ABS 2Link to strike zone changesLink to Triple-A ABS changeLink to Ben on ABSLink to Meg on the penalty boxLink to listener emails databaseLink to John Poff’s fundraiserLink 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