Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Home Run Derby, the Futures Game and skills competition, Globe Life Field, All-Star uniforms, and more reflections from All-Star Week, then (34:18) discuss a challenge-system-driven change to broadcast K-zone displays, Chris Sale’s aversion to pitch-calling, quantifying game-calling, David Fletcher’s latest knuckleballing, using a position-player pitcher against a hitter who’s going for homer history, the shorthanded Dodgers rotation, a prediction about Aaron Judge, and a strikeout-rate plateau.Audio intro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Justin Peters, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Manfred on the unisLink to K-zone storyLink to K-zone tweetLink to Manfred ABS commentsLink to Sale interviewLink to EW on game-callingLink to Fletcher game logLink to Fletcher investigationLink to BP on StubbsLink to Dodgers depth chartLink to MLBTR on MayLink to Ryan call-upLink to Wells predictionLink to Wells tweetLink to Wells tweet 2Link to non-pitcher K ratesLink to Picard clipLink to preseason predictions updateLink 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