Effectively Wild Episode 1564: Season Preview Series: Astros and Mariners

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about James Paxton’ s unappetizing approach to chili, Atlanta signing Yasiel Puig , weirdness and whimsy in Summer Camp intrasquad games, the history of the catcher (and umpire) mask camera, odd-sounding fake crowd noise, players planning to wear masks in regular-season games, umpires opting out of the season, and a potential five-man infield, then (22:56) preview the 2020 Houston Astros with the Houston Chronicle ’s Chandler Rome , and the 2020 Seattle Mariners (1:09:35) with the Seattle Times’ Ryan Divish . 2020 EW Season Preview Series AL BAL CHW ATH BOS CLE HOU NYY DET LAA TBR KCR SEA TOR MIN TEX NL ATL CHC ARI MIA CIN COL NYM MIL LAD PHI PIT SDP WSN STL SFG .intro-team, .intro-team td { font-family: lato, Arial, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 20px; } .intro-team .intro-header { /*display: none;*/ text-align: center; } .team-lg { text-align: center; width: 100%; } /* [class^="team-box-"] > div { display: inline-block; width: 48%; } [class^="team-box-"] > div table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; } [class^="team-box-"] > div td { background-color: #efefef; border: 1px solid #ccc; line-height: 2; text-align: center; cursor: default; } [class^="team-box-"] > div a { color: #000; text-decoration: none; display: block; width: 100% } [class^="team-box-"] > div a:hover { color: #50ae26; } [class^="team-box-"] > div a.link-inactive { color: #aaa; } */ Audio intro : Hinds, " Chili Town " Audio interstitial 1 : The Jazz Butcher, " Bath of Bacon " Audio interstitial 2 : The Hold Steady, " Banging Camp " Audio outro : Levon and the Hawks, " Bacon Fat " Link to Lindor somersault video Link to story about “Chico” Link to photos of Harper at third base Link to video of early 2000s catcher/ump mask footage Link to new catcher mask cam footage Link to more new catcher mask cam footage Link to new ump mask cam footage Link to Chandler on the Astros questioning MLB’s testing process Link to Chandler on Astros players’ coronavirus concerns Link to Chandler on Díaz’s mask wearing Link to Chandler on the Astros’ DH options Link to Chandler on Whitley Link to Chandler on Verlander Link to Ben on foreign substances and spin rates Link to Ryan on how the Mariners have avoided testing issues Link to Ryan on the Mariners’ youth movement timeline Link to Ryan on Seager’s mask wearing Link to Ryan on Kelenic Link to FanGraphs’ Mariners prospect rankings 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