Effectively Wild Episode 1406: Taking a Stand

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the podcast’s seventh birthday, the end of an impressive streak by the Twins, what to think of Aaron Boone ‘s tirade against rookie umpire Brennan Miller (and Brett Gardner ’s odd dugout anger), Mike Trout and the FanGraphs Trade Value series, an Atlantic League player revolt, and five trends taking over the game, including the shift, relievers, and fewer fastballs. Audio intro : Destroyer, " Savage Night at the Opera " Audio outro : John Mellencamp, " I’m Not Running Anymore " Link to Boone/Gardner video Link to Lindsey Adler on the players’ reaction to Boone Link to Marc Carig on Boone’s reputation Link to Trade Value top 10 Link to Meg/Kiley Trade Value podcast Link to Atlantic League video Link to Ben’s trends piece Link to Ben’s bullpenning piece Link to Sam’s flames piece Link to Sam’s piece on the first pitches of games Link to order 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