Show notes
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about Blooper, the All-Star-Game-hosting Braves’ flagging fortunes, the pre-deadline trade market, the simultaneous surges of Ceddanne Rafaela and Pete Crow-Armstrong, the performances of old pitchers Charlie Morton, Clayton Kershaw, and Justin Verlander, and the death and legacy of Lee Elia, then (1:01:44) share several Stat Blasts about players who were All-Stars in their worst seasons, teams with reverse records against good/bad opponents, Billy McKinney and serial replacement-level players, and more. Audio intro: El Warren, “Effectively Wild Theme”Audio outro: Luke Lillard, “Effectively Wild Theme”Link to Blooper bioLink to Blooper origin storyLink to Blooper origin story 2Link to FG playoff oddsLink to Neil on parityLink to Passan deadline preview 1Link to Passan deadline preview 2Link to WAR leaders since JuneLink to Petriello on RafaelaLink to over-40 pitchersLink to run supportLink to best ERAs since 2021Link to Elia obitLink to Elia retrospectiveLink to Elia retrospective 2Link to Elia retrospective 3Link Elia recordingLink to bleeped Elia recordingLink to oldest rookie hitter All-StarsLink to oldest rookie pitcher All-StarsLink to all-stars in worst seasonLink to all-stars in worst full seasonLink to Hunter obitLink to one-run-game dataLink to backward team dataLink to MLBTR on McKinneyLink to replacement-level dataLink to Angels tweetLink to Stat Blast notesLink to listener emails databaseLink to Kalkman on ClarkeLink to NCAA concussion newsLink to mound-movement math Sponsor Us on Patreon Give a Gift Subscription Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com Effectively Wild Subreddit Effectively Wild Wiki Apple Podcasts Feed Spotify Feed YouTube Playlist Facebook Group Bluesky Account Twitter Account Get Our Merch!var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {});Source