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Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about ad proliferation on podcasts and make a sheepish plea for listener support, then discuss the reversal of offensive fortunes for first basemen and shortstops and Oneil Cruz’s move to center field before following up (35:33) on the Mariners’ managerial hiring and the Selig Rule, a Rich Hill record (and dueling Hill fun facts), the effect of equidistant fences, Carlos Santana’s milestone ball, single-organization Futures Games, and broadcaster BSing, and then Stat Blasting (1:11:40) about Félix Hernández and high HR:hit ratios by bad hitters, Ernie Clement and high-pitch homers, mid-plate-appearance big-league debuts, and small-sample, leaguewide scoring fluctuations (and also semi-meeting major leaguers Ryan Zeferjahn, Jeff Criswell, and Brady Feigl).Audio intro: Alex Glossman and Ali Breneman, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Alex Ferrin, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to EW’s PatreonLink to WSJ on pod adsLink to Patreon iOS app newsLink to McCartney lyrics podLink to Ben on HUALLink to bonus Ben on HUALLink to Kirschner on 1BLink to Sherman on 1BLink to Epstein on 1BLink to Verducci on 1BLink to Jaffe on 1BLink to Keyser on DHsLink to 1B/SS dataLink to B-Ref positional splitsLink to Dan S. on awards votingLink to Haywood clipLink to Andrews on CruzLink to MLB.com on CruzLink to Benz on CruzLink to Cruz defensive statsLink to tallest shortstopsLink to MLB.com on the Selig RuleLink to Taylor on manager diversityLink to Ben C. on the fencesLink to EW Episode 2201Link to EW Episode 2030Link to Becker’s Hill tweetLink to Browne’s Hill tweetLink to Ben on ex-player GMsLink to MLB.com Santana storyLink to follow-up Santana reportLink to Futures at Fenway wikiLink to Sox ProspectsLink to Royals-Chasers storyLink to Mays at NorfolkLink to 2001 NYT storyLink to Tides-O’s exhibitionLink to Tides historyLink to Nats Futures Game newsLink to Nats Futures Game gamerLink to Cruz fly ballLink to Pirates radio clipLink to Stat Blast song coverLink to Félix slam videoLink to Félix Stathead queryLink to Gant articleLink to Gant/McDonald queryLink to high-pitch homersLink to Kubel homerLink to Higashioka homerLink to Clement homerLink to Zeferjahn debut clipLink to Zeferjahn story 1Link to Zeferjahn story 2Link to Zeferjahn story 3Link to Red Sox prospect rankingsLink to 1-pitch KsLink to EW Episode 2187Link to Lovelace debut clipLink to listener emails databaseLink to official baseball rulesLink to Rule 9.16(h) 1Link to Rule 9.16(h) 2Link to at-bat ruleLink to MLBTR on CriswellLink to Criswell game logsLink to first Criswell gameLink to second Criswell gameLink to Rockies prospect rankingLink to Feigl debut clipLink to AP on Feigl’s debutLink to Feigl wikiLink to Lexington Legends wikiLink to Legends rebranding storyLink to Legends re-rebranding storyLink to other Feigl retirement postLink to Sheehan’s “Collapse” postLink to offense fluctuations dataLink to latest six-day periodLink to Ryan Nelson’s TwitterLink to Hill 2024 debut clipLink to Rule 5.10(f)Link to Rule 7.02(c) commentLink 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