Effectively Wild Episode 1578: Welcome to Planet Earth

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Cardinals finally returning to play and attempting to complete their overstuffed schedule, the teams with the most movement in playoff odds since the start of the season, Cleveland’s clubhouse problems with protocol-defying pitchers Zach Plesac and Mike Clevinger , the joy of watching Mookie Betts and Betts’s proclivity for three-homer games, amusing Astros-related comments by Ramón Laureano and Joe Kelly , the hundredth anniversary of the death of Ray Chapman , and a listener-email-inspired, overdue development in the Negro Leagues’ official classification as major leagues. Audio intro : The Muffs, " No Action " Audio outro : Pavement, " Major Leagues " Link to Jay Jaffe on the Cardinals Link to article about Plesac’s video Link to article about Plesac and Clevinger being optioned Link to Ben Clemens on Mookie Link to Joe Kelly’s comments Link to Laureano’s comments Link to Craig Wright on Ray Chapman Link to Pages from Baseball’s Past Link to Ben on Negro Leagues reclassification 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