Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Phillies reliever José Ruiz threatening Ryan Webb’s career record for games finished without a save, Aaron Judge’s Hall of Fame case, the Mariners having a .540 winning percentage, just as Jerry Dipoto foretold (sort of), Dallas Keuchel being back in the big leagues, the White Sox, weirdly, dictating the trade deadline, and the collective performance of the Boras Four (or Five), then (54:27) answer a listener email about catchers fooling pitchers into issuing bad challenges under the challenge system, and (1:01:13) meet major leaguers Spencer Bivens, Jake Bloss, and Jacob Bosiokovic.Audio intro: Ted O., “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to GF with no saves leadersLink to Webb/Albers wikiLink to Ben on Webb/AlbersLink to Webb/Albers on EWLink to Triple Crown redundancy EWLink to EW on Dipoto and .540Link to Dipoto clipLink to Dipoto follow-upLink to .540 spreadsheetLink to MLBTR on MontgomeryLink to MLBTR on LuzardoLink to MLBTR on FlahertyLink to 2023 ABS article 1Link to 2023 ABS article 2Link to 2024 ABS articleLink to MaML wikiLink to B-Ref’s new debutsLink to Buchanan on BivensLink to Bivens on TwitterLink to Bivens on InstaLink to Bloss call-up articleLink to Eric’s Astros prospectsLink to Georgetown major leaguersLink to “The” OSU explainerLink to “Hoya Saxa” explainerLink to Cronin on EWLink to MLBTR on BosiokovicLink to MLB.com on BosiokovicLink to Dispatch on BosiokovicLink 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