Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about a genuine, no-foolin’ instance of “Strategy” (aka a mid-PA pitching change), Christian Walker’s affinity for Dodger Stadium, a Triple-A Waxahachie Swap, the Nationals optioning EW legend Joey Meneses, the Marlins DFA’ing Tim Anderson, and the latest Royce Lewis injury, plus follow-ups about bullpen-cart-driver tipping and fan catches. Then (36:10) they bring on Patreon supporter Wayne Teeger to discuss responses to recent discussions about K-Zone, ABS, and the challenge system and answer emails about ABS at lower levels, broadcasts missing pickoff attempts, green-screen issues (and other ad problems) on broadcasts, whether the path a champion takes through the playoffs matters to fans, pinch-hitting to negate a mound visit, and tracking 10K games for pitchers. Next, they Stat Blast (1:41:13) about the most major leaguers ever to play for a non-major-league team, followed by (1:48:53) a Future Blast from 2187.Audio intro: Andy Ellison, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to “Strategy” gameLink to Banda pitchLink to Lovullo clipLink to Ben on “Strategy”Link to Girardi on “Strategy”Link to Walker articleLink to Twins Triple-A SwapLink to Ben on the SwapLink to MLBTR on MenesesLink to Ben on MenesesLink to Wood’s number tweetLink to MLBTR on AndersonLink to lowest wRC+ since 2023Link to Ottavino videoLink to bullpen-cart driver EWLink to O’s fan catchLink to O’s fan pitchLink to Lewis clipLink to Lewis quoteLink to MLBTR on Lewis/LeeLink to Twins prospect listLink to Wayne’s LinkedInLink to KBO ABS articleLink to baserunning leaderboardLink to Giamatti Rhino sceneLink to pitcher wins articleLink to Stat Blast coverLink to 2024 Mexican LeagueLink to 2024 Diablos RojosLink to 2022 River CatsLink to 2013-14 Tigres del LiceyLink to 2009 BearsLink to Kenny Jackelen’s TwitterLink to listener emails databaseLink to Future Blast wikiLink to Future Blast textLink to Rick Wilber’s siteLink to Alan Smale’s siteLink to Episode 2074 Future BlastLink to Episode 2093 Future BlastLink to Updike articleLink to Williams HR video 1Link to Williams HR video 2Link to Gowdy callLink to Mays catch videoLink to Future Blast sound samplesLink 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