Effectively Wild Episode 1535: Leave Me Out, Coach

Ben Lindbergh, Sam Miller, and senior writer for The Athletic Andy McCullough banter about the people they would be (or have been) most nervous about interviewing and two new noteworthy articles, then discuss Andy’s and Rustin Dodd’s highly controversial ranking of the 30 greatest baseball songs of all time, the dispute about John Fogerty’s “Centerfield,” the best and worst baseball songs, what qualifies a song as a baseball song, why baseball music isn’t better, and more. Audio intro : The Magnolia Electric Co., " 31 Seasons in the Minor Leagues " Audio outro : Matt the Electrician, " Baseball Song " Link to Sam’s Mattingly article Link to Pedro’s rooster reveal Link to Andy’s and Rustin’s ranking Link to Ben on baseball sheet music Link to Sam on baseball rap Link to Sam on baseball rap again Link to EW music folder Link to Ben and Travis Q&A 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