About this episode
Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter about the Blue Jays missing out on several free-agent or trade targets, then answer listener emails about whether fans feel pride in their division/league, the history (and future) of fundamental changes to baseball technique, how many championships one would win if transported back to 2000 and appointed as GM of the Mariners, and how well pitchers would hit with metal bats, plus a Stat Blast about the public’s “pent-up demand” for post-pandemic baseball. Audio intro : Roy Orbison, " Almost " Audio outro : Gillian Welch, " Wayside/Back in Time " Link to Blue Jays Nation on the Jays missing out Link to Andrew Stoeten on the Jays missing out Link to story about free agents and Toronto Link to story about Toronto’s new turf Link to Bobby Wallace SABR bio Link to Jeff on the decline of the windup Link to Jeff on good players who weren’t top prospects Link to Jeff on stars who weren’t top prospects Link to NPR on pent-up demand Link to MLB attendance averages Link to Hannah Keyser on lapsed fans Link to longest pitcher home runs Link to info on semantic satiation Link to story on Miller Park Way Link to story on milk bags 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