Effectively Wild Episode 1421: A Game of Inches

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about beer and the mercy rule, a 12-minute game finish at Fenway, whether baseball players have high job satisfaction, compelling playoff races and especially lucky and unlucky contending teams, robot ump implications (including measuring player heights, determining the shape of the zone, and preserving receivers’ sense of self-worth), and the Angels’ unorthodox rotation and the future of pitching staffs and Shohei Ohtani . Audio intro : The Beths, " Happy Unhappy " Audio outro : Derek and the Dominos, " Tell the Truth " Link to Freaks and Geeks beer scene Link to happiness study Link to cluster luck rankings Link to USA Today Atlantic League article Link to Baseball America Atlantic League article Link to Baseball Prospectus Atlantic League article Link to info on online dating and height Link to study on sock height and the strike zone Link to Ben on Kratz and catchers making noise 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