Effectively Wild Episode 1363: The Return of Real or Not Real

Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller banter about baseball equivalents of Tiger Woods winning the Masters, follow up on two topics from the previous week (Willians Astudillo’s disputed whiff and Don Zimmer’s bases-loaded suicide hit and run) and, in a time-honored tradition, discuss whether selected league-wide stats from the first few weeks of the season are reflective of real trends. Audio intro : The Milk Carton Kids, " Nothing is Real " Audio outro : The Zombies, " Play it for Real " Link to Rob on stopping at second Link to Ben on avoiding the strike zone Link to changes to curtail sign-stealing Link to FanGraphs post on 2019 pitch selection Link to Sam on pitchouts Link to Ben on pitchouts Link to Jeff on first-pitch swings Link to Sam on young players’ production Link to preorder The MVP Machine iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!) Sponsor Us on Patreon Facebook Group Effectively Wild Wiki Twitter Account Get Our Merch! Email Us: podcast@fangraphs.com var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source